Travellers to protest at Dáil amid mental health crisis

 Senator Eileen Flynn pointed to statistics showing that 44% of Travellers have been affected by deaths by suicide in their family. Picture: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce

Senator Eileen Flynn pointed to statistics showing that 44% of Travellers have been affected by deaths by suicide in their family. Picture: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce

The Government is being urged to follow through on pledges made in 2020 to end the mental health crisis which is devastating the Irish Traveller community

The National Traveller Mental Health Network plans to stage a protest next Tuesday in Dublin calling for immediate action to support Irish Travellers

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