Respecting the culture of Travellers

The juxtaposition of the American Deep South and Ireland (Irish Examiner, Apr 7) may have resonance for Irish Travellers. Your readers may like to know that some councillors in Dublin are not caught under the ‘votes at all costs’ umbrella.

Michael Clifford lets the facts in the Kilkenny arson attack speak for themselves and allows the public representatives reflect, by their own words and actions, what they see as the electoral reality of deep prejudice in their society.

Being privileged to be elected chairman of the Travellers Accommodation Committee at Dublin City Council and of the Northwest Area Committee in Dublin, which has the greatest number of Traveller accommodation sites in the city, I try to ensure respect for the Travellers’ culture and decency in the provision of accommodation.