Travellers would thrive if they were given the opportunity

You don’t need a degree to see there are serious impediments to good education outcomes for Travellers. This is a legacy that must stop, writes Aisling Twomey

Wed, 25 Feb, 2015 - 00:00

Aisling Twomey, Communications Officer, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre

WHY don’t Travellers have good education outcomes? Is it because they don’t want to go to school; they don’t want jobs; they don’t want to achieve?

No.

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