We must invest in the Traveller communities

The fire at a halting site in which 10 people died serves as a stark reminder of State neglect of Travellers, says Ronnie Fay, co-director Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre
We must invest in the Traveller communities

IN THE wake of the appalling fire tragedy that cost 10 lives on a Traveller halting site in Carrickmines, Co Dublin, last weekend, there have been unprecedented expressions of solidarity with the families affected and the Traveller community as a whole.

The settled community has, tragically, been given an insight into the vulnerability of Travellers particularly in relation to Traveller accommodation.

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