Law used to evict Travellers from public land may need review
Legislation in breach of Supreme Court ruling and should be amended, say rights advocates
Housing, racism, and jobs are biggest issues facing Travellers, forum hears
Impact of intergenerational exclusion on the community’s young people discusssed
Lack of progress on delivery of Traveller accommodation criticised
Analysis by Irish Traveller Movement highlights discrimination faced in private rental sector
Sanctions on election candidates involved in ‘discriminatory rhetoric’ recommended
Measures are among suggestions in draft report being considered by TDs, Senators
Inquest hears contradictory evidence into death of boy (2) at halting site
Forensic investigator says it was difficult to determine how collision occurred
Candidates who use hate speech should be removed from ballot, committee hears
Advocacy groups call for stronger sanctions for election candidates who use hate speech
Halting site report ‘damning proof of gross negligence’ by council
Pavee Point says conditions criticised by ombudsman’s report ‘not an isolated case’
Man found with almost €1m in bag of onions returned to jail
Court jails man for additional year over discovery of cash ‘destined for Kinahan gang’
Covid-19: Traveller organisations ask community to obey funeral restrictions
Estimated 200 people attended funeral in Carrick-on-Shannon despite regulations
Almost €15m spent on Traveller housing, the largest annual spend in decades
Entire budget drawn down for the first time since 2014, but housing need still ‘dire’
Des Bishop apologises to Traveller community for comments in interview
Comedian said Travellers ‘drink a lot’ and are ‘very paranoid’ during a 2018 interview
Travellers feel ‘left behind’ by representative organisations, activists say
‘We have the haves and the have-nots and that’s creating the divide in our community’
Eight councils’ Traveller housing plans fail to meet demand - report
Irish Traveller Movement criticises lack of housing provided by local authorities
Traveller realities amid the pandemic: ‘I thought I’d never see a sup from a tap again’
Traveller families fear facilities put in place will be taken away after Covid-19 crisis ends
At least 30 suicides among Travellers this year, politicians told
Reports suggest increase in deaths among young females, Oireachtas committee hears
‘I received letters, phone calls that were absolutely derogatory’
Traveller activist and playwright Rosaleen McDonagh describes ‘hostile’ reaction to her candidacy
Homeless family drive 160km to and from school every day
Patricia and William Maguire are living with their five children in emergency accommodation in Wicklow
Stand-off over Traveller families occupying site reaches stalemate
South Dublin County Council says it has no duty of care for families, who have 28 children
Traveller family with 28 children to be evicted from west Dublin site
South Dublin County Council says it has no ‘duty of care’ as family are not from the area
Protest over restrictions on disadvantaged and Traveller children
Pupils ‘being denied education’ by policy of separating them due to behavioural issues
Rally on homelessness to take place on December 1st
National Homeless and Housing Coalition call on ‘as many people as possible’ to join
Two men in court over €2m cash seized in Wexford and Dublin
Glen Power (29) and Bernard Joyce (44) remanded in custody on money laundering charges
English seeks solutions to Traveller accommodation crisis
Irish Traveller Movement calls for dedicated housing agency to bypass local authorities
Travellers to celebrate anniversary of ethnic status in Dublin
Free events highlighting culture to be held at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on March 1st
State to recognise Traveller ethnicity within weeks
Statement in Dáil on ethnic status imminent according to members of Oireachtas committee
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