Manchán Magan: India and Ireland share many features that show remarkable commonality. What’s going on here?
We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent
Travellers
‘They think they’re no good and that they shouldn’t be in this world’
Traveller activist and storyteller Chrissy Donoghue Ward speaks about the importance of how her community is represented publicly
Suicide rate among Travellers ‘should be treated as the crisis it is’
‘Persistent racism and discrimination’ against Travellers and Roma in Irish society, says Council of Europe commissioner
Horse-ownership ‘almost spiritual’ for Travellers and should be accommodated in housing
Michael O’Flaherty of the Council of Europe says ‘casual racism’ towards Travellers and Roma is ‘so deep we are not even fully aware of the extent to which it affects how we act’
‘I got 550 points in my Leaving Cert. I’ve always had this feeling that I had a purpose in life’
The second-year law student at University of Galway on discrimination she has faced as a Traveller and how education became her refuge
‘It means a lot to me’: Traveller who brought primary healthcare to her community to be honoured
Missie Collins and 15 other Traveller women visited 85 families to survey them on their health and uptake of health services
British holiday camp apologises for policy which led to looking out for ‘dirty Irish accents’
Pontins implemented a policy of active discrimination against Irish Traveller community between 2013 and 2018, investigation finds
How U2 helped to transform the teaching of music in Ireland
Music Generation was started with seed money by U2 some 14 years ago and now teaches music to one in 12 children in Ireland
Mincéir review: A contemplative work of art rather than a nuts-and-bolts documentary
Television: The defining tone is sadness in this moving programme as Traveller songs, folklore and historic footage are blended with present-day testimony
South Dublin Traveller support group may have to close over rent increase
Southside Traveller Action Group supports 140 Traveller families across the catchment area
Disadvantaged backgrounds impact student outcomes, says report
Department of Education study says gaps between Deis and non-Deis schools persist, despite improvements over the past decade
New building standards watchdog to be set up under plans to be considered by Ministers
Proposals to reform probate and conveyancing and strategy expected to go to Cabinet
Call for overhaul of mental health services for new mothers
National Women’s Council calls for strengthening of specialist perinatal mental health services
South Dublin football club ordered to invite children from halting site to soccer fun day
Official at Wayside Celtic refused to accept two Traveller boys as members last year, Workplace Relations Commission told
‘Discriminatory’ practices among ‘intransigent barriers’ facing many Travellers for housing, reports find
Seven reports examine efforts, or lack of, by certain local authorities to provide accommodation and meet statutory obligation
‘Charter’ to help reduce youth unemployment ‘step in right direction’
Some 50,000 long-term unemployed to receive ‘personalised’ supports
Galway business-owner receives accolade at Traveller Pride Awards
Awards are part of Traveller Pride Week, an important marker of the positive achievements of individual Travellers and their 30,000-strong community
Northern Irish plan to improve Traveller children’s school outcomes ‘isn’t working’
Strategy that came into effect more than a decade ago is failing, says joint chairman of group behind it
‘A vast majority of people have no idea who Travellers actually are’
A new initiative aims to preserve and promote the Travelling community’s heritage
Songlines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through song
Television review: This fascinating documentary from director Pat Collins is full of pride but also sadness
‘We have glamorous weddings. We don’t treat death any differently’: Ireland’s first Traveller funeral director
He has met President Michael D Higgins and King Charles but Ian McDonagh (22) gets nervous approaching bouncers in pubs and clubs
Traveller feuds result in ‘far-reaching’ consequences for families, report finds
Feuding has led to mental health difficulties, homelessness, discrimination, injury and death, study warns
‘Careless racism’ about Travellers in Ireland needs to be confronted, rights chief says
Michael O’Flaherty, who recently took up Council of Europe role, says Russia must be held accountable for its actions in Ukraine
O’Flaherty sets out stall as European human rights commissioner term begins
Rise of hate speech, AI and climate crisis among significant challenges faced, new Council of Europe commissioner says
Hatred towards Travellers ‘has gone through the roof’, Senator tells committee
Senator and Traveller Eileen Flynn calls for greater supports for Travellers and other minorities facing discrimination and ill-treatment
Travellers’ right to accommodation not in line with European Social Charter
Violation also found in relation to social housing as many local authority tenants reside in ‘poor housing conditions’
‘Racism is so recyclable. It’s toxic. The far-right stuff is on my doorstep’
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
Pontins served ‘unlawful act notice’ over discrimination against Irish Travellers
Investigation found staff labelled list of common Irish surnames as ‘undesirable guests’
‘We’re the original recyclers on the island’
Traveller Martin Ward’s mission is to offer a recycling service that gives back to circular economy
District Court directs pub group JD Wetherspoon to pay €6,500 to Traveller woman refused service
Former minister Mary Hanafin and retired garda gave evidence in support of discrimination case
Grave concerns: Unauthorised memorials on the rise in rural cemeteries
Large-scale monuments are being erected in graveyards, including by Traveller families, in a show of love by grieving relatives
Group of over 30 Traveller children call to see President at Áras an Uachtaráin
Thomas Connors (13), who lost five members of his family including his parents in a fire in their Co Dublin halting site in 2015, was among the group
Michael Viney’s Natural World review: Late Irish Times writer’s book achieves the near impossible
Browser: Plus reviews of A Ramble About Tallaght: History, People, Places, by Albert Perris, and Twiggy Woman by Oein DeBhairduin
Traveller suicide documentary ‘incredibly valuable’, says President
Michael D Higgins says the RTÉ programme should be seen in every household and every school
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