# travellers - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# IHREC
# IHREC
The reviews show that between 2008 and 2018, of €168.8 million allocated to local authorities for Traveller-specific accommodation, just two thirds (€110.6 million) was drawn down.
# travellers - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
Representatives of Pavee Point appeared before the Oireachtas today.
# travellers - Friday 2 July, 2021
# Culture
# Culture
Education Minister Norma Foley said “much remains to be done” in creating a more inclusive and supportive education system.
# travellers - Friday 18 June, 2021
# The Good Information Project
The housing problem is at its most acute among minority groups, such as Travellers, migrants and asylum seekers. Cormac Fitzgerald, for The Good Information Project, examines the figures and the significant barriers to access to secure living arrangements. "It's an absolutely appalling national disgrace," says Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement.
# travellers - Monday 24 May, 2021
# Children's Rights
# Children's Rights
Activists say the conditions negatively impact upon children’s rights.
# travellers - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The claim was circulated on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook this week.
# travellers - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Travelling Community
# Travelling Community
The President was speaking on International Traveller and Roma Day.
# travellers - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Appeal
# Appeal
The Bunratty Castle Hotel has appealed the finding.
# travellers - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Third Level
# Third Level
The funding is to support Traveller students progressing to higher education and during their studies.
# travellers - Wednesday 3 February, 2021
# Courts
# Courts
The land had previously been leased to Fingal County Council to house Traveller families.
# travellers - Monday 7 December, 2020
# New Report
# New Report
Travellers in Ireland reported having the lowest rates of employment in Europe, at just 15%.
# travellers - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The fund will be used to support technology, study space, and caring responsibilities.
# travellers - Monday 13 July, 2020
# Online Events
# Online Events
The two-week catalogue of events will begin today with a live streamed launch.
# travellers - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
# Tipperary
# Tipperary
The victims have questioned whether the fact that they are Travellers was a factor.
# travellers - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement says more needs to be done to protect Travellers during this pandemic and beyond.
# travellers - Monday 2 December, 2019
# Sites Of Despair
# Sites Of Despair
A new monitoring report was published today by the Galway Traveller Movement.
# travellers - Friday 15 November, 2019
# TWEET-GATE
# TWEET-GATE
Lorraine Clifford-Lee said she was unable to to say whether other tweets or comments might emerge.
# travellers - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Tweets
# Tweets
Lorraine Clifford-Lee has come under fire in recent days over controversial tweets she posted in the past.
# travellers - Monday 11 November, 2019
# Apology
# Apology
The tweets, which were posted in 2011, used words such as “knacker” and “Traveller” in a derogatory manner.
# travellers - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Column
From The42
# Column
The first sod has been turned to begin work on a new facility in Castlerea.
# travellers - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Disciplinary Inquiry
# Disciplinary Inquiry
The video was filmed ahead of a charity boxing match against a member of Dublin Fire Brigade.
# travellers - Thursday 11 July, 2019
# High Court
# High Court
Tipperary County Council’s proceedings were brought against eight people.
# travellers - Thursday 20 June, 2019
# Inclusion
# Inclusion
A new report notes that tolerance is increasing in Ireland, but states that issues still persist around integration.
# travellers - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
# ECRI
# ECRI
The ECRI said the majority of local authorities have “consistently failed” to provide adequate accommodation for Travellers .
# travellers - Saturday 11 May, 2019
# Investigation
# Investigation
The minister said it is incumbent on all members of the gardaí to abide by the code of conduct as they go about their work.
# travellers - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
# Report Card
# Report Card
Ireland is one of the best countries in terms of reducing education inequality, but concerns have been raised about vulnerable children.
# travellers - Saturday 27 October, 2018
# Aras 18
# Aras 18
Casey has said he’ll take a long time “probably until lunchtime” to decide what to do next.
# travellers - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Controversy
# Controversy
Casey had said that travellers are “basically people camping in someone else’s land”.
# travellers - Monday 8 October, 2018
# Travelling Community
# Travelling Community
Members of the Travelling Community have claimed that Tipperary County Council has failed to honour assurances about stables.
# travellers - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
# Online Safety
# Online Safety
The Taoiseach made the comment as he launched the government’s new online safety strategy, which will see Facebook and Google on an advisory panel.
# travellers - Friday 29 June, 2018
# Indonesia
# Indonesia
Mount Agung last erupted in November. Bali’s economy has taken a pounding over the chaos caused by the volcano.
# travellers - Thursday 31 May, 2018
# St Thomas’ Clonshaugh
# St Thomas’ Clonshaugh
The Department of Education says St Thomas’ Clonshaugh will close by June 2019 at the latest.
# travellers - Friday 11 May, 2018
# Discrimination
# Discrimination
The council had deemed the family to not be ‘normally resident’ as they were illegally living in a caravan on private property.
# travellers - Friday 9 March, 2018
# Housing Committee
# Housing Committee
Local authorities last year had an underspend of 45% when it came to Traveller-specific accommodation.
# travellers - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Minority
# Minority
House of Lords member David Alton says the Irish Traveller community have “long faced significant prejudice in Britain”.
# travellers - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
# Donegal
# Donegal
The family of seven are living in a caravan without basic facilities such as running water.
# travellers - Monday 7 August, 2017
# High Blood Pressure
# High Blood Pressure
“It’s a ticking bomb, people are walking around with diabetes and [high] blood pressure and they’re not aware that they have it.”
# travellers - Friday 2 June, 2017
# Housing
# Housing
The accommodation includes group housing and halting sites for Traveller families.
# travellers - Sunday 14 May, 2017
# That Escalated Quickly
# That Escalated Quickly
‘Thanks Ireland. You can keep your f’king gypsies! Hard border coming folks!’
# travellers - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
# Traveller Community
# Traveller Community
“This is a very important decision for the Traveller community.”
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