Traveller culture is set to join the school curriculum. What could lessons look like?
Folktales, songs, art and history of Travelling community could feature across a range of subjects
‘Mental health crisis’ among Travellers must be addressed, committee told
Most Travellers felt the State was ‘indifferent’ to their suffering
Call for Oireachtas group to consider ‘reparations’ for Travellers
New cross-party Oireachtas group to look at improving life for Travellers
Disproportionate number of Travellers in prison population
Conference to discuss issues of social exclusion, discrimination and unemployment
Ethnic recognition a momentous step for Irish Travellers
Overturning of official policy which saw Travellers as a ‘problem’ highly significant
Ethnic recognition would help do away with the ‘shame’ of being a Traveller
Analysis: A positive Government statement could lead to a realignment between settled and Traveller communities
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