Traveller families fear facilities put in place will be taken away after Covid-19 crisis ends

Families living through the coronavirus crisis on what are overcrowded and unsafe sites

‘It’s important to bring a Traveller voice to the table,’ says activist Eileen Flynn

Two horse-and-carts raced on inbound lane of N7 at Citywest in Dublin last weekend

Reports suggest increase in deaths among young females, Oireachtas committee hears

Traveller cross-party group says audit needed on schools’ use of limited hours

Traveller activist and playwright Rosaleen McDonagh describes ‘hostile’ reaction to her candidacy

Oireachtas committee to hear from Traveller and special needs groups of ‘growing crisis’

Less than 1 per cent of community in 3rd level education education, committee told

Patricia and William Maguire are living with their five children in emergency accommodation in Wicklow

South Dublin County Council says it has no duty of care for families, who have 28 children

South Dublin County Council says it has no ‘duty of care’ as family are not from the area

Pupils ‘being denied education’ by policy of separating them due to behavioural issues

Hopes it will ‘spread beyond school grounds and have positive impact in the wider community,’ Zappone says

National Homeless and Housing Coalition call on ‘as many people as possible’ to join

Legislation on what constitutes school attendance may be required

Barnardos, Inclusion Ireland and Irish Traveller Movement slate State-wide trend

Placing pupils on reduced timetable without consent considered ‘a form of suspension’

Government measures needed to underpin ethnic status, Traveller group says

Irish Traveller Movement calls for dedicated housing agency to bypass local authorities

Homeless crisis having ‘disproportionate’ impact on Travelling community

Local authorities spent just €4.8m out of available €9m in funding for Traveller housing

Dublin shooting described as ‘the lowest of the low’

Consultation changes and legal sanctions on authorities would help to address Traveller housing targets, say Irish Traveller Movement and Pavee Point

Cross-government policy plan has 120 objectives to address inclusion, discrimination

The 1998 Act has been criticised for failing to brings sanctions against councils

Taoiseach applauded as about 100 Travellers stand outside Dáil due to lack of personnel

Statement in Dáil on ethnic status imminent according to members of Oireachtas committee

Rights commissioner Emily Logan says human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe plans to visit Ireland

The system of providing adequate and safe accommodation is clearly not working

National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy to be signed off by end of 2016

Department of Justice and equality body clash over implications of EU judgment

European committee criticises ‘insufficient’ provision and standard of accommodation

Yellow flags awarded to 13 schools celebrating inclusion in wider community

Residents evicted from unofficial site due to ‘fire safety concerns’ protest in Dundalk

Travellers: Carrickmines tragedy highlights appalling conditions in which some must live

Victims of attacks do not believe gardaí will treat their experiences seriously, survey says

Groups stage ‘peaceful protest’ at conference against system that is ‘failing’ community

Pavee Point criticises Government over Traveller accommodation crisis

The national soul searching after tragedy was quickly replaced by familiar attitudes