Bishop Gavin described Fr Oscar O'Leary OFM as a "real companion and friend" to the Traveller community and said he was grateful to come to know him since his ordination as bishop six years ago. 

Ken O'Flynn is accused of making comments about the Spring Lane halting site in Ballyvolane, Cork

A survey found that numerous counties with significant Traveller populations have no Traveller-specific UBU-funded youth projects.

Structural racism in Irish society is a barrier to progress on the rights of Travellers, a human rights commissioner said.

The programme aims to improve the quality of life for Travellers by providing safe housing options.

Women and young people were more tolerant towards Travellers and Roma than men and older age groups, the ESRI research found.

Mr Collins said it was unfortunate that anti Traveller sentiment was not a rarity.

A report by the joint committee on issues affecting the Traveller Community looks at the caravan-loan scheme, which began with a pilot in Cork city in 2021 and via which Travellers take out a loan from the council to purchase a trailer and repay monthly.

The committee understands that eight per cent of male prisoners are Travellers, 16 per cent of female prisoners are Travellers, and 21 per cent of children detained are Travellers.

The plan is worth €18m and includes the construction of 27 residential units at Spring Lane and the adjoining Ellis’s Yard. 

The suicide rate in the Travelling community is six times higher than the rest of the population, while the infant mortality rate is more than three times that of the general population.

Staff were instructed to decline or cancel bookings made under common Irish surnames branded ‘undesirable guests’.

The plans were discussed at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on key issues affecting the Traveller community.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled the Oriel House Hotel discriminated against the group when they were turned away despite having a booking

The Travellers of North Cork report was undertaken by Patricia McGrath at Adult Continuing Education at University College Cork and published earlier this week

Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley, who is a member of the Joint Committee on issues affecting the Traveller community, said the funding is “great news” but said details of the redevelopment are yet to be revealed.

Research found that the prevalence of some respiratory and cardiac conditions was two to three times higher among Irish Travellers.

The family fear that they may be prosecuted by the Gardaí, and the vehicles they have been using seized. 

MIKE MURPHY, of the Department of Applied Psychology at UCC, looks at the lived experience and treatment of Travellers and what needs to be done to address imbalances

The heritage sign is part of the Black Ash Traveller Heritage Project, which documented the stories of Travellers who lived in barrel-top wagons in the area around the Black Ash, Tramore Valley Park, and Kinsale Road Roundabout decades ago.

The Senator said she still experienced racism and discrimination.

The Doc Martin star claimed the applicants do not have a ‘nomadic’ lifestyle.

Crowley: 'Tá Corcaigh fágtha im’ dhiaidh agam don dlúthdhiosca seo'

The halting site was the subject of a scathing report by the Ombudsman for Children last year. 

Speaking to The Echo, Breda O’Donoghue, who attended the launch in Dublin, described the launch as “a momentous day for Travellers”.

Figures show there is a gap of some 13 years in life expectancy between Travellers and the general population.

Galway City Councillor Michael Crowe said the city council should not go ahead with plans to accommodate members of the Traveller community.

A new study has examined for the first time the relationship between Travellers and the Irish criminal justice system

“There are so many mental health difficulties in the community.”

Director for Advocacy at the Cork Traveller Visibility Group, Breda O’Donoghue said that suicide in the Traveller community does not discriminate on grounds of age or gender and has taken root with tragic consequences in Cork City.

“It’s a fantastic achievement and I think it will give a strong message to the Traveller community and to Ireland as well.”

The family attended the hotel with a Dept of Social Protection Community Welfare Officer (CWO) and the CWO had a cheque for the three nights accommodation.

The recipients of the awards, coordinated by Cork-based Traveller organisations Cork Traveller Women’s Network (CTWN) and the Traveller Visibility Group (TVG), are being announced today to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the State’s recognition of Irish Travellers as an indigenous ethnic group.

“We are calling on Mr Carr to come and talk to us when he is in Cork, to meet with Travellers and Roma people, and to realise the hurt and pain he has caused.”

THE way has been cleared for purpose-built Traveller accommodation on a number of sites in the city, including a controversial former illegal dump in Ballyvolane.