Saturday 3 December, 2022
Travellers in Ireland reported having the lowest rates of employment in Europe, at just 15%.
Less than half of funding allocated to Traveller accommodation has been drawn down this year to date.
The research comes as the Irish State is expected to formally recognise Travellers as an ethnic group.
Money laundering, illegal bank transactions and fraud are among the charges.
Last week around 500-600 people in over 100 caravans descended on the town of Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, camping illegally on a meadow beside the Rhine.
Relationships between minorities and the police can involve fear and mistrust – creating additional obstacles for women seeking to leave a violent situation.
Is it really that difficult?
Two secretive Traveller communities allowed a TV3 documentary-maker access recently. He found that after 200 years in the US, some of their traditions remain the same – while some are markedly different.
Ronnie Fay of Pavee Point said that “Traveller ethnicity is a fact” and they don’t need councils like Cork City to be voting on this.
In 2010, less than half the money allocated for Traveller housing was drawn down by councils.
Not recognising Traveller’s ethnicity creates a dangerous precedent for every human right- denying government that wants to justify racism, writes Dr Robbie McVeigh.
The vast majority of people in Ireland remain “white Irish”, who at 3,821,995 people represents 85.8 per cent of the population.
Pavee Point has criticised the Environment Minister after he wrote a letter to constituents telling them that a Traveller family would not be moving into their area.
Actor Tom Hardy said he was inspired by the self-styled ‘King of the Gypsies’ for his voice in The Dark Knight Rises.
The Census 2011 gives a fascinating snapshot into the life of Travellers in Ireland. It shows they are younger as a population, and are more likely to be married between the ages of 15 -24 than the rest of the population.
Over 400 Irish Travellers descended on Cologne for the Easter weekend – reportedly wreaking major havoc in the west German city.
