Travellers

Recently, Changing Ireland reported on the board game Letter Lingo, created by community workers in Co. Leitrim, and now much in demand. Equally of note, the award-winning No Shame Board Game, launched in 2022, is helping young Travellers to talk about their mental health.

Traveller culture awareness workshops in Co. Wexford are improving the ability of employees in state agencies to deliver services for the Traveller population. The workshops have also been held in primary schools, increasing awareness among the general school population and instilling pride among Traveller children in particular. Such workshops also take place in other counties; we focused on one county to see the difference they make.

The Dormant Accounts Fund will provide over €11.3 million to the Department of Rural and Community Development for Rethink Ireland, social inclusion, and other measures geared at addressing disadvantage

Senator Eileen Flynn says now is the time to invest in community development. She thanked Department she had "many run-ins with" for platform to speak.

A new report on school attendance among the Travelling community has revealed a slight increase in the number of pupils attending, and completing post-primary education.

The Clare Traveller Community Development Programme Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026 was launched in Ennis this morning by Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien. Clare Traveller CDP aims to improve living conditions, opportunities and achievement of human rights for Travellers in Clare.

“There's definitely a question around women from ethnic minority communities’ experiences of the maternity services.” – Jenny Liston, Pavee Point A quarter of Roma women’s first contact with maternity services is when they arrive in labour at the hospital. Without translators available, patients and medics rely on Google Translate to communicate. We wouldn’t know about this if it wasn’t for the tremendous work being done with Roma people by Pavee Point.

Traveller men of various ages, employment statuses and circumstances spoke to researchers in Donegal about their experiences on accommodation, education, employment and sudden bereavement, and how these experiences affected their mental health.