Traveller

Dermot Kennedy stressed that he was “not referring to anyone specific” Dermot Kennedy has issued an apology to the Irish Traveller community after he used an offensive term in a recent interview. During an interview with the Canadian musical channel Much, Kennedy used a derogatory term when discussing Irish slang. The videos have since been […]

Dermot Kennedy stressed that he was “not referring to anyone specific” Dermot Kennedy has issued an apology to the Irish Traveller community after he used an offensive term in a recent interview. During an interview with the Canadian musical channel Much, Kennedy used a derogatory term when discussing Irish slang. The videos have since been […]

2 years ago

Six new Covid-19 clusters identified in vulnerable groups

NPHET have recommended a series of measures to be implemented to protect these particular groups. Of the 37 outbreaks of Covid-19 recorded in Ireland in the last week, six of these have occurred among the Traveller community or in Direct Provision residents, according to a letter sent by the Acting Chief Medical Officer to the […]

NPHET have recommended a series of measures to be implemented to protect these particular groups. Of the 37 outbreaks of Covid-19 recorded in Ireland in the last week, six of these have occurred among the Traveller community or in Direct Provision residents, according to a letter sent by the Acting Chief Medical Officer to the […]

5 years ago

Political hate speech could be criminalised in Ireland, a UN anti-racism committee has heard

Who are the real Irish patriots? Tricolour emojis and pictures of the proclamation can feel like sinister emblems when we see them online. Trolls have stolen the symbols of Irish independence and made them the logos of their audacious racist campaigns to make Ireland as white and as unwelcoming as possible. When the state appeared […]

Who are the real Irish patriots? Tricolour emojis and pictures of the proclamation can feel like sinister emblems when we see them online. Trolls have stolen the symbols of Irish independence and made them the logos of their audacious racist campaigns to make Ireland as white and as unwelcoming as possible. When the state appeared […]

6 years ago