“I have nothing to apologise for.” It was a busy night for Tubridy’s couch on Friday, as not only did he have much-loved political powerhouse Mary Robinson on the show, but he also had recent Presidential runner-up Peter Casey. Among the topics of conversation were his comments on the Traveller community, when he was asked […]
7 years ago
These comments are not on. Julian Ware-Lane has a blog called A Word From Weir where she talks about different sorts of current affairs and news items that are happening. On 9 August, she posted a piece titled ‘Shameful comments regarding travellers from two senior Southend councillors.’ In the blog, she stated that she had […]
9 years ago
The Taoiseach will make a statement in the Dáil this evening. At 6:45pm Enda Kenny will recognise the unique ethnic identity of Irish Travellers for the first time. A report, brought to cabinet last week by the Minister of State with Responsibility for Equality David Stanton, outlined that the recognition of Traveller rights would neither confer […]
9 years ago