Trespass laws are preventing Travellers from practising lifestyle, report says

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr O’Flaherty said the provisions preventing Travellers from practising their nomadic lifestyle should be repealed and measures should be taken to provide for “culturally appropriate accommodation at local level”. He also said that “structural anti-Traveller racism and anti-gypsyism” in Irish society constitutes one of the main barriers to progress in the access to rights of Travellers and Roma, “permeating all aspects of their lives”. Equality Minister Norma Foley said the report was “constructive”, while her department said most of the recommendations in the report will be acted on under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy II 2024-2028. She said: “While much has been done in recent years to address the issues faced by Travellers and Roma in Ireland, I am conscious that more remains to be done.” Ms Foley said her department was committed to implementing the inclusion strategy ensuring “active participation” of Travellers and Roma in Ireland’s social, economic, cultural and political life.