A national campaign has been launched in Cork to improve mental health and prevent suicide among Travellers.

Gardaí can consistently deny racial profiling because there is no data on who is stopped and searched — but the new powers bill doesn't allow this data to be collected. Why, asks Cian Ó Concubhair

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Margaret O'Brien was one of 13 traveller women who graduated with degrees from the University of Limerick this week, a huge milestone for the travelling community in Ireland

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JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools A project in the UK which included young people designing their own play spaces has led to what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind. The JU:MP programme (Join Us: Move Play) in Bradford, West Yorkshire, recruited children and young people to design play spaces on neglected land near their homes, choosing plants, balance beams, and nature play features, such as stone stacks and earth mounds which encourage imaginative games while keeping maintenance costs down. Continue reading...

These ‘exceptional’ arrangements disproportionately affect Traveller and Roma children as well as students with special educational needs.