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Ardara to feature on Monday's RTÉ Nationwide programme

The mesmeric beauty of Ardara and Senator Eileen Flynn will feature in Monday night's edition of Nationwide on RTÉ One which will be broadcast at 7pm. Senator Flynn talks about the great community spirit in Donegal and about what inspires her in her ...

06 May 2022 at 11:33

Ireland

Travellers gather outside Leinster House to highlight crisis in mental health

Traveller groups and campaigners gathered in front of Leinster House on Tuesday to raise awareness of the mental health crisis facing members of the Travelling community. During the demonstration, musicians played songs and speakers told ...

31 May 2022 at 18:37

Newsletter LeitrimLive

Children from the Traveller community in Leitrim take part in Creative Ireland funded arts project

Children and their families residing in Carrick-on-Shannon recently welcomed the Meath Travellers Workshop to the town, as part of a long-term arts initiative funded by Creative Ireland - the Gaw-yas Grannie (Traveller Children’s ...

15 Oct 2022 at 15:33

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'Anything's doable with enough effort': Kildare student from Travelling Community finds success in Leaving Certificate exams

A Kildare student, who is a member of the Travelling Community, managed to gain 550 points in his Leaving Certificate exams. Seventeen-year-old Paddy Ward will be going forward to study medicine in NUI Galway, on September 20. ...

13 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Home

'Anything's doable with enough effort': Kildare student from Travelling Community finds success in Leaving Certificate exams

13 Sept 2022 at 13:33

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Foster care leavers made priority group in access plan for third-level education

Activists have welcomed the inclusion of care leavers and the Roma community in the Irish Government’s fourth plan to improve and monitor people’s equity of access to third-level education. The plan, launched at TU Dublin’s ...

01 Sept 2022 at 12:33

Ireland

Foster care leavers made priority group in access plan for third-level education

31 Aug 2022 at 19:23

Watchdog investigates Pontins over Gypsy and Traveller discrimination concerns

The equalities watchdog has launched a formal investigation into holiday park firm Pontins over “continued concerns” it is discriminating against Gypsy and Traveller guests. In March last year, the owner of ...

26 May 2022 at 17:03

Local News

Ardara senator warns 'Traveller lives are at stake'

Ardara's independent senator, Eileen Flynn has warned that Traveller lives are at stake due to the lack of provision for their mental health and wellbeing. She said she would welcome a meeting with ...

28 Apr 2022 at 19:33

Quirky

Traveller filmmaker blames ‘negative stereotypes’ for years of racist abuse and plans comedy to save good traditions

A “movie nerd” from the Irish traveller community is making films showing the positive sides of his culture after facing years of racial abuse and says travellers have been treated like “second ...

07 Sept 2023 at 11:21

Student mental health problems up by nearly a third, research shows

Reported mental health problems among university students have almost tripled in recent years, new analysis suggests. The percentage of undergraduate students at universities across the UK who ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

Female students ‘more than twice as likely’ to be affected by poor mental health, research shows

Female university students are more than twice as likely as male students to say they have been affected by poor mental health, new analysis suggests. Data shows 12% of female students say ...

28 Sept 2023 at 09:35

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