Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Who are the Irish
Traveller Movement? ITM was founded in 1990 to provide a
representative platform for Travellers and Traveller groups at a
National level. The purpose of the organisation: to develop
policies to promote equality for Travellers in Irish Society. Our
main objective: to promote the recognition of Travellers as a
nomadic ethnic group that have their own distinctive culture and
lifestyle.
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Confidential The work of the Law Centre Irish Traveller
Movement Legal QueriesPolicy Work Education Strategic Cases
Planning, Education, Housing The Law Centre
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Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Ethnicity Successive
Irish Governments have failed to recognise Traveller Ethnicity.
Britain and Northern Ireland have recognised Irish Traveller
Ethnicity. International Human Rights Bodies have called on the
Irish Government to recognise Irish Travellers as an Ethnic
group
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Confidential Legislation enacted to protect Travellers Irish
Traveller Movement Equal Status ActsHousing (Traveller
Accommodation Act) 1998Incitement to Hatred Act 1989
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Confidential Effect of Global Financial Crisis Irish Traveller
Movement Education Accommodation Health
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Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global
Financial Crisis Education Budget 2010 7mln p.a. Obstacles
Traveller culture is not reflected in the curriculum Low levels of
literacy levels among parents, who are statistically more likely to
have been early school leavers Childrens parents may have had a
poor experience in education, Traveller children were washed going
in school, had separate play times, made sit at the back of the
class- room, put in segregated classes Resources School Transport
for Travellers Visiting teachers for Travellers Resource teachers
for Travellers Senior Training Centres
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Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global
Financial Crisis Accommodation
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Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global
Financial Crisis Health - The All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Life Expectancy Traveller Woman 11.5 years < General Pop
Traveller Man 15 years < General Pop Suicide Suicide among
Travellers 6x General Pop.
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Confidential Irish Traveller Movement Conclusion Join the
Fight! IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT INDEPENDENT LAW CENTRE 4/5 Eustace
Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0) 1 6334067 Fax: +353 (0) 1 6796578
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