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Young Travellers in need of better work schemes

April 25, 2025 | 2:04 pm

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There are calls for youth work schemes to better meet the needs of young Travellers.

Nearly half of all Traveller youth live in counties with no Traveller specific youth projects funded by the government.

The findings of the survey by the Irish Traveller Movement also show young Travellers are missing out on support.

Ballinrobe native Rose Marie Maughan from the ITM says young people in the Traveller community are in need of a safe space:

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