Calls In Clare For Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity To Be Backed Up

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Calls have been made in Clare for the recognition of Traveller ethnicity to be backed up with real action.

In an historic speech in the Dáil last night, Taoiseach Enda Kenny says all members of the travelling community will now have a better future with less negativity, exclusion and marginalisation.

A number of groups has welcomed the move including the Ennis Community Development Project, which works closely with traveller families.

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Chairman Dermot Hayes said that more needs to be done to realise full equality, particularly with regard to housing and education.