Irish Travellers Access to Justice
Submitted by Research Team
Our names are Dr. Sindy Joyce (post-doctoral researcher), Margaret O’ Brien (peer-researcher) and Olive O’ Reilly (peer researcher), we...
Pandemic or no Pandemic – The Scourge of Domestic Violence Rages On!
By Miriam Kerins
Gardaí have commenced what is their third phase of Operation Faoiseamh, an initiative which seeks to protect those affected by...
Why I Love Photography?
An adult Greenfinch stopping by for breakfast in a garden in Tulsk Co Roscommon
By Work Experience Student Chloe Plummer
Why I Love Photography?
Submitted...
Feathered Friends Fly the Coop
Submitted by Chloe Plummer
On 26th September, club members from the Western Counties North Road Championship came together to collect their awards for pigeon...
Whidden Workshops – It’s Kushti to Rokker
With September just around the corner, are you starting a new course or preparing for your first day in a new college? ...
Helping People to Help Themselves
Helping People to Help Themselves: How one Limerick Traveller Woman Responded to her Community’s Needs During the COVID Crisis!
By Miriam Kerins; who...
‘Youth Work Works’…But How Are Young People Coping During COVID?
Vox Pop Submitted by John Madden
Challenging times call for creative solutions, and while we’re all aware that the schools are shut and are...
When We Know Better; We Do Better!
Submitted by John Madden
In the midst of all the Covid-19 news, we saw a changing of the guard in Seanad Eireann. Over...
The Will to Succeed
Owen Ward, the first Traveller to be elected to NUI Galway’s Governing Body gives us all a lesson in unflinching determination!
By Miriam...
Autism: Your child received a diagnosis…don’t despair!
By Rosemarie Maughan
When you finally get the diagnosis your child is autistic don’t despair; being autistic is not a tragedy, but a...
Now is the Time for a Collective Moral Courage.
By Rosaleen McDonagh
Culture, gender, history, tradition; identity, sexism, ableism, homophobia and racism are all complex issues, and conversations need to be had...
What does Brexit mean for Irish Travellers?
UK has BREXited – What does this mean for Irish Travellers?
By Davie Donaldson
The UK has officially BREXited the European Union – but...
Conference Report – Inter-Family Conflict and its Impact on Traveller Mental Health
“Feuding is neither a sport nor a form of entertainment. People get hurt. Families are damaged. The fabric of the community gets...
SpunOut.ie Seeks Young Traveller Voices
Seeks Young Traveller Voices
By John Madden
SpunOut.ie is a national charitable organisation providing information for young people across Ireland and beyond. Its popularity...
The Rise of the Traveller Autistic Voice
By Rose Marie Maughan
I am a Traveller woman from Ballinrobe, County Mayo. Like many Traveller women, I became a human rights activist...
One Woman’s Crusade to Secure Mental Health Supports for her Community.
Minnie Connors: The Story of one Woman’s Crusade to Secure Mental Health Supports for her Community.
By Miriam Kerins
When a beloved family member...
Travellers’ Journey Children’s Book
Travellers’ Journey Children’s Book
Going Beyond the School Gates
By Bryanna Sweeney
It’s not every day that you’re asked to become an author, but that’s...
Good Nuck Mental Health Campaign
Mind Your Head with the Good Nuck Mental Health Campaign
By Bryanna Sweeney
Involve Youth Meath kicked off 2019 with the launch of the...
Leanne McDonagh’s Accommodation vs Assimilation Exhibition Launched at Cork’s Triskel Arts Centre.
By David Jo Murphy.
Leanne McDonagh is a name that will be familiar to many of our readers. She was the breakaway success...
Travellers Taking Over
By John Madden
On Friday 17th November, 12 young Travellers from across Galway took on the roles of museum guides in the Galway City...
More than just Banter and Canter
By John Madden
Across the country there are several horse projects in operation. One such project is the Offaly Traveller Movement (OTM). The...
A Law Against Sexism in Public Places
By Dr David Jo Murphy
International Women’s Day is a special day set aside to inspire women throughout the world to celebrate their...
Sligo Traveller Support Group hosting Pancake lunch for Mental Health Ireland
On ‘Pancake Tuesday’ February 13th Sligo Traveller Support Group will a host a fundraising event in aid of Mental Health Ireland (MHI). The initiative...
The flu – A few facts
The number of reported cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Ireland has continued to increase in the past three weeks. People in...
Remembering Carrickmines: “We Just Want Justice.”
By Noelle Mann
For the Irish Traveller community, the morning of Saturday, the 10th October 2015 will be forever associated with the tragic...
Raising the Yellow Flag With Margaret McDonagh
By David Jo Murphy.
Irish society is becoming more varied and culturally diverse with each passing generation and our schools are at the...
My Journey through Depression – Martin Gallagher
Recognising the Problem
Introduction by John Madden
While we are more and more aware of the mental health issues facing the Traveller Community, we...
An Inspirational Volunteer: Bernard Kenna
By Noelle Mann
Bernard Kenna is a twenty-five-year-old Traveller man from Dundalk. You might recognise him as our Mr. November from the Originals...
A Safe Place for LGBT+ Travellers
By Noelle Mann
Growing up and accepting yourself and your identity is tough for everyone. Belonging to an ethnic minority group can make...
Just Aches and Pains?
By John Madden and Noelle Mann
During the week of the 9th to 16th October, Arthritis Ireland ran an awareness campaign to create...
The Road Behind and the Road Ahead Following Ethnicity Recognition
By Dr David Jo Murphy
“May all the people of our nation live in the shelter and never in the shadow of each...
Eurovision: Telling Another Story
By David Jo Murphy.
Each year in Ireland we get our hopes up, thinking this will be our year again; we’ve won it...
Status Toolkit
This toolkit aims to identify, develop and share best practice approaches for engaging with, retaining and working with Young Travellers. This toolkit...
Nobody Should Live in Fear of Someone They Love.
By Tracie Joyce
Wouldn’t it be great if we lived in a world where every woman and child could look forward to living...
The Future Looks Bright for Big Brother Star Hughie!
Tracie Joyce and John Madden catch up with him on the Travellers’ Voice cover photo shoot
Twenty years ago, if we had said...
Travellers excluded from key discrimination and prejudice bill
The Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016 aims to make offences committed with prejudice relating to the race, colour or ethnic...
Travellers: Degrees Ahead, Another Level
Travellers’ Voice Magazine, in collaboration with Involve Ltd. have recently completed a project promoting the importance of Third level education in the Traveller...
Celebrating and Promoting Teenage Talent
Miriam Kerins chats with BT Young Scientist entrant Ian McDonagh who shows us just what young Traveller teens are capable of achieving...
Sulkie Racing Around the World
Have you ever wondered where the term ‘sulky’ comes from? Supposedly it comes from the fact that the sulky cart only has...
Troubling Times – The forgotten legacy of Travellers and “The Troubles”
This article is taken from our archives and was published in The Voice of the Traveller Magazine (Now known as Voice of...
We Lost Our Hearts to a Galway Girl
Travellers’ Voice always encourages readers to share their stories with others. We also encourage them to make sure their voices are heard...
Guitar Music
When offered a place in a Masters in Community Music at the Irish World Academy, Limerick, last August, I was presented with...
Budget 2017 – A brief guide
What we know so far:The Budget will allow for 1000 new nurse positions, 800 Gardai and an extra 10 Million for Homecare...
The road to resilience
Resilience can be described as the person’s capacity to overcome adversity or how well somebody can ‘bounce back’ from some form of...
Finding an answer when we’re afraid of the question
Currently, we are seeing a momentous shift in our own approaches and attitudes to mental health. It’s everywhere, which of course is...
Does self-medicating equal self-destruction
Does Self-Medication Equal Self Destruction?
We take a look at the balance between self-help and self-harm and ask the question – When does...
My kingdom for a Horse!
By David Lynch
Author and photojournalist Noel Mullins has written a history of horse fairs and trading in Ireland. His fascination began in...
Roma Actor: Bobi Rostas
By Noelle Mann
In a previous issue of Travellers’ Voice, we featured Muló, a new short film set in London, which explores some...
Moving Statues December
Old religious traditions like the ‘Travelling Mary’ are kept alive across the country. While new ones such as a multi-cultural mass at...
Getting to the heart of Traveller Identity and Culture in the heart of Ireland
Tuesday the 6th September saw the beginning of discussions and working groups around the topic of identity and culture in the Traveller...
Ireland’s First Traveller Only Forum
Mincéirs Whiden is a Traveller only organisation with over 800 members spread throughout Ireland both north and south of the border. Mincéirs...
In the Line of Fire – The Long Tradition of Travellers and the Military Service
By David Lynch
From the blistering heat of Iraq during the Great War, to border duty at the height of the Troubles, Irish...
Faith and Friendship… All in a day’s work for the Traveller Priest
By Julieanne Doorley & David Lynch
Fr. Paddy, tell us a little about your background?
I was born in Limerick city in October 1944....
Celebrating Christmas Across the Irish Sea
By David Lynch
Christmas is a time of faith and family for Travellers. Thousands of Irish Travellers live in Britain and many will...
