We, the Irish Travellers & natives of our beautiful country request formal apology from our Irish State.
434 Comments
C
Christine Moloney
10 years ago
Done it
J
John Tuohy
10 years ago
Government policy towards Travellers for the last 60 years has been an utter disgrace. Forcing a nomadic group into fixed accommodation and forcing them to conform to a way of life that is utterly at odds to their core beliefs and values is nothing short of criminal. An apology by the current government would be purely symbolic and cannot erase generations and generations of hurt, shame and fear but it may begin to close the senseless divide between the 'settled' and Travelling communities that has been caused largely as a result of ignorant, insensitive and uncaring policies of previous government administrations.
R
Richard Duggan
10 years ago
End institutional racism.
U
Una Ryan
10 years ago
Irish Government I urge you to give a formal apology to the Traveller community for the harm this state has done to them . We have oppressed and discriminated against Travellers for very many years. As a 'settled' person I believe this would be an important first step in righting the wrongs of the past and help build an Irish society based on equality and justice. Travellers are a distinct ethnic group and your denial of this fact only adds to the hurt and discrimination Travellers experience on a day to day basis. Apology & Recognition NOW!
L
lisa clarke
10 years ago
Stand up for travellers
D
Declan Coyne
10 years ago
I support this petition, wholeheartedly.
K
Kenny Tynan
10 years ago
About time.
J
james ward
10 years ago
About time
P
paddyroddy
10 years ago
Not before time there was always a clean healthy way of life for the travelling people rather than the land lord hovels bringing on all sorts of sickness long before the so called Famine . to say today's travellers are a product of the Famine is untrue as their ancestors were in Ireland from the 1500s. And Their way of life was a way open for those Irish who were left homeless due to evictions and their cabins demolished .also survivors of the famine who took to the road in stead of the famine ships . Could that have been a start of intermingling with the older Travelling families who root are with the earlier Travailing people . I am wondering maybe that was why the theory that Travellers were a product of evictions or the Famine . Now we know thanks to John Connors and friends .
L
Lorna murray
10 years ago
No1s evr choked on an apology!!
G
Gerry O'Daly
10 years ago
There are good and bad People in every society, all the bad people are not linked to the Travelling Community.
M
Mick king
10 years ago
Done
N
Nicole
10 years ago
Worthy cause. Cultural genocide is an unfortunately accurate title.
L
Little john nee
10 years ago
Throughout my life I have been shown generosity, kindness, friendship and respect from Irish Travellers I am ashamed of this nations "injustice, discrimination, dehumanisation and racism" shown to them.
Done it
Government policy towards Travellers for the last 60 years has been an utter disgrace. Forcing a nomadic group into fixed accommodation and forcing them to conform to a way of life that is utterly at odds to their core beliefs and values is nothing short of criminal. An apology by the current government would be purely symbolic and cannot erase generations and generations of hurt, shame and fear but it may begin to close the senseless divide between the 'settled' and Travelling communities that has been caused largely as a result of ignorant, insensitive and uncaring policies of previous government administrations.
End institutional racism.
Irish Government I urge you to give a formal apology to the Traveller community for the harm this state has done to them . We have oppressed and discriminated against Travellers for very many years. As a 'settled' person I believe this would be an important first step in righting the wrongs of the past and help build an Irish society based on equality and justice. Travellers are a distinct ethnic group and your denial of this fact only adds to the hurt and discrimination Travellers experience on a day to day basis. Apology & Recognition NOW!
Stand up for travellers
I support this petition, wholeheartedly.
About time.
About time
Not before time there was always a clean healthy way of life for the travelling people rather than the land lord hovels bringing on all sorts of sickness long before the so called Famine . to say today's travellers are a product of the Famine is untrue as their ancestors were in Ireland from the 1500s. And Their way of life was a way open for those Irish who were left homeless due to evictions and their cabins demolished .also survivors of the famine who took to the road in stead of the famine ships . Could that have been a start of intermingling with the older Travelling families who root are with the earlier Travailing people . I am wondering maybe that was why the theory that Travellers were a product of evictions or the Famine . Now we know thanks to John Connors and friends .
No1s evr choked on an apology!!
There are good and bad People in every society, all the bad people are not linked to the Travelling Community.
Done
Worthy cause. Cultural genocide is an unfortunately accurate title.
Throughout my life I have been shown generosity, kindness, friendship and respect from Irish Travellers I am ashamed of this nations "injustice, discrimination, dehumanisation and racism" shown to them.
Beir bua!
Thar am!
Solidarity <3
EVERYONE'S voice count.
We all are the same at the end of the day
Everyone counts. Smash discrimination.