A representative of the local Traveller Community says the conditions on halting site in Kilkenny have improved greatly over the years.
A new report from the Children’s Ombudsman published this week highlighted the conditions at an overcrowded site. (Read that here).
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It says there are ‘serious risks’ for the health of the youngest members of the community.
A similar report found very bad conditions at St Catherine’s in the Wetlands seven years ago but Helena Power from the Kilkenny Traveller Community Movement says things have gotten much better.
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Listen back to her chat with our Sue Nunn on last evening’s The Way It Is here:
