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Gabi Muntean said it is important recognition for the community

Roma identified as ethnic group for Census 2022

Census 2022, which will take place on 3 April, will be the first census that the Roma community will be identified as an ethnic group.

Ireland • 03 Mar 22

Covid-19 affecting people living in extreme poverty

Frontline workers operating on the margins of Irish society are reporting a "very high proportion" of positive Covid-19 cases among people living in extreme poverty.

Coronavirus • 22 Apr 20

Ban in place against evicting Travellers from illegal sites (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Solidarity call for Travellers during Covid-19 outbreak

Concerns have been raised about the difficulty of self-isolation in some communities since the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions, including the Traveller and Roma communities.

Coronavirus • 08 Apr 20

Representatives from Traveller groups and charities will attend the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Travellers to call for more employment opportunities

Representatives from Traveller and Roma group Pavee Point will tell politicians there needs to be a commitment by the State to increase employment opportunities at a joint Oireachtas committee later today.

Politics • 10 Dec 19

Simone Mastrelli has been jailed for three-and-a-half years

Man jailed for three-and-a-half years for Cox assault

A 30-year-old Italian man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for the assault of Irish Liverpool fan Sean Cox outside Anfield ahead of a Champions League tie between Liverpool and Roma last April.

UK • 28 Feb 19

Sean Cox had travelled to Anfield for the Champions League semi-final game between Liverpool and Roma

Court hears two men involved in Sean Cox assault

A court in the UK has been told that the Italian man accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Irish Liverpool supporter Sean Cox in April was one of two men involved in the assault.

Courts • 11 Oct 18

Sean Cox remains critically ill following the assault outside the Anfield

Police appeal for footage in Sean Cox investigation

British police investigating the attack on an Irish man before Liverpool's Champions League semi-final at Anfield last month are appealing for CCTV and camera phone footage.

UK • 11 May 18

Roma players training before the second leg of their Champions League semi-final

Roma players show support for Sean Cox

AS Roma players trained ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg wearing shirts bearing the words "Forza Sean" in support of injured Liverpool fan Sean Cox.

Sean Cox • 01 May 18

Sean Cox from Co Meath is in a critical condition

Meath man remains critical after Liverpool game attack

A 53-year-old Irish man remains in a critical condition following an assault before Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Roma at Anfield last night.

Liverpool • 25 Apr 18

Support for Muslim and Roma immigration is lower in Ireland than the average for ten other countries surveyed

Attitudes to immigration worse than European average

New research has found that attitudes to immigration in Ireland deteriorated during the recession, and are now worse than the average in western Europe.

Ireland • 29 Mar 18

More than ten million Roma live in Europe, with about 5,000 in Ireland

Report finds Roma in Ireland live in 'extreme poverty'

A new report has found that up to one-fifth of Roma people surveyed in Ireland are completely marginalised from State services and supports.

Ireland • 18 Jan 18

David Stanton said a new National Traveller and Roma Inclusion strategy will be completed shortly

Roma community urged to join Irish clubs, groups

Integration Minister David Stanton is encouraging the Roma population to get involved with local clubs and organisations, in an effort to improve integration and inclusion in Irish society.

News • 19 Oct 16

During the 'Way of the Cross' ceremony last night a Roma person representing a different country spoke at each station

Travelling and Roma members attend Rome pilgrimage

Hundreds of Travellers from all over Ireland attended mass in Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Love this morning.

News • 25 Oct 15

Emily Logan said there were very simple cultural sensitivities that were missed in the Roma cases

Removal of Roma child was 'ethnic profiling'

A report into the removal of two Roma children from their families has found that in the case of a two-year-old boy the actions of gardaí conformed to the definition of ethnic profiling.

News • 02 Jul 14

A report found many Roma mothers are hiding their babies from public health nurses

Increase in Roma children not being vaccinated

The removal by gardaí and the HSE of two blonde Roma children from their families last year has prompted more Roma mothers not to get their children vaccinated, according to a new report.

News • 10 Apr 14

Participants in the 'Roma, One People - Many Lives' project (Pic: James Fraher/Bogfire)

Roma project aims to challenge stereotypes

All 28 EU member states have committed to implementing a set of recommendations, proposed by the European Commission, to step up the economic and social integration of Roma communities.

Special Reports • 11 Dec 13

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