Marking the First Anniversary of State Acknowledgement of Traveller Ethnicity – 15 March 2018

Time: 11-6pm

Date: 15 March 2018

Venue: The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin

This non-ticketed and open to all celebration draws together essential elements of Travellers’ rich culture and heritage including music, craft traditions and language. It will also showcase community assets through its creative traditions in photography, genealogy and social history collections of the National Museum of Country Life, the National Folklore Collection UCD and the National Library of Ireland.

The full programme is available at ethnicitycelebration.ie 

The Irish Traveller Ethnicity Celebration is being organised by the following nine Traveller organisations with the support of the Department of Justice and Equality: 

  • · Irish Traveller Movement;
  • · National Traveller Women’s Forum;
  • · MinceirsWhiden;
  • · Pavee Point;
  • · Involve;
  • · National Traveller Money Advice and Budgeting Service;
  • · Parish of the Travelling People;
  • · Exchange House Ireland National Travellers Service;
  • · The Traveller Counselling Service

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