Speakers: Martin Collins, Owen Ward, Alen Tahiri  and Oana Taba. 

Chair: Anastasia Crickley

About the Conference

Irish Travellers / Mincéirs and the State, 1922-2022

This two-day conference will examine Irish Travellers’ experiences of discrimination since the foundation of the state, paying particular attention to the state’s role in perpetuating disadvantage. It will be a multi-disciplinary and participative conference, with presentations in a variety of formats, and featuring local, national and international perspectives. There will be contributions from Traveller / Mincéir activists and advocates, historians, folklorists, psychologists, sociologists, artists, cultural theorists and others.

Further details from: https://mooreinstitute.ie/event/irish-travellers-minceirs-the-state-1922-2022/