The conference is part of the Government of Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries programme and is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It originated in an initiative from Patrick Nevin and Elaine Martin, and is held under the auspices of the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class, Moore Institute, University of Galway. The Conference Steering Group acknowledge the participation of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Roma and Travellers and the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and the Galway Council of Trade Unions.

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