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'Very unsettling': Traveller family bring case over 'wretched' living conditions
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 31 July 2023, Justice Marguerite Bolger described the living conditions of the McInerney family—six members of the Irish Traveller Community—as "wretched" and "very unsettling." The family, who had been living in a one‑berth caravan and sleeping in a car for several months, had been moved from roadside accommodation in Toomevara to the Springfort Retail Park in Nenagh, only to be told by Garda Síochána to vacate that site as well. Between April and mid‑July they mainly slept in a car, with brief periods in emergency accommodation before receiving a caravan in mid‑July. The family claims that since May they have been denied hotel accommodation and have received only €100 per night toward B&B costs, which they say is insufficient.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Very unsettling': Traveller family bring case over 'wretched' living conditions. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2023-07-31 Publication
Why: The cost of a B&B, they claim, is more than what they have been given by the council, and in order to get that accommodation they have to make up the shortfall themselves. CNI source report
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