Presidential candidate Peter Casey has claimed Pavee Point, the centre which represents Travellers, has poorly represented its community. It is harder for their children to fit into society and their children’s children to fit into society.”Speaking on RTÉ’s Six One news, Mr Casey doubled down on his contentious criticisms. Mr Casey is on 2 per cent in the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll. He would not have any confidence that if Mr Casey was elected president that he would welcome the Traveller community to the Arás. They also showed Mr Casey was “out of touch”, she said.

Source: The Irish Times October 17, 2018 06:39 UTC