A group of 13 Traveller families, including over 40 children, say they feel like they have been “left to die” at a rat-infested site just outside Galway city. The residents are in “despair at this stage”, says Bridget Kelly of the Galway Traveller Movement. FrustrationIn May 2017, the Galway Traveller Movement (GTM) withdrew from the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (LTACC), which oversees the implementation of the council’s Traveller accommodation plans. A spokesman for Galway City Council says the council intends closing the site. Galway City Council would welcome the opportunity to discuss .

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2019 09:45 UTC