Members of the Traveller community officially launched the first Traveller student society in Ireland at NUI Galway this week. The Mincéirs Whiden Society was co-founded this year by Traveller studen ...
The society aims to work towards increasing Traveller participation in third level education, while providing a safe and welcoming space on campus. At present, just 1% of the Travelling community hold a third level qualification. With just 9% of Traveller children completing the Leaving certificate compared to 86% of the settled population.
minceirswhiden@socs.nuigalway.ie