Claire Byrne Live (RTE1)

I think how it could go would be if your brother got a Garda caution at some stage you'd be fine.

However it there was more than two criminal convictions you'd be in trouble.

With bells and whistles attached 😉

To be fair, Traveller's are not alone in having to pass rigourous background checks. I seem to recall a member of a notorious gangland family (not directly related) with absolutely no criminal record or indeed connection to any criminality had actually succeeded in getting a place in garda training, only to loose that place because of the family connection (I may not have the circumstances correct) but the ultimate point being rigourous background checks are not in place to discriminate against travellers, like Pavy point would have people believe.

I didn't intend to be critical of the post, my intention was to put the situation into perspective. "Everyone", not just the chosen few goes through rigorous background checks.

Happens with job offers all the time subject to reference checks etc.

Look this is going to be an unpopular opinion but what do you want individual Travellers to do? The program was showing a bunch of Travellers who by all accounts should be held up as role models within the travelling community, these are the ones that need to be given the exposure so younger Travellers see there is an alternative to criminality and that they can retain their traveller identity but also contribute to society. Telling all Travellers that they are scum repeatedly is not going to lead to a positive, long term outcome

Like if there were a group of people from ballymun on you wouldn't get offended because ballymun had a high rate of criminality. Substitute ballymun for any other area or ethnic group and its the same principle.

I know two local detectives here whose sons are cokeheads and sellers neither have seen the inside of a cell, case of who you are and who you know

It's hard for the ones who want to work and better themselves with no chances or opportunities given

If Ricky Gervais would have made the joke there would be a much bigger reaction.

And are now very disappointed by what that reporter had to say. You could nearly see the steam coming out of Claire's ears

Fionn Davenport, he's a travel journalist, was regularly on Newstalk shows.

Not the airlines fault. DAA is a shambles. Management fired a lot of staff during Covid when the airport was closed and then they were utterly shocked when travel started again and people arrived at the airport looking to take flights. Really bad leadership.