Well done to all the awardees at the Exchange House Traveller Education Awards. And particularly well done to our own Tracey Reilly who graduated with 1st Class Honours in her BA in Youth and Community Work at Maynooth University this year.

Travellers in education have obstacles to overcome in order to succeed in the education system.
For many Travellers the school experience remains a negative one. While segregated education has been largely done away with (one Traveller-only primary school remains) Traveller children continue to have negative experiences at school: ■ Bullying
■ Low expectations from school personnel
■ Discrimination
■ Isolation and marginalization
