Margaret O'Brien, Limerick Traveller Network, Dr Sindy Joyce ECSH, Michael O'Flaherty Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe and Olive O'Brien at the Tree of Hope in Mount St Oliver's Graveyard commemorating Traveller Mental Health Day.
Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Members of the European Study of Hate have had a busy number of weeks. Dr Lindsey Garratt, Professor Amanda Haynes, and Professor Jennifer Schweppe published "‘I felt . . . caged’: Victims of hate crime and their negotiation of space" in Criminology and Criminal Justice, indexed in the top decile of Scopus.

Dr Sindy Joyce, David Joyce, Professor Amanda Haynes, and Professor Jennifer Schweppe appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. They presented research findings from the Irish Travellers Access to Justice project, and articulated the (lack of) response on the part of the State to the testimonies of Travellers in that research, particularly with respect to racial profiling. A recording of their appearance is available on the Oireachtas website .

Michael O'Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe visited the European Centre for the Study of Hate with a delegation from his office to discuss research within the Centre. This visit was coordinated by the ECSH in association with the Limerick Traveller Network.