"50% of Travellers die before the age of 39" | Hughie Maughan on the stigma against Irish Travellers

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"50% of Travellers die before the age of 39" | Hughie Maughan on the stigma against Irish Travellers

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Hughie Maughan talks about growing up as a Traveller and coming out as gay in the Travelling Community.
He mentions Senator Eileen Flynn as someone who taught him a lot and he explains how in a survey that was conducted on employers in Ireland, 83% said they wouldn't hire a Traveller purely for that reason.
Hughie questions how can change be expected when this stigma exists. He talks about how there can be reluctance to change within the Travelling Community and he feels Traveller generations are a generation behind.
"I was raised how some of my non-traveller friend's parents were"
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@danielgavigan7606 2 жыл бұрын

Life choices determine the life span of people. In order to survive people need to evolve ,need to welcome rather than resisting change in their environment. People need to stop inserting a finger in a candle flame and then complaining of being burned .

@BigWes95 Жыл бұрын

Or many of them don't have access to basic medical care 🤦🏻‍♂️

@michaelroche6181 11 ай бұрын

@@BigWes95 The health services are open and available to all in the community.

@synergysportals 11 күн бұрын

Well when you say it like that it sounds easy. But its not as if these people are literally throwing themselves into fires... It's way more complex than that

@aidieoo4753 2 жыл бұрын

Any comments on the incident at Dublin Airport a few weeks ago when a traveller fight broke out. They stamped on a man's head in front of children. It took settled people to get involved and save the injured man by pulling him from the animals attacking him. Any comment????

@Martaaaiiin 2 жыл бұрын

I got a man from Leeds on the phone. Wants to make comments on everything Jimmy Saville every did.

@aidieoo4753 2 жыл бұрын

@@Martaaaiiin put him on speaker phone and we will talk. Then we can put Pavee point on speaker phone. I tell you I would love the opportunity to have that conversation.

@aidieoo4753 2 жыл бұрын

No reply on that Martin. Funny I did not think so.. You clown 🤡 🤣 😂

@aidieoo4753 2 жыл бұрын

@@leedarcy5344 of what???

@Demetri450 Ай бұрын

That is a very high number

@TheIrishBosnian 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but why are they dieing? Maybe that's the point... asking why.

@liamg1706 2 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt that is an accurate statistic

@neilwalker1555 2 жыл бұрын

Christ. Yeah ye do die young but it's not because you're oppressed or because of prejudice. Your clans have spent decades interbreeding with each other which has lead to genetic problems to the extent that infants need special supplements right after being born. It's nothing to do with poverty either because you can afford big weddings and bigger funerals. That's without the steroid usage and chronic drug addiction running rampant. Take some responsibiltiy for your lives, live like regular people, stop the criminal activity and ye might have a better time of it.