Traveller families protest against eviction from hardstand

Traveller families are protesting at a hardstand in Salthill today after the City Council served them with notice to quit. The protest is being led by Galway Traveller Movement which says any attempt to evict families from the Cúl Trá site will be met with resistance. Ten Traveller families have received notice to quit amid serious concerns over health and safety. The site which was originally designed for six families is described as seriously overcrowded. The families are holding a demonstration at the Cúl Trá site today in a show of opposition to any eviction attempts. These women live at the site with their children, and say they have nowhere else to go. One local resident said the Traveller families at Cúl Trá are great neighbours, and are being treated unfairly.