"To know that the Holy Father is with us even when the Government does not appear to be with us, that is why we are so religious.”

Prominent Limerick priest calls on local authorities to work with Travelling community to improve safety on overcrowded and substandard halting sites.

“The extended family, the Traveller community, which is very close-knit, and the wider community is feeling the enormity of this and the pain of it.”