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06 Sept 2025

PICTURES: Offaly's Traveller community turns out to show Pride at unique Spoken Word event

The history, heritage and openness of the Traveller community was on show for all to see at a unique Pride event in Tullamore hosted by the Offaly Traveller Movement.

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The Offaly Traveller Movement, supported by the National Action Group for LGBTI+ Traveller and Roma Rights, staged a successful Spoken Word event celebrating the unheard voices of some LGBTI+ Traveller community members at the OTM Hazel Hub in Tullamore on Thursday last.

Stemming from the largest research ever in Ireland on the lived experience of LGBTI+ Traveller & Roma, some research participants shared their voices at the event. Photographer Tom O'Hanlon was on hand to capture the event for Offaly Live. 

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