a community fighting for its soul. my second little cousin, marlene, she was 13, she died through suicide. mags casey has witnessed generational devastation a mental health crisis amongst ireland s travellers. more than one in ten take their own lives. ten years ago, on the 2nd ofjanuary, i got a phone call to say my sister in law has committed suicide. two years after that, her husband committed suicide, which was my brother. and then after that it was kind of like it became, unfortunately, it was nearly every month, 28 members of my family # i was born a tinker and i ll tell you no lie.# travellers say their horrific suicide rate is a consequence of being one of the most discriminated against and poorest ethnic
irish travellers suffer some of the worst discrimination and poverty of any ethnic group in europe, according to eu research. members of the community say that s causing a mental health emergency. for at least the last decade, around eleven per cent of deaths in the traveller community in ireland have been suicides. chris page has been hearing about the impact of the crisis. you may find parts of his report upsetting. sue ellen was my sister in law, she was 32 and she died by suicide. my brotherjohn was 3a, he died by suicide. a roll call of despair. each name bearing testament to a community fighting for its soul. my second little cousin, marlene, she was 13, she died through suicide. mags casey has witnessed generational devastation a mental health crisis amongst ireland s travellers. more than one in ten
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marlene, have some sensitivity, don t talk about millions of pounds and big houses in front of del. laughter. # hey, hey, we re the monkees, # you never know where we ll be found # so you better get ready # we may be coming to your town. # # edelweiss, edelweiss # every morning you greet me.# we alljoked about the sound of music, you had to. when you do something very delicate and sentimental and coy, in order to avoid being sentimental and coy, you have to joke about it and see the funny side of it. # .happy to meet me # blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow # bloom and grow forever
marlene, have some sensitivity, don t talk about millions of pounds and big houses in front of del. laughter. # hey, hey, we re the monkees, # you never know where we ll be found # so you better get ready # we may be coming to your town. # # edelweiss, edelweiss # every morning you greet me.# we alljoked about the sound of music, you had to. when you do something very delicate and sentimental and coy, in order to avoid being sentimental and coy, you have to joke about it and see the funny side of it. # .happy to meet me # blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow