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Inspiring as 19 Traveller women graduate from pioneering university course that they say will ‘change lives’

14 Apr 2022
A group of women from the Travelling community graduate at a conferring ceremony at University College Cork having completed a life-changing course designed to empower leadership in their community. Picture: Provision

Women from the Traveller community have hailed a specially-designed university course as "life changing" as they graduated today.

The 19 women – drawn from Traveller families across the south – completed the Community Leadership programme at University College Cork (UCC) which was devised by the university, the Southern Traveller Health Network and Adult Continuing Education.

All 19 graduated from the course – and acknowledged that it will change lives.

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