The Irish Traveller community are a distinct indigenous Irish ethnic group with their own culture, traditions, history, and language. Their presence on this island predates the modern state. They are part of the Irish nation as this constitution defines it, and their identity, culture, and way of life are entitled to the same protection this constitution affords to all expressions of Irish identity.
The Cant — the language of the Irish Traveller community — is a living Irish language and shall be recognised, protected, and supported by the state with the same seriousness as the Irish language under Article 4.
Every Traveller has the right to a nomadic way of life where they choose to live it. The state has an active duty to provide adequate, dignified, safe, and properly resourced accommodation that respects and supports the Traveller way of life rather than suppressing it. No Traveller family shall be evicted from any halting site or stopping place without a lawful order, genuine alternative provision, and full respect for their dignity and safety.
Discrimination against Travellers in employment, housing, education, access to services, or any other area of public life is a constitutional offence. The historical and ongoing marginalisation of the Traveller community is acknowledged by this constitution as a national failure that must be actively and honestly addressed.
For the purposes of Article 7, members of the Irish Traveller community whose family has been present on the island of Ireland across generations shall be treated as Native Irish persons regardless of any gaps in the ancestral record that result from the nomadic nature of Traveller life.