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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Helen William & Oisin Doherty

'Gypsy King' Tyson Fury giving hope to traveller community who feel discriminated against

Tyson Fury's pride in being 'The Gypsy King' has given hope to members of that community who feel discriminated against because of their background.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK interviewed members of the travelling and gypsy community for this research. They were told that some individuals acted and spoke differently when among people from settled communities to avoid their true identity being discovered.

Some people from the Gypsy and Traveller were fearful of being treated like 'second class citizens and decided to hide their background.

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