I don't think it's a big deal with travellers, perhaps I've never been on the receiving end of some of their shenanigans, but they are not exactly shooting up holidaymakers or murdering cartoonists are they.
They rocked up in Ballymena several years ago and were drinking in a pub and got into a bit of a barney with people they shouldn't have. Some "representatives" went down to the camp later that night and told them that if they weren't gone by morning they'd come back and raise the camp to the ground. They were gone the next morning.
I know a few prison officers and Maghaberry HMP was full of them. Feuding families. They'll blast their relations to death at a wedding. They've got itchy trigger fingers. And there was a story a couple of years back about two feuding families chasing each other through the middle of (I think it was Belfast from what I remember) hanging out the car windows firing shotguns at each other like the wild west stage coach scenes. Though I can't find the link to that one.
They are, put simply, scum.
Edit: And if any of you have seen the film "Knuckle" about the ***** fighting.... you know the ginger one? Beat his wife to death.
The main focus of the film was violent feuding between the McDonagh, Nevin, and Joyce traveller families, and it was released to critical acclaim.
Edit 2: Some more links.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...itten-off-in-barbaric-pub-brawl-31414754.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...vans-cause-havoc-setting-camp-leafy-park.html
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/priest-hailed-hero-after-halting-6144158
http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...attacks-continue-industry-chief-31406069.html
Travellers went into this pub, assaulted customers, the staff, took over the bar, wrecked the place and they had to send in the riot squad.
Here's another fun one: http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...ash-dispute-with-traveller-gang-31397880.html
Mass brawl: http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-row-spills-into-housing-estate-31391650.html
A good old ***** confirmation: www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/gardai-assaulted-bottles-chairs-thrown-6067409
ANother day light brawl: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/blood-on-the-streets-as-bitter-dublin-feud-grows-31375138.html
Child rape: http://www.sundayworld.com/news/cri...-travelling-community-charged-with-child-rape
Destroying a rivals house: http://www.sundayworld.com/news/crimedesk/video-laughing-thugs-raze-rivals-house
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