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	Traveller men live an average of 15 years fewer than those in the settled community, new research has discovered.</p>
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	Traveller rights organisation Pavee Point has presented a position paper on the health of men in the community.</p>
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	The research has found that Traveller men have a suicide rate that is seven times higher than settled men.</p>
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	&quot;Our lives are cut shorter simply because we are Traveller men,&quot; said Patrick Reilly, men&#39;s health worker.</p>
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	Speaking at the event Niall Breslin said that the statistics on Traveller men&#39;s health were &quot;horrific&quot;. Singer Christy Moore also attended. &quot;Asking for help takes great courage,&quot; he said.</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Independent on 24<sup>th</sup> November 2016)</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/male-travellers-lives-cut-short-by-15-years-35240991.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/male-travellers-lives-cut-short-by-15-years-35240991.html</a></p>
