“We are going to be the new homeless,” says one. “I hope I’m wrong but I don’t see too many opportunities.”

The new routes, part of BusConnects, aren’t yet along separated bus lanes, and traffic is making buses less dependable and slower.

“It’s trying to create maps in which the Travellers are central to the story, and … challenging these histories of racism and marginalisation.”

“If you write the date in the wrong format, or if you get anything wrong, then this is going to be a credibility issue when you’re being interviewed,” a barrister says.

The HSE has cut the group’s funding and is also looking to use the rooms in the building they’ve been operating from.

They also voted to stop giving owners of vacant commercial properties a discount on their rates.

Slievecourt DAC got planning permission in 2019 for a 9-storey office building – and another one in August this year.