“I had people following me” Baz Ashmawy has spoken out against protestors who attacked him after he helped build homes for Ukrainian refugees. The TV presenter and the DIY SOS crew helped build homes for refugees in the Kingston College area of Mitchelstown. Most people praised Baz and the team for helping refugees during such […]
2 years ago
Households will have to wait a few months for a first payment. Households hosting Ukrainian refugees will now be given a monthly payment of €400, it has been confirmed. Coalition leaders and Ministers made the decision on Thursday evening at a sub-committee meeting, during which accommodation and education for refugees were discussed. The agreement was made […]
3 years ago
25,000 refugees have arrived in Ireland. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is planning to use vacant social homes to house Ukrainian refugees. According to the Irish Examiner, O’Brien is planning on bringing a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday outlining medium and longer-term housing options for Ukrainians seeking refuge in Ireland. There have been more than […]
3 years ago
A further 6.3 million are displaced within Ukraine. Over four million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on the country in February, the United Nations says. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said 4,019,287 Ukrainians had fled across the country’s borders, with 2.3 million having headed west into Poland. It says the scale […]
4 years ago
He was told to flee by doctors. A five year old Ukrainian boy has arrived in Ireland after fleeing the war torn capital of Kyiv in hopes of getting life saving medical treatment. Arriving in Cork on Monday, Leonid Shapoval and his family fled after being urged by doctors to leave Ukraine as their son […]
4 years ago
143 have come to Ireland. One million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, only a week after fighting began according to the UN refugee agency. This is the fastest move of refugees the world has seen this century, with the UNHCR saying that more than two per cent of the Ukrainian population had moved […]
4 years ago