Ukrainian refugees Ireland

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State response to Ukraine crisis included 'heavy reliance' on ... (The Irish Times)

The paper says the sector amplified safeguarding concerns relating to unaccompanied minors, “leading Government to put the relevant protections in place”. “ ...

“Ireland should engage with the EU Commission to ensure they are willing to show further flexibility and suspend the fiscal rules and ensure they are willing to support this correct response to the Ukrainian crisis and resultant forced displacement,” it says. However, it adds the response is “not without its flaws”. “This cohort has unique and specific needs that must be addressed to facilitate their integration in Ireland, including the provision of appropriate accommodation that both meets their needs and complies with safeguarding legislation for children and vulnerable adults,” it says.

Secret memo warns EU state of risks posed by refugee influx from ... (MassNews)

Ireland's arrival of the tens or thousands of Ukrainian refugees could threaten to undermine its sovereignty “social cohesion and integration”According to ...

UN data shows that more than 6.4 million have fled Ukraine in the aftermath of fighting. “wider population,”The memo states that the memo includes “the unsustainability of that very model of humanitarian response, additional budgetary pressures, and increased demand for public services” – some of which already have “unmet demand.” According to the memo, it was stated that newcomers could be without housing, education or income support in Ireland.

Dáil and Seanad chairmen visit aftermath of Bucha horror (Independent.ie)

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine to thank him for his address to the Dáil last month.

“It’s crucial that Ireland plays a visible and vocal part in demonstrating EU support for Ukraine and for Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s membership of the EU.” Mr Daly added: “The fact that we have been invited is recognition by the Ukrainian government of the exceptional welcome extended by the people of Ireland to Ukrainian refugees and the assistance and funding that is being provided to those still in Ukraine. “This mission is an opportunity for Ireland to demonstrate its support for the Ukrainian people, its government and its parliament, which is continuing to function in spite of unimaginably difficult circumstances,” Mr Ó Fearghaíl said.

Exhausted refugees escaping Mariupol arrive in Dublin: 'We will ... (The Irish Times)

When they got to the border with Estonia, the Russians refused to allow the 31 refugees travel on to Tallinn until they proved they were going on somewhere else ...

He would have been 20 this Friday and was looking forward to starting a job in a factory where his father worked. When they emerged to fetch snow to melt for drinking water, their son Grigory (19) was killed by a Russian missile strike and Ms Slobodyanyk was badly injured. The 31 exhausted Ukrainian refugees who arrived into Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning have travelled that distance and sometimes more. Their first-floor apartment was destroyed by a Russian missile. With access to the rest of Ukraine blocked, they were forced to flee through Russian occupied territory and then through Russia itself. Only when they produced proof they were boarding a Ryanair flight to Dublin were they allowed proceed through to Tallinn train station.

Mariupol refugees await new Irish home (Worldakkam.com)

When 31 Ukrainian refugees arrived at the border with Estonia, the Russians refused to allow them to travel to Tallinn until they proved they were going ...

I think “civilian prisoner of war” is probably the most appropriate term. “One of the questions I’m struggling with is what to call this particular group of people.’Refugees’ seem somehow inadequate and are classified as war crimes. Not surprisingly, they choose the former option. Many of the new arrivals know little or nothing about Ireland, but are better than Mariupol everywhere. The 31 refugees included an 82-year-old woman and an 86-year-old woman. She spent a month in the basement on fire when Russian missiles poured over her head. He was detained by Russian troops who robbed him of all his money. The heart wears and hurts. Their ground floor apartment was destroyed by a Russian missile. This wound remains in our memory and heart forever,” Olena said. It was a special privilege, “McEnany said. It’s very difficult and painful to remember.

'We will never return to Mariupol' (The Irish Times)

Russia has been processing refugees ostensibly as a humanitarian gesture, but in reality to filter out those who it believes can help the Ukrainian war effort.

He would have been 20 this Friday and was looking forward to starting a job in a factory where his father worked. When they emerged to fetch snow to melt for drinking water, their son Grigory (19) was killed by a Russian missile strike and Ms Slobodyanyk was badly injured. The 31 exhausted Ukrainian refugees who arrived into Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning have travelled that distance and sometimes more. With access to the rest of Ukraine blocked, they were forced to flee through Russian occupied territory and then through Russia itself. Their first-floor apartment was destroyed by a Russian missile. Only when they produced proof they were boarding a Ryanair flight to Dublin were they allowed proceed through to Tallinn train station.