The Department of Education has confirmed that the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in schools across Ireland has climbed to almost 15,000. As of January 31, a total of 14,482 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 9,334 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools, while 5,148 … Read more
A consignment of 10 decommissioned HSE ambulances left Ireland last night having been repurposed and equipped for use in Ukraine. Supported by the relevant Government Departments, the HSE and its National Ambulance Service have organised the donation, with support from HSE staff, Medical Help Ukraine and volunteers. Transport to Ukraine has been arranged by Lifeline … Read more
€10.5 MILLION in funding has been announced for the community response to support people arriving from Ukraine. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development, Joe O’Brien, have announced an additional €10.5 million in funding to assist the Ukrainians. This funding will strengthen the capacity of … Read more
Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan announced that the Department of Transport and National Transport Authority (NTA) will provide emergency public transport services to Ukrainian refugees placed in rural locations. The department and the NTA will accelerate a series of network improvements identified through the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan public consultation to support increased overall … Read more
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. today voiced his support for the European Commission’s agri-food related response to the impacts arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking ahead of his attendance at today’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg, which will be addressed by Ukrainian Minister for Agriculture, Mykola Solskyi, … Read more
Minister of State for Communities and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, visited Blanchardstown and Tallaght to see first-hand the work being done by the community and voluntary sector to welcome new arrivals from Ukraine. In Blanchardstown, Empower, a local development company has welcomed over 200 families and provided them with services such as English language classes, … Read more
The government met today to consider the ongoing serious situation caused by Russia’s illegal and immoral war on Ukraine and Ireland’s coordinated humanitarian, economic and diplomatic response to the crisis. The war is inflicting incalculable suffering on the Ukrainian people, with continued targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure by the Russian forces. The government, along … Read more
Russia said Sunday it has again fired its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, destroying a fuel storage site in the country’s south. The Russian Defense Ministry also said it killed more than 100 members of Ukrainian special forces and “foreign mercenaries” when it targeted a training center in the town of Ovruch in northern Ukraine … Read more
Minister of State for Communities and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, met with over 150 stakeholders from local government, local and community development and the volunteer sector. Minister O’Brien convened the meeting to discuss the community’s response to the Ukraine crisis. The Minister recalled how during the pandemic, the community call initiative led by the Local … Read more
An Irish journalist working as a Fox News cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine on Monday has been described as a passionate and talented individual with an “indomitable” spirit. The photographer (55) died alongside Ukrainian journalist and producer, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, after the vehicle they were travelling in with reporter Benjamin Hall was struck by incoming … Read more
The Government approves the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine, including Body Armour and Meals The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, has today approved the provision of specific additional support to Ukraine in the form of approximately 10 tonnes or 5,000 units of ready-to-eat meals (MREs) and 200 units of body armour. The … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has today (14 March 2022) met with the Irish Universities Association to discuss the higher education response to the situation in Ukraine. The sector has agreed it will provide places for Irish students who have had to leave Ukraine in the middle of … Read more