In a contentious decision set to be finalized by Cabinet ministers on Tuesday, the government is poised to implement drastic changes for refugees arriving from war-torn Ukraine. Under the proposed plans, weekly social welfare payments for these newcomers would be slashed by over 80%, and access to state accommodation limited to just 90 days. Refugees … Read more
Irish Distillers has confirmed that it will no longer export Jameson whiskey to Russia. The company’s decision to start selling products to Russia again last year drew criticism. Irish Distillers said today that its parent business Pernod Ricard has decided to stop exporting all of its international brands to Russia. Additionally, it would stop distributing … Read more
A man from the Republic of Ireland has been killed while in Ukraine. Finbar Cafferkey, who was in his 40s and from County Mayo, died while fighting Russian forces, his family told Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Mr Cafferkey is understood to have travelled to the country to assist local forces. He was in his 40s and … Read more
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, nearly 75,000 people have fled the conflict there and arrived in Ireland in the past year. 74,458 Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers have been given by the State to Ukrainian refugees as of the week ending February 12th, according to statistics from the … Read more
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
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, has announced additional funding of €30 million in support of the Governments of Ukraine and Moldova. The funding is aimed at helping to mitigate the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As part of this allocation, the Minister has announced: €20 million in funding to the World Bank … Read more
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the world economy should avoid going into recession next year, but the worst energy crisis since the 1970s will cause a sharp slowdown, with Europe being the hardest hit. The group urged central banks to keep raising interest rates as a defence against this. Global … Read more
As thousands of Ukrainian refugees will be moved from college campuses over the next several weeks, the Tánaiste stated that the government is investigating “all options” to find accommodation for them. Leo Varadkar said that the government is making every effort to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, with Ireland taking in about 1% of those who have … Read more
Russia has endured as many as 80,000 casualties since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February, according to the latest assessment from the Pentagon of the steep costs Moscow has paid. A senior Pentagon official Colin Kahl told reporters that the number of Russian soldiers killed or wounded in the fighting is somewhere between 70,000 and … Read more
More than 1,200 Ukrainian refugees will have to leave student accommodation by the middle of September, on top of thousands who will be moved before the end of this month. It emerged over the weekend that 3,028 Ukrainians will have to leave to make room for returning students by the end of August. But the … Read more
The petrol price and diesel is marginally stabilising, but AA Ireland has issued an alert that it is impossible to predict what will happen next. In July, the average pump price for petrol was 200.3 cents per litre, while the price for diesel was 201.8 cents, according to their most recent Fuel Price Index. After … Read more
The government has agreed to a joint proposal from the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, for Ireland to avail of the option to temporarily suspend the operation of the Council of Europe Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (Council of Europe) for a period of … Read more
The Department of Education confirmed that as of 30 June 7,285 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 5,047 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 2,238 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. The data is based on schools enrolling children and entering the data in … Read more
The Government has approved the provision of 500 modular houses as part of its plans to address the need to develop capacity for Ukrainian arrivals. Once in place, the modular houses will accommodate 2,000 people across 20 sites across the country. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are assisting with finalising site selection. … 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