Cabinet heard on Wednesday that around 25,000 refugees had arrived in Ireland since Russia’s invasion began on February 24. Picture: Julien Behal
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to meet migrant rights organisations and NGOs tomorrow as calls grow for centralised co-ordination to deal with the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The meeting is to take place at government buildings and is focused on discussing the government’s response, greater resourcing, and cross-sectoral co-operation at both national and local level.
NGOs, including the Irish Refugee Council and Doras, are also likely to push for a national director of...