Hundreds of Irish protest against arrival of Ukrainian refugees

WORLD, Nov. 26 (YPA) – Hundreds of people of the Irish capital, Dublin, have turned out at protests and joined local residents in expressing their opposition to the Government’s move over the past fortnight, The Irish Mirror newspaper reported.

According to the newspaper, 380 people are planned to be accommodated in an old building in this area.

The group is being housed in a converted ESB building as part of the Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis. But local residents are not happy with the concentration of so many refugees in this space.

To resolve the conflict, Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman and local Dublin Central TD, Minister Paschal Donohoe, have met with East Wall residents protesting over the arrival of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees into their community.

The politicians told the Dublin inner city locals that the placing of the refugees in their community was done as part of a “crisis” response to an international emergency.

More than 62,000 Ukrainians have already arrived in Ireland and, according to local authorities, could reach 72,000 by the end of December.

E.M