Ukraine

Aviva Stadium being used to house Ukrainian refugees

Around 100 refugees are sleeping on camp beds and queueing for showers at the facility, and will be moved to alternative accommodation on Friday

A number of elderly people and children are included in the group, which has spent the last six nights on fold-up beds

Around 100 Ukrainian refugees are currently being sheltered in a conference room at the Aviva Stadium, sleeping on camp beds and queueing up to use a portable shower, the Business Post has established.

The group of refugees has been staying at the stadium for six days as the government scrambles for short-term emergency accommodation amid a worsening supply shortage.

A number of elderly people and children are included in the group, which has spent the ...