Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Former county manager to tackle refugee accommodation crisis

Conn Murray appointed as chair of working group tasked with supporting the delivery of housing for Ukrainian refugees

Conn Murray, former chief executive of Limerick city and council: chairing a working group to support the delivery of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Picture: Sean Curtin Photo

The government has drafted in a former county manager as it scrambles to deal with the shortage of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Conn Murray was the chief executive of Limerick city and council for seven years before he retired in 2019.

A spokesman for the Department of the Taoiseach confirmed that Murray had been brought in to chair a working group to support the “agile delivery” of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. He said Murray would ...