War in Ukraine Nobel peace prize winner calls for Ukraine to agree ‘ceasefire’ with RussiaMairead Maguire also stated that Ukraine should not receive military support, despite being illegally invaded by Russia, saying, ‘Violence is never right’
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis No property to house Ukrainian refugees in ‘near future’, says State transport agency Letter from CIE shows the body has no plans to open up its portfolio to Ukrainian refugees, as the government’s capacity to house those fleeing war comes under increasing pressure
Russia Lucinda Creighton: Enough of the naivety – we need to take a stand, starting with Russia’s embassy Russia placing 52 Irish officials and politicians on a banned list gives the lie to the belief that Ireland is somehow exempt from being targeted by malign global actors because of our ‘neutral’ stance
Comment Gerassimos Thomas: Why environmental taxes need to be doubled to achieve Europe’s green transition Revenues from environmental taxes in the EU have remained stagnant at a very low level for the last decade, standing at around 2.2 per cent of GDP in 2020, writes the European Commission’s Director General for Taxation and Customs Union
Ukraine 200 Ukrainians to be moved from Dublin hotel as state warns of ‘acute’ housing shortageGovernment warned the refugees, including more than 80 children, that it ‘may not be possible to find housing of the same standard and in the same location as where you currently live’
Ukraine State aims to create 3,000 beds for Ukrainian refugees by refurbishing vacant buildingsGovernment is planning to renovate buildings in Wicklow, Waterford, Cork and Meath as part of a more medium-term strategy to house people fleeing Russia’s war
Economy EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness warns of ‘anxiety’ over European recessionRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a major negative impact on the continent’s economy
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Housing Minister sees modular homes as part of solution to housing crisisDarragh O’Brien says use of model to house Ukrainian refugees will increase confidence in quality of such buildings
Ukraine Fleeing Ukrainians unaware of Irish accommodation shortageVolunteer says 40 to 50 people travel to Ireland every week from Lviv, but they know nothing about the difficulty in securing a place to stay here
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis State in scramble to find room for refugees as system strains Croke Park, disused barracks and school halls are all being considered, as Ukrainian embassy warns those fleeing war that Ireland cannot guarantee homes
Ukraine Ukraine embassy warns refugees of Ireland’s ‘highly problematic’ rental marketThe embassy says a ‘lack of offers in the property market’ could pose issues for those arriving in Ireland and says government can’t guarantee housing
War in Ukraine Government seeks ‘urgent access’ to unused state buildings to house Ukrainian refugeesGovernment is to hold meeting on Friday to deal with a rapidly unfolding crisis
War in Ukraine Ukrainian dispatch: ‘After four reasonably quiet months, I’m not ready to die’Following a period of relative calm, Kyiv is under attack by Russian rockets – and Ukrainian sports journalist Oleksandr Proshuta is again fearful for his life, and for the lives of his parents who are in constant danger in Zaporizhzyha
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Direct Provision Government must pursue plans to end direct provision, says Catherine DayFormer European Commission secretary-general Catherine Day says Ukrainian War must not derail essential abolition of controversial system for dealing with asylum seekers
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Ministers to discuss EU plan to extend stay for Ukrainian refugeesIt’s not clear yet whether the government supports the European Commission’s plan to extend temporary directive that would allow Ukrainian refugees to stay in EU member states until 2024
Ukraine Lucinda Creighton: Refugee policy may make politicians feel good, but it fails those in need Last week’s attempt to uproot 138 Ukrainian refugees from Killarney and move them to Mayo without any warning shows that serious policymaking has been replaced with virtue signalling
Energy Soaring inflation puts ‘vital’ new gas-fired power plants at risk Developers call on regulator to index-link payments with inflation while Eirgrid warns that the highest risk of blackouts is expected to occur between early January and mid-February
Ukraine Get in, stay in, tune in: state prepares plan in event of a nuclear emergencyEvent of this nature ‘highly improbable’, but government currently reviewing 2019 plan as European leaders grow concerned over Putin’s Ukraine escalation
