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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ferghal Blaney

Ireland could welcome up to 200,000 Ukrainian refugees as Cabinet meets to discuss preparations

Michael McGrath has praised the “extraordinary spirit of generosity of the Irish people” in offering to open up their doors to up to 200,000 Ukrainian refugees

He added that it will cost “hundreds of millions” of euro to host the refugees that we could be welcoming here in the wake of the Russian invasion.

But the Public Expenditure Minister said that we will take the hit because “it’s the right thing to do.”

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