Clonliffe College Seminary in Drumcondra will begin to house in excess of 600 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine as early as next month, Dublin Live has learned.
The building, which is also known as Holy Cross College, has not operated as a school for priests since 2000 and is undergoing extensive works, understood to be as much as €2 million. Dublin's Catholic Archdiocese offered the seminary to those fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine in April.
A source has told Dublin Live "the best part of" €2 million has been spent on the building which has been empty for the past few years. Developers Hines have a planning application on the site for 1,614 new homes for rent.
