Over 100 local rooms pledged to Red Cross

The Irish Red Cross is in discussions with the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) regarding the accommodation of the soon to arrive refugees from Ukraine.

Already over 2,000 pledges have been registered with the Irish Red Cross, over 100 coming from people in Meath.

An update to the Irish Red Cross crisis appeal has seen €12m in donations from the amazing generous Irish public this week.

Irish Red Cross Secretary General Liam O’Dwyer said: “Welcoming refugees to Ireland is something the Irish Red Cross has been doing for more than 50 years including from countries like Vietnam, Hungary, Syria and Afghanistan. In 2015 during the height of the Syrian conflict the Government agreed to take in 4,000 Syrian refugees and on arrival gave them protection status and we were privileged to lend assistance here along with the UNHCR.

“Part of our brief here was to build a relationship with a specific group of refugees, learning what their needs and plans were and working to match them with pledged and private rented accommodation throughout Ireland.”

“Typically with this humanitarian work the Irish Red Cross case workers connect refugees with the hosting families and keep in touch to ensure their education or work plans develop properly. At the end of the pledge the case workers helped the refugee access either private rented accommodation or a social house.

If you are in apposition to offer support I the form of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees - Check out the Red Cross register of pledges website - https://registerofpledges.redcross.ie/