82 unaccompanied Afghan children referred to Tusla in past four years 

Families evacuated from Kabul arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday. Picture: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

A total of 82 Afghan minors who arrived in Ireland without guardians have been referred to the care of Tusla over the past four years.

Some 26 unaccompanied minors arrived here from their war-torn homeland last year – making up the majority of unaccompanied minors presenting at Ireland’s border.