Ukraine ambassador: Up to 80,000 refugees could come to Ireland

A young boy refugee fleeing Ukraine arrives at the Vysne Nemecke border crossing in Vysne Nemecke, Slovakia; many refugees from Ukraine are expected in Ireland. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland Larysa Gerasko said that to date 6,000 refugees have arrived here and plans are under way to set up a Ukrainian community centre where people could come to meet up with other refugees and get information.

When asked how many Ukrainians she thought would come to Ireland, the ambassador told RTÉ's Morning Ireland it was very difficult to predict and that more would come —  perhaps up to 80,000.