Auctioneers and engineers to vet accommodation pledged to Red Cross

IPAV chief executive Pat Davitt: 'It won’t be a major structural evaluation, but certainly it will be to make sure that the property is okay for human habitation.'

More than 21,880 people have pledged accommodation for Ukrainian refugees to the Irish Red Cross, with the highest number being in Dublin followed by Cork.

The voluntary society said the response has been a “deluge”, with an “unprecedented”  number of people coming forward.