Number of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland up by 3,300 in recent weeks

A welcome room at a processing facility for Ukrainian refugees at the Old Central Terminal building at Dublin Airport (Brian Lawless/PA)

The number of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland jumped by 3,300 in the last three weeks, data shows.

Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday show that a total of 47,962 people from Ukraine have sought refuge in Ireland since the outbreak of the war.