Over 104,000 Ukrainians given temporary protection in Ireland since war began

Ukrainian residents taking part in a rally in support of their country that was held in Fitzgerald Park, Cork last month. Picture: David Creedon

More than 104,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Ireland since Russia first invaded Ukraine.

This Saturday marks two years since the war in Ukraine began. Just over one week later, Ireland introduced the Temporary Protective Directive.

The directive has seen 104,870 PPS numbers issued to Ukrainian arrivals as of February 4, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

In the week beginning January 20, just over 100 people arrived from Ukraine.

Almost half of those are women over the age of 20 while 31% were children and teens.

The latest data shows that 78% of arrivals had "activity in administrative data" after November 30 last year which suggests around 84,000 of these, at least, remain in Ireland.

Publishing its 12th report in a series which provides insight into Ireland's response to the war in Ukraine, the CSO stated that the figures should be interpreted as estimates.

It does not include the number of people who have arrived from Ukraine and have not yet received a PPS number. It might also include figures for people who previously received a PPS number but have since left Ireland.

Kenmare in Co Kerry had the highest number of Ukrainian arrivals at 2,846. Meanwhile, Newport in Tipperary has the lowest.

Per 100,000 people, Ennistymon in Clare has the highest proportion of arrivals.

As of February 1, more than 17,300 are enrolled in further education and training.

More than 18,000 arrivals were enrolled in schools for the current academic year with 62% of these attending primary school.

Cork has the highest number of children enrolled in primary schools at 1,169 while Dublin has the highest enrolled in secondary school at 745.

A report issued by the Department of Education found that 85% of those who have enrolled in the education system are learning both the Irish curriculum in person and the Ukrainian curriculum online.