Mass accommodation centres 'not the preference' as Millstreet welcomes first Ukrainian refugees

Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said on Thursday that mass centres similar to Millstreet area will become a 'larger feature' in accommodating Ukrainian refugees

The first Ukrainian refugees arrive at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Co Cork. Picture: Don MacMonagle

The Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, which on Wednesday night saw the first arrivals of people fleeing Ukraine, will be full within a week to 10 days, as the Cabinet was warned on Wednesday that capacity for housing refugees is already nearly exhausted.

A secret Cabinet memorandum provided to ministers on Wednesday night warned: