'Killarney has done enough': Councillor raises fears over refugee numbers in Kerry town

Dr Gary Stack, managing director of SouthDoc, said health services in the town can no longer cope

The most recent Central Statistics Office figures put Killarney’s population at 10,363. Estimated figures for the number of Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion and asylum seekers now living in the town are in excess of 2,500, with hundreds arriving in the past six days alone. File picture

Concerns have been raised about the number of Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Killarney, with the population growing by almost a quarter.

The most recent Central Statistics Office figures put Killarney’s population at 10,363. Estimated figures for the number of Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion and asylum seekers now living in the town are in excess of 2,500, with hundreds arriving in the past six days alone.