'A small community with a massive heart': Mahon prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees in new modular homes 

Community activists in the Cork suburb extend a welcome to refugees moving into the first of Ireland's rapid-build homes

Ireland's first rapid-build homes for refugees at Mahon in Cork City will shelter up to 256 people. Picture: David Keane

The first residents of the State’s first modular homes development for Ukrainian refugees are due to move in within days — and they’re set for a warm welcome.

That was the message from Mahon community leader Michelle Buckley in Cork on Friday as the Department of Integration confirmed that the first offers of housing in the 64-unit development at Ballinure Way in Mahon have been made and accepted.