'This is inhumane': Cork school principal devastated by decision to evict Ukrainian pupils 

Ukrainian pupils at Bunscoil Mhuire, Youghal, will be forced to leave school after parents notified by Department of Integration they are to be evicted from the Quality Hotel in the town

Principal Eoghan O'Neill with pupils Dana Halytska, Darynn Halytyska, Viktoria Potiuk, Alisa Rylushkina and Nadiia Melnyk, who are part of the Ukrainian group of refugees who have been told to evict from Rebarn on February 7. Pictures: Howard Crowdy

A heartbroken school principal has vowed to keep fighting for his Ukrainian pupils as they face imminent removal from their home at the Quality Hotel in Youghal.

Many parents were moved to tears as they gathered at Bunscoil Mhuire, Youghal, after receiving notifications of proposed evictions from the Department of Integration.