Ukrainians living in six Cork centres given notice to vacate accommodation by October

Providers include Kinsale Hotel and Spa, Kingston College Houses in Mitchelstown, the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon, the Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal, and Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway

Kinsale Hotel and Spa is currently hosting 76 Ukrainians. Picture: Larry Cummins

More than 130 Ukrainians living in six Cork centres have been given notice to vacate their State accommodation by October.

Following a Government decision in May of this year, the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is to “commence a phased withdrawal of State-supported commercial accommodation” for Ukrainian people benefiting from temporary protection.

The department will be ending contracts in accommodation centres “it no longer requires”, while some providers may also choose to end their contracts themselves.

Nationally, about 420 contracts ended in 2024, 195 in 2025, and as of the start of July this year, some 53 contracts had ended.

The next use of the property after the contract ends is a decision for the private provider, with properties returning to tourist or student accommodation, or hosting international protection applicants instead.

In total, six Cork locations providing accommodation for 136 Ukrainians are to stop doing so in the coming months — more than half of these people are in Kinsale Hotel and Spa, where 76 are currently living.

Other providers include Kingston College Houses in Mitchelstown, where 24 people are living, the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon, which is hosting 16 people, the Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal, where 11 people are living, Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway, which is home to six people, and a further three in 32 Orchard.

All six contracts are coming to an end on the last day of October this year.

Nationally, 86 accommodation centres affecting 1,578 residents are due for their State contracts to end shortly, with nearly 45% of the people affected in Munster, where there are 33 centres, and 691 residents affected.

This include some 264 people in 18 Kerry centres, 221 in four Clare centres, 39 in two Waterford centres and 31 in three Tipperary centres.

Meanwhile, more than 500 Ukrainian residents living at the Trabolgan Holiday Village in East Cork are “still waiting” for news of when they will have to vacate the premises.