Ireland 'must reflect' on neutrality after Russian invasion of Ukraine

'We are not neutral in respect of what's happening in Ukraine,' Micheál Martin says, as humanitarian crisis deepens

A destroyed armored personnel carrier in the central square of the town of Makariv, 60km west of Kyiv, Ukraine, after a battle there today. Picture: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has conceded that housing Ukrainian people here in Ireland will be “very challenging” and there are “no readymade solutions”.

Speaking in Limerick on Friday, Mr Martin acknowledged the scale of the problem given the country’s housing crisis.