#ukraine

# ukraine - Thursday 12 May, 2022



# Payment

# Payment

Cabinet subcommittee approves €400 payment to households who host Ukrainian refugees

May 12th 2022, 5:15 PM 14,815 Views 12 Comments

The final sign off of the decision will take place at Cabinet next week.



# Nato Membership

# Nato Membership

Opinion: It's time to admit that Ireland is not neutral, nor should it be

May 12th 2022, 3:31 PM 21,031 Views 56 Comments

Rory Fitzgerald says we need to get real in the debate around Irish neutrality in the face of Russian aggression in Europe.



# Healing

From The42

# Healing

Ukraine mark first game since Russia invasion with friendly win

May 12th 2022, 8:48 AM 6,087 Views 1 Comment

Goals from Mykhaylo Mudryk and Oleksandr Pikhalyonok helped their side to victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

# ukraine - Wednesday 11 May, 2022


# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Russia urged to annex Ukraine's Kherson, Moscow claims Kyiv bombed Russian city
Updated May 11th 2022, 10:55 PM 72,821 Views 53 Comments
The Moscow-installed administration said there would be a “request to make Kherson region a full subject of the Russian Federation.”


# Women And Children

# Women And Children

Opinion: Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to trafficking and abuse - we must protect them

May 11th 2022, 7:00 PM 9,862 Views 8 Comments

GOAL’s Mary Van Lieshout says Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to exploitation and government agencies and NGOs must do more to protect them.



# Song Contest

# Song Contest

Favourites Ukraine and nine other countries qualify for Eurovision final

May 11th 2022, 7:24 AM 25,609 Views 16 Comments

Ireland’s entry, Brooke Scullion, will take to the stage in tomorrow’s semi-final.

# ukraine - Tuesday 10 May, 2022



# Russian Invasion

# Russian Invasion

US set to approve $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, warning of long war ahead

Updated May 10th 2022, 9:35 PM 42,546 Views 45 Comments

It comes as a top US official warned that Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war that may not end with Russian victory in the east.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Decision on €400 payment to households who host Ukrainian refugees to be made 'shortly'

May 10th 2022, 5:21 PM 16,243 Views 29 Comments

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath says work is continuing across a number of departments.


# Ukraine
# Ukraine
One killed after Russia fires hypersonic missiles at Odesa as ’44 civilians found dead in Izyum’
Updated May 10th 2022, 1:45 PM 34,956 Views 25 Comments
• The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles from the air at Odessa, hitting a shopping centre and a warehouse.
• Ukrainian officials said around 100 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant in Mariupol despite earlier reports that all had been evacuated.
• US President Joe Biden signed a new bill to expedite more weapons to the country.
• EU's Charles Michel forced to take cover during strike in Ukraine
• EU member states continue to negotiate details of Russia oil embargo


# Eurovision

# Eurovision

Favourites Ukraine take to the stage as first Eurovision semi-final takes place tonight

May 10th 2022, 12:26 PM 16,368 Views 9 Comments

17 countries will compete for 10 spots in Saturday’s grand final.



# Darragh O'Brien

# Darragh O'Brien

Housing minister tells local authorities to allow social housing tenants to take in Ukrainian refugees

May 10th 2022, 6:00 AM 27,613 Views 10 Comments

Darragh O’Brien has written to local authorities about the measure.

# ukraine - Monday 9 May, 2022



# Russia's War

# Russia's War

Tom Clonan: On day 75 of the war, the Russian war machine remains sluggish and without 'victory'

Updated May 9th 2022, 9:55 PM 29,953 Views 16 Comments

There was little for Putin to celebrate during this year’s ‘Victory Day’.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Biden signs measure speeding up US weapons deliveries to Ukraine

May 9th 2022, 9:40 PM 11,600 Views 21 Comments

Acknowledging the billions of dollars already spent by the United States, Biden said “caving to aggression is even more costly.”



# Russian Ambassador

# Russian Ambassador

Russian ambassador to Poland hit with red paint by protesters

May 9th 2022, 4:18 PM 26,091 Views 29 Comments

Sergey Andreev was ambushed by activists as he arrived at the Soviet soldiers’ cemetery in Warsaw.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

EU's Charles Michel forced to take cover during strike in Ukraine

Updated May 9th 2022, 3:45 PM 53,983 Views 59 Comments

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country would not allow Russia to appropriate victory in World War II.



# Membership

# Membership

Brussels to give 'opinion' on Ukraine EU membership bid in June

May 9th 2022, 1:06 PM 6,887 Views 8 Comments

Ukraine would have to satisy several criteria before it would become a member.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Opinion: Eurovision Song Contest may seem frivolous but in wartime, it matters

Updated May 9th 2022, 8:15 AM 19,419 Views 16 Comments

Johnny Fallon discusses the political relevance of the song contest coming up this week in the midst of the war in Ukraine.

# ukraine - Sunday 8 May, 2022



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Ukraine battles to hold eastern bastions as US First Lady Jill Biden visits

Updated May 8th 2022, 6:36 PM 39,150 Views 28 Comments

Biden met her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska at a school being used as a shelter for displaced civilians.



# U2

# U2

Bono and The Edge perform in Kyiv bomb shelter as 'show of solidarity' with Ukrainian people

May 8th 2022, 3:41 PM 44,983 Views 63 Comments

The U2 band members said they had been invited to perform by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.



# Brussels

# Brussels

EU member states continue to negotiate details of Russia oil embargo

May 8th 2022, 2:38 PM 12,129 Views 29 Comments

Several member states, most vocally Hungary, have demanded exemptions from the ban.



# Russia

# Russia

Patriotism and unease mix as Russia prepares to mark Victory Day

May 8th 2022, 1:51 PM 19,049 Views 25 Comments

Russian state TV has ramped up the patriotic rhetoric as the country commemmorates the end of World War II there.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

60 feared dead after school bombed in east Ukraine as Mariupol braces for renewed offensive

Updated May 8th 2022, 12:08 PM 14,580 Views 22 Comments

Russian forces may be seeking to hand President Vladimir Putin a critical win ahead of the country’s victory day tomorrow.

# ukraine - Saturday 7 May, 2022



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Russia steps up Ukraine assaults ahead of Victory Day parades

Updated May 7th 2022, 7:45 PM 27,770 Views 35 Comments

Fighting continues on many fronts, and Ukraine’s defence ministry said it had destroyed another Russian vessel in the Black Sea.

# ukraine - Friday 6 May, 2022



# Siege Of Mariupol

# Siege Of Mariupol

‘We’re so sorry’: Mariupol steel plant evacuees feel relief and grief

May 6th 2022, 10:53 PM 30,825 Views 4 Comments

Survivors have described for the Associated Press their two months at the centre of hell, and their escape.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

No one wants to see Ukrainian families moved from hotels at short notice, says minister

May 6th 2022, 7:29 PM 28,594 Views 27 Comments

A number of Ukrainian refugees were given just 15 hours notice that they had to move.



# Russian Invasion

# Russian Invasion

Ukraine forces accuse Russia of firing during evacuation of Mariupol steel plant

Updated May 6th 2022, 2:42 PM 19,451 Views 30 Comments

Ukrainian fighters say “assault operations” continued despite a ceasefire.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

More than 200 artists join Ukrainian violinist in music video collaboration

May 6th 2022, 1:20 PM 24,425 Views 4 Comments

The video is raising money for humanitarian aid for musicians in Ukraine, so far gathering almost €20,000.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

UN sends new Mariupol convoy to rescue civilians from 'bleak hell'

May 6th 2022, 7:08 AM 7,600 Views 11 Comments

Ten weeks into the war, Russia has focused its efforts on Ukraine’s east and south.

# ukraine - Thursday 5 May, 2022



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Ukraine Forces have contradicted Kremlin claims that humanitarian corridors at Mariupol are 'functioning'

Updated May 5th 2022, 3:35 PM 26,028 Views 57 Comments

Russia’s defence ministry announced a daytime ceasefire for three days beginning today to evacuate civilians from the plant.



# Refugee Response

# Refugee Response

Only 700 Ukrainian refugees so far placed in pledged accommodation as minister seeks 'patience'

May 5th 2022, 3:32 PM 16,476 Views 15 Comments

Over 24,000 offers of accommodation have been made with about 6,000 being withdrawn.

# ukraine - Wednesday 4 May, 2022



# War Crime Probe

# War Crime Probe

Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the previous estimate

May 4th 2022, 6:49 PM 11,687 Views 6 Comments

The Ukrainian Government estimated early on that around 300 people died and has since opened a war crimes investigation.



# Bryan MacDonald

# Bryan MacDonald

Irish journalist named in new UK sanctions package over role in Russian media

May 4th 2022, 5:10 PM 51,527 Views 0 Comments

The latest British sanctions target journalists, politicians, media companies and others.



Concerns raised by Ukrainians and Eamon Ryan over planned Russian rally in Phoenix Park

May 4th 2022, 2:45 PM 32,316 Views 79 Comments

Climate Minister Eamon Ryan raised concerns that it would “antagonise” people and that it should be called off.



# European Union

# European Union

EU leader outlines plan for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

May 4th 2022, 1:02 PM 33,207 Views 39 Comments

Minister Eamon Ryan said that the proposed embargo would likely impact Ireland the least among other EU countries.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Russian forces press Ukraine offensive as further evacuations from Mariupol to take place

May 4th 2022, 7:12 AM 8,553 Views 3 Comments

Local authorities said 21 civilians were killed and another 28 wounded in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region yesterday.

# ukraine - Tuesday 3 May, 2022



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

More than 100 civilians brought to safety out of Mariupol as Russia strikes factory in Donetsk

Updated May 3rd 2022, 10:49 PM 59,257 Views 62 Comments

The UK and EU are moving to give more support to Ukraine and further sanction Russia respectively.



# Nuclear Strike

# Nuclear Strike

Taoiseach calls Russia 'sinister' after video shows mock-up of nuclear attack on Ireland

May 3rd 2022, 5:34 PM 46,543 Views 59 Comments

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that it represented a mindset that was “out of touch with reality”.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Ceann Comhairle to visit Kyiv and address Ukrainian Parliament

May 3rd 2022, 10:26 AM 13,444 Views 44 Comments

The trip is due to take place next week.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Europe must 'turn off tap of money' going to Russia for oil and gas, Eamon Ryan says

Updated May 3rd 2022, 9:40 AM 27,520 Views 57 Comments

The European Commission is proposing a new package of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

# ukraine - Monday 2 May, 2022



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Russia plans to 'annex' Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, US official says

Updated May 2nd 2022, 7:55 PM 57,357 Views 20 Comments

The evacuation of Mariupol was delayed today amid heavy fighting in Ukraine’s east.

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