Inside Stradbally Refugee Accommodation: Waterlogged Grass, Children Crying From Cold

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Refugees are due to stay there for a period of six weeks.

Waterlogged grass, children crying from the cold and people feeling unwell.

That's the picture painted from inside the tented accommodation for Ukrainian refugees on the grounds of Electric Picnic in Stradbally.

Those fleeing the war in Ukraine are due to be housed in glamping facilities on the site for a period of six weeks, with no family staying there longer than three weeks.

Ellen Coyne from the Irish Independent says some families have even considered going back to Ukraine as a result of the conditions:

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