Midlands Couple Waiting 7 Months To Fill Room Pledged To Refugees

They made the offer following the Irish Red Cross appeal in March.

A midlands couple is still waiting to house people fleeing the war in Ukraine after pledging their home over 7 months ago - despite a call from the government looking for more host families.

Michael Clarke and his wife made the offer following the Irish Red Cross appeal in March, but no one called to inspect his home until last month. 

It comes as over 40 new-arrivals were denied accommodation over the weekend, as the State ran out of capacity. 

The Streamstown man says the process has been very slow: 

The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys says the government are looking at a number of options:

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