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Numbers of Ukrainians Arriving In Westmeath Slows In Past Year

Friday, 4 July 2025 at 16:25

Westmeath is seeing a decrease while Laois and Offaly are seeing an increase.

The number of Ukranians arriving in the Midlands is beginning to slow down.

The latest CSO data, shows the number in Athlone has gone down by 6 per cent and by 4 per cent in Kinnegad from 2024 - 2025.

Towns in Laois have seen an increase of 7.5 per cent in the same time, meanwhile in Offaly there's been an increase of 21 per cent while the figure in Westmeath which includes the Roscommon side of Athlone is up by 2 per cent in the same time frame.

Nationally over 80,000 Ukrainians have arrived into the country.

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