Ukrainians in Cork centres given notice to leave accommodation by October 

More than 130 Ukrainians living in six Cork centres have been given notice to vacate their State accommodation by October.

Following a Government decision in May of this year, the Department of Justice is to “commence a phased withdrawal of State-supported commercial accommodation” for Ukrainian people benefiting from temporary protection.

The department will be ending contracts in accommodation centres “it no longer requires”, while some providers may also choose to end their contracts themselves.

Nationally, approximately 420 contracts ended in 2024, 195 in 2025, and as of the start of July this year, some 53 contracts had ended.

The next use of the property after the contract ends is a decision for the provider, with properties returning to tourist or student accommodation use or hosting international protection applicants instead.

Six Cork locations

In total, six Cork locations providing accommodation for 136 Ukrainians are to stop doing so in the coming months — more than half of these are in Kinsale Hotel and Spa Lodges, where 76 people are currently living.

Other providers include Kingston College Houses in Mitchelstown, where 24 people are living; the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon, which is hosting 16 people; The Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal, where 11 people are living; The Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway in West Cork, which is home to six people; and a centre called ‘32 Orchard’, which is home to a further three.

All six contracts are coming to an end on the last day of October this year.

Nationally, 86 accommodation centres, affecting 1,578 residents, are due for their State contracts to end shortly, with nearly 45% of the people affected in Munster, where there are 33 centres and 691 residents affected.

Meanwhile, more than 500 Ukrainian residents living at the Trabolgan Holiday Village in East Cork, are “still waiting” for news of when they will have to vacate the premises.