Organisations that are set to benefit from the announcement in Leitrim are the Ballinamore Area Community Council, Carrick-on-Shannon Tennis Club, Carrigallen GAA and Healthy Club and Allen Gaels GAA Club in Drumshanbo.

The Lough Allen Hotel has accommodated around 170 Ukrainians for over two years, but they’ve been told to leave by the end of this month.

The Lough Allen Hotel has been home to around 170 refugees for the past two years, and many work or go to school in the area.

The department is shutting several centres because of the state’s new policy of only offering refugees 90 days’ accommodation, and an increasing number of vacancies.

The Department of Integration has decided to close the centre at the end of May as it has a significant number of vacancies.

Leitrim County Planners have given the go ahead to plans for a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing visitor experience building.

There are concerns the sudden closure will badly affect refugees who work or go to school in the area.

The Lough Allen Hotel in Drumshanbo has been home to 170 Ukrainians for over two years but they were told they would have to leave at the end of this month.