At 8:45 pm, the local Ukrainian choir will perform by candlelight on the outside steps of St Mel's Cathedral.

At least 487 children were killed and 954 injured since the conflict began a year ago today.

The local TD described Vladimir Putin as a 'Barbaric Dictator' in the Dáil last March.

The 23 year old man was from Dunboyne in County Meath

Russia's president has threatened the West with nuclear weapons if it continues to - in his view - "blackmail" his country following his invasion of Ukraine.

The Department is currently in the process of contacting property owners across the country who operate or have accommodation suitable to house refugees.

The war has had a massive effect on a number of businesses.

The group are among the 30,000 in Ireland fleeing the invasion.