Celebrating the role of Hosts in Ireland’s Ukraine Response
Helping Irish Hosts, in partnership with the Irish Red Cross, Peter McVerry Trust and IOM, has helped accommodate over 15,000 displaced Ukrainians in more than 7,000 Irish households since March 2022. As the need for accommodation becomes ever more critical, the role hosts have played in Ireland’s Ukraine response is truly remarkable.
Helping Irish Hosts, an organisation set up for hosts by hosts, is heading to the Ploughing Championships with a shipping container they’ve turned into a home where they’ll be inviting hosts from all over the country to stop by for cups of tea around the kitchen table to share about their experience and get some support.
Angie Gough, CEO and Co-Founder of Helping Irish Hosts, says:
“The Irish community response to the invasion of Ukraine has been overwhelmingly positive, and the phenomenal host response is at its heart. With more than 7,000 households currently hosting across the country, offering shelter, hope and solidarity to 16% of the displaced Ukrainians living here, where better to meet and celebrate than at the Ploughing Championships? We’ve built a kitchen – the heart of Irish hospitality – in a shipping container and we would love to welcome hosts and wannabe hosts to come say hello and have a cuppa and a chat.”
Visit Stand 471, Block 4, Row 31 (beside the Green Car Park entrance) for daily scheduled sessions at 11.00am and 3.00pm, including Ukrainian cultural exchange and host support chats.
If you’re curious to learn more about what’s involved in hosting a displaced individual or family in your home or property, drop by to get your questions answered and learn about the support and resources in place.
To learn more, visit https://www.helpingirishhosts.com/.
The Irish Red Cross, Peter McVerry Trust, the International Organisation for Migration and Helping Irish Hosts are funded by DCEDIY to activate pledges of shared accommodation on behalf of the State. Local Authorities are activating pledges of vacant properties via the Offer a Home scheme. All partners will be on hand at The Ploughing to provide practical information about what’s involved in hosting displaced Ukrainians and how to go about it, as well as on the spot support for those who are currently hosting.
