The Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort in Donamon on the Galway/Roscommon border is being prepared to take in as many as 30 Ukrainian families over the next few days with the first families arriving late tonight.
As many as 100 people may be arriving there in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
The resort, which used to be a centre for many organisations including the Irish Wheelchair Association, was closed in 2019 and has not been used since.
However, the work of the local community in both Galway and Roscommon with support from Roscommon County Council and the Lions Club has made the centre ready with more volunteers working throughout today to finish preparations.
Co-ordinator Adrian Leddy says they expect the families tonight.
