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Ceann Comhairle and Seanad Cathaoirleach to travel to Kyiv

Mark Daly said that the pair will travel to Poland where they will be met by Ukrainian security who will escort them to Kyiv
Mark Daly said that the pair will travel to Poland where they will be met by Ukrainian security who will escort them to Kyiv

The Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil Seán Ó Fearghaíl and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad Mark Daly are to travel to Kyiv later this month at the invitation of the Ukrainian Parliament.

Speaking on RTÉ's News at One programme, Senator Daly said that they will travel to Poland where they will be met by Ukrainian security who will escort them to Kyiv.

"The fact we have been invited is a recognition of the exceptional welcome of the people of Ireland to so many Ukrainian refugees," said Mr Daly.

He said they were invited by the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament who said "now more than ever" the country needed "political solidarity and support".

Seán Ó Fearghaíl will travel to Kyiv with Mark Daly
Seán Ó Fearghaíl will travel to Kyiv with Mark Daly

Mr Daly said it will be an opportunity to support the Ukrainian government which is continuing to function despite "unimaginable difficult circumstances".

He added that they would be visiting the sites of atrocities which have taken place including in Irpin.

He said the visit would serve to keep the attention on the war.

Senator Daly said the Irish embassy in Ukraine, which had moved back to Ireland at the beginning of the war, was looking at "re-establishing" in Kyiv in the near future.