Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set for Republic of Ireland visit

It will be the first official visit to Ireland by a Ukrainian president and first lady.

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It will be the first official visit to Ireland by a Ukrainian president and first lady.

President Zelensky will also meet newly-inaugurated Irish President Catherine Connolly on a "courtesy call", the Irish government has said.

He is also scheduled to attend the inauguration of the Ireland-Ukraine Economic Forum, alongside the Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Harris and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee.

More than 120,000 Ukrainian refugees have sought refugee status in Ireland since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in February 2022.