Ukrainian residents in Trabolgan face mandatory catered meal rules

Ukrainian families living in the former Trabolgan holiday village in East Cork will no longer be permitted to cook their own food, the Irish Examiner reported. Residents are instead being compelled to buy fully catered meals, a change that causes considerable concern among those staying at the location. [1]

According to the Irish Examiner, the mandated catered meals will consume the residents' entire food allowance. The decision comes shortly after confirmation earlier this month that many residents in Trabolgan had been granted permission to remain at the site. [1]

The Irish Examiner noted that the reprieve for residents came after the Government announced a phased wind-down of State-contracted commercial accommodation. Social Democrats TD Liam Quaide previously joined Ukrainian family members who received notice in June that they would have to leave the accommodation. [1]