The Josephine’s Road House building in Urlingford was confirmed to KCLR News in January 2024 for this purpose with its owner coming into studio for a chat about it all.
They say “The centre will be entirely made up of people who are Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection fleeing the war in Ukraine. The profile of arrivals from the war in Ukraine to date is mainly women and children.”
It has been suggested that some of the occupants may include a small number of those who have to leave the property known as Tougher’s Restaurant in Carlow but the Department says they do not comment on where individuals are relocated to.