Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has addressed the Oireachtas thanking Ireland for not staying neutral to his country's fight.
He appealed for the government to push for further sanctions on Russia and for movement on EU membership for Ukraine.
President Zelensky said work needs to be done to convince countries which put more importance on profit than prosecuting war crimes.
He urged the Irish Government to use all the influence it can:
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ireland will continue to welcome refugees from Ukraine: