The Art of Coffee is accepting donations across all of its Dublin branches.

A number of businesses in Dublin are now accepting humanitarian donations for Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion.

To help Ukrainian civilians, businesses are asking for donations of essential items like clothes, blankets, medicine and nappies.

The Irish Government is contributing towards an EU fund to supply non-lethal aid to Ukraine.

The donated items will be couriered by Green Speed to Poland and will be handed out to Ukrainian refugees crossing the border into Poland.

The Dublin drop off points for donations are:

· 40 Landsdowne Village, Sandymount, 0872474317

· Green Speed Head office, Unit 3, Park West drive, O’Casey Avenue, Dublin 12, D12XH68

The items that organisers are looking for included thermal blankets, sleeping bags, mattresses, toothpaste, toothbrush, towels, tampons, disposable plates and cutlery, baby wipes, gloves and facemasks, sterile dressings, first aid bandages with dressings, nappies and incontinence pads for adults, power banks, pet food for cats and dogs, batteries and noise-cancelling headphones.

Inchicore

Rascals Brewing in Inchicore has also set up a collection point for Ukraine. Rascals Eircode is D08HF68.

On Tuesday morning, a truck will collect care products from the brewery to deliver them to Poland. They are looking for donations of blankets, sleeping bags, torches, crayons, dry food etc and are asking that they be packed in a cardboard box with the items identified.

Blanchardstown

2 Coolmine Lawn, Dublin 15, D15 A71H will be accepting donations Monday to Friday from 4pm. The contact number is 0873181825

1104 Huntstown Avenue, Dublin 15, D15 FWH2 is accepting donations all day until Wednesday, March 2. The contact number is 0851570327.

Polish Book Shop, Moore Street Mall, Lidl Basement D01K447. Donations are being accepted Mon-Fri 10am – 7pm, Saturday 10am – 6pm and Sunday from 12pm – 6pm