History will be made this morning when the Ukrainian President addresses the joint Houses of the Oireachtas.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual speech will mark the first time the leader of a country at war will speak to the Dail and Seanad.
Last month he appeared to criticise Ireland's response to the crisis at an EU summit, seeming to refer to Ireland's support as being "almost" there .
Ukraine's ambassador to Ireland has said his comments were misinterpreted.
Meanwhile, Europe's latest round of sanctions on Russia will be discussed at a meeting of EU ambassadors later.
A ban on the importation of four billion euro's worth of coal is the biggest measure on the table, with sign-off expected within the next 24 hours.
It follows the discovery of civilian bodies on the streets of Bucha - Ukraine has described it as war crimes but Moscow claims it was "staged".
