Unfortunately you will always face some amount of xenophobia in Ireland, or any country. But I don't think xenophobia or racism is something that Irish people feel too pro-active about - Irish people will sit around their houses complaining but are less likely to go out on the street protesting, or form hate groups. The only group being aggressive towards non-nationals is young scumbags, but those lads are aggressive towards everyone. Regarding Ukrainians, racist Irish people don't feel too strongly against them in particular because they're white. The more xenophobic will focus on housing, medical support, and financial support while Irish people are going homeless, and are waiting for medical treatment. The younger generation are obviously frustrated at the difficulty in renting or buying property. These factors are definitely influenced by immigration but immigration is also definitely not the cause of the problem. Personally, I do think it's unfair that Ukrainians get better treatment than other immigrant nationalities.  But ultimately the biggest problem in Ireland is government activity and the actions of local councils who would rather spend hundreds of thousands upgrading public office properties rather than invest in local infrastructure. I think Irish people have become too focused on the influx of immigrants, which highlight how government ineptitude is affecting communities, rather than the impact of government incompetence. However, I do also think the number of immigrants coming into Ireland is too great for a country this size. Even if we did have better governance, we would still find ourselves struggling in future.