From war-torn Ukraine to bartending in Killarney

Refugees escaping war begin rebuilding their lives in Ireland

Patrick Courtney of the Killarney Oaks pictured with Ukrainian nationals from left, Chef Nataliia Hancheva, Svitlana Shostak, Diana Kotsillynska, Valeriia Mashkouska and Veronia Oliinykova who have started work in the Hotel having arrived in Killarney only one week ago. Picture: Don MacMonagle

Diana Zhuravlova is Killarney Oaks Hotel’s newest bartender, having landed in Ireland just over a week ago after fleeing her war-torn home country Ukraine.

Ms Zhuravlova is one of six Ukrainian refugees that have been offered jobs by the hotel in Kerry, while she stays at the Innisfallen Hotel in Fossa.