Local meetings are a lifeline and 'great comfort' for Ukrainian people who fled to Ireland
A Ukrainian journalist living in Moscow, Maryna Kovalenko fled to Cork when the war began. She has found support and community at local meetings organised for Ukrainian people in the city and surrounds. Here, she writes about a gathering in Crosshaven, and hears one woman’s harrowing story. By Maryna Kovalenko and Maeve Lee
Sat, 21 May, 2022