'I can stay, my son can stay in school': Joy in Killarney as refugees allowed to remain

Hannah Bieliaieva and her son Yurii are overjoyed at the decision to allow 135 Ukrainian refugees to stay in Killarney. Picture: Anne Lucey

There were tears of joy and immense relief in Killarney this morning after the Government announced it was reversing its decision to relocate 135 Ukrainian refugees to Mayo.

Just minutes before busses arrived to take members of the Ukrainian community who were living in Hotel Killarney to Westport, news came through of the U-turn by Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman.