'Thanks to Irish people we can now feel safe': Ukrainians and supporters rally in Ireland 

Nine-year-old Milana Nanna who now lives in Newbridge at the Dublin rally to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Picture: Sam Boal/Rolling News

Thousands of people marched through cities across the country today in solidarity with Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia’s illegal and bloody invasion.

People draped in Ukrainian flags sang songs as they marched, holding children with blue and yellow painted faces, a deep sense of national solidarity and defiance already seeping into and forming young minds.