'They were just so overwhelmed': Cork volunteers set up free shop for Ukrainian refugees

One family walked in and then burst into tears, according to a Safe Harbour For Ukraine volunteer
'They were just so overwhelmed': Cork volunteers set up free shop for Ukrainian refugees

Collections for Ukrainian refugees in Blarney.

Families who have fled Ukraine are able to avail of whatever they need in a special ‘shop’ set up by volunteers in Cork.

Everything in the shop is free, and it has been set up for anybody who has just arrived from Ukraine, many of whom have left with little more than the clothes on their back.

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