Large shipment of Ukrainian grain to land in Ireland — first since war began

It's the first shipment of grain to Ireland from Ukraine since it was invaded by Russia last February

The ship Navi-Star carrying a load of corn to Ireland sailing from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, on August 5. Picture: Nina Lyashonok/AP

A large shipment of Ukrainian grain will land in Foynes Port, Co Limerick, today — the first to arrive here since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February. 

The Panama-flagged Navi Star left Odessa Port on August 5 carrying 33,000 tonnes of grain to be used by Irish farmers for animal feed as part of maiden trade voyages out of Ukraine under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea.