From sleeping in a sports hall to returning to school: Cork family helps Ukrainian student

Yesterday, it was announced that The Gormanston military camp in Co. Meath will cease to be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees from next month.
From sleeping in a sports hall to returning to school: Cork family helps Ukrainian student

Artiom (right), 13, and his mother Karina (left) had spent the summer months housed in student accommodation in Cork City, allowing Artiom to enrol in a secondary school in Bishopstown. However, their transfer to emergency accommodation in Clonmel jeopardised Artiom's schooling. Picture: Denis Minihane

A young Ukrainian student who lost his place in a Cork school after his family were moved to a sports hall in Clonmel is back in the classroom - thanks to the generosity of a Cork couple.

Artiom, 13, and his mother Karina had spent the summer months housed in student accommodation in Cork City, allowing Artiom to enrol in a secondary school in Bishopstown.

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