A 12-year-old Ukrainian refugee will be welcomed to her second home in Ireland with her grandmother after a Dublin teacher reached out on social media to offer them a home. Catherine Flanagan, from Glasnevin, had been following Yeva and her grandmother Irina’s story through Channel 4 News and Twitter. Yeva and her grandmother are currently in Hungary, they fled their home in Kharkiv after it was destroyed by Russian Shelling. The Indo Daily: 'We took our documents, our clothes and ran' - Inside Ukraine's refugee crisisThey are due to arrive at Dublin Airport on Friday evening after Ms Flanagan today booked them flights from Budapest. Ms Flanagan said although she is more than happy to help out, it is daunting and the past few days have been “an emotional rollercoaster”.

Source: Irish Independent March 12, 2022 03:32 UTC