Kateryna is from Khymelnytski in western Ukraine and arrived in the Co Kerry town with her mother Iryna Yuzkova and grandfather Viktor Yuzkov. Maurice Fitzgerald, principal at Coláiste na Sceilge in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, with deputy principal Ann Marie Killen (left) and Ukrainian support staff Lolita Egberipou and Nataliia Lebedieva. Photograph: Alan LandersAssisted by some Ukrainian women with teaching backgrounds, the classes helped the Ukrainian students to improve their language skills. [ A Ukrainian in Dublin: ‘People are less direct in Ireland. Overall, she feels the town has coped well with the influx of newcomers and the Ukrainians have been “well received”.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2025 06:50 UTC