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Surrogacy in Ireland: “I was born an ‘illegitimate’ child and now I’m branded an ‘illegitimate’ mother”

When Mia Fahey McCarthy was born in 1979 in Ireland, she was deemed ‘illegitimate’. Now, after her daughter…

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Anna Krys

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Three Ukrainian refugees in Ireland share their business stories

“Even in the darkest pages of history, there are plenty of opportunities. And this is what entrepreneurship is…

By Victoria Stokes

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This Irish business is raffling off designer handbags worth €5,000 for charity

Fancy winning yourself a gorgeous designer handbag? Of course you do… who wouldn’t?! Well, the Designer Exchange is…

By Sarah Finnan

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Tetiana and her children arrived from Ukraine with nothing. Now their idea has gone viral

Sow Now began when Tetiana Pankiv (39) and her three daughters Sofia (16), Marta (15) and Yana (5)…

By Amanda Cassidy

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€12,010 raised for the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards

By Holly O'Neill

Yuliia Sophiia and Halyna reunited
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‘Mum if a bomb lands, will it kill us? Will we die?’

This is the question from her 10-year-old son that made one mother leave her home and her husband…

By Amy Lynch

From Ireland to Ukraine: Colette Talbot & Nicole Browne
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From Ireland to Ukraine: Why this Wicklow woman travelled to Lviv

Over the past month, we have tracked the progress of Colette Talbot from Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, as she…

By Amy Lynch

AGENDA

New shop opens in Dublin providing free essentials to Ukrainian refugees 

The shop is fully stocked with essentials including clothes, shoes, toys, toiletries, food and baby items – all…

By Sarah Finnan

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Volodymyr Zelensky thanks brave Russian TV employee who interrupted live broadcast

The woman burst onto set behind the newsreader holding up a sign condemning Vladimir Putin and Russia’s violent…

By Sarah Finnan

Leonid Shapoval: now receiving his cancer treatment in Ireland after fleeing Ukraine
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One family’s story: Fleeing Kyiv to Ballydehob with their son (5) who has leukaemia

When Leonid (5) was diagnosed with leukaemia, it was a devastating blow. But his treatment was going well.…

By Amy Lynch

Ukrainians in Ireland: helping in all ways they can
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Survivor guilt and the psychology of war for Ukrainians in Ireland

Living in Ireland in north Wicklow with her family unable to leave Kyiv, survivor guilt plagues Alisa Lurchecnko.…

By Amy Lynch

Ireland protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Ukraine not ‘the Ukraine’, Kyiv not Kiev – why these letters are so important

To some it might seem like politically correct oversensitivity but adding ‘the’ sends an important message, as does…

By Leonie Corcoran