Nastya Slyvka and her son are among 23,500 arrivals, although not all are happily placed with a family
Five weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threw the two families together, Nastya Slyvka has mastered the mysteries of Irish supermarkets, while her hosts, the Kirwans, have acquired a taste for borscht.
The Kirwans were among the first in Ireland to host Ukrainian refugees in their home, an experiment thousands more Irish families are to follow, and at least in this corner of Dublin suburbia, so far so good.
