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Galway lecturers's campaign successfully houses 5,000 Ukrainian refugees

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Galway lecturers's campaign successfully houses 5,000 Ukrainian refugees

Galway Bay FM newsroom - A University of Galway lecturer's 'Journey to Ireland' campaign has helped house over 5,000 Ukrainian refugees nationwide.

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In February, Grace Kennedy began the campaign by making a plea on Facebook to bring aid to a car park in Doughiska.

Grace has travelled to Poland around twenty times since the Russian invasion began and has been managing the relocation of many of those affected.

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Speaking to Galway Talks, Grace expects many of those refugees to stay in Ireland:

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Galway lecturers's campaign successfully houses 5,000 Ukrainian refugees

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