Ukrainians warmly welcomed by north Longford community

The community of Moyne hosted a welcome evening last Saturday, December 10 for the new Ukrainian contingent in the area, who are now calling the parish home.

A number of refugees, seeking safety from the war in Ukraine, were recently homed in the Old Parochial house in Moyne as part of an placement made through Longford county council’s Ukrainian crisis response team.

This placement was only made possible due to the huge voluntary effort made by local businesses and members of the local community, spearheaded by Dromard Area Men's Shed over the past number of months, to transform the house into a warm, welcoming home, enabling the community to provide accommodation for nine people in need.

The project, led by Dromard Area Men's Shed – and with the support and guidance of Fr Pat Lennon - hosted a welcome evening for their new house guests at the Parochial House of Fr Pat Lennon on Saturday evening.

Caption: Dromard Area Men's Shed helped transform the Old Parochial house in Moyne into a home for nine Ukrainian refugees and pictured are Peter Cassidy, Tony Farrell, Pat Jones, Jeffrey Smith, Eamonn Kiernan and Joe Murphy. Missing from the picture are Alo Kelly, JJ Reilly and James Maguire Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Main Photo caption: Fr Pat Lennon, on behalf of Dromard parish, hosted a welcome evening for the new Ukrainian members of the community and he is pictured with Daria Marahon, Vlady and Slav Satsevych, Bogolan Bilyi and Daniel Bolyi. The evening also saw St Mary’s Church play host to a Candlelit Carol Service Picture: Shelley Corcoran