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“The lovely Davina Naughton from Knockroe has taken a lovely Ukrainian family into her home,” explains Colette. “I met them today and their mother is stuck in the Ukraine.
By Sunday, Colette and buddy Nicole were on the last leg of their journey – “with ’80s tunes blasting” – and should reach the
By March 26th, Graham was deep in Lviv, using his mechanic skills to repair ambulances whilst the rest of the gang shop for supplies to bring to Medyka.
Ferry cross the mercy…
ven as she joins the convoy of five trucks full of donations for Ukrainian refugees, Kilcoole’s Colette Talbot finds the time to do even more.
Colette & Nicole with nana’s family
In this case, three hours from docking and driving to Germany, then Krakow and then the Polish border, it’s reuniting a Ukrainian family moving to Kilcoole.
“The lovely Davina Naughton from Knockroe has taken a lovely Ukrainian family into her home,” explains Colette. “I met them today and their mother is stuck in the Ukraine. 
They were travelling separately and she didn’t make it out.
“The family are working to get her to Lviv, where our contacts there will get her to the border to us, and we will bring her home to Kilcoole and reunite her with her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. She may also bring her 15 year old grandson with her.
Nicole & Colette glam it up
“We will do absolutely everything in our power to get Nana – as we call her – here safely…”
A big part of the donations chain has come from the good people of Kilcoole, where the Men’s Shed have coordinated a collection that packed out a 48ft truck.
By Sunday, Colette and buddy Nicole were on the last leg of their journey – “with ’80s tunes blasting” – and should reach the 
border refugee camp by Monday.
“I’m so honoured we can make this journey,” said Colette. “We’re making this journey because this is where we need to be. It’s a journey for us, not just in the physical sense. We’re trying to prepare ourselves for what’s going to await us at the border, but we’ve got some great connections”.
Reunited!
