As the invasion of Ukraine continues, the borders are understandably seeing an influx of people trying to find a safer place to stay. 

Kieran was joined by Fionnan Sheehan, Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, who is in Poland and Conor O’Loughlin of the Catholic Release Services, who has been deployed to Moldova for the emergency response...

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