Carlow student Rachael Diyaolu has arrived back in Ireland after fleeing Ukraine.
The 19-year-old was met by her family at Dublin Airport late last night, after she landed on a flight from Frankfurt.
In the arrivals hall, Rachael told RTE news that she was "really overwhelmed but really happy".
"I've been away for so long, in the circumstances, it's been very scary. I didn't know when I'd get to be home, so I'm really happy to be back"
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Rachael had been studying medicine in university in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, and was stranded there since the Russian invasion began on 24 February.
