New to the Parish: Irene Gladun and her family arrived in Ireland in 2022
“My husband said we shouldn’t even wait to see what happens next; we need to go now. Our daughter was still in her pyjamas. I had two different socks on my feet. All I took was my camera because I can work with that anywhere”.“We just wanted to protect our daughter from this awful situation,” says Gladun.
While the teacher’s offer was kind, and she “quickly became a friend” to Gladun, the family “immediately” began to look for somewhere to rent. We tried to go buy some furniture from someone and when they found out where we’re from, they told us to take it for free. We told them we didn’t need anything for free, but Irish people are very kind. We were both crying
“We tried to go buy some furniture from someone and when they found out where we’re from, they told us to take it for free. All our life we’re used to working, never receiving anything for free. We told them we didn’t need anything for free, but Irish people are very kind. We were both crying and saying thank you.”
Eventually, Gladun’s parents “realised the war was not going to end any time soon” and fled Kharkiv through Russia, then through Finland, before joining Gladun in Ireland. They now live in a hotel in Dublin. Her focus in photography is on families and children. “I like to show emotions and photograph happy moments in people’s lives,” she says.
My daughter has developed a nervous tic, she gets so terrified now if she hears any loud noises, she begins shaking“We are grateful to be here at all. We just want to take care of our daughter. She has developed a nervous tic. She gets so terrified now if she hears any loud noises, she begins shaking. I don’t know how to go home, or if we will ever be able to go home”.
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