The future is bright for two boys in Malawi
TWO boys, brothers, Garfield and Mizeki live in Malawi with their mother, Rebecca and grandfather, Daniel. In this part of the world a single cow can change lives; forever. And for Garfield and Mizeki,...
View ArticleSperrin Mountains Walking Festival
Bóthar’s annual walking festival is heading to Tyrone for August 2013! Our base in 2013 will be the wonderful market town of Omagh Co. Tyrone. Local guides are in place to show us the very best of what...
View ArticleSheep farming transforms lives in Cameroon
Bóthar received the following story about the goat and sheep projects that Bóthar operates in the Mbam - Upper Sanag Valley, from our field representative in Cameroon, Ajuh Jooel.SINCE 1995 Bóthar has...
View ArticleRothar 4 Bóthar
Join Bóthar for a great one-day cycle in Limerick this summer. Share your love of cycling with us to raise much-needed funds. Our event is designed to facilitate all level of cyclists for the beginner...
View ArticleRomania Study Tour
This year our Study Tour will take us to see where many of our heifers have gone to in recent years - Romania. The dates are Sunday September 8th - 13th incl. Our projects are primarily located in...
View ArticleNamirembe Diocese tree planting project brings about change
The tree planting project in the Namirembe Diocese, Uganda has been going from strength to strength since it began back in 2008. The aim of the project was to educate people on how to protect the...
View ArticleMilk in Rwanda
Chantal Batamuliza, 9 years old, holds a bucket of fresh milk minutes after the evening milking. She is a member of the Muhazi Women's Group Collective. Her father was permanently crippled during the...
View ArticleGive Wedding Gifts with Meaning
Moo Moo – I do! Give Wedding Gifts with Meaning It’s wedding time of year again when the big questions are what to wear and what presents to buy? Well these days most people have everything they need,...
View ArticleBóthar Heifers Thriving in Romania
Bóthar has started airlifting in-calf dairy heifers to Romania in Eastern Europe and received the following report from Bóthar representative, Laura Manciu. THE airlifted Irish heifers are slowly but...
View ArticleBóthar Featured Animal: Goat
Here are some interesting facts about Irish dairy goats: An Irish dairy goat can produce up to four litres of milk per day. That’s four times as much milk as a local cow produces. This allows a...
View ArticleBóthar Featured Animal: Cow
Here are some interesting facts about Irish dairy cows: Once the cow has its first calf and begins to milk the impact that she has on her new family is enormous. In most cases it means that the...
View ArticleBóthar Featured Animal: Chicken
A flock of chicks along with training and veterinary back – up can change a family’s life in Honduras. Our chicken projects reach out to the poorest of the poor who may not have enough land to house a...
View ArticleA Wonderful Evening's Entertainment
The Limerick Milk Market recently hosted celebrity chef and housewives darling Neven Maguire for a magical evening of culinary delights. 500 people turned out on the balmy summers evening to sample the...
View ArticleA goat helps to provide a college education
Reuben Koech, a Bóthar representative in Kenya wanted to tell you the story of Coleta Juma Otieno from the Oriang Womens Group in Kisumu County, Kenya. COLETA Otieno is 42 years old and married with 4...
View Article€8 per Month Appeal
By setting up a regular gift through direct debit or standing order with Bothar you are enabling us to plan for the future; many of Bothars projects are long term projects that require planning and...
View ArticleMONEY FOR JAM!
Now that the seasons of summer fruits and autumn harvest are approaching, here at Bóthar are asking jam makers everywhere get involved in a simple initiative; make and sell jam in support of the...
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Bóthar visit to Áras an Uachtaráin
Bóthar was among many NGOs honoured recently with an invitation to send a party of 20 staff and supporters to a garden party hosted by President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina in Áras an...
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Going the Distance
Peter Ireton pictured here presenting a cheque for €21,000 to Bóthar, which he and his friends raised by walking 61km along the canal banks and lakeside in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, on his...
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Bóthar is the nominated Charity for Holycross Herd Health Event
Bóthar is delighted to be the nominated charity to benefit from a forthcoming major initiative entitled Holycross Herd Health that will take place on Wednesday 28th August from 7.30pm-9pm at the John...
View ArticleBóthar Goats On Tour!
In Bóthar we are always happy to bring our two “celebrity” goats, Clodagh and Cuddles, to pay visits to schools, work places, communities, shopping centres, festivals, agricultural shows, churches and...
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