Bothar Ark leaves Tipperary

They will be handed over to victims of the horrific genocide there of the mid-1990s. 

It marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the aid agency Bothar by a small group of farmers including TJ Maher from Boherlahan

797 Rwandan families will benefit from the Bothar Ark which will depart from Shannon Airport.

The cargo includes 37 in-calf heifers, three bulls for the Rwandan Government National Bovine Breeding Scheme, 260 pigs, 100 goats, and 5,000 chicks.