GROW-ing the right image for Bóthar

BÓTHAR has joined ranks with Shannon Airport to present is photographic exhibition GROW in the airport’s Transit Lounge.
The exhibition is a collection of photographs taken in Uganda last year by award winning photographer Sean Curtin, when he accompanied Bóthar patron Neven Maguire to one of the international aid organisation’s key projects.
Speaking at the launch of the exhibition Bóthar CEO Dave Moloney said the airport is a very apt location for the exhibition.
“We are deeply indebted to Shannon for the ongoing co-operation that we received over the years here and the hosting of this exhibition is another example of that. Since 1991 we have been transporting our dairy heifers, goats and pigs to the many struggling families in the developing world. Almost all of these airlifts have departed from Shannon. We hope that as people travel through the airport, this exhibition will be a reminder to them of the daily struggle that life is for so many across the developing world, but also of the hope that Bóthar brings to people in the developing world. The exhibition is only on display a short time here and passengers are really engaged by it so that speaks for itself.
“Shannon Airport has an association with Bóthar going back to Bóthar’s very origins. Given that the organisation was founded locally in the Mid-West, we are all the more proud to support it in whatever way we can and look forward to doing so into the future.”
Speaking about the exhibition, Sean Curtin said he is delighted it is being shown locally.
“GROW has already been exhibited in Dublin but I was thrilled to hear that it was going to be hosted in Shannon Airport, where I have worked on many, many assignments over the years.
“There is a natural tie in with Shannon through Bóthar’s origins but I am also delighted that it’s here because well over 1.5 million people pass through Shannon every year, so an awful lot of people will see it.
“I hope, of course, that they enjoy the exhibition but also that they might be encouraged by it to support the organisation as it does amazing work for people who are challenged in a way that few of us could imagine.”