VIDEO: Cows cared for in Irish prisons sent to Cork woman’s creamery in Africa

A Cork woman from a family of sporting legends is overseeing the construction of a creamery in Africa, supplied by cows cared for by convicted Irish criminals.

Aideen O’Leary, who is a sister of Munster star and former Irish rugby international Thomas O’Leary, and a daughter of Cork hurling legend Seánie O’Leary, said the people of Rwanda, ravaged by the 1994 genocide, refer to milk as “white gold” because of its rarity.

The creamery project is expected to be processing milk from Irish cows early next year, according to Ms O’Leary, who is a Bóthar representative in Rwanda.