NPH Ireland (OLBS)

Join Hugh Brennan, Ronan McGuirk & friends as they trek

to the highest point in each of the 32 counties on the Island of Ireland in 2025.

We’ll start with an easy one: Cupidstown Hill in Kildare on Sunday 26 Jan at 2:30pm from Kikteel, County Kildare.

We will try to raise a few bob for: NPH Ireland who support Gena Heraty and her team in Haiti providing:

Residential care, education, therapy and a loving family for those with disabilities in Haiti.

Haiti, as you may know, is going through a lot of turmoil at present.

Haitians suffer from many natural disaters: Floods, Hurricanes, Earthquakes but this current diaster is man made.

Armed gangs, funded by wealthy, power hungry individuals are in control of much of the capital, Port Au Prince, and some regional cities.

Amidst all of this Gena Heraty and her team deliver loving care for the most vulnerable people in Haiti.

Funds collected will be spent in Haiti providing residential care, therapy & education to people with disabilities in Haiti.

Thank you for your support.

Rock for Haiti – Louisburgh, 4th October

On Saturday 4th October, our band The Kellers (traveling all the way from Switzerland) will be playing live in Joe McNamara’s pub, Louisburgh for one unforgettable night of rock, community, and purpose.

We’re doing this in support of Gena Heraty’s NPH Ireland fund, which provides vital care and support for vulnerable children in Haiti. Gena has dedicated decades of her life to helping these children, especially those with disabilities.

In August 2025, Gena and seven others (including a young child) were kidnapped from the orphanage she oversees in Kenscoff, Haiti — a terrifying ordeal that lasted nearly 27 days. While thankfully released and recovering, the instability and violence in the region forced a dramatic change: her former residence had to be evacuated, and she and her team must rebuild from scratch in safer surroundings.

That means, beyond regular running costs, there is now a critical need for resources to re-establish housing, infrastructure, and secure facilities so the work can continue safely for the children who depend on it.

How you can help

• Come along to the gig in Louisburgh — your presence supports the message and helps raise awareness.

• If you can’t make it, please donate whatever you can — every euro will go directly to NPH Ireland for Haiti programs and rebuilding efforts.

• Share the fundraiser with others; spreading the word is just as powerful.

Whether you give €5, €20 or more, your support will help Gena and NPH rebuild, secure their operations, and continue helping children whose futures depend on it.

Thank you for your generosity, your solidarity, and for being part of something bigger. We hope to see you on the 4th.

The Kellers

Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of Our Little Brothers & Sisters (NPH Haiti Special Needs Programmes) which are run by Mayo woman Gena Heraty for the past 30 years. I spent a year volunteering on the programme from August 2018. This September I will hike into the Everest Base Camp to raise vital funds to support Gena's work. Every donation will help.Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

Have a listen to Gena being interviewed by Miriam O'Callaghan on RTE Radio 1 Gena's interview with Miriam O'Callaghan

Do you want to join me in making a difference? Kayaking the Shannon

Starting on the 12th of August to the 19th I plan to kayak the River Shannon, over 300 km from the Source to Sea in Aid of Gena Heraty's programmes in Haiti. Having spent 10 years there, NPH Haiti's Special Needs Programmes are very dear to my heart. The children & adults with special needs, their staff and families and all of the volunteers are inspirational and are amazingly resilient. No matter the catastrophic natural disaster or the ongoing civil unrest - their dedication, love and smiles are unbeatable.

Please support my challenge by either donating via the gofundme page on this link or directly to the Our Little Brothers and Sisters - Ireland website. NPH Ireland is registered as Our Little Brothers and Sisters (OLBS) with the Charities Regulatory Authority (Charity No. CHY 111953) and with The Revenue Commissioners (No. 20034009).

If you would like to learn more about Gena and her team's work in Haiti, please see https://www.nph-ireland.org/who-we-are

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Haiti is sadly in the news these days for all the wrong reasons. Gang warfare, poverty, death. Amid all the chaos, an organisation called Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos/Our Little Brothers and Sisters is bringing some hope, in the form of healthcare, residential care, education and therapies for children and adults with physiological and neurological conditions in Haiti.

Please join me in making a difference. I'm running the Dublin Women's Mini Marathon on Sunday 4th June 2023 to raise money in aid of Our Little Brothers and Sisters work in Haiti and every donation will help, no matter how small.

Mayo woman Gena Heraty has lived and worked in Haiti for the last 30 years, alongside dedicated Haitian staff who are living each day with insecurity and threats of violence. Gena has shared with me a little about the current situation, below. Thank you so much for any support you can give.

It’s hard to write about Haiti these days.

We hope for better days.

We do what we can to be there for those we meet and we do our best to keep all our programs going.

The children and young people do well in our care and they give us the strength to face every day.

They themselves, that have suffered immensely in their young lives, are always quick with a smile and a hug.

We watch them learn new skills- like self feeding, dressing, undressing, making juice, making dinner- life-giving moments for them and for us.

Food for our souls.

It’s hard to write about Haiti these days.

Somehow, I feel it would be worse not to write.

NPH Ireland is registered as Our Little Brothers and Sisters (OLBS) with the Charities Regulatory Authority (CHY 111953) and with The Revenue Commissioners (No. 20034009).