Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Santa with Tiglins Ukrainian Residents Tatiana and Rodion
Naas man Aubrey McCarthy attended the turning on of the Christmas lights at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Mr McCarthy is the founder of Tiglin, an organisation that helps people affected by addiction and homelessness.
Tiglin was invited for the event with President Michael D Higginas and wife Sabina Higgins.
Mr McCarthy attended with Tiglin residents young Rodion Kudryk (who uses a wheelchair) and his mom Tatiana, John Sythk and Brian (a Tiglin graduate) and Crystal Thornton and their kids .
“President Higgins reminisced about that ‘amazing day down in Jigginstown Manor’ (when he opened the facility) and he really seems to understand what Tiglin is about.”
He added: “President Higgins expressed the hope that the marginalised and those forced to flee their homes because of war would be included at Christmas. Let’s make a commitment to shine a light into the lives of others, who are experiencing a difficult point on life’s journey.”
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
