Ryan Tubridy visits Women's Center

Speaking about his visit, Ryan Tubridy said: “I’ve always had an interest in what Tiglin is doing since I first heard about it. Last year I was struck by the impact this service is having.”

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Tiglin Ireland was founded by Kildare natives Aubrey McCarthy and Phil Thompson in 2008 and it provides long term (for 16 months) residential care for men and women. “We have 30 beds for men & 13 for ladies. Ten months of this programme are completed in the residential rehabs and the final 6 months are completed in after care/housing. Once the programme is complete (16 months) we offer transitional housing. We currently have 37 units for those exiting out-programmes,” explained CEO Phil Thompson.

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Tiglin also run another service called ‘No Buck Café’, which is an outreach team and mobile café that offers food, clothing and information on addiction and homelessness.

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Patron of Tiglin and former Guest on The Late Late Show on RTÉ Judge Gillian Hussey was also present to greet Ryan Tubridy once again. “In my years behind the bench as a Judge I witnessed many lives that addiction had had a detrimental impact on.  I was often faced with difficult decision to make but I was always aware that addicts are victims too.  When possible I would always look for options to send people to places like Tiglin to get help rather than prison.”