Contact:
Keith at: events@tiglin.ie or 0879196429

The July walk will be an old fashioned fundraiser with the option of a €50 donation or a commitment to raising sponsorship. The walk is over two days with Knockree being the half way point, folks can either stay over in the hostel at Knockree or drive to meet-up points on both days.
If anyone is considering staying in the Hostel please let me know and I can arrange that for you.
There will be some logistics to take care of well in advance so please let me know if you are available to partake and do please spread the word.
Keith

The following list details the essential (minimal) equipment that every hiker should bring:
- Hillwalking boots, with adequate grip and ankle support.
- Adequate clothing for weather conditions encountered on the hike, with spare top or fleece for altitude.
- Raingear: waterproof jacket with hood and waterproof over-trousers.
- Rucksack, preferably with waterproof liner or cover.
- Hat and gloves.
- Sufficient food and drink

Countryside Code:
- Respect the people who live and work in the countryside.
- Respect private property and farmland as well as wildlife and the entire rural Environment; do not light fires.
- Take all litter home; leave no trace of your presence, request that others do likewise.
- Leave gates as you find them – open or closed.
- Always use gates and stiles in preference to fences, hedges or walls.
- On country roads walk in single file, on the right hand side.

Leave No Trace: http://www.wicklowway.com/walking-advice/leave-no-trace.php

2 lockable filing cabinets in good condition, with keys!

If you have these to give can you please email admin@tiglin.ie?

First Sunday of every month 4pm – 6pm

Carraig Eden, Greystones, Co. Wicklow

Contact: 085 8875 774

Next meeting: 3rd February 2013

Ed Carty – 31 January 2013

SHOP owners in Dublin are trying to reduce the amount of street begging by offering in-store dedicated donation points.

A group representing 2,500 businesses in the capital said problematic street begging, already illegal, had increased by 79pc in the last three months of the year.

Dublin’s Business Improvement District (Bid) claimed they are concerned that money given directly to people in need on the streets will not make much difference to their lives.

Richard Guiney, Bid chief executive, said it also gives a perception that the city is not safe.

“Giving change to someone begging on the street does nothing to alleviate genuine social problems,” he said.

The Bid campaign will see 40 donation boxes in selected shops with all money going to registered charity Tiglin, which rehabilitates addicts.

Niall Murphy, a former homeless drug user who completed the scheme, said his life began a second time with support from the charity in 2009.

He said: “Alcohol and heroin had me at death’s door many times and I couldn’t find a way out.

“My hope was lost. Suicidal thoughts and drug overdoses were a constant battle.

“I thank God that today I’m free and I’m no longer the person I used to be.”

Mr Murphy is now at college studying for a diploma, and is engaged to be married.

Bid warned about levels of organised begging and also supports calls for methadone clinics and treatment centres to be moved out of the city centre to prevent addicts and dealers congregating at some locations.

It identified restaurants, bars and side streets in the Grafton Street, Stephen’s Green and South William Street areas as begging blackspots, along with ATMs, parking meters and old, mainly defunct telephone boxes which addicts also use when injecting drugs.

Mr Guiney added: “The objective of this campaign is to reduce active street begging on our streets, while at the same time directing funds to a very worthy organisation which is making a real difference.”

Tough new laws outlawing aggressive begging came into force in February 2011.

Dublin City BID, a representative organisation for more than 2,500 businesses across the city, claims active street begging creates a perception that the city is unsafe, which impacts negatively on tourism and businesses.

Research conducted by Dublin City Council last year showed that feeling unsafe was one of the most significant factors to impact negatively on people’s experience of the city centre.

The ‘Change for the Better’ campaign is a “diverted giving” scheme, whereby people are urged to stop giving money to individuals begging on the street and to instead donate to one of 40 charity boxes in shops and businesses around the city.

Issued: 31st January 2013
Irish Times

Tiglin Rehab Centre host their annual fundraising dinner raising over €47,000

Tiglin Rehab Centre hosted their annual fundraising dinner on Friday 30th November at The Radisson Blu in Stillorgan with former Chief Whip Pat Carey in attendance as guest speaker. A generous donation of €40,000 was presented by Bentley Systems International Limited to Tiglin on the night and an auction raised a further €7,000.

The connection between Tiglin and Bentley Systems came when a Tiglin graduate, Gavin, started doing voluntary work with them after he finished the course. He had studied architectural technology and wanted to do some drawings to help Tiglin expand their centre. He didn’t have the tools required and got in touch with Bentley Systems to see if they would sponsor Tiglin. As it turns out, Bentley Systems were looking to work alongside an Irish charity. The donation will go towards a complete renovation and insulation and 21 brand new computers plus software.
Manager of Tiglin Rehab Centre, Phil Thompson said, “We are so grateful to Bentley Systems for their very generous donation. It will help the students of Tiglin enormously to improve their education, training and personal development.”
Guests on the night were treated to a three course meal followed by an auction. Former Chief Whip Pat Carey was guest speaker on the night along with an ex-student of Tiglin.
Pat Carey said “Tiglin is best described as a sanctuary, a place you can go to, to clear your head. Where it is located gives you an extraordinary opportunity to find yourself. Alcohol is increasingly becoming the gateway drug. I believe in moving from dependence to independence and Tiglin and its philosophy is doing that as good as, if not better than most. I stand in admiration of the work they are doing.”

An inspiring story came from one ex-Tiglin graduate in particular. Karl, from Rathmines ended up in Tiglin. Karl didn’t feel accepted in school and from a young age started using low class drugs. By the age of 15 he was using heroin.

“A friend of mine asked me one day to go and meet with Tiglin representatives. There was no more running away. I had to accept what had happened to me and move on with my life. I went through the process at Tiglin and I am now in my final year of a four year apprenticeship. I never finished anything but finishing Tiglin was a sense of “I can do this”. It was breaking the mould of always giving up, always doing things and not seeing them through. It gave me a real sense of encouragement to go and finish things. Tiglin gave the courage to push through with my life and not turn back. There certainly is life beyond addiction,” said Karl.

Anyone wishing to donate to Tiglin can call 0404 40010 or log on to www.tiglin.ie and click on the donate button.

Tiglin first opened its doors in 2008, operating as a men-only centre. A large proportion of Tiglin’s residents have been homeless due to addiction problems. Tiglin is based near Ashford, Co. Wicklow

THE IVVC (Irish Vintage and Veteran Car Club) visited Tiglin Rehabilitation Centre last week with a fabulous selection of vintage cars. Just under 70 members arrived and were greeted by the Chairman of Tiglin, Aubrey Mc Carthy and were then given a tour of the premises by the students of Tiglin. A wonderful brunch was enjoyed by all and students shared their stories about the life

skills centre based at Tiglin. Chairman Aubrey McCarthy said, ‘One of the highlights of the IVVC visit to Tiglin was the James Bond Aston Martin. It was perfect timing seeing as the new Bond film Skyfall is in cinemas at the moment.’

After the tour and brunch, the IVVC members toured parts of Wicklow.

Original Article available at: http://www.braypeople.ie/news/bond-car-at-tiglin-centre-3288536.html