Jay Bobinac (Communications Manager at Tiglin), speaks to Wendy about what it means to him to become an official Irish citizen at today’s Irish Citizenship ceremony.

Jay’s Irish story began at just aged 19 when he moved to Ireland from living in poverty in Croatia – he arrived with less than 1euro in his pocket – which meant he arrived here homeless and had to sleep rough on the streets of Dublin.

Since then Jay’s gone on to have a life-changing journey, going on to obtain 2 college Masters degrees, to becoming Irish Red Cross Young Humanitarian of the Year for his own work now serving the homeless and those most in need, and working as manager with Tiglin, the charity that first provided him with hope and a pathway out of his own homelessness.