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Aubrey McCarthy Rise 22FEB22
ith a smile permanently fixed to beam, Aubrey McCarthy 
is someone who clearly knows the power of positive thinking.
ith a smile permanently fixed to beam, Aubrey McCarthy 
is someone who clearly knows the power of positive thinking.Every time the guy thinks of something good, it has a habit of becoming reality.
With Michael D.
Whether it’s selling watercress as a kid from a local river back in Naas or believing that those coming out of drug rehabilitation programmes really need an after-care facility to ease them back into an easy life, Aubrey’s wide-eyed dreams and schemes have widely come true.
As the towering Tiglin proves.
On this sunny Tuesday afternoon, we’re taking a seat in Rise At The Cove, Greystones’ newest café, and already one of its most popular. Nestled beside Tiglin’s main operation in Carraig Eden, Rise is a coffee shop with a conscience, its staff largely made up of those attending the after-care programme. Their stints behind the counter at Rise being yet another opportunity of learning a skill that will make life beyond rehab a much sunnier one.
It was back in 2008 that McCarthy first came up with the idea of Tiglin, having witnessed more than one family member succumb to addiction. Having formed the successful AMC Removals, Aubrey was soon receiving a helping hand from clients, Newstalk donating office equipment and The Intercontinental Hotel supplying beds.
“I tend to concentrate on the big picture,” says McCarthy, “and then just rely on smarter people to help me join all the dots. Once you have a good idea – one that will make a difference – it’s amazing how quickly others will roll up their sleeves with you. Just look at Tiglin, at Rise, at what we’re doing over at Coolnagreina…”
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