Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Off the streets and back on the stage

A great picture in today's Irish Times of actor Alan Devlin, who is currently appearing in Philadelphia Here I come.

Alan slept rough for two and a half years. Alcohol propelled him into a long stretch on the streets.

He managed to turn his life around with the help of Crosscare, a social care agency run the archdiocese of Dublin.
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