Healthcare activist Tinsley wins Tatler award
The 22-year-old has been a tireless campaigner for better services for cystic fibrosis sufferers, a disease which she herself suffers from. Her lobbying helped to force the Government into a U-turn on its decision to postpone funding for a dedicated adult cystic fibrosis unit in Dublin and the unit is now expected to be completed in early 2010.
Alongside her work as an activist, Ms Tinsley has managed to carve out a successful career as a journalist, a career she forged after winning the President’s Award for Excellence in Extra Curricular Activities at UCD where she studied English and ancient Greek and Roman civilisation.
