From sleeping rough to masters degrees: Twins share identical passion

Allen and Jay Bobinac - pictured with Professor Veronica Campbell, SETU President and Dr Joe Collins, Head of Faculty of Lifelong Learning at SETU Carlow campus - were presented with a special achievement award by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris at a ceremony at South East Technological University in Carlow. Photo: Patrick Browne

Two former kitchen porters who slept rough in the Phoenix Park to save enough money for college are today celebrating two masters’ degrees.

Identical twins Allen and Jay Bobinac, 25, were presented with a special achievement award by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris at a ceremony in Tiglin, Ashford, Co Wicklow