Dublin man helping former prisoners start again with a clean slate

Paul Donoghue started using heroin at the age of 16. He was jailed for the first time when he was 18 and then was in and out of prison over the following 17 years.
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A Dublin man who spent most of his adult life in and out of jail is now helping former prisoners start again with a clean slate.

Paul Donoghue, a social enterprise manager and founder of New Creation Cleaning Services, employs ex-inmates and recovering addicts, giving them an opportunity to reintegrate in society.