Ian Tunstead

Former MD at Cara Facilities Support. Interests in Pragmatism, Prosperity without Poverty and the poetry of football ⚽️ MND/ALS sufferer hanging on for the cure

[🇮🇪 This is Ireland 🇮🇪 @ThisIsIreland3]

Every Irish person has their answer to this question.

Michael Collins. Wolfe Tone. James Connolly. Luke Kelly. Grace O'Malley. Daniel O'Connell. Brendan Behan etc.

If you could sit down with one figure from Irish history for a pint and a chat, who would it be? 🇮🇪

📸 Urban Celt

[Shauna Fannin @fannin_shauna]

The 1841 population of Rathlin Island was 1010, by 1861 it was 453. The Gages, a landowning family, chartered a ship the Napier, taking a large contingent to St John, New Brunswick,while others travelled to Quebec and Maine with industrial cities in England another destination.

[Sophie Grenham @sophiegrenham]

I first met Mary Costello back in 2015 when I started Writer's Block, a popular online interview series. At that time, she was living in Kimmage and had seen success with The China Factory and Academy Street. She has since moved back to her native Galway and published The River Capture, Barcelona, and now A Beautiful Loan, which is included in The New Yorker Best Books of 2026 So Far. I look forward to catching up with Mary after all these years at Hinterland Kells on Saturday June 27th at 12pm. Tickets are available here. 🎟 📚
Photo: The Guardian
https://t.co/IKYftQmv8E

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

Well done that man!

[The Irish News @irish_news]

A Belfast man who went to an auction to support a friend, and ended up spending £90,000 on a library, says he wants to use it as a cross-community space and ‘create a new Northern Ireland’.

Read more: https://t.co/ut51dzboYw

[Finn ( Pat’s nephew ) Mustard @IveaghGael]

@mclaren_linzi @Maceroni2000

[🇮🇪 This is Ireland 🇮🇪 @ThisIsIreland3]

A little Gaeilge for dog lovers☘️☘️☘️

📸 Urban Celt

#Irish #Dogs #Gaelic #Ireland

[Acyn @Acyn]

Reporter: The cheapest price for the game you’re going to is $8,000. Everyday Americans can’t afford these sporting events.

Trump: No, but they can watch it on television. It’s sort of semi-free to watch it on television. But that’s the way life goes…

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@Toby_1979 @stiofanbruce_ Hi Toby. Thank you for the info. I am totally baffled by people(who are normally pretty decent) would support murder and genocide of little babies, children who could be their own in a different world. As John Hume said we cannot control where we are born.

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@NiecyOKeeffe @mir_ocall This happened in the 50s in Ireland was a much poorer country. In Brazil a lot of kids have to work during the day and go to night school. Kids are quite resilient and learn fast if you give them the right tools. The exam only system demonstrates that you have a good memory.

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@NiecyOKeeffe @mir_ocall Totally agree with you Niecy. There is no need for this. I have a friend who lives in county Kildare. They lived quite close too clongowes Wood college. The college ran night classes for local boys who could not afford to go during the day. The teachers gave off their time freely

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

Still looks great Francis. Lots of grass, makes great milk and beef deep in the heart of Cavan

[Curtailed Rambler @francisxyzk]

A cold, wet, and moody-meadow #Cavan

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@EimhearMurphy rI trust everything goes well for your relative. God bless you Eimhear

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@DeniseM67887845 rWell done Denise

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@EimhearMurphy Very sorry to hear about your close relative. Of course thoughts and prayers to you and your family

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@EimhearMurphy My apologies Eimhear. I meant mam. My Irish is a bit rusty.

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@EimhearMurphy Jewellery

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@EimhearMurphy As far as I know I think magpies have different songs. They are well liked especially in Irish folklore. Apparently, they bring good luck. My father would say when you hear or see A magpie, jingle your money in your pocket for good luck. They are excellent thieves with a ponchon

[Ian Tunstead @CaraFMS]

@sophiegrenham Onwards upwards Sophie. Have a good day