Sinéad McAllister

ladies ice hockey fan, novice golfer & gardener, project office manager. Proud Mom of two passionate female ice hockey players.

[Sinéad McAllister @macleacy]

@Olympics Well Done - it was just fabulous!!

[B in the Netherlands @BintheNL]

Who had “Gilmore Girls shoutout” on their Eurovision Bingo card? #GilmoreGirls #Eurovision2024

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

The Dogs of 2023

[Stephen Travers @MiamiShowband]

“All conflict is about the same thing”. John Hume

[Sara Wahedi @SaraWahedi]

I just experienced one of my first ‘full circle’ moments.

I bought this bottle of water on my train to Dublin and noticed the name - Tipperary.
Almost immediately, I began humming a tune. I searched “Tipperary song” on Google and learned that it was an old wartime song during World War 1.

There’s a backstory to this.

When my mother, brother and I arrived to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan, we didn’t know a word of English. My mother, having to work 3 jobs, entrusted us in the care of a Norwegian-Canadian woman named Marit. Other than her routine 5 am hug, I barely saw my mother throughout my childhood.

Marit was uncommonly kind to everyone she met. She was also dedicated to her church. While my mother focused on ensuring we maintained our Dari and Islamic values as children, Marit would also bring us to church on Sundays, welcoming us to her community. She always told us that Christians are brethren to the Muslim faith - we knew nothing but solidarity and respect as children.

Marit’s husband, Merrill, was Irish. It was a routine practice of his to sit on the porch of his house, staring blankly into the forest behind their suburban home, with a pipe in his mouth. “It’s a long way to Tipperary..” He would hum.

He would raise his arms like a conductor’s baton and usher my brother and I to join in.

Within a few months, you could mistake us for an Irish choir.

Now, at 28, I’m in Northern Ireland heading to Dublin, having just won an award as ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ for my work dedicated to my country of origin, Afghanistan.

My brother smiled solemnly to himself yesterday while we walked around Belfast. I asked him what he was thinking about.

“Wouldn’t it have been amazing if Merrill was with us right now?” My throat closed tightly.

I guess it really is a long way to Tipperary.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

[Sinéad McAllister @macleacy]

Waiting for the sun to to down #ColdplayGothenburg

[Sinéad McAllister @macleacy]

@TrishByrne Sending you hugs 🤗

[Sinéad McAllister @macleacy]

I look forward to this every week

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

Humans doing the hard jobs on minimum wage while the robots write poetry and paint is not the future I wanted

[AIK Hockey @AIKishockey]

AIK förlorade på övertid i den sista matchen för säsongen hemma på Ritorp.

[Sinéad McAllister @macleacy]

@AIKishockey Great Match Girls !!! You did not deserve to lose it!

[Philipp @Philipp_onX]

How money works.

[AIK Hockey @AIKishockey]

AIK vänder och vinner matchen uppe i Skellefteå!

Därmed står det även klart att AIK spelar kvar i SDHL nästa säsong!

[Imbibe Coffee Roasters @garyimbibe]

I don't think anyone roasts better coffee than us. This year we'll fund a 3rd bridge in Colombia, give over €30,000 of coffee to local hospitals & until midnight, 10% of all sales to Women's Aid. We've 5 full time staff. If you need coffee this week. https://t.co/RwNTJAfitn

[Holly Kilroy @hollykilroy]

I don’t usually get personal on here but…🧵 My Dad is a refugee who made Ireland his home. He fled a repressive Czechoslovakia in 1967 at the age of 18. His older brother, Standa, had been imprisoned - for being gay they think - and was beaten to death in jail by guards...

[Paul Leacy @qraply]

Congratulations @LeacyEimear on being named captain of Sweden for the European Youth Olympic Festival 2023

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Good times never seemed so good.