My name's Gerard.
Once referred to as a: Minor Cavan celebrity.
My Memoir: Secrets And Styes is out: https://t.co/C6jyFOd9pt
Oct 22, 2021 • 10 tweets • 1 min read
You know those people you perpetually see on your walk/commute/jog – the one’s you politely nod to and acknowledge.
A short thread on one of those interactions.
There’s this lady I see a lot on my rambles.
She’s my elder.
Our nodding hello’s are imbued with smiling respect.
And something else.
Something I can’t place.
An intangible thing.
Jul 31, 2021 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
I’m feeling melancholy in the mizzle.
I want to talk about a teenage friendship.
Because, we never have friendships like the ones we have as teens.
A thread.
I put the pen down on the final exam, my Leaving Cert was over.
I walked home alone: self-conscious, awkward, friendless – a solitary summer beckoned.
Feb 24, 2018 • 21 tweets • 3 min read
After 30 years in London, I’m moving back to Ireland.
Clearing through my flat, I’m feeling reflective and feel the urge to tweet about my Dad.
I need to talk about my Dad, and finding Happiness.
Like many Irish youngsters of the 50s, Mum & Dad travelled to England to find work. Dad found work on the building sites, Mum found work as a Nurse.
Then they found each other & married.
