New Blog Title; Stained Glass Footsteps

At last, I've decided on a new title for the blog! The new title is.... Glass Footsteps. The title is taken from the opening verse of my poem, Bull Island ; "The self is not the self, Which alters when it alteration finds, At least for the length of stained glass footsteps Burnt into the …

Gig – CualaÉire Shebeen

To my followers in Ireland; I will be performing as part of this event tomorrow in City Hall, Dublin at 7pm. I'm truly honoured to be playing alongside a great selection of Ireland's up and coming poets and song-writers. Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cualaeire-shebeen-tickets-30441925619 An evening of words and music to launch 'New York Rising,' …

ASD & Empathy – Guest Post by Finn

"ASD: Myths and Legends" took place in Dublin Castle last Saturday. The event went really well and I think definitely gave the audience an insight into the sheer broadness of the Spectrum. It showed clearly those of us on the spectrum are individuals. We don't just fit into a stereotypes that society has set forth …

New Music Blog!

I have set up a second blog, with the purpose of promoting my music and blogging about my research into the history of folk music. If y'all are interested, stop on by (and follow 😉 ) https://tadhgociardhamusic.wordpress.com/ There's nothing on it just yet, but there is a lot I have planned

500+ Likes!

I was really excited today when I saw that I've reached 500 likes on my blog. Thanks to everyone who has supported my blog over the last a year and a half, I really appreciate it! Writing this blog has really helped me through some tough times and I hope my writing helps others even …

First blog post — Girl Masked

  Hey! I hope everyone’s doing well! Since this is my first blog post I’m going to take this opportunity to give you a little insight into the name of my blog; why I chose it and the meaning behind it. You see, I started thinking about masks and what they symbolise. While hanging out …

The Long Road Home

This short poem is basically the accumulation of my mental state over the past few weeks and months. I've been feeling a little rough to be honest, but only in the last two weeks or so have I really began to regain the will to feel better, the will to learn to cope with my …

Love in Every Colour – A Poem on Marriage Equality

This blog is mainly about Autism and Mental Health, but I am passionate about promoting equality for all people. A year has just past since the decisive Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland, held on May 22nd 2015, in which the Irish people voted to give the same equal marriage rights to everyone in this nation. I felt …

Climbing a Horse Chestnut Tree

This is a poem I wrote some time ago in which I tried to capture the happiness of a singular, simple moment in time; a day I spent climbing trees with a very close friend, but also a reflection on mental health and the importance of interdependence. I have to remind myself; I can't deal …

Talking To Myself

This is a song I wrote this week in which I was trying to encompass how I was feeling at the time. I write a lot about my mental health. The song is the product of several streams of consciousness; my dark and sometimes suicidal thoughts and how they present themselves as voices in my …