Ger’s retirement brings an end to his daily delivery duties
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ABOVE: Colleagues wishing Ger a happy retirement. From left, Martin Little, Daithi Tyrrell, Gerry Purcell, Gerry himself and Damien Duncan, all from the An Post Mullingar Delivery Services Unit.Image 2 of 2
RIGHT: Ger O’Connor, who has delivered the mail on the Ballinea/Loughnavalley/Killare route, did his last deliveries on Friday - and celebrated with a nice cup of tea and a bun!Postman Ger O’Connor left Mullingar’s An Post deliveries office with a van full of mail on Friday week last, to do his final round of deliveries after 35 years of service.
The popular Mullingar man spent 35 years with An Post, the last 14 years of which were on the Ballinea, Loughnavalley, Killare route.
Ger’s family are closely linked with Ireland’s postal service, going right back to the old ‘Posts and Telegraphs’ days: his grandfather was the head postmaster in Ennis GPO; his father was an overseer, and both his mother and grandmother served as telephonists.
The link continues as Ger’s son Joe O’Connor is delivery services manager in the Mullingar Delivery Services Unit.
Ger’s eldest son, Shane, was a postman in the Turin area prior to his untimely death in 2016. We wish Ger all the best in retirement.