▁ex agger ated ▁person ality , ▁he ▁is ▁ment ally ▁weak ▁and ▁often ▁runs ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁sign ▁of ▁trouble . ▁Although ▁his ▁father ▁P addy ▁Mag u ire ▁( Se an ▁G ilder ) ▁often ▁shows ▁him ▁dis res pect ▁and ▁is ▁violent ▁towards ▁him , ▁P addy ▁still ▁lov es ▁his ▁son . ▁M icky ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁ideal istic ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁loyal ▁to ▁his ▁parents . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁P addy ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁faith ▁in ▁him , ▁M icky ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁track ed ▁down ▁P addy ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁dead . ▁M icky ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 8 4 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁When ▁M icky ▁initi ates ▁a ▁brief ▁and ▁cas ual ▁affair ▁with ▁Ian ▁Gall ag her ▁( G er ard ▁K ear ns ) ▁and ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him , ▁M icky ▁exhib its ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁eager ▁su itor ▁when ▁he ▁follows ▁Ian ▁around ▁and ▁is ▁very ▁em otion ally ▁demand ing . ▁Un like ▁Ian , ▁none ▁of ▁M icky ' s ▁family ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁despite ▁several ▁occasions ▁when ▁M icky ▁has ▁come ▁close ▁to ▁coming ▁out ▁to ▁them , ▁or ▁has ▁day d ream s ▁about ▁reve aling ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁appearances , ▁M icky ▁has ▁a ▁dog , ▁Nelson , ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁close ▁to ▁for ▁years .