From Cork With Love - by Paul O'Mahony @omaniblog

Recognise the group?  Where they performed on 1st May 1978?
Who was with me at the concert?  #Octaver25 - my contribution 

This was recorded on the evening of Thursday 23rd of October 2025. My contribution to #octaver25

Recorded at midday on Thursday 23rd October 2025. My contribution to #Octaver25 Day 13

This is one of the first times I’ve discovered a new pop song I love now. 
Recorded on the morning of 19th October 2025.  My contribution to #octaver25

This was recorded on the morning of Friday 17 October 2025 - as my contribution to Day 11 of the music festival #octaver25

This is a speech given by Paul O'Mahony at OneCountryOneWorld (online) Toastmasters Club on Sunday 12th October 2025.  On the day after the round-Ireland awareness-raising campaign (5th-11th October). 

Recorded on the afternoon of Wednesday 15th of October 2025. My contribution to #octaver25

Recorded on the afternoon of Tuesday 14th of October 2025.  I was driving. I was walking. You could even say I was working out.  My contribution to. #octaver25

This was recorded shortly after midnight on Thursday ninth of October. #octaver25 

The last time I listened to at least three songs by the same artist, and where and when was that? #Octaver25 

This was recorded partly during the day and partly at midnight on the 6th of October 2025. Specially for #Octaver25 Day 6 

This was recorded on the 5th of October 2025, Day 5 of #octaver25

“ What’s your second favourite genre of music?”
Recorded late at night for #Octaver25  Day 4.

This was recorded on Saturday, the 4th of October.  It’s my third contribution to #octaver25 

This was recorded on second of October 2025. Day two of #octaver25

Day 1 of Music Month #octaver25  “ Teddy bears picnic” & “ PETER and the Wolf” & “ Ghost riders in the sky” & “ Slattery’s mounted fut” & Chopin “Etudes”-  these are my earliest musical memories

#octaver25  Octaver began in October 2012.  As 31 musical audios in 31 days, it continued for several years during the month of October.  This is the 2012 introduction:

"To help us connect with each other under the banner of "Music"- #octaver is the hashtag (courtesy of Slandi).
Here is a suggested structure of topics for each day:
Day 1: "Music I like now..." Day 2: "The earliest music I remember liking ..." Day 3: "Music with a story..." Day 4: "Musicians I've known or loved..." Day 5: "Music that reminds me of a place..." Day 6: "Music to go with go with food..." Day 7: "Music I hop...

This was recorded during the afternoon of the 28th of September 2025

This was recorded around midday in the south court hotel just before meeting up with a group of classmates. 

This was recorded at midday on Thursday 25th of September 2025. It’s my contribution to #seppodpomo

This was recorded on 24th of September 2025 shortly after the dressing was changed by the nurse. A doctor said that there had been good progress.

This was recorded early on the morning of Tuesday 23rd of September 2025.  Shortly after I got a message from Audible. The new book by Brené Brown is out. 

This was recorded shortly before midnight on Monday 22nd of September 2025. 

This was recorded on the evening of the 22nd of September 2025

This was recorded at a recent meeting of a Toastmasters International club.  This is off-the-cuff speaking. 

This was recorded on the morning of Friday 19th of September 2025 while starting the journey from Cork to Malahide cricket club in Dublin - hoping to see Ireland play England in a T-20 game

You hear me expressing my feelings about what the. Israeli government has instructed the Israeli army to do in Gaza.  You hear the word genocide. You hear the word USA.
Recorded on Thursday 18th of September 2025.
My contribution to the audio month of #Seppodpomo 

A slow story with a big punchline… 
This was recorded on Wednesday morning 17 September 2025 - the 17th day of #Seppodpomo 

“I’m late, I’m late - for a very important date”. 
 words taken from “Alice in Wonderland” which fit my world today.  I woke up late after having woken up early - in other words, I fell back to sleep at  7:15 I wake up 8:30 and I didn't know it - I've made a terrible mistake. I was due to be at the dentist at 8:30. I got this phone call 8.35 saying “Paul would you be here soon?” - ruined my whole world. In the end, the appointment was postponed. I'm suffering the after effects of having lost control of my day. I feel reall...

This was recorded on the morning of Monday 15th of September 2025.  Beginning with a hole in my back, it goes on to my struggle putting an agenda together, and ends up being about Golf and mental health.

This was recorded at 9:40 on Sunday morning, while looking at Blue Sky 
#Style is the name of the Haiku

Recorded shortly before midnight on Saturday - while tired in the kitchen eating pineapple.

(Recorded on Thursday morning.)

11th of September
Perched on the side of the bed
Not yet dressed
Bare feet on the carpet.
Nothing in the diary today …

Recorded on Wednesday 10th September 2025 while walking with my English setter Louis. My contribution to day 10 of #Seppodpomo 

Ghosting
How good are you at using LinkedIn? is it something that’s part of your daily or weekly habit?  are you, by any chance, in a LinkedIn group?
I'm awful at LinkedIn. I mean really bad.  for somebody who loves connecting with people around the world, who has quite a few connections on LinkedIn, and who from time to time gets a few LinkedIn direct messages,  I'm a disgrace.

I forget to look at LinkedIn for a month at a time -  I have all my notifications turned off.  I got a big surprise when I went...

Obsessed
Have you ever been obsessed with your partner?  To the point that you spend more time with your partner than with your wife, or your husband? Have you been that obsessed?

Well I have.   I've certainly spent more time in communication with my partner then I have with any member of my family, or extended family,  in the last month - except perhaps Louis the dog, and Puma the cat. 

(This obsession means that  - no no …
I'll give you an example.  This morning I read something written by somebody I've never met,  whom I am...

With thanks to the Walker brothers who reached #1 in the UK in 1965 - with “ make it easy on yourself”.

This audio was recorded in Cork International Airport on the morning of Saturday sixth of September 2025 

‘ Everybody should be quiet near a little stream and listen’ - that’s the quotation. Recorded while a quiet walk with Louis. On Friday morning. fifth of September 2025.

Written and recorded on Thursday third of September 2025 - especially for #toastmasters - 1st draft of the start of a speech I might give

Recorded at a very late hour, especially for #SepPodPoMo 

Recorded on 2nd September - the trouble I’m having 

Three hours ago I read a report that the Israeli army - advancing into Gaza - killed 98 people in the last 24 hours.  The March of the Israeli government led army into Gaza continues relentlessly.
Goodness knows how many people are going be killed before the Israeli army captures and dominates Gaza.

it's a brutal affair. I feel totally sympathetic to the Palestinians.  Yes it was awful what the Hamas attack on Israel did - killing I think about 1200 people and taking a couple of hundred hostages.
However, the disproportionate violence towards Palestinian people has horrified me. Duration: 00:03:18

Recorded on Sunday 31st of August 2025, after being in hospital for about 26 hours for a small operation which went well.  This is the story. - a contribution to #AugPodPoMo Day 31 (last day) 

Paul O'Mahony responds to the quality views of @Sm2n.
Simon's #augpodpomo episode 30 on 30th August hooked me and I'm delighted to respond - adding my  adding my twopenny-halfpenny's worth.

Recorded after going to see the doctor in Glanmire - contribution to #augpodpomo 

This was recorded on the morning of the last Thursday in August 2025.  In The Barn cafe-restaurant- with Louis by my seat.  You hear Eoghan O’Leary at the end of the episode,  made as part of #Augpodpomo 

“August is for golf 
blue skies, green fairways, early
not a slice in sight”

Recorded while driving to Cobh Golf Club. Another haiku in a series of 18..  Contribution to #Augpodpomo

rabbits in the rough
scattered as the ball landed  
- a birdie coming

#golf #augpodpomo #haiku 

Recorded while driving to golf at Cobh Golf Club.  A contribution to #augpodpomo 

This was recorded on Wednesday 20th August at the TangibleIreland Ambassador Summer School.

This was recorded in the run-up to the monthly meeting of Toastmasters4Golf in August 2025.  It’s one of my contributions to #augpodpomo 

This was recorded on the evening of Friday 15th of August 2025 - a day of going to the doctor and playing golf.  This is a contribution to #augpodpomo

This was recorded in my kitchen on the morning of Thursday 14 August 2025. Another contribution to #augpodpomo.  Each line of the 10-lined poem has one more syllable than the previous one.

This was recorded on the morning of Tuesday 12th of August 2025 while walking with my dog Louis - being in a good mood. Most of the sound is about feeling and thinking. Another  contribution to #augpodpomo 

This was recorded in my kitchen on Monday morning 10th August 2025.  On YouTube William Dalrymple held me spellbound for almost an hour.  I am so ignorant.
https://youtu.be/iI8KmWVGOYw

This is my contribution to #augpodpomo. 

Recorded on the morning of Saturday ninth of August 2025 - I’m making a cup of tea in my kitchen.  I haven’t got past the front page. This is my contribution to.#Augpodpomo

The last thing you hear is one of the lads saying what time we’re going to play golf.  Recorded on Wednesday 6th September 2025 - contribution to #Augpodpomo 

This was recorded on the first Thursday in September 2025. I left home on Saturday and got back to Glanmire in Cork five days later. A contribution to #augpodpomo

This party was recorded during the evening of 2nd August 2025 - in Lahinch.

This was recorded on the morning of the 1st of August 2025, while walking in the wilds of my local park. 

This was recorded in my kitchen on the last evening of July 2025.  

This was recorded in my car while driving to play golf on Wednesday morning 30th July 2025.   

This was recorded in my kitchen on Tuesday morning, after reading posts by @BarbaraKB on BlueSky 

This was recorded in my kitchen on the evening of Monday 28th of July 2025.  #Julypodpomo Day 28

This was recorded on the morning of Friday 25th of July as part of my contribution to #JulyPodPomo

This was recorded on the afternoon of Friday 25th July 2025 - while driving home from golf 

This was recorded on Thursday morning while walking with my dog Louis in bright sunshine 

This episode was recorded in my kitchen while drinking tea from a  mug that says “love you to the moon and back “
This is Wednesday.

This was recorded in my kitchen at midday on 17th of June 2025.  It’s my contribution too.#audiomo Day 17 

This was recorded on the morning of Sunday 15th June 2025 - while walking Louis - meeting two cocker spaniels, a pug, and an Irish setter.  

Recorded on the morning of Thursday 13th of June 2025, before recovering

Recorded on 10th June 2025 - big thanks to Dave Greig. #Audiomo Day 10 

This episode was recorded on Wednesday fourth of June 2025 while walking my dog Louis. It’s my contribution to the fourth day of #AudioMo. All about my food & drink experience in Japan.

This was recorded on the second day of #AudioMo June 2025. While walking my English setter in Glanmire, Cork, Ireland 

Recorded on Sunday first of June 2025.  Day 1 of audio month June 

This was recorded while driving from Listowel County Kerry to Cork city on 31st of May 2025.  Congratulations to Simon, and Happy Birthday to Walt & Lars

This was recorded on the morning of Friday 30th of May 2025 - the morning after I had a great pleasure to attend the May meeting of  #TangibleIreland led by Raymond Sexton 

This was recorded on the morning of Wednesday 28th of May 2025 - while walking with Louis under trees, alongside running water

This was recorded at about 2:30 pm on Tuesday 27th of May 2025, immediately after opening the envelope

This was recorded during a panel discussion on Tuesday 20th May 2025.  You can see the full video recording on YouTube @
https://www.youtube.com/live/4Vg3BGbyfDU?si=fPO1u4H-ZKskFK4v
The moderator was Brian Green. 

This was recorded in Cork - on 22nd May 2025

This was recorded while I was driving to play golf in Cill Dara Golf Club on Monday 19th May 2025 

This was recorded on Friday morning - in “Balance” cafe in Glanmire. 

This was recorded at a Toastmasters meeting shortly after I came back from Japan

This was recorded in the restaurant of CobhGolf Club as about  930am on Wednesday seventh of May 2025.  I was having a cup of tea before going to practice putting.

This was recorded immediately after the dentist.  Anaesthetised. Feeling fragile & a bit zonked - on Tuesday 6th May 2025. The self-portrait is me in the corridor after being worked on 

This was recorded on Monday sixth of May 2025

After listening to @sm2n ‘s podcast episode - recorded on the morning of Sunday 4th May 2025 - while breakfasting.

#apoetslife This was recorded on the morning of leaving Tokyo - Thursday 1st May 2025. Because it includes a few thoughts about #omaniJapan - I’ve included #napodpomoMPC in the title. 
It qualifies as my first contribution to #MayPodPoMo - the episodes I’ll publish during the month of May.
I guess it’s a ‘transitional’ episode

This was recorded on Monday 28th April 2025 

This was recorded on the morning of Saturday 11th of April 2025, in my kitchen, after writing five haiku

This was recorded on the morning of eighth of April 2025.
This is how the poem goes:
“Ivy growing on bridge
Stone arches for blue tits’ play
River reflects all”