#Napodpomo 4/30 Infamous Popular Poem “This be the Verse”
By Phillip Larkin Spoken by the poet. Spoken by Paul O’Mahony (3 times) “THIS BE THE VERSE They fuck you up, your mum and dad.     They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had     And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn     By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern     And half at one another’s throats....
5m Nov 04, 2025
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#Napodpomo 3/30. READING POETRY: “Digging” - Seamus Heaney
You hear Seamus Heaney reading his poem "Digging" three times.  You hear Paul O'Mahony reading the poem twice. Digging Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in ...
12m Nov 03, 2025
12m
#Napodpomo 2/30. READING POETRY: “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
You hear a recording of Mary Oliver reading her poem Wild Geese. You hear Paul O’Mahony reading her poem, twice. This is the poem: “ Wild geese (https://allpoetry.com/poem/15374223-Wild-geese-by-Mary-J-Oliver) You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves...
8m Nov 02, 2025
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WB Yeats #NaPodPoMo Reading Poetry: “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” 1/30
You hear a recording of  W B Yeats reading his most popular poem. You hear Paul O’Mahony reading the poem twice. “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from ...
6m Nov 01, 2025
6m
#Octaver25 Days 29 -31. Freestyle Medley
This was recorded during the last hour of the 31st day of October 2025.  This is my contribution to today’s 29, 30, and 31 of #octaver25
11m Oct 31, 2025
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What’s your favourite National Anthem & Lullaby #Octaver25 Days 24 & 26
Apology:  the prompt for day 26 was “what are the elements of a good lullaby?” I’ve deviated off course. This is my contribution to #octaver25 Days 24 & 26
5m Oct 31, 2025
5m
Smiles, memories, dances, and love #Octaver25
Recorded on Friday 31st of October 2025.  This is my contribution to #octaver25 Days 23, 25, 27, and 28
11m Oct 31, 2025
11m
Your favourite summer music. #Octaver25 Day 22
This was recorded on the early evening of Thursday 30th of October 2025. It includes a little bit of summer holiday Music for #Octaver25. Takes me back to 1963
2m Oct 30, 2025
2m
Recite the lyrics of a song - #octaver25 Day 21
This was recorded on the afternoon of Thursday 30th of October 2025.  It’s my contribution to #octaver25 You hear “ hard day’s night” & “ the lake Isle of Innisfree”.
4m Oct 30, 2025
4m
#Octaver25 Day 18: A song that has me crying
This was recorded on the afternoon of Thursday 30th of October 2025, a very wet day in Cork.
5m Oct 30, 2025
5m
#octaver25 Day 20 - What instrument turns you off a piece of music?
Recorded on the afternoon of Thursday, the 30th of October 2025.  My contribution to  #octaver25 Day 20
3m Oct 30, 2025
3m
Music that calms me down #Octaver25. Day 19 - Helps me relax
This was recorded after midnight on Wednesday 29th of October 2025
6m Oct 29, 2025
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Playlists for Others #octaver25 Day 17
Recorded just before midnight on Tuesday 28th of October 2025
4m Oct 29, 2025
4m
My first Pop concert - #Octaver25
Recognise the group?  Where they performed on 1st May 1978? Who was with me at the concert?  #Octaver25 - my contribution
5m Oct 27, 2025
5m
#Octaver25. Day 15 : Last music I bought
5m Oct 24, 2025
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#Octaver25. day 14 Where do you buy music? Here’s where I buy music.
This was recorded on the evening of Thursday 23rd of October 2025. My contribution to #octaver25
10m Oct 23, 2025
10m
#Octaver25 My preferred method to listen to music, streaming.. and favourite place to listen to music?
Recorded at midday on Thursday 23rd October 2025. My contribution to #Octaver25 Day 13
6m Oct 23, 2025
6m
What’s your favourite new song discovery? #octaver25
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
6m Oct 20, 2025
6m
Music that makes my Humour zip #octaver25
This was recorded on the morning of Friday 17 October 2025 - as my contribution to Day 11 of the music festival #octaver25
5m Oct 17, 2025
5m
BusTour Around Ireland - on the road with Toastmasters International
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).
8m Oct 15, 2025
8m
Music I’d take to my desert island #octaver25
Recorded on the afternoon of Wednesday 15th of October 2025. My contribution to #octaver25
6m Oct 15, 2025
6m
My favourite music for working out #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
6m Oct 14, 2025
6m
South Pacific - my favourite musical. #Octaver25
This was recorded shortly after midnight on Thursday ninth of October. #octaver25
6m Oct 08, 2025
6m
Amsterdam: Jacques Brel
The last time I listened to at least three songs by the same artist, and where and when was that? #Octaver25
5m Oct 08, 2025
5m
Music : what do you most dislike?
This was recorded partly during the day and partly at midnight on the 6th of October 2025. Specially for #Octaver25 Day 6
4m Oct 06, 2025
4m
Music: which do you like best instrumental or choral?
This was recorded on the 5th of October 2025, Day 5 of #octaver25
6m Oct 05, 2025
6m
Music: What’s your 2nd favourite genre?
“ What’s your second favourite genre of music?” Recorded late at night for #Octaver25  Day 4.
8m Oct 05, 2025
8m
Music: What’s your favourite genre?
This was recorded on Saturday, the 4th of October.  It’s my third contribution to #octaver25
5m Oct 04, 2025
5m
Musical autobiography- chapter 2. First music I loved
This was recorded on second of October 2025. Day two of #octaver25
4m Oct 02, 2025
4m
Musical Autobiography #octaver25 Day 1
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
6m Oct 01, 2025
6m
In honour of MUSIC - OCTAVER25 starts tomorrow 1st October
#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 reme...
2m Sep 30, 2025
2m
A day to celebrate
This was recorded during the afternoon of the 28th of September 2025
3m Sep 28, 2025
3m
Class of ‘68 reunion in Limerick
This was recorded around midday in the south court hotel just before meeting up with a group of classmates.
3m Sep 26, 2025
3m
What’s your best day of the week?
This was recorded at midday on Thursday 25th of September 2025. It’s my contribution to #seppodpomo
2m Sep 25, 2025
2m
The hole in my back is healing
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.
4m Sep 24, 2025
4m
Drinking tea with Brené Brown
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.
4m Sep 23, 2025
4m
Celebrating 22nd September 1982
This was recorded shortly before midnight on Monday 22nd of September 2025.
3m Sep 22, 2025
3m
Eating Tortilla Chips with Puma
This was recorded on the evening of the 22nd of September 2025
3m Sep 22, 2025
3m
GROWTH is the topic - at a Toastmasters club
This was recorded at a recent meeting of a Toastmasters International club.  This is off-the-cuff speaking.
4m Sep 22, 2025
4m
CRICKET CALLS - the journey from home
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
11m Sep 20, 2025
11m
Gaza is almost conquered
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
4m Sep 18, 2025
4m
AVIVA crumples in the letterbox
A slow story with a big punchline… This was recorded on Wednesday morning 17 September 2025 - the 17th day of #Seppodpomo
13m Sep 17, 2025
13m
Such STUPIDITY…
“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 whol...
2m Sep 16, 2025
2m
MINDSET - golf & mental health
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.
6m Sep 15, 2025
6m
Peacock - Child - Grapes. (Haiku)
This was recorded at 9:40 on Sunday morning, while looking at Blue Sky #Style is the name of the Haiku
6m Sep 14, 2025
6m
What’s the Purpose of life?
Recorded shortly before midnight on Saturday - while tired in the kitchen eating pineapple.
9m Sep 13, 2025
9m
Potential - diary of a haiku composer
9m Sep 12, 2025
9m
Nothing to do day
(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 …
9m Sep 11, 2025
9m
No one in Europe wants war with Russia
Recorded on Wednesday 10th September 2025 while walking with my English setter Louis. My contribution to day 10 of #Seppodpomo
5m Sep 10, 2025
5m
Ghosting on LinkedIn and Facebook messenger
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 lo...
5m Sep 09, 2025
5m