From Cork with Love Adventure

It's Ray Garraud's birthday - he's special is @ray

Visiting an Irish school • At the vet for our black cat Puma • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • Irish guitar lesson - Spanish music - my daughter practising • At a fundraising formal dinner for the Mercy Hospital Cork • The magical power of audio imagination • Figuring out in an Irish kitchen #wearetoastma...

Yes - Bernie you are too old for your own good • Zvi is in Top 10 #OFUT • Proud to be old #OFUT • Into the Top 10 Anchor #OFUT - at No 3 - please welcome this voice • Minimum qualifications? • Studies • Georgie Dee in the Top 10 of #OFUT Charts

Recorded on the evening of Saturday 11 November - Fragments from Anchor Top 10 - from my kitchen - with Cabernet & Syrah •

You hear Carl Sandburg's introduction to Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921) - read by Paul O'Mahony. The edition Paul used was a gift from Lisa Jeanne Sohl & her father Albert Lincoln Sohl (who died in 2008 RIP)

Sitting among used hankies, I read a letter from Lisa J Sohl in Florida • Reading Carl Sandburg's introduction to Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (1921) •

Part 1 : this episode features Hits 11-20 of the Top 20 on 8 November

The Renati Tapes (Volume 1) Paul O'Mahony & Ray Renati chat in Ray's Birthday (8 November)

Quirky - teabag use • Did they work? Conjunctivitis • Malady- welcome Georgie Dee • Coloidal Silver • Happy Birthday Ray Renati • Do I seek to be happy? • In defence of unhappiness (Poem) • Supermarket • Yurick with love - special today • Red wine - Anchor Top 20 • The Renati Tapes (Volume 1) • Touched by Melissa Roe • Hope you feel better soon. • Music for sleep

In defence of unhappiness (Poem) - the version of my poem which I published on my blog www.paulhomahony.com

Toastmasters Impromptu Speaking standard is higher than this • "Winter is upon us, do you like it or hate it?" My contest speech • Follow up on impromptu speaking • How Toastmasters run an impromptu speaking contest • Is there value in speech making contests?

Waking up at Toastmasters Conference - Impromptu Speech morning • Toastmaster of the year • In the breakfast room - practising for 'Table Topics' • After sound check & prancing round on stage at 08:30 • Did I win the competition? #TableTopics

Sucked into a voluntary organisation #wearetoastmasters in Sheffield • Sing-song with #wearetoastmasters • More sing-song Craic at #wearetoastmasters

Friday morning in Sheffield before #SteelCity2017 meeting • Still searching for a red dickie bow • Success at last at "The house of Ted Williams" • The $1m question from Neil Hopkins • What is Toastmasters? - recorded at #SteelCity2017 • After hours at #SteelCity2017 - a singsong • More sing-song - late night sessiont

Paul chats with Anthony Day leader of the local Toastmasters, Sheffield UK @ SteelCity2017 (District 71 Conference) •

Music from Cork City: My plans for ‪#GuinnessCorkJazz #CorkJazzFestival ‬ today • Ella & Louis Isn't it a lovely day? Jazz classic • Ella & Louis Jazz • Fiona Kennedy Clayton (Clarion) Hotel ...

SafeHaven2018.ie next May 11 -13 - teamplanning for Toastmasters District71 Conference in Cork - in Clayton SilverSprings Conference Centre & Hotel

#CorkJazzFestival Saturday Start of my day at 13:50 • In Clayton (Clarion) hotel - no music yet - the schedule • The big people @ #CorkJazzFestival • Drumming outside City Hall ...

What music would you like to wake to? #octaver17 Day 22. My contribution to Online music festival www.octaver.net

China on my mind today in @RepublicofWork • What I learned about doing business in China at #IrelandChina17 • After long lunch in the Glucksman Art Gallery ...

Should Art have boundaries? (Dewuan 's question that hooked me today) • Art & free speech • Crap shite art - nazi propaganda • I'm in favour of their right to speak but not to pollute the air...

Toastmasters Impromptu Speech Intro • "No man is an island" is this proverb still true? Table Topic - the winning speech at Division A of District 71 (Ireland & UK outside London & South-East England

I never want to be in the top 20 - says Paul O'Mahony

How to prepare for an impromptu speech competition @Toastmasters • Today I'll take you into Toastmasters International • Nervous Toastmasters • Start of Toastmasters Speech Competitions • Flabberga...

#Octaver17 Song to a distant love - Day21 of the October music festival. You hear me talking & Dusty Springfield singing