Time to stop giving a Sh*t (unless you have no choice)
For the first time EVER, I got a prize in a writing competition. I’ve been published many times and it’s SUCH a buzz when that happens. But continuously submitting to competitions crossing everything from my fingers to my legs, in the hope of winning, and never so much as hear a “ah it was great, […]
Celebrating ONE YEAR of Blogging.
Cute photo eh? That’s my one year old blog-self. It’s been a year since I started. YES! Another excuse for a glass of my usual. But wait, it’s Wednesday – a non-drinking day… but it’s been a year! But it’s Wednesday. Doesn’t matter, I’m 51 and I give myself permission to celebrate with a full […]
Meatballs, (peri)Menopause, and Medals…
Deligthed to be published in SquashMad Magazine this week. Click here https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/copin-in-copenhagen-orla-odohertys-hilarious-first-column-deals-with-meatballs-menopause-and-medals/ for the full article. I’ll be writing a regular monthly column for Squash Mad which will include cheeky reports on adventures in Masters Squash. Watch this space.
Fiddles and Squatters
“The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune”. I received this message from a friend on Twitter recently, when I announced that I had competed in the Danish Masters Over 50’s Squash Championships, winning a Gold Medal. It’s a lovely message, sort of a gentle insult wrapped up in a delightful compliment. Such words remind […]
Road Trip – Part Two – The SuperNOVA
Read Part 1 of this saga here: https://orladoherty.com/road-trip/ Throwing back the last of our drinks at Hotel REZz, we left it to Val’s navigational skills to get us to our dinner location. It was a glorious evening in Cork City. The weather did not disappoint as we strolled across the river Lee. We took the […]
To pitch or not to pitch…(tips from three agents)
ROAD TRIP – Part One
The dart from Malahide to Blackrock when the sun is shining is a treat on any given day. Such was the start of our journey last Friday, as Annabelle and I headed off on a road-trip to Cork, the Rebel City. About a month ago, I’d signed up for a few sessions of the Cork […]
Taking Flight – Part Three
My father was an Air Traffic Controller for 40 years. Starting out in Shannon Airport in the early 60’s, he moved to Dublin, where his ambition and drive forged the way for him to become one of Irelands leading ATC instructors. In 1993, he accepted a position in Luxembourg, where he became Head of Training […]
Taking Flight – Part Two
Whilst filling out my passenger locator form on Tuesday, I learned that my first name in Czech means Eagle. Not all that bad, I thought, considering that my first name in Hebrew means something far worse. Suffice to say that when I was coaching at Princeton University in the late 90’s, my Israeli co-workers nick-named […]
The Irish Times Abroad
Good morning everyone. I caught the Covid bug on the flight back to Prague on Tuesday, so that’s set me back a bit. Working on Part Two of Taking Flight which I’ll publish on Sunday. In the meantime, in case you didn’t see the Irish Times article, here it is. Even my mam liked it! […]