Death Wish
Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. During my time in the United States, I spent 15 years coaching at summer squash camps for kids, in New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Santa Barbara. As I aged and gained experience, my role varied from Junior Coach, to Head Coach, to Administrator, and eventually to […]
Anyone for a Th(igh) massage?
Here’s another piece I wrote for Squash Mad on-line magazine. Enjoy! https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/orla-odoherty-with-my-body-tied-up-in-knots-i-thought-a-naked-thai-massage-would-help-but-the-only-craic-was-in-my-neck/
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 […]
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 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 […]
Sweet Dreams are made of…
Good morning readers, I’m back with an ACTUAL blog, not a shameless self-promotion announcing ‘I’ve just been published’. (Although those are always so fun!) Brace yourselves, but don’t get too comfortable. It could quite possibly lull you off into a sleep before you get to the end of it. Enjoy! And as always, your comments […]