Leaving Limerick, driving to the Atlantic, stopped by police • Unmarked police car - result • Come into Flanagan's Bar in Lahinch • The poem on the page - emerging • Olin's generosity - true story • Alongside the ocean in Lahinch Co Clare

Family ready for contest • Fairytale of NY by boys • I'm dreaming of a white Christmas - by the boys • Boys singing • Girls singing • Boys singing • Girls singing • Boys singing • Girls singing & losing • 12 days of xmas by Boys • 12 days of xmas by Boys • Accidental recording : family cacophony • The game - accidental recording • Lanigan's Ball

After our Xmas lunch today in an Italian restaurant ... we'd talked about food regimes & Bitcoins (This is a monologue by Paul O'Mahony in which he remembers the lunch)

Opera chat with Zvi about "Norma" at the @MetOpera • The experience was unparalleled • Tell me more about Norma please • After Norma 1 • After Norma 1 • After Norma 2 • Power and anxiety from the start of Norma at @metopera • After Norma 3? • Forgive me interrupting you about "Casta Diva" aria by Norma • After Norma • After Norma • After Norma • Norma • The Met • The Met • Before we move on to Pavarotti - what about Norma as a first opera • Coincidence • Coincidence • Oh what a joy it is to hear your story - that coincidence of birth & death • Norma • Zvi your Norma was an experience I'll never forget - a treasure

A day out in Dublin: Plans for today - Dublin • Breathless departure from Kent Station Cork to Dublin - brilliant service • Thanks to Irish taxpayers I don't pay for my travel today • I was scoping (live streaming) on the train • Arriving in Dublin Houston Station heading for Stephen's Green • On the Luas (light rail) towards O'Connell Stteet • Outside Cleary's - under the clock (made by Stokes Cork) • Trinity College Dublin - Ireland's oldest university - Grafton Street guitar • On the corner of Stephen's Green - after @insomniacoffee • Why did 4,000 pop into my Periscope from Grafton Street Dublin & Davy Byrne's • Walking out in Dublin st 8:20pm • Bus ride to train station along the quays in Dublin • Getting onto the train - into Seat 20 in Carriage No 1 - search for electricity

Ireland is unique, peculiar, misunderstood, confusing & confused. Paul O'Mahony starts to unpack the gift of Ireland.

Research on how the ancient art of ironing is practised today: The art of ironing • Learned to iron from my father • Ironing is a discipline & ideal for mindfulness • On ironing • Isn't it good to hear Irish ironing techniques from Larry • More on ironing • Even more on ironing • Barbara on Ironing - apologies to Kipling • Plenty of mileage in ironing eh 😊 • Irioning mon Anchor is far from dead • Real Men Iron • Too much Anchor this week? • Ironing - another story worth listening to • Satisfying ironing. • Inside the HiB bar in Cork city centre

You hear Paul being very enthusiastic about Utah, BobUtah & Walt Whitman - after listening to audio on Anchor made by BobUtah

Even poets run out of battery • Drinking Coffee with Georgie Dee in Fota Island Resort - while Xmas shopping • Coffee & more in @BiteSizeCafe on Midleton Main Street Cork Ireland

Pure humour. Exposing Rober Neill to hard scrutiny is important - is vital. Is he hero or horrid? Robert Neill is a star, a hero etc • But, however, Beware of Greeks bearing gifts on Anchor • It's even worse than I feared • (Falling into sleep is an accidental conclusion to the experience)