Oisin O Mahony Blog

Oisín O’Mahony

  • Raising Bilingual Children – Expectations & Realities

    This is a blog about the challenges of raising young children with multiple languages in the house. It compares the expectations versus the messy realities. Bain sult as. Continue reading

    Raising Bilingual Children – Expectations & Realities

  • Why I Started an Irish Language Podcast: Gaeilge Thar Lear

    Podcasts are so simple. In a world of complex technology and rapid innovation, podcasts are incredibly basic. Podcasts simply involve listening to one person, two people, or a small group discuss topics they are passionate about. Podcasts are only limited… Continue reading

    Why I Started an Irish Language Podcast: Gaeilge Thar Lear

  • Advice for Future Fathers

    Hey, soon-to-be-dads and those considering this road in the future. Becoming a dad is a truly incredible thing, and it is a big step. I did not really think about it too much before taking the step, and to be… Continue reading

    Advice for Future Fathers

  • The Unexpected Joys of Learning Dutch

    Dutch is an unusual language to learn as a native English speaker because the Dutch are known for speaking brilliant English. As a non-native English-speaking population, they have amongst the best levels of English in the world. It is improbable… Continue reading

    The Unexpected Joys of Learning Dutch

  • How I Discovered Professional Cycling

    Professional road cycling has become the sport I most actively follow in the last few years. For most of my life, it was football (“soccer”) and the GAA, but in recent times, professional cycling has been the one I have… Continue reading

    How I Discovered Professional Cycling

  • How I Turned Running into a Habit

    I started running during the start of the Coronavirus pandemic – right at the start of it, in March 2020 – and now I run about 100km a month. Over the last 5 years, according to Strava I have run… Continue reading

    How I Turned Running into a Habit

  • 20 Lessons for My 20-Year-Old Self (Part 2)

    This is Part 2 of my 20 lessons for my 20-year old self – you can find the first ten lessons here: 20 Lessons for My 20-Year-Old Self (Part 1) – if you have read that article already and are… Continue reading

    20 Lessons for My 20-Year-Old Self (Part 2)

  • 20 Lessons for My 20-Year-Old Self (Part 1)

    Welcome to my blog! This exercise was inspired by a video I saw online – a video from Mark Manson – “40 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s” – and that video inspired me to think about… Continue reading

    20 Lessons for My 20-Year-Old Self (Part 1)