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Colm O'Regan

Colm O'Regan is a comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork.

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
Colm O'Regan: If we can’t beat the Scots in the World Cup, let’s join them
The Scots are really good at this and ‘this’ used to be our thing. Being loved. We invented that job. And in Boston!!! That’s our city

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Words
Colm O'Regan: What would we do without those words that mean nothing but are a vital crutch?
Sentence-final particles are the term linguists use where people put unnecessary words at the end. In Dublin, it’s ‘but’. In Cork, it’s ‘like’

Fri, 19 Jun, 2026

Colm O'Regan: The Ulysses audiobook read by Jim Norton reminds me of Father Ted in parts — here's why 
Colm O'Regan: The Ulysses audiobook read by Jim Norton reminds me of Father Ted in parts — here's why 
The Ulysses audiobook is read by Jim Norton, one of Ireland’s finest actors, known for lots but also the receiver of one of the most meme-able kicks up the arse in cinematic history, as Bishop Brennan in Father Ted

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026

Albania v England - 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers - Group K - Air Albania Stadium
Colm O'Regan: Despite FIFA, some head honchos, and our absence, the World Cup deserves a wall chart
Ninety-six years of football's grandest tradition, and it still gets you. Even when you don't want it to

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Queen's Green Canopy - Sir David Attenborough
Colm O'Regan: David Attenborough is part of my five-a-day and Prehistoric Planet is appointment TV
I’m in a darkened room about to watch a 60-tonne Dreadnoughtus headbutt another 40ft-high Dreadnoughtus over mating rights while David Attenborough makes it sexy

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Magical forest path and tree tunnel at sunrise on spring
Colm O'Regan: Leave the fairy trees alone — a light trim will do
Piseogs were a rational response to an uncertain world.  What’s interesting is that after all the science and explanations, many of us still believe in them in some shape or form

Fri, 22 May, 2026

Futbol Excitement
My girls loved their first League of Ireland game — they nearly got a high-five from Zac Elbouzedi
The skill is high, the surface is good, there was drama because St Pat’s went down a goal to Waterford at the start

Fri, 15 May, 2026

Irish life Dublin marathon 2025
Colm O'Regan: Here are my tips for a successful marathon — everything besides actual running
My stretching for Dublin consisted of putting one leg at a time on the bottom of a railing and vaguely leaning

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Drogheda signage
Colm O'Regan: Look out for Cló Gaelach — there are 1,400 years of history in the Gaelic script
You bump into it now in old street signs, county jerseys and, for some reason, parking signs, but it’s rare. Now we’re all getting a bit of a crash course in it. And that’s good because there’s a lot going on with an Cló Gaelach

Fri, 01 May, 2026

Handshake, hello and hands of people meeting for partnership or agreement together as a team with trust. Greeting, accept and th
Colm O'Regan: 'I misinterpreted a fistbump as a handshake and covered the fist with my hand'
Whatever your views on the role of the Catholic Church in the formation of Irish society, one can’t deny it did teach generations how to shake hands

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

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