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Colm O'Regan

Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

Colm O'Regan: Secondhand bargains mean a great deal in every sense

Colm O'Regan: Secondhand bargains mean a great deal in every sense

Charity shops can be handy for toys. They allow you to say yes to a child you’ve been saying ‘no, that’s too dear’ to all day in the New Toy shop

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022

Italy Venice Film Festival 2022 Don't Worry Darling Photo Call

S Colm O'Regan: Harry Styles should come to Cork to see what real spitting is

I remember being a teenage boy, spitting was a skill to be honed.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2022

Colm O'Regan: I wouldn't be surprised to see Gene Hackman in the Marina Market

Colm O'Regan: I wouldn't be surprised to see Gene Hackman in the Marina Market

It has the industrial vibes without any of the pretentious codswallop

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Colm O'Regan: 'Are we there yet?' Irish public transport for dummies

Colm O'Regan: 'Are we there yet?' Irish public transport for dummies

Is there any justification in haranguing Irish Rail to sell sweets again? Could we do a petition?

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

Colm O'Regan: Not all subredditors are normal sheeple

Colm O'Regan: Not all subredditors are normal sheeple

No matter how tenuous the link, my brain found a connection with maths and Marlo from The Wire

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Colm O'Regan: Who will the Irish be without the endless rain?

Colm O'Regan: Who will the Irish be without the endless rain?

'The dashed expectations of summer are in-built into our small talk conversation, our attitude, and our literature'

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Colm O'Regan: These papers are precious heirloom of memory

Colm O'Regan: These papers are precious heirloom of memory

From preserving postcards to my grandfather in 1915 to reminiscing over old football magazines, archiving paper documents is a masterclass in nostalgia

Sat, 06 Aug, 2022

Colm O'Regan: I have made my debut as one of 'those' weirdos on the road

Colm O'Regan: I have made my debut as one of 'those' weirdos on the road

The neck of Google Maps sending me up an angry hoor of a road, though

Mon, 01 Aug, 2022

Colm O'Regan: 'Nothing will ever top pushing pigs around the crossroads on beds in Dripsey'

Colm O'Regan: 'Nothing will ever top pushing pigs around the crossroads on beds in Dripsey'

Festivals are back, and as a stand-up comic, I can't wait to tell jokes again for roasting hot humans in a dirty auld tent

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

Colm O'Regan: I have shingles. It feels like a disease from another era

Colm O'Regan: Using a telescope to go back in time 'freaks my nut out'

The James Webb Space Telescope is grand but what about the mysteriously grainy images from its predecessor, The Hubble

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022