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Colm O'Regan

Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

Colm O'Regan: When beaches were much further away
Colm O'Regan: 'I fantasise about throwing something at their car as they pass'
This week, 21 years ago, on a sweltering hot evening I got off a train in New Orleans. It was the end of the first leg of a train trip around the States after my J1 visa summer in New York. The youth hostel I was staying at was on Carondelet Street.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2020

Colm O'Regan: This shower are headed for Worst Government Ever title
Colm O'Regan: This shower are headed for Worst Government Ever title
I’m not saying they need a team-building day at Trabolgan but something needs to change.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

Colm O'Regan: What a joy to replace existential angst with traditional angst
Colm O'Regan: What a joy to replace existential angst with traditional angst
Colm O'Regan's first gig since lockdown included mics in sterilised bags, green rooms and - for the first time in a while -adrenaline 

Mon, 14 Sep, 2020

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Colm O'Regan: Legends of LinkedIn
It's not good enough to learn new skills these days, you need to let others know you have them via social media

Wed, 09 Sep, 2020

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Colm O'Regan: That hotel buffet breakfast, magical, and 'included'
The hotel buffet breakfast: It’s often on a list of Important Things That Were Lost During the Pandemic. I’m here to say: Don’t despair. I understand why people mourn it. The buffet was that magical of things. Free, and unlimited.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2020

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Colm O'Regan: End of the road for the good old petrol station 
It’s 10. 30pm. My wife, the eldest, and I are huddled in blustery darkness in the front of the car, eating a McDonald's at Exit 8 while the youngest snores in the back. We are having a Whale of a Time.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2020

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Colm O'Regan: Learning about going back to school all over again
After the longest summer holidays in recent history, kids are getting ready to don their uniforms again

Mon, 17 Aug, 2020

Colm O'Regan: When beaches were much further away
Colm O'Regan: My childhood is full of happy memories hidden in an Argos catalogue
My father went to London a few times in the 1980s to visit his sister. It was a very 1980s holiday. He went on behalf of the family. But London was far enough. He brought back exotic items.

Mon, 10 Aug, 2020

Colm O'Regan: When beaches were much further away
Colm O'Regan: I'll drink to whatever the experts decide about pubs reopening
IT'S still up in the air for the pubs, because of what would be up in the air if they opened. Maybe the the two-tier system will be unified on August 10 and the pub-pubs will be open, along with the foodier places.

Fri, 07 Aug, 2020

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Colm O'Regan: It's hard to deal with consecutive crises but it's harder to deal with Covid-19
Looks like with lockdown we’re back to square 3. Or is it 2 and a half?Once again, walking the pavements will require choreography. Like those elaborate royal courtly dances that you see in costume-drama movies.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2020

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