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Colm O'Regan

Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

There are several categories of what I like to call wage conflation
There are several categories of what I like to call wage conflation

There wasn’t much of it for a while, but you hear more about it now: Complaining about wages. Not just bemoaning your own, but someone else’s, and how you’d be glad to get the money they’re asking for, for the job they’re doing.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Do we need to be flexible in life?
Do we need to be flexible in life?

Colm O’Regan tackles adaptability in life this week.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Yes we need innovation but we need to mend the stuff we have already too
Yes we need innovation but we need to mend the stuff we have already too

It was while buying my Christmas Tree at my local lawnmower repair shop that I was reminded again about maintenance.

Mon, 17 Apr, 2017

The Irish tradition of not getting names right is so you don't lose the run of yourself
The Irish tradition of not getting names right is so you don't lose the run of yourself

This week Colm O’Regan is here to voice everythign you’ve ever thought about people getting names wrong!

Mon, 10 Apr, 2017

Before the lotto came in, Making A Claim was seen as the main reason for someone’s new-found wealth
Before the lotto came in, Making A Claim was seen as the main reason for someone’s new-found wealth

Here’s how this is going to go. I’m going to go off on one about something. Then someone with a bit of due diligence and facts will calmly cut through the bluster.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

I think dictionaries don’t get the kudos they deserve
I think dictionaries don’t get the kudos they deserve

There’s something you should know, if this thing between us is going to get more serious.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2017

The reality of movies isn't reality at all
The reality of movies isn't reality at all

Colm O’Regan is expressing his issues with the accuracy of movies this week ... or rather the lack of real life accuracy.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Don’t lobby the TD for rural broadband just yet
Don’t lobby the TD for rural broadband just yet

It’s just another example of how the home is no longer your castle but a castle that’s been thrown open to the public in order to pay for its upkeep.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

When you escape the queues of life, life puts you in longer queues
When you escape the queues of life, life puts you in longer queues

Colm O’Regan is trying to be Zen about queues. 

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Do we all end up doing the things we saw older generations doing?
Do we all end up doing the things we saw older generations doing?

You don’t start off clasping your hands behind your back but suddenly there it is, says Colm O’Regan.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

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