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Colm O'Regan

Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

It sounds obvious but even in the least contentious of wills there’s a hell of a lot of death

Colm O’Regan reckons if you have any kind of assets worth more than a fiddler’s fart, get your will done.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Words find a speedy new meaning every day; but what does that mean for us?

Words find themselves with new meanings all the time, but it’s the speed with which they are changing that Colm O’Regan has concerns with this week.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Five logical fallacies that will help you in any online argument

Ever get the feeling that person with whom you disagree (ie, they are the one who’s wrong) is talking absolute hen-dung but you can’t pinpoint it, asks Colm O’Regan.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Let's cut down on recycling and bring back the humble flask

We could do with a few more flasks, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

What I don't miss in January...

This week Colm O’Regan admits the one thing he doesn’t miss now that we’ve really left 2016 behind ... perfume ads.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Taking a closer look at the objects that you take for granted

Colm O’Regan pays tribute to the extraordinary things doing ordinary things

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Doing the right thing between January 1 and January 15 is better than not doing it at all

Battling with your New Year’s Resolutions already? Colm O’Regan is here to share in your struggles.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

You need to tackle the 'fear of the return' head on

You’ve been bought a little time. But for an accident of the calendar that occurs once every few years, today would be The Worst Day Ever, writes Colm O’Regan. 

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Why Stephen’s Day is underrated

Stephen’s Day, or to give it its proper title Stephenses….es n  Day is an underrated day. (The added es is part of a great Irish tradition of adding ‘extreme possessiveness’ to certain nouns to be sure, to be sure. Another example would be Jameseses Street in Dublin.)

Mon, 26 Dec, 2016

Here's what will happen as you try to finish your Christmas shopping this week

Colm O’Regan helps shoppers with some handy tips for Christmas

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016