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Colm O'Regan

Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

Qualifying for the Euros means something other than Ireland meeting bailout conditions

Qualifying for the Euros means something other than Ireland meeting bailout conditions

HERE it is. The Big One. Or, as the French say, Le Gros Wan. Ireland’s opening bow at the Euros. Our recent economic turnaround, as a country, can be traced to our progress at major footballing events.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

What is the Leaving Cert all about?

What is the Leaving Cert all about?

What the Leaving Cert is really all about... dreams, rich daddies, rest, Snapchat, the exam diary, heartbreak, an unforgiving media... all great preparation life, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

Getting into the flow of the mundane

Getting into the flow of the mundane

IT DOESN’T happen to me very often — ‘flow’. Flow, in positive psychology, means being so completely immersed in your task, having such a full focus that even though the task might be complex, it’s enjoyable and you’re getting it done, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 30 May, 2016

Ireland's Euro 2016 song should be done by someone English whose grandparents were Irish... Ed Sheeran

Ireland's Euro 2016 song should be done by someone English whose grandparents were Irish... Ed Sheeran

It’s time to focus. We wasted too much time on the Eurovision. 

Mon, 23 May, 2016

How much will the Government have achieved in 100 days?

How much will the Government have achieved in 100 days?

The announcement of the Government plans and the Cabinet has produced the predictable furore as we have finally been given something tangible to criticise, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Obama and Putin talks come second to a sleeping baby

Obama and Putin talks come second to a sleeping baby

A baby’s sleep trumps nearly everything, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 09 May, 2016

What mad stories could you leave for people to discuss at your funeral?

What mad stories could you leave for people to discuss at your funeral?

WHAT would they say about you? I mean at the funeral, asks Colm O’Regan

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Shakespeare could have used social media to hone the skill of a good insult

Shakespeare could have used social media to hone the skill of a good insult

INSULTS: they’re not what they used to be, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Of course you will always assume the generation after you are a shower of slack-jawed ingrates

Of course you will always assume the generation after you are a shower of slack-jawed ingrates

WHEN were your formative years? When was the time that reinforced habits in you that you don’t think twice about now? 

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Virtual reality is here to stay

Virtual reality is here to stay

The march of virtual reality is unstoppable, writes Colm O’Regan

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016