Colm O'Regan: One place has welcomed me recently - The Dull Men’s Club

"I haven’t brought anything to the potluck of dullness yet. I may never do. I’ll just sip my tea and read questions about why do they use commas instead of decimal points in some countries, or what people’s favourite soups are."

Comedian, Irish Examiner columnist and Dull Man, Colm O'Regan, pictured in Cork. Pic: Denis Minihane.

I heard the theme tune from Cheers recently, for the first time in a while. And one line grabbed me. “You wanna be where you can see /our troubles are all the same”

And by troubles, I don’t mean actual troubles. I mean annoyances, or things you’ve noticed or things you take joy in that you’re not sure you can share with anyone else.