Colm O'Regan: Are we losing good old-fashioned expertise?

"Essentially, I just want to be Leonardo Da Vinci, travelling from one unscrupulous fabulously wealthy Italian patron to another producing great work, never letting the moss grow under my feet..."

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

The problem with New Year’s resolutions is the word ‘new’. 

Usually, it refers to the newness of the year but I’ve been duped by the lure of the portfolio career into thinking it must mean: Do A New Thing.