Colm O'Regan: As part of my Middle-Aged Grand Slam, I'm up to date with a podcast

"The podcast is The Rest is History and they are 480 episodes in. And over the last 10 months I have caught up. 480 hours. 400 if you listen at 1.2 speed. That’s more time than I’ve spent with my children..."

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

The sense of achievement is palpable. Ducks are lined up. The ship I’m running is tight. All cylinders are operational.

The rest of my life might be quiet chaos but this past while has seen me, in some small areas, on top of things. At the end of July I completed the Middle-Aged Grand Slam: For a brief period, my bins, car tax, car insurance and NCT were all up to date.