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Colm O'Regan: Watching my kids watching Bluey is spellbinding

They weren’t making memories or mucking about with a stick and an intricate game. They were just plain Watching Telly. Watching the absolute sh-one-t out of it

Colm O'Regan: Watching them watch telly is our own version of Gogglebox

Sat, 14 Dec, 2024 - 02:00

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Colm O'Regan is a comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork.

A guffaw. A big hooting cackle. A filthy giggle. To quote the Kneecap film, “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children”. But you don’t even need to wait for revenge to get the benefits of a child’s laugh.

They weren’t making memories or mucking about with a stick and an intricate game. They were just plain Watching Telly. Watching the absolute sh-one-t out of it.

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