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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · 17h

This week in the Irish Examiner as Kpop Demon Hunters threatens to end our 'Swiftie Era', I talk about what KPDH's relaxed cúpla focal means for own native language.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyl.../...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Jul 17

EXCITING NEWS KLAXON!
my latest book is out in the Autumn - Pre-order here there and everywhere!
Gallivanting With Words - how the Irish speak English is a wander through the lovely language of Hiberno English!
PREORDER HERE!
linktr.ee/colmoregan

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Jul 17

EXCITING NEWS KLAXON!
my latest book is out in the Autumn - Pre-order here there and everywhere!
Gallivanting With Words - how the Irish speak English is a wander through the lovely language of Hiberno English!
PREORDER HERE!
linktr.ee/colmoregan

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · May 26

My latest gig is 1 year old.
Innfant Jokes - comedy for people with babies is back on Friday with Joe Rooney!
BYOBaby
www.tickettailor.com/events/colmo...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · May 26

Kilmainham and surrounding areas - this brilliant gig in your local is this Wednesday.
A tenner in to see Michael Fry, Bernard O'Shea and Kevin Gildea.

Come see it!

www.eventbrite.ie/e/inn-jokes-...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · May 8

The new pope puts on his vestments in The Room of Tears which is the best name ever for a fitting room.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 28

"I don't know who needs to hear this"
Peter Hegseth

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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · Apr 25

The only chart needed for today's news on road deaths and the law:

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 27

Favourite part of the In Our Time podcast is at the end when the guest who had been speaking with authority about quantum mechanics or the marginal tax rate prior to the An Lushan rebellion gets all fluttery when asked if they want tea.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 25

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”

@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 25

Friend of mine is training up a new assistant in his job at a stencil factory. I'd say he'll have his work cut out for him.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 23

Ok I know there's nothing more boring than someone else's dream but my dream last night was a mash up of Silo and Fraggle Rock with a hidden Doozer civilisation living between the floors and I honestly think it has potential.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 20

"Ottering, not othering!"

Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · Apr 20

Too many "you're doing it wrong" / false accusations / doxxing of comrades / silencing people on your side through bullying and harassment etc etc destroys the movement. The old "united we stand, divided we fall" is ever more important to remember.

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · Apr 20

Too many "you're doing it wrong" / false accusations / doxxing of comrades / silencing people on your side through bullying and harassment etc etc destroys the movement. The old "united we stand, divided we fall" is ever more important to remember.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 20

Regardless of topic or guest, the bit in every In Our Time podcast episode where they are asked if they want tea is the The Most English Moment Ever.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 12

David McSavage comes to Inn Jokes at the
The Patriots Inn Kilmainham Wednesday 30th April!

Tickets here eventbrite.ie/e/inn-jokes-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE0v...

The Longford Rose | The Savage Eye | RTÉ Two

YouTube video by RTÉ Player

www.youtube.com

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 17

Bringing my one man show to cleeres Kilkenny next Thursday!
The Colm Before The Storm!
cleeres.com/events-guide...

Colm O'Regan - Cleere's Bar & Theatre

With the world going to hell in a handcart, take time out to laugh along with Colm as he celebrates what’s important in life: family, relationships and having

cleeres.com

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 17

For context.
awnnetwork.org/changelings-....

Changelings and the Folk History of Autism - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)

For hundreds of years, children with autistic and neurodivergent traits were often believed to be “changelings,” children swapped at birth for evil fairies or other monsters. Looking back at this folk...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 17

He is -this- close to saying they were kidnapped by the fairies and a changeling put in their place.

The Independent @the-independent.com · Apr 16

WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 17

Bringing my one man show to cleeres Kilkenny next Thursday!
The Colm Before The Storm!
cleeres.com/events-guide...

Colm O'Regan - Cleere's Bar & Theatre

With the world going to hell in a handcart, take time out to laugh along with Colm as he celebrates what’s important in life: family, relationships and having

cleeres.com

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 13

Some ridiculously Aprilly April showers doing the rounds at the moment. So clichéd and predictable. Do better.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 12

David McSavage comes to Inn Jokes at the
The Patriots Inn Kilmainham Wednesday 30th April!

Tickets here eventbrite.ie/e/inn-jokes-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE0v...

The Longford Rose | The Savage Eye | RTÉ Two

YouTube video by RTÉ Player

www.youtube.com

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 11

This week in the Irish Examiner.
Parents of J1 students going to America this Summer. Be careful, their social media activity might get them into trouble: A job in the Trump cabinet
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...

Colm O'Regan: Your J1 could get you a job with Trump

The J1 visa is infamous for enabling Irish 21-year-olds to shortcut the American dream and get great jobs. Seriously, a friend of a friend came back from a J1 having got a job managing an airfield. Hi...

www.irishexaminer.com

Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 10

Here all week. Just a week.

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Colm O'Regan @colmoregan.bsky.social · Apr 9

Seven tenths of a Scaramucci

#tarriffs

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