The World Etc. with Colm O’Regan

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world. In the sixth episode of our series, Colm chats to Mona Al Shawa of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and Hala Riziq, who works in the area of development and women's rights in the Gaza Strip. During a rare trip away from their homeland, Mona & Hala speak about the challenging nat...

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world. In the fifth episode of our series, Colm chats to Colm O'Regan chats to broadcaster Keith Walsh about his recent trip to Malawi where he had a first-hand glimpse at the devastating effects of climate change. During their discussion, Colm and Keith chat about: life in rural Malawi; the ...

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world.  In the fourth episode of our series, Colm chats to Sorcha Hamilton of the Irish Times and environmentalist Paula Butler as they take a novel look at climate change, environmentalism and what small but positive changes people can make in their lives to make a difference. Colm and the p...

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world. In this special episode out of the studio, Colm catches up with fellow Irish comedian Deirdre O’Kane, who recently visited Palestine & Israel with Trócaire. Colm & Deirdre chatted over a coffee about Deirdre’s three-day trip to Gaza and the West Bank where she met with Palestinian and ...

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world. Episode 2 features interviews with RTÉ broadcaster John Creedon and Syrian-Irish journalist Razan Ibraheem. John recently traveled to Guatemala to see first-hand how the battle for land rights affects indigenous Mayan communities living under the threat of evictions by big business, w...

Hosted by comedian Colm O’Regan, The World Etc. is a monthly look at issues affecting people around the world. Episode one discusses women’s leadership and features Jennifer Bray (Irish Times), Lynsey Davey (Dublin footballer) and Caoimhe de Barra (Trócaire CEO). The World Etc. is brought to you by Trócaire, one of Ireland’s leading charities.