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Are Irish people guilty of saying sorry too much?

‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word - unless you’re Irish’, so says Freelance Journalist Niamh O’...

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17.02 22 Jan 2026


Are Irish people guilty of saying sorry too much?


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‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word - unless you’re Irish’, so says Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly, writing in The Irish Times on why we as a nation tend to have a habit of over apologizing.

Is it simply politeness, or can it become passive aggressive?

To discuss this, Ciara is joined by Niamh O’Reilly, as well as Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin.


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