A Few Scoops with Aoife Moore and Colm O’Regan

Aoife explains the fallout from the Epstein files and what it means for Keir Starmer and the Labour party. Colm took one for the team and watched Kid Rock's performance at the Turning Point alternative to the Super Bowl half time show. And for once they talk about an Irish actress other than Jessie Buckley as Brenda Fricker is set to recieve the Freedom of Dublin. Thanks so much for always listeni...

Catherine O'Hara, an icon of comedy and acting, passed away this week. Aoife and Colm look back on her beginnings and the roles that she will be best remembered for including in Home Alone, Beetlejuice and Schitts Creek. Let us know what you'd like to hear more about by emailing AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

It's a pop culture heavy episode this week as Aoife and Colm explore the biggest winners from the recent Grammy's and the awful reviews for the US First Lady's new documentary 'Melania'. Colm wonders what's next for the Irish bus driver in London who lost his job after chasing down and punching a robber. And after the US Department of Justice released 3 million new emails and documents related to...

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, better known as ICE, is facing mass outrage and understandable criticism after the latest fatal shooting of American citizen, Alex Pretti. Aoife and Colm go back through the history of the agency and wonder about it's future now that everyone from the US President himself to the National Rifle Association are questioning their actions. Let us know...

Aoife reacts to a new board game being developed based off The Troubles, Colm explains why they're bringing babies into schools, and the two succumb to the alluring Chicken Fillet Roll jokes after hearing how much money they can make you. There's also an Irish woman appointed as a top advisor in the Vatican and it's a bad week to be a Tory. Send us an email on AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

You can't escape the 2016 throwbacks when you go online right now, and Aoife and Colm join in taking you through what was truly an eventful year for the world - From Trump and Brexit to the headphone jack and a slew of celebrity deaths. They take you through the years top stories. If you have a suggestion for a chaser let us know by emailing AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

Aoife takes Colm through the Brooklyn Beckham story that has everyone's groupchat going mad (Except Colm's apparently). They fact check's Trump's bizarre letter to Norway and his continued desire for Greenland, and they discuss the ongoing protests in Iran. In Irish news, a pension mix up has former ministers struggling to work out a repayment plan, and for our Derry audience, what's bigger news t...

Aoife discusses the AI bot that everyone is talking about, Grok, and explains how it's being used to create fake intimate images of women and children on X (formerly Twitter). The two discuss the huge fallout as a result of the senseless and fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in America. There's also an update on Venezuela and Trump’s bizarre interest in Greenland. And it's a good week t...

Runny noses, sore throats, fever and muscle aches - We all know what the flu feels like. But where does it come from? And what's the difference between flu and just a 'dose'. Aoife and Colm take us back to the very beginning of human history and trace the flu right up to present day. Let us know what you'd like to hear a deep dive on by emailing AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

'Quitters day' - The day that most people abandon their new years resolutions is just around the corner. Aoife and Colm look back at the history of 'New Year, New Me' and ask why we make and so quickly quit resolutions at this time of year. Get in touch with your suggestions for chaser episodes on - AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

Aoife and Colm are back from their Christmas break - And boy do they have a news story for you. Trump's intervention in Venezuela and arrest of President Maduro gives the two plenty to get stuck into. Aoife explains what happened and why, as well as giving the Irish and Venezuelan reaction, while Colm compares the Nobel Peace Prize to a Championship Cup. Closer to home, the claims by former Trump...

Before Aoife and Colm head off to celebrate Christmas, they look back at the year gone and the news that gave them hope and made them smile. Everything from Jim Gavin's dramatic exit from the presidential race and the lessons learned from Storm Eowyn to Kneecap and the return of rude gestures and physical comedy.

Everyone's phones have been blowing up with scam calls from UK +44 phone numbers. Aoife explains the scam and reveals she's been caught out herself. While Colm looks at the evolution of scams through the years going right back to 1899 and one of the first scoundrel's to commit credit card fraud. Get in touch on AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

Aoife and Colm discuss the recent tragic killing of actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michelle Singer Reiner. They give an update on what is known about the arrest of their son and the political reaction from the White House. The gift that keeps on giving - Jim Gavin's presidential campaign may not have lasted long but the fallout continues as Micheál Martin finally receives the...

"You will not believe this simple trick that doctors don't want you to know" "Everyone watching the Late Late Show said the same thing" Click bait and attention grabbing headlines are nothing new. But now we have a new term 'Rage Bait', the practice of posting content deliberately designed to enrage the audience to increase comments and other interaction with the post. Now, it's become so common t...

Aoife and Colm discuss the potential sale of Warner Bros to Netflix and explain what it would mean for the future of cinema if the sale to is allowed. A new taxi service called LadyCab which aims to make women feel safer is piloting in Dublin, Aoife explains why she would rather a female taxi driver. Colm brings in some Cork news as Fota Wildlife Park reopens after an outbreak of avian flu and som...

Doge - Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has quietly disappeared without hitting it's 2 trillion annual savings target. But, Aoife and Colm haven't forgotten. They look back the establishment of the department, it's impact in the US and it's former head Elon Musk who getting closer and closer to becoming the worlds first trillionaire! Let us know what you'd like a chaser episode on next...

Will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky try to speak Irish during his visit here? Aoife and Colm place their bets ahead of his address to the Oireachtas. They explain the controversy over the attempted renaming of Herzog Park and discuss the ongoing violence in Palestine, as well as giving an update on the current status of the Occupied Territories Bill. And given it's Toy Show week - They loo...

As former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has his conviction upheld by the French court of appeal, Aoife explains the charges against him, and they look back at some of his most memorable moments. But it's not just the French politicians who get convicted of crimes so Colm reminds us of some of the run ins with the law Irish politicans have had too. Get in touch with your suggestions for chasers...

This week, Aoife very carefully explains why Denis O'Brien must pay upwards of €400,000 to two solicitors for a misguided and defamatory press release. And Colm brings in a story about a 'gobshite' but somehow it's good news. They ask if there's any chance of peace between Ukraine and Russia and dissect the proposed plan being put forward by US President Trump. And they discuss the proposals being...

After the release of a tranche of emails belonging to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein earlier this week, Aoife and Colm discuss the most shocking exchanges revealed within the documents and they ask why this story of sexual violence has cut through to the public when so many do not. Let us know what you'd like a chaser episode on by emailing AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

After years of missing their housing targets the Government has introduced a new plan - Scrap targets altogether. Aoife and Colm wonder whether removing the targets for completions is the solution that could see the housing crisis fixed before 2040. [Spoiler: This is not the conclusion they reach] The recording this week was rudely interrupted by word that Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has...

Now officially a former President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins was much beloved by the public. Aoife and Colm look back at his life and political career and ask why he was so popular? Get in touch on AFewScoops@GoLoudNow.com

As our new President Catherine Connolly gets sworn into office, Aoife gives us a run through the ceremony of the day and a sneak peek at her own invite to the celebrations later. An election across the waters in New York City has everybody talking about new Mayor Zoran Mandami. In the UK there has been dramatic resignations of the top bosses at the BBC. After their disastrous presidential campaign...

A Few Scoops takes you beyond the headlines this week with a deep dive into the world of Irish scams. Colm does his best to explain DJ Carey's celebrity to Aoife and how he went from winning All Ireland's to defrauding people and falsely claiming to have cancer. But, Carey wasn't the only scam story this week and Aoife recounts the story of Wexford woman Amy McAuley who faked her own death to avoi...