A Few Scoops with Aoife Moore and Colm O’Regan

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 [email protected]

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 internal review into his nomination.After a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach at the weekend which has left at least 15 people dead and more injured, Aoife and Colm discuss what we known about both the shooters and the brave people who fought back. Aoife urges action to be taken to save the lives of hunger strikers in the UK protesting for Palestine Action.And, the world's first AI dating cafe is set to open in New York leaving Aoife and Colm understandably concerned for the state of the world.And in good news, an Cavan based lottery winner, Ireland's oldest woman celebrates her birthday and Christmas trees might not be so bad for the environment after all.Get in touch on [email protected]

"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 that it's the Oxford English Dictionary 2025 Word of the Year.Aoife and Colm explain what it is and how to avoid falling for the trap.Let us know what you'd like a chaser episode exploring by commenting below or sending an email to [email protected]

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 some more good news by the way of Irish Golden Globe nominees.And they give an update on the latest peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia after President Zelensky's meeting with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Tell us what you thought of this episode or share your good news by commenting below or emailing [email protected]