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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.
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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.
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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 Jeffrey Epstein, Aoife does her best to pick out some of the key findings from the latest tranche of information.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 than the return of James McClean.
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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.
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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 to be from Kerry, as Jessie Buckley wins again.
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'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.
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From the publisher's feed
A Few Scoops makes the news a little more manageable and lot more fun. Reporter Aoife Moore and comedian Colm O’Regan will each week offer their unique take on the most pressing news stories of the…
Combining Aoife’s experience and insight honed from her time as a political correspondent breaking major stories from the heart of government, and Colm O’Regan’s unique comedic style, A Few Scoops brings analysis of the news that is always informed and insightful but never dull.
If you’re want to stay informed, but you’re feeling exhausted by the news cycle, join us for A Few Scoops.

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