Colm O’Regan

Funnyman and all-round nice-guy Colm O'Regan joins Padraig and Kate to chat about spinning yarns, the art of making math interesting and storytelling in a virtual world. You can hear more from Colm on his podcast, The Function Room, his…

What's in a name? For most of the world's population, Irish names are the only contact they have with Gaeilge, and this is where its reputation for beauty and difficulty is perpetuated. Prospective parents have a great responsibility in…

Good day my friends. This week you're in for a number of medically-adjacent sketches and such from some of Ireland's best comedy talent who somehow have yet to receive a criminal amount of funding from the Irish Film Board. 1. RTÉ Comedy…

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The show goes on the road as Dave Hanratty and Colm O'Regan take NO ENCORE to Galway for the first time to close out this year's National Student Radio Conference. In the absence of Craig Fitzpatrick, local heroes Daithi and Gugai step up…

It's the final stop before NO ENCORE LIVE II hits Whelan's and the boys are very excited indeed. What's more, a year-long saga is finally resolved as ace DJ extraordinaire Claire Beck hops into the guest co-host seat. Chaos ensues.…

YOUR terrible/terrific NO ENCORE trio are reunited and it feels so good. It's an all killer, no filler episode as Dave, Craig and Colm get straight to the point, keep it real and some other generic way of saying 'Hey, just listen to the…

Colm may have jetted off to the permanently bright surroundings of Norway (yep, again) but Dave and Craig are in fine form as they welcome David Higgins back to the pod for a raucous episode that takes in not one but TWO album reviews. We…

The NO ENCORE flux capacitor fires up once more as host Colm O’Regan serves as guide on a trip all the way back to 1981, to examine the Irish musical fare of the day. Joining him on the trip is ever-present co-host and Delorentos man…

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of the phenomenal Prince. As such, the NO ENCORE crew felt it only right and proper to pay tribute to The Purple One with an in-depth Listening Guide for newcomers, novices, die-hards…