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Gearoid Farrelly and Niamh Kavanagh

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Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and comedian Gearóid Farrelly have been friends for a very long time. In this new show they are widening their circle of friends to include you. If you need unwavering, unconditional support, someone to champion you or to just get something off your chest; they are ready to listen, offer advise and if necessary start a brutal campaign of revenge on your behalf. As a national treasure and mother of two Niamh is the calm, soothing voice of experience. Gearóid o ...
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A gripping mind warp in space-time and sound. Brought to you in two seasons, with room for a third. https://www.hammergrin.com Written by John McCarthy and featuring Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Niamh Kavanagh, Mary-Lou McCarthy, Donnchadh O Conaill, Daithí O Donnell, Sara-Jane Power and Lucie Ryan-Donnelly.
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Welcome to I'm Sorry Zero Points. The Eurovision podcast by Irish Eurovision fans Adrian & Seamus. From January to May we bring you all the Eurovision news, song reviews and interviews with Eurovision stars past & present, before flying to the host city for the Eurovision Grand Final. Between podcast episodes follow us on Instagram @sorryzeropointspodcast & on X/Twitter & YouTube @sorryzeropoints If you're a Eurovision superfan and want to help us review the songs email us: imsorryzeropoints ...
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If you missed it last year, in this episode we sit down with Eurovision winner and national treasure Niamh Kavanagh. In this in-depth interview we chat to Niamh about everything from performing at The Grammys, to winning Eurovision, working with Simon Cowell, returning to Eurovision, and overcoming life and personal challenges along the way. Niamh …
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Gearoid is very grumpy because he had a terrible day and Niamh is rubbing her other friends in his face. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the procrasinating painters. We have a problem from a cat-hater who is in love with a kitten fosterer and a gay couple in joint account woes. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out t…
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Gearoid is very grumpy because he had a terrible day and Niamh has had a fall! In the mailbag we have a follow from the store manager who took time out. We have a problem from someone who is getting married and who has a well-meaning but deluded father-in-law. We also have someone who returned from travelling and is regretting it. We have merch! Fo…
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Gearoid has started exercising and Niamh is curious about how to have delicate conversations with friends. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who was sick of talking about an illness. We have a problem from someone who wanted to take over the family business but who has now done a u-turn and a new mother who has mommy bear rage against…
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Niamh was in Birmingham and Gearoid was in Paris. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone whose partner has a bad internet habit and a man who has recently got to know his brother in law. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you would like to support…
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Niamh is is curious about compatibility and Gearoid has very clear red lines. Very clear. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone whose sister likes an older man and someone whose new boyfriend is a bit tight (moneywise!). We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a pr…
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Gearoid was sick and instagram is suggesting Niamh become a foster parent. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone who has boyfriend addicted to social media and a gay couple that have moved in with the in-laws. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If y…
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Gearoid was in a gay bar and Niamh was in her attic. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone who had a fling and it has come back to haunt them and another from someone whose crush is now her gay best friend. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you …
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Eurovision 2024 is done and the party is over and now it's time for us to reflect on the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. In part one of our two part Season Finale Special we discuss our Eurovision highlights and lowlights as well as the final results. We are also joined by OGAE Ireland President Frank Dermody and Michael Kealy from RTE who is the Hea…
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Welcome to part two of our Season Finale Special and to our annual I'm Sorry Zero Points Awards. We give out 8 awards to the stars of Eurovision 2024. We also have the honour of speaking with Eurovision director, screenwriter & SVT commentator Edward Af Sillen. Plus we end this season by handing out our final zero points of the year. Remember to fo…
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Gearoid ran away on a solo holiday and Niamh is now a bodybuilding icon. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the person who misses their ex's dog. We have a problem from someone whose friend has done something terrible and another from a serial studier. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the…
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Gearoid and Niamh are talking wills. Niamh wants everything in order and once his cat is provided for Gearoid wants to leave chaos in his wake. In the mailbag we have a follow up about voice notes. We have someone who has beat breast cancer who wants help with encouraging her friends to leave it in the past and someone who's partner is dillydallyin…
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Niamh is home alone and Gearoid has just been to an awards ceremony and children's play centre. They were the same. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who was a new mother during covid and we have problems from someone who's partner has a dramatic friend with an ex-con boyfriend and a new aunt who thinks her sister is taking the piss. …
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It's the evening of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final and we are discussing the breaking news around the Eurovision 2024 final. The Netherlands have been disqualified from performing at the final and lots has been happening during the day as the artists rehearse for tonight's final. We chat about it all and we take you through what we sa…
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The two semifinals are over and we have our 10 qualifiers from each semi. We review and give our reactions. Who surprised and shocked us!? Also we are off to the Jury final and will bring you all the news from that on Saturday just in time for the Eurovision Grand Final 2024. Follow us on Instagram: @sorryzeropointspodcast & on X: @sorryzeropoints …
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Gearoid are furious about younger people being high achievers. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the gay couple who were adopting. We have a problem from someone who is about to get married but with a niggling doubt and we have someone who has just broken up with someone and misses their dog. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes…
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It's our last episode before we fly to Malmo and cheer on Bambie Thug in the Eurovision Song Contest. In our news round up we discuss the Eurovision stage and the rehearsals which have started in the Malmo Arena. We also have the results from our Eurovision 2024 poll. Thanks to everyone that voted. Plus we have two interviews with Eurovision royalt…
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Gearoid has been on the road and is regretting not paying attention in Geography. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the person who wrote in about their son and the tiktok videos. We have advise for someone who is having a career crisis and a grandmother who is missing out. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merc…
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With under two weeks before the Eurovision 2024 semifinals start, Adrian & Seamus reveal their ten semifinal qualifiers from each semifinal. How many did they have in common? They also have three more interviews with this year's contestants including; Besa from Albania who will sing Titan, Aiko from Czechia who will sing Pedestal and 5MIINUST & Puu…
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Gearoid has been in Iceland and Niamh is still supermen from walking 700 miles over four years. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the someone who has experience of their personal trainer and a relationship that came from a blow up. We have advise for someone who has been through a really terrible time with an ex. We have merch! For God's sake…
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We are down to the final three songs to review for Eurovision 2024. In this episode Adrian & Seamus discuss the songs from Georgia (Nutsa Buzaladze with Firefighter), Armenia (Ladaniva with Jako) and Azerbaijan (Fahree feat. Ilkin Davlatov with Ozunle Apar). We also talk with three more contestants from this year's song contest including: Silvester…
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There is a guest in the studio. Gearoid's cat Boots is paying a visit to see if she wants to be involved. Niamh is concerned about being a mother in law. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the someone who had In-Law issues but there is a happy ending. We have advise for a woman who's is training with her personal trainer and brother in law. We…
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It's episode 11 and Seamus is back from the Barcelona Eurovision Party where he interviewed nine acts from this year's Eurovision Song Contest. In this episode there are interviews with Nebulossa from Spain, Angelina Mango from Italy and Gate from Norway. Three more songs are up for review as Adrian and Seamus discuss Greece (Marina Satti with Zari…
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Niamh has brough brownies but Gearoid is off chocolate for Lent, thankfully there are loopholes. In the mailbag we have a followup from the man who's boyfriend's family were a bit of a mystery. We have advise for a woman who's husband works from home but is a bit shy of housework and help someone who's mother threw her under the bus in the family W…
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Episode 10 sees Adrian & Seamus review three more songs for Eurovision 2024. They discuss Iceland (Hera Bjork with Sacred of Heights), Serbia (Teya Dora with Ramonda) and Australia (Electric Fields with One Milkali). They also discuss the Eurovision news including the running order for semifinal 1 & 2 for Eurovision 2024, as well as handing out the…
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Hera Bjork makes her return to Eurovision representing Iceland with the song Scared of Heights in 2024. Last year Adrian & Seamus had the delightful opportunity of interviewing Hera and discussing her music career which now includes 5 participations on the Eurovision Song Contest stage for Iceland - twice as lead vocalist (2010 & 2024) and three ti…
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Gearoid is navigating domestic upheaval by not answering the phone and Niamh is supporting him in this. As she should. In the mailbag we have an email from a woman who has been approached by a 34 year old man and her friends are jealous cows. We also have a problem from a new homeowner who has become her own doormat. We have merch! For God sake ple…
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Adrian & Seamus are joined by Eurovision superfan Scott Downey and discover Scott's love of Johnny Logan and the fact he can give Johnny a run for his money in the singing stakes. Together they review the songs from Switzerland (Nemo with The Code), UK (Olly Alexander with Dizzy) and Austria (Kaleen with We Will Rave) for Eurovision 2024. They also…
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Gearoid has had a solo week and is rattling through his to do list and even went on a quest for gingerbread syrup. Niamh has discovered her love language. In the mailbag we have a an email from a man who's sister has moved too close for comfort and a man who has moved in with his boyfriend but doesn't feel there is space for him. We have merch! For…
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Eurovision superfan Eva O'Brien joins Adrian & Seamus in this episode to share her love of Eurovision and helps review three more songs including Croatia (Baby Lasagna with Rim Tim Tagi Dim), Cyprus (Silia Kapsis with Liar) and the Netherlands (Joost Klein with Europapa). There is also the latest Eurovision news and they hand out their zero points …
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Niamh's car saga continues and Gearóid is selling everything he owns. In the mailbag we have a an email from someone who is very so easy-going her boyfriend is getting annoyed and a man who wants our opinion on how much information about money should you give to your children. NIamh has great advise Gearoid is a bit indifferent. We have merch! For …
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It's episode 7 and this week's Eurovision superfan Cliona Duwe is leading a double life and she's ready to tell Adrian & Seamus all about it, and helps them review three more songs for Eurovision. They review Poland (Luna with The Tower), Belgium (Mustii with Before the Party's Over) and San Marino (Megara with 11:11). There is also a round up of t…
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Gearóid is thinking about his career and Niamh is quite frankly enduring it. In the mailbag we have a followup from a tardy podcaster, a girlfriend who is considering fleeing the country and someone recovering from armed robbery (not Niamh!). We have merch! For God sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying y…
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In episode 6 Adrian & Seamus are joined by Eurovision superfan Joey Cronin as they review the songs from Estonia (Viis Minust & Puuluup), Denmark (Saba with Sand) and Lithuania (Silvester Belt with Luktelk). They also have the Eurovision news and hand out their zero points of the week. Remember to follow the podcast on Instagram @sorryzeropointspod…
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After talking about car crashes last week Niamh has had another one. Gearóid is hoping for a massive compensation claim. In the mailbag we have a followup which Niamh said was lovely but actually involves someone finding a body and another with an update from the letter writer with the difficult sister in law. We have a problem from someone who's s…
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In episode five filmmaker and Eurovision superfan Ken Wardrop join Adrian & Seamus to chat all things Eurovision and review three more songs including: Latvia (Don with Hollow), Germany (Isaak with Always on the Run), Moldova (Natalia Barbu with In the Middle). They also cover the latest Eurovision news and hand out their zero points of the week. F…
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Gearoid has decided to do Edinburgh and is the throws of a nervous breakdown. Niamh is doing her best to manage the situation by repeatedly quoting "Brokeback Mountain". In the mailbag we have a questions about Berocca, skipping the queue at a bus stop and a friend who is looking for an argument. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support …
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In this episode Adrian & Seamus are joined by Eurovision superfan Declan McGinty as they review three more songs that will be performed in Malmo in May. They discuss Malta (Sarah Bonnici with Loop), Finland (Windows95man with No Rules) and Italy (Angelina Mango with La Noia). They also catch up on the latest Eurovision news and dish out their zero …
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Gearoid and Niamh recount there respective traumas that they have had in their pyjamas. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who was about to quit a new job. We have problems from someone who feels they have no power in their relationship and someone who has cut off contact with their friend. We have merch! Check out the merch store to s…
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Welcome to episode 3 of I'm Sorry Zero Points where Adrian & Seamus are joined by Eurovision superfan Michael Doherty to review this year's entries from Ukraine (Teresa and Maria from Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil), Norway (Ulveham by Gate) & Spain (Zorra by Nebulossa). Michael also shares his memorable moments from Eurovision's past and his hopes for…
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Niamh gives Gearoid some gardening advise after his issue with his daffodils. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who has cut contact with his friend and new problems from someone who's neighbour is feeding pigeons and a group of friends who have had their fill of poo time keeping. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support the…
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Gearoid met Sonia and Niamh is taking the betrayal very well. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the woman who's friends couldn't accept her big career change and we have a letter from someone who is considering breaking up with her perfect boyfriend because of his furry friend. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support the show by b…
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Adrian & Seamus are excited after attending the Eurosong final in Ireland and they review the whole experience and the winning song Doomsday Blue by Bambie Thug, who will now represent Ireland at Eurovision in Malmo in May. Also up for debate on this episode is the song for Slovenia called Veronika by the singer Raiven and welcome back Luxembourg! …
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Niamh has been to the dentist and Gearoid has a fear of needles but he is planning on them being a big part of 2024. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the woman who couldn't take her dog when she left her cheating husband, we also have a problem from someone with an interfering two-faced relative and we have tough love for someone who is a af…
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Gearoid is eating healthy and Niamh is on strike. In the mailbag we have a letter from a budding Eurovision songwriter, a brotherly oat-spreader considering buying a house with his sister and a potential child of divorce. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you would like to support us we wo…
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Welcome to part 2 of this Eurosong special where Adrian & Seamus chat to the remaining three acts for the Eurosong final in Ireland on the 26th January. They firstly speak with Bambie Thug to learn about them as an artist and their song Doomsday Blue. Next up is the only group in the Eurosong competition Next In Line with their song Love Like Us an…
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Gearoid is considering going back to yoga and Niamh . In the mailbag we have a follow up from the man with vicar vibes and letters from a man about to ask his new boyfriend to move in, a friend who is just not that into her boyfriend and someone who is in their own hallmark movie. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support the show by buyi…
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In part 1 of this Eurosong special episode Adrian & Seamus talk to three of the acts who will be performing in the Eurosong final in Ireland on the 26th January with the aim of winning and going to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo in May. First to speak with Adrian & Seamus is Ailsha who will be performing the song Go Toban…
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Happy New Eurovision Year and welcome to episode 1 season 3 of I'm Sorry Zero Points with Adrian & Seamus. In this first episode we get up to speed on all the main Eurovision news that has happened during the off season. In preparation for Malmo 2024 we reflect on our highlights and lowlights from the Malmo 1992 & 2013 song contests. And we review …
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Niamh is well rested and Gearoid has finally got a laminator but is sick of Niamh being funny as well as a great singer. In the mailbag we have a letter about a sibling clash and an emigrant son who wants to set boundaries. We have merch! Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you would like to support us we …
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