Agony Rants

Niamh got revenge on everyone who wronged her by winning the Eurovision and Gearóid loves a micro aggression. In this episode on revenge we were delighted to discover that our listeners like retribution just as much as we do.  For our bonus episode you can watch the recording of this episode. If you would like to support the show and get access to these goodies, you can pledge as little as €5 per...

Gearóid accidentally watched 5 minutes of Love Island and can't let it go. The topic this week is sleep. Niamh is too warm and Gearóid is too stressed and has been boiling bananas to fix it.  In the mail-bag we have a mother of a child who doesn't like his teacher and Niamh and Gearóid have differing opinions.  For our bonus episode you can watch the recording of this episode. If you would like to...

Niamh's son is home and has found a novel use for her Eurovision sweatshirt and Gearoid is back from a hotel from hell in Glasgow.  We dish out your holiday tips and in the mailbag offer some advise to a friend who feels she is always doing the running.  For our bonus episode you can watch the recording of this episode. If you would like to support the show and get access to these goodies, you can...

Niamh and Gearoid are chatting about a subject very close to their hearts. Decluttering. In the mailbag we have a letter from a frustrated step mother.  For our bonus episode you can watch the recording of this episode. If you would like to support the show and get access to these goodies, you can pledge as little as €5 per month by signing up here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

It's Pride month so this week Niamh and Gearoid chat about their Pride experiences and are joined by James and Cian from Sissy That Pod to answer a letter from a mother who wants to be ready when her son comes out. We have a driving test follow up and another letter from someone who thinks it is time to come out.  As always our email is agonyrants@gmail.com and for more you can follow Niamh and Ge...

This week Gearóid was stuck in an an airport queue with someone who was living her best life so we decided to chat about chaos. Niamh recalls the one time she didn't fans to come up to her when she was indisposed in a traffic jam. In the mailbag we have advise for someone about to do their driving test. Also as we had a lot to get through this week so we will have some stuff that didn't make the e...

In this episode we are chatting weird jobs and it gets very dark for a Monday! Gearoid takes us back to his first job as a "flasher" (really) and Niamh has redressed the balance of the awful brownies a couple of weeks ago by making her own. In the mailbag we stand up for someone who thinks she is a grump but is just overworked. Our bonus subscribers can watch this recording of this episode over on...

Unfortunately this week's topic is fashion fails and Gearoid and Niamh have had a lot. Niamh recalls going Florence and The Machine for a TV appearance and Gearóid is demanding respect for plaid.  In the mailbag we offer advise for a best man's speech and we have another listener who really felt our mother in law story from last week. Our bonus subscribers can watch this episode over on headstuffp...

While feasting on a stolen brownie Niamh and Gearóid discuss listener's ideas of treats. In the mailbag we offer advise for someone with a mother in law from hell. Our bonus subscribers can watch this episode over on headstuffpodcasts.com. As always our email is agonyrants@gmail.com and for more you can follow Niamh and Gearóid on instagram. Someone (Gearóid) pressed the wrong button on the desk w...

Niamh has returned from walking the Camino and is very zen and Gearóid has mixed feelings about a story involving a snake.  In the mailbag we offer advise for a friend who is still anxious about covid. Our bonus subscribers can watch this episode over on headstuffpodcasts.com. As always our email is agonyrants@gmail.com and for more you can follow Niamh and Gearóid on instagram.  Learn more about...

It's Eurovision week so Niamh is in the hot-seat for some Eurovision listener questions.  In the mailbag we offer advise for someone looking for a big change. Our bonus subscribers can watch this episode over on headstuffpodcasts.com. As always our email is agonyrants@gmail.com and for more you can follow Niamh and Gearóid on instagram.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Niamh has just done a Eurovision show and is settling back in to being a national treasure.  In this episode Niamh and Gearóid discuss the times they bit off more than they could chew. Niamh is getting worried about walking the Camino and Gearóid threw some axes at children, sort of.   In the mailbag we have afoster parent, a parachuting parent and a failed builder as well as a problem involving a...

We’re apart this week. Niamh is at home and Gearóid is on tour in Limerick. We’re talking all about money this week. Niamh is a financial maverick and Gearóid is a hairs breath from financial ruin at any given moment.   In this episode we delve into listener’s financial tips, an epic revenge plot and a friend who is about to call in debt collectors.  If you would like to support the show and get a...

We asked what you wanted to talk about and problematic friends came out on top. In this episode we delve into a bizarre copycat neighbour and ponder a bit of Easter theology that Gearóid has trouble with.  If you would like to support the show and get access to bonus goodies, you can pledge as little as €5 per month by signing up here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Niamh and Gearoid delve into their deep mortifications. Gearóid had a wardrobe malfunction and Niamh negged Curtis Stigers. But these are nothing... NOTHING compared to what our listeners are sharing with us. For our bonus subscribers there are more mortifications in the special feed for subscribers If you would like to support the show and get access to these goodies, you can pledge as little as...

Gearóid is in a mood and Niamh is being a good friend and cheering him up by talking about their happy place. Niamh’s is driving home after a show and for Gearóid it’s flipping through records.  For our bonus subscribers we have an extra bit not included in the show. If you would like to support the show and get access to our bonus material and the bonus material from all shows across the Headstuf...

Agony Rants is back after a week off. Niamh is very zen after a trip to Donegal and  Gearóid Is just over a tummy bug.  In this episode we're talking worst dates and Cleary our listeners have a lot to get off their chests.  For our bonus subscribers you can watch the recording of this episode.  Also we will have another bonus episode this week. If you would like to support the show and get access...

We asked for your Celebrity Encounters and you sent them in droves! Gearóid is on tour so this episode was recorded in hotel where staff were very curious about what was going on in the room.  We got so many responses we're going to do a bonus episode for our Subscribers on Headstuff+. If you would like to support the show and get access to our bonus material you can pledge as little as €5 per mon...

Niamh and Gearóid chat through their worst holidays. Niamh had a holiday of two halves which involved the Galway hurling team and Gearóid is ruthless about taking holidaying seriously.  In the mailbag a friend of a bride-to-be wants advise about something she thinks she knows. Our Headstuff+ subscribers can watch the recording of this episode and also there is an extended bonus episode where Gearó...

Niamh has recovered and is back in the studio though she has picked up a weird jigsaw habit. Gearóid has graduated but is annoyed about it. In this weeks episode they talk about neighbours good and bad.  For our bonus episode you can watch the recording of this episode. Also there miiiiight be a bonus something during the week. If you would like to support the show and get access to these goodies,...

Niamh is home sick with cover so this Agony Rants is being recorded remotely. Gearóid has had a paranormal experience and Niamh is sceptical. They are a modern day Mulder and Scully. Niamh's energy is restored by an outrageous problem in the mailbag.  For our bonus subscribers unfortunately there is no video this week (AWWW!!) but instead there is an extra bonus episode (YAAY!) of one of the ghost...

Niamh is excited about Valentines day and Gearóid is too worried about ending up in the army to even think about it.  In the mailbag we have a young actor who is tempted by the civil service, a skydiving couple and a pug with potentially detachable eyes. If you subscribe to Agony Rants over on Headstuff + you will be able to watch the recording of this episode with lots of the extra bits that we c...

It's Niamh's birthday and she tells us about the Kavanagh family poster campaign for birthdays. Gearóid is back on the road and living out of five or six suitcases.  In the mailbag we have a Father who is doesn't need another catastrophic party.  If you subscribe to Agony Rants over on Headstuff + you will be able to watch the recording of this episode with lots of extra bits that we cut out so we...

The Grammys was supposed to be tonight but they have been postponed. Niamh tells us about the time she sang at the Grammys with The Commitments and tries to convince Gearóid that she is not really a winner. In the mailbag we have a very clear-cut dilemma about a friend with a multi-purpose dry-robe.  If you subscribe to Agony Rants over on Headstuff + you will be able to watch the recording of thi...

In this weeks episode Niamh tells us about the time she went to a fortune teller who said she’d make a great hotel receptionist. This was just after she won the Eurovision. The shade! Gearoid also went to a fortune teller in New York and was taken hostage. Niamh does a deep dive of star signs. Apparently it’s all change in the zodiac!  In the mailbag we have a housemate with dreadlocks in need of...