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Agony Rants

Comedy EN ↓ 250 episodes

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 on the other hand has a cat and limited patience but is well-intentioned. To get in touch email Agonyrant...

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Vintage Rants "If It's Wrong Stop It" 11.08.2024

Agony Rants is on hiatus so we are giving you this bonus episode of Vintage Rants. If you like Vintage Rants show you can subscribe to Headstuff+ to hear more. Agony Rants will be back in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vintage Rants "Dirty Telephone Calls" 04.08.2024

Agony Rants is on hiatus so we are giving you this bonus episode of Vintage Rants. If you like Vintage Rants show you can subscribe to Headstuff+ to hear more. Agony Rants will be back in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

143: Summer Holidays.. NOT! 28.07.2024

This is the last episode of this season we will be back on 2nd September! We have advise for someone who was adopted whose birth parents have reached out to him and a non problem from someone about socks and sandals. 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 us we would love for you t...

142: F.U. and F.U.R.B. 21.07.2024

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 the merch store to support the show by buying yours...

141: I'm A Monster 14.07.2024

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! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the m...

140: U-Turns and Mommy Bear 07.07.2024

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 a monster-in-law. We have merch! For God's sake p...

139: Did We Help? 30.06.2024

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 us we would love for you to become a member of He...

138: Think Of The Upside 23.06.2024

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 present. If you would like to support us we would lo...

137: An Upsetting View Of Your Life. 16.06.2024

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 you would like to support us we would love for you...

136: Honesty Is The Best Policy, Until It's Not! 09.06.2024

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 would like to support us we would love for you to...

135: What Are Your Red Lines? 02.06.2024

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 show by buying yourself a present. If you would l...

134: Wills and Wakes 26.05.2024

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 dillydallying around a paint job. We have merch! For God's sak...

133: He's Not Someone Who Wasn't In Jail 19.05.2024

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. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes...

131: Makeups and Breakups 05.05.2024

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. Check out the merch store to support the show by...

130: Sense of Direction 28.04.2024

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 merch store to support the show by buying yourself a p...

129: Every Step Is A Choice 21.04.2024

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 please buy our totes. Check out the merch store t...

128: A Confident Man With A Tape Measure 14.04.2024

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 have a question about dungarees and advise for so...

127: Gooey Centres and Guantanamo Bay 07.04.2024

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 WhatsApp group. We have merch! For God sake please...

126: Nobody Is Stroking A Hammer 31.03.2024

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 please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to su...

125: Gay Brunches are for Gays and Eurovision Winners 25.03.2024

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 God sake please buy our totes. Check out the merc...

124: Are We Loaded Or Poor? 18.03.2024

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 God sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch...

123: What A Shambles! 11.03.2024

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 yourself a present. If you would like to support us...

122: Car, Smash, Horror, Drama 04.03.2024

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 son is being bullied by his cousins and another fro...

121: Why Can't I Quit You? 26.02.2024

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 the show by buying yourself a present. If you woul...

120: Traumas In Pyjamas 19.02.2024

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 support the show by buying yourself a present. If y...

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