Celtic Ligers

Celtic Ligers

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an irish politics (and culture) podcast with comedy. hosted by James Moran and Gareth Lyons. full episodes and bonus content at www.patreon.com/celticligers

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Latest episode

Nov 9, 2026

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Episodes

#076 taRIFFS (FREE) 10.04.2025

The Ligers talk about tariffs and read Simon Harris's diary about tariffs (as printed in The Business Post with no shame whatsoever!) 

#075 April's Fool 2 (FREE) 03.04.2025

The Ligers talk about Michael Lowry, the Dáil speaking row, Pat Leahy's second article about how opposition speaking time being taken is actually fine, Mothers Against Genocide assaulted by the Guards, Trump's Tarriffs and David McWilliams imagines a science fiction future for Ireland after reading Matt Yglesias' latest pile of shite.  Full episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers

#074 Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? (FREE) 25.03.2025

The Ligers are Marxist in the front and Capitalist in the back this week, relegating the Garron Noone content for loyal Patreon patrons only. www.patreon.com/celticligers They go to a Marxism festival and talk about the various talks they went to which include: Lough Neagh, Ukraine, the 1972 National Rent Strike, Gaza, Eco-Socialism (w/ Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save Us Podcast!) and Data Centres! ...

#073 it's a great day for the irish! (FREE) 18.03.2025

St. Patrick's Day episode! The Ligers talk about all of the worst Irish people making us look like clowns in Washington DC to impress a genocidal rapist. The undignified Mícheal Martin, the crazy Burkes and the racist rapist Conor McGregor! Begora! Full episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers where you can hear a breakdown of the responses to St. Patrick's Day by our horrible media and the awful s...

#072 i'm actually laughing! (and old and bald and red) (FREE) 14.03.2025

The Ligers enjoy one positive thing which is a bloated columnist being told they're a dipshit to their face (Fergus Finlay in this instance) before getting depressed about the march toward arming up and conflict and blood and death. They talk about Thomas Gould being arrested for what?? For simple fucking fraud?! Free my man! Innocent even if he isn't!  Then they do the millennial patter normally...

#071 a skeleton likes war (FREE) 08.03.2025

The Ligers just have a big old laugh in the current hysteria to go to war and there's not an effing thing you can do about it (the laugh they're having and the war which you will be conscripted for). Zelensky getting a bollocking in the oval office. Micheál Martin a wiry mess on The Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty and what that bodes for his St. Patrick's trip GOD WILLING. Micheal Collins Indep...

#070 eat your bone (FREE) 27.02.2025

At the top.... we get a breakdown of the German elections by the amazing Ciaran from Corner Spati Podcast. Check them out here: https://pod.link/1454202971 THEN. The Ligers talk about work destroying your brain (boo work!), the dear Pope Francis hanging on for dear life and the government deciding you should live in a shed... less actually! stick your head in the wooden oven and do us a favour wil...

#069 but i love the Triple SHAMROCK! (FREE) 21.02.2025

The Ligers start by talking about Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco's comic about Palestine (bad!), then the worst people in Ireland want Micheál Martin to give a bowl of shamrocks to Trump who they definitely hate. And...Neutrality!! The thing everyone (ie. some columnists) wants to destroy! In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers Jim O'Callaghan being an awful piece of work, Micheál M...

#068 our brave men and women in gov (FREE) 15.02.2025

The Ligers Millennial patter gets the better of them and the bulk of the first hour is made up of talking about how much they hate work, Gar's trip to Belfast, that drunk Fine Gael guy crawling on all fours which could almost be politics. THEN Michael Healy Rae (government TD) being very brave joining a government he hates because we just need to feckin get on with things, by god!  In the second H...

#067 Call Me Pat Leahy Adeen! (FREE) 02.02.2025

The Ligers talk AI Deepseek before James burns a rainforest getting its ideas for Simpsons episodes. They read some more confused opinions as the obedient Irish commentariat try to figure out ways to blame Sinn Féin for Government TDs taking Opposition speaking time.  In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers  The Ligers watch a clip of Micheál Martin showing contempt (imagine!) to a...

#066 why are you yelling?? (FREE) 25.01.2025

The Ligers talk about the music of The Two Johnnies (and their far right sympathies), the grim Plan for Government which seems to be flying under the radar and Trump's inauguration where Elon Musk... just... one of the most embarrassing freaks ruining our lives in a crowded field. THEN in the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers Vote for Taoiseach disrupted by failure to rule out opposition...

#065 more of the same but worse (FREE) 19.01.2025

The Ligers read a surprising intervention from Simon Harris on Prime Time! You literally will not believe it! The Two Johnnies part of corrupt MSM but also Far Right agitators? What?? A belated remembering of Michael Fry's interview with former housing minister Darragh O'Brien. THEN in the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers There's some talk about the Gaza genocide ceasefire but they're t...

#064 *to tune of I'll Fly With You* (FREE) 12.01.2025

The Ligers wrestle with Gar's computer which betrays him (suggestions on a postcard), they give their review for Nosferatu and then (message in if you've had enough but) they talk about a new Val Martin clip where he makes an offer to partner up with Elon Musk. (I mean come on!)  Then in the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers Tech guys go more mask off than usual making their cheerleaders...

#063 New Year's Eve 2025 LIVE (Stream) 01.01.2025

The Ligers do a LIVE (stream) episode for New Year's Eve 2025. This is the salvaged audio from a vid made unwatchable technical glitch. A fitting end for a terrible year! featuring guest videos from some incredible contributors. The Ligers bring in the new year talking about the year gone by. Wonka Experience! Megalopolis! Comedy Unleashed! and hey some politics in there too but it's too late and...

#062 what's the story with the middle east, Zaynab? feat. Zaynab Lotfi 22.12.2024

Gar and Zaynab talk about stuff that's going on in the middle east. they start with a timeline of events leading from the Arab Spring (Zaynab shares her experiences of that in Egypt) to the Syrian Civil War and what's happening currently. they talk about Assad (bad man) being another in a long line of boogeymen for the west and how the western media has been reacting. Their feelings on what's goin...

#061 T'was The Ligers Before Christmas 21.12.2024

Disaster strikes at Christmas time! The Ligers lose James' side of the conversation for the latest episode! But maybe... just maybe.... a little Christmas magic might save the day... Gar and a very special guest talk about ex Soc Dem Eoin Hayes and his shares with Palintir, Luigi Mangione's manifesto and the horrible racism being endured by asylum seekers in an Athlone IPAS centre.  Another episod...

#060 the end of irish history (FREE) 12.12.2024

Another post election malaise episode! The Ligers discuss the idea of a thousand year reign for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Then they dip into some of the best Irish political comedy (The Phoenix and a youtube sketch comedy guy called Something Moore) to get a read on general vibes in the country. James talks about a book he's reading on conspiracy theories which leads to a discussion on Irish jour...

#059 General Election Post-Mortem (FREE) 07.12.2024

The Ligers recorded a half hour of immediate mourning on the Sunday after the General Election 2024. They talk about Stefanie Preissner giving her invaluable post election insights, Gerry The Monk Hutch being done dirty and they take bitter enjoyment about The Greens eating shite. Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers ...a few days later they recorded a proper episode with Gar back in London....

#058 Ligers do Leaders Debate 2024....ANOTHER ONE (FREE) 28.11.2024

The Ligers talk about the final Leader's Debate before the election which was pretty tedious. They also talk about the frustrating non-issue of immigration. Shortest election ever and it feels like it's been 100 years.  30th November 7pm! LIVESTREAM on www.twitch.tv/celticligers ! "Count the Votes with the GOATs"! Come and get live election coverage with the Ligers coming to you LIVE from Cork cit...

#057 Val (FREE) 22.11.2024

The Ligers watch a lot of clips of Val Martin who the Youtube algorithm keeps spewing up for Gar. Previously just some weird crank speaking into his phone he's now running for The Irish Freedom Party in Cavan-Monaghan. There's no point getting into it here because soon you will know more about Val than you ever cared to know. In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers They basically w...

#56 Demons are real (FREE) 14.11.2024

It's Irish General Election 2024! "Game on" say The Ligers! "I'll tell a friend" says you! What if Batman were from Galway? That's the first millennial podcast banter bit. Then they review a series of clips from the campaign trail where Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael get irritated about having to ask for people's votes. Micheál Martin says "What mess?" when it comes to housing (LITERALLY). Simon Harris...

#055 we did it joe (FREE) 07.11.2024

The Ligers talk about the US presidential election, the Irish General election and then just how fecking downright gas our little island do be!  Full episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers

#054 A Scary Halloween Episode about Demons feat. Jack Frayne-Reid (FREE) 31.10.2024

On a very scary Halloween episode Gar is joined by Brit Left wing politics commentator, Bob Dylan devotee and host of Reel Politik podcast Jack Frayne-Reid to talk about the scariest thing of all... the Brits and West Brits. They talk about Irish Labour vs. UK Labour, the non-MP who won't die John Ashworth AND they read a very long article written by ghoul Fionnán Sheahan about the less cool Irish...

#53 guess who's back back again (FREE) 25.10.2024

The Ligers do a long review of the Donald Trump movie "The Apprentice" where they also talk about Trump a good bit (i think). Then Alan Shatter is back b*tch so they read his campaign literature. Inexplicably that is the first half of the show. An hour on those two things.  Then in the second part on www.patreon.com/celticligers The Late Late Show takes a pop at Sinn Féin. Famous Irish liar Sarah...

#052 stop...stop LAUGHING.. (FREE) 18.10.2024

The Ligers talk about one of the most horrible images ever taken from the bombing of a tent hospital by Israel. Gar gives his thoughts on a movie called Rumours (plot: G7 Leaders get lost in a woods and chased by bog body zombies) and issues with their politician depictions. THEN they talk about the media finding their ability to report on things, making a holy show of Sinn Féin for having a bunch...

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