Celtic Ligers

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

The Ligers have a disagreement (!!!) over whether a Fine Gael councillor was being antisemetic, then they talk about Paschal Donohue's denial of a phone call to his Israeli counterpart (not for him to speculate why they'd be lying apparently) and then they talk about Sinn Féin being criticised for writing a reference letter for a pedo (bad!) by a party definitely standing on firm ground in that re...

The Ligers talk about some lad called Stuart Mackey (because James insists), then actual stuff that they should be talking about like way too expensive security huts and THE BUDGET: the Irish commentariat busybox! (will there me an election now omg???) Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers They watch a wretched clip of Ryan Tubridy interviewing Simon Harris on "what makes hi...

The Ligers do some clean up of Comedy Unleashed, talk about anti-migrant protest policing vs. people enjoying culture night policing and Simon Harris' dangerous comments linking immigration to the housing crisis. Bad stuff folks! THEN in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers Tim Apple has to give Ireland 14 billion so The Ligers go into the Dáil record from 2016 to hear the sounds o...

This one's going to have to be an ALMOST ENTIRELY Patreon exclusive episode folks!  The Ligers go on a rare live outing to see the worst thing ever. GRAHAM LINEHAN and a cadre of other freaks at the COMEDY UNLEASHED Irish tour performing painful stand up to a room of hooting bigoted gimps. It's really a searing Vice style documentary. We're like Louis Theroux so it's OK that we were rubbing should...

After AI riffing, The Ligers talk about Sinn Féin's Housing Policy and find it hard to get excited. Then in the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers Neale Richmond being an oaf on political panel shows, Starmer visting Ireland and also Spicebag's article about "Scrotes".  And Then The Whole Luas Clapped by Spicebag:- https://open.substack.com/pub/spicebag/p/and-then-the-whole-luas-clapped?r...

The Ligers and Mark Moloney talk about Oasis, saving yourself for the right girl and the Irish government's muted response to Israel violating Irish airspace. THEN in the second half only on www.patreon.com/celticligers Sinn Féin vote to ban puberty blockers in the North of Ireland, the hit MTV show Just Tattoo of Us and then we close out reading an article wondering why men just don't seem to car...

The Ligers talk about Ireland hollowed out for Americans, the creator of The Wire David Simon's takes on Irish history in relation to Israel and then talk about the intellectual rot of Zionism. Then in the second bit on www.patreon.com/celticligers they talk about military crafts flying to Israel through Irish airspace, fascist Justin Barrett's new political party and the government finding yet mo...

The Ligers talk about Reginald D Hunter getting hassled by Zionists, analyse the blueshirt brain and the journos who only like American things. Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers a catch up on some housing stuff as the gov figures out more ways to humiliate and demoralise. the worst landlord story ever as a man hassles a 92 year old woman and feels nothing?? then they clo...

The Ligers talk about Graham Linehan's upcoming Gript sponsored comedy gig, Olympics break dancing, Kamala Harris predictably just as bad on Gaza, G7 countries scolding the mayor of Nagasaki over Israel snub and DEADPOOL THE MERC WITH THE MOUTH they just can't quit talking about! I wish I knew how to quit you! Um do you know what movie that's from? Not that there's anything wrong with that!  Full...

The Ligers talk about all the racist riots all over the UK and a bit of Ireland. Then they talk about the pathetic non-issue gender controversy in the Olympics. In between there's a bunch of stuff about sitcoms and then some stuff about Israel and deprogramming? I think. There's also a bit about the only thing Michael MacDowell seems to be right about. Loads of stuff.  www.patreon.com/celticligers...

The Ligers talk about a TV show called Braindead from 2016, then touch on the Olympics then read a new classic in the genre of nostalgic expat articles.  Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers: They talk about Israel getting so mask off that they're exposing bone, the Southport riots in UK before there was riots all over the dang place as of typing this and then to take us home, they talk about...

The Ligers talk about Andrew Tate and why it's racist boy summer! prompting to them to talk about violent racists in Coolock battering the guards then getting pepper sprayed.  in the second bit on www.patreon.com/celticligers Sinn Féin's immigration policy as they continue to make a shite of their electoral prospects and Kamala Harris is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. it's al...

The Ligers talk a loada shite for the first hour and then in the second half (ONLY ON PATREON.COM/CELTICLIGERS) they talk about Douglas is Cancelled. I'll write this better later. x

The Ligers talk about the authenticity of Varadkar's love for Michael Collins, Roderic O'Gorman's new job as the casually cruel leader of the Green Party and then some milk gets spilled!  In the rest of the episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers Some discussion about the positives in the UK general election, the Michael Healy-Rae 2011 voting scandal and then they read a crazy and lazy man's list...

The Ligers talk about Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dublin Zoo animal abuse allegations, a man getting fished out of the river by Gar's house, Biden's debate performance, the Brit general election and North of Ireland general election.  THEN in the second half.... on www.patreon.com/celticligers (yours for a 5er a month) More British election talk including Zadie Smith's intervention in the Guardian. Data...

The Ligers talk about Eamon Ryan stepping down as Green Party leader and how he's a complete arse. Then, the state of the Green Party leadership front runners.  In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers: Jack Chambers further positions himself to be the Irish Damien Thorn. Labour pulls out of a potential left coalition on Dublin city council, a U.K. Labour canvasser hates the public,...