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Celtic Ligers

Celtic Ligerswww.spreaker.com
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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Episodes

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

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 I'm too tired!! Subscribe to us on Patreon at patreon.com/celticligers Recorded 31 December 2024 / 1...

Jan 01, 20252 hr 33 min

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

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 going on and then the comeback of the popular image of the Evil Arab exemplified perfectly in the traile...

Dec 22, 20242 hr 10 min

#061 T'was The Ligers Before Christmas

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 episode drops tomorrow to make up for the delay and so you get yer money's worth! MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone ...

Dec 21, 202423 min

#060 the end of irish history (FREE)

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 journos obsession with the US. In the second part over on www.patreon.com/celticligers... The Ligers fur...

Dec 12, 20241 hr 4 min

#059 General Election Post-Mortem (FREE)

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. They talk about the Soc Dem's latest candidate they somehow didn't know loved Israel, the Soc Dems (...

Dec 07, 20241 hr 7 min

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

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 city. There might even be a few guests and a few games (one game and only maybe) and a few guests might ...

Nov 28, 20241 hr 2 min

#057 Val (FREE)

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 watch a little more Val (A SMALL BIT) then talk about the state of the whole General Election overall...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 6 min

#56 Demons are real (FREE)

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 gets frustrated the voting swine don't appreciate their pocket money! Then in the second half over ...

Nov 14, 20241 hr 11 min

#055 we did it joe (FREE)

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

Nov 07, 20241 hr 6 min

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

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 Rasputin in Number 10 ... Morgan McSweeney. He's the Brit Prime Minister's best friend bejesus and ...

Oct 31, 20241 hr 18 min

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

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 Carey says Sinn Féin are not to be trusted. Richard Boyd Barrett is bullied by RTÉ for not bullying S...

Oct 25, 202459 min

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

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 of sex pests. Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers The Ligers read an idea ...

Oct 18, 20241 hr 7 min

#051 Gigantic Assets (FREE)

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 regard. THEN in the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers The Ligers talk about: Fine Gael's dir...

Oct 10, 20241 hr

#050 Budshit 2025 (FREE)

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 him cry?" which turned out not to be funny at all. Then famous Obama era intellectual Ta-Nehisi Coates...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 4 min

#049 Tim Apple with the peanut butter (FREE)

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 of TDs sucking off big tech. They also read an exchange from The Guardian between two Israeli and Pal...

Sep 26, 20241 hr 17 min

#048 Ligers on a Leash feat. Mark Moloney (PREVIEW)

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 shoulders with literal fascists at an event sponsored by a racist news site. Oh god! We're Louis Theroux! W...

Sep 20, 20244 min

#047 somewhere in Meath (FREE)

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=177lm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web...

Sep 12, 20241 hr 1 min

#046 Modern Life is Rubbish feat. Mark Moloney (FREE)

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 care about Gaza like Taylor Swift fans (aka. women apparently).

Sep 05, 20241 hr 7 min

#045 stale unsalted dicks (FREE)

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 more excuses not to tax land hoarders.

Aug 28, 20241 hr 4 min

#044 no only bad things (FREE)

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 close out the episode by spending way too long trying to figure out Varadkar's favourite sandwich. you ...

Aug 21, 20241 hr 1 min

#043 comedy is legal again (FREE)

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 episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers

Aug 14, 20241 hr 3 min

#042 what do you even say (FREE)

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 for the full shebang.

Aug 07, 20241 hr

#041 Barry Taytoman (FREE)

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 freaking merc with the mouth Deadpool!!! bazinga!

Aug 04, 20241 hr 9 min

#040 some amount of racism about (FREE)

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 all here.

Jul 26, 20241 hr 1 min

#039 Racism is Cancelled (FREE)

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

Jul 21, 20241 hr

#038 more like RoderPRICK O'Gorman (FREE)

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 of political awards while throwing in some of their own picks. ;)...

Jul 13, 202459 min

#37 BM to PM (FREE)

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 Centre discussion leads the crooked bottle and can Re-Turn scheme. Emer Higgins' overriding local go...

Jul 06, 20241 hr

#036 She Eamon my Ryan (FREE)

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, Cathal Crotty is a big piece of shit and then... to close out the episode another oblivious article ...

Jun 29, 202458 min

#035 Israel created watermelons (FREE)

The Ligers start off talking about Kitchen Nightmares but only as an EXTREMELY interesting segue into talking about Israeli appropriation, then they talk about the dust settling on the Euros and what Clare Daly's loss means for "The Left". In the second half. over on www.patreon.com/celticligers Gar's trip to the Psych ward, The Pope being visited by 100 alleged comedians and finally spoofer John Moran the first directly elected mayor of Limerick....

Jun 21, 20241 hr 5 min

#034 i don't know what i expected (FREE)

The Ligers go through the immediate debri of the locals and euros 2024 on the day of the count, then the complete freak Thomas Hand and also some Brit general election stuff as the Labour Right continues to stick the knife in. THEN over on second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers They talk about the most unfortunate multiple Spar owner on Earth who keeps getting shoplifted to the tune of a quarter mill (ouch!). This however pales in comparison to the maddest bit of audio the Ligers have ever ...

Jun 11, 20241 hr 1 min
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