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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#154 I'm afraid I just blue myself (FREE)
#154 I'm afraid I just blue myself (FREE) episode artwork
Today at 11:52 AM

Gar and Zaynab talk about the news while James is in Kilkenomics.
They talk about the US midterms, RTÉ's coverage of the Israeli elections, Arab appropriation by Zionists, Haley Stevens endorses Republican opponent over Abdul El Sayed and Hasan Piker scores big for the demonrats. Then they talk about the Fine Gael Ard Fheis and fridges being hacked by... you guessed it! Only the bloody Ruskies!! 

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#151 Make Grandparents Legal (FREE)
#151 Make Grandparents Legal (FREE) episode artwork
10/23/2026

The Ligers talk about that Vittorio Angelone joke, that Shane Gillis joke and boring black t-shirt lad edgy (pejorative) comedy. Then they effortlessly transition into talking about two other unfunny people Larry David and Sacha Baron Cohen who seem to have had their (at least in David's case) once funny bones broken by Zionism (potentially by an IDF sniper who mistook it for a kid's kneecap). Then they talk about an advert promoting consent that has every right wing headbanger up in arms leading to shameless creepy scumbag Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to have it taken down. Then they...


#150 Public sector strikes and a conversation about the Blindboy play 'Animals' feat. Ronan Carey (FREE)
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10/17/2026

The Ligers are periodically joined by comedian Ronan Carey as he does battle with his computer. They talk about Patrick O'Donovan's health, public sector strikes, the Eamon Ryan documentary, the baffling perception of the Irish Green Party and Joe dot ie looking for another content creator.

THEN the second half on www.patreon.com/celticigers is a discussion about the play 'Animals' based on the short stories of Blindboy Boatclub and his subsequent podcast responding to a bad review in The Irish Independent.

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#149 its the most wonderful time of the year (FREE)
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10/10/2026

The Ligers talk about the hit movie Digger starring Tom Cruise! RTÉ commemorates the 3rd year anniversary of October 7th by interviewing a scary ghoul by the name of Thomas Hand! The Green Party in the UK votes to recognise Zionism as racism. 

Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers

It's Budget 2027 and the Irish Times' Pat Leahy is feeling giddy! Fianna Fáil's Jack Chambers and Fine Gael's Simon Harris appear on David McCullagh to enjoy the public's misery down the phoneline! Then, to take us home, Fintan O'Toole has some nas...


#148 Ligernomics (FREE)
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10/03/2026

The Ligers talk about Gary Stevenson, Ireland V Israel football and how disgraceful the whole thing was/will be again, the Garvaghey Road stand off against the Orange Order, Irish media weak sauce contrarianism, politicians trying to grandstand but not having a clue, Patrick O'Donovan being particularly shtupid, Fionnan Sheahan and David McWilliams competing to be the stupidest media dumbo of the week, Kilkenomics, civil service strikes, Toy Story and the latest last episode of Futurama!

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#147 Michael Healy 40k (FREE)
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09/26/2026

The Ligers talk about TV now but only for half an hour (Arrested Development, Alien Earth, Malcolm in the Middle reboot, might be some more), then it's Micheál Martin meeting Mamdani! Fianna Fáil just saying that they would like to get rid of neutrality for money! 


Then in the second half.  Nick "Make Crime Illegal" Delehanty's doggy daycare business goes bust, a belated reading of Fintan O'Toole linking the 9/11 hijackers to the manosphere and then finally although they are very sleepy they talk about musician Edward Sheeran screwing over his friend MackLEmore at the behest of a...


#146 movies (FREE)
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09/17/2026

The Ligers start to talk about Marx but then end up talking about movies for an hour including their Letterboxd Top 4s.

Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers hey actually talk about Marx, ludditesm then Trump's visit to Ireland, reunification and AI panic!


#144 is it cos i is culchie?
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08/27/2026

The Ligers talk about the media response to the M9 crash, Ali G coming back in the year of our lord 2026 and then the main event, a discussion on the RTÉ documentary "The Healy-Raes: Blood, Sweat & Tears". A hagiography of the political dynasty which they're probably very happy with. 

Then over on Patreon, Doss Summer concludes with a deep dive on arguably the rural Ireland version of Mrs Brown, comedy duo D'Unbelievables! Gar revisits childhood favourite D'Telly and suffers a crisis trying to find something to justify D'Unbelievables place in the Irish comedy canon. Will he do it? Go...


#143 genocide? how about both sides?
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08/21/2026

The Ligers talk about Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse the documentary about Apocalypse Now. Then they talk about the tragic death of academic Jason Arday and then round out the show talking about a particularly frightening episode of the Irish Times podcast where Hugh Linehan tries to crunch the numbers with some dorks and figure out why Ireland cares so much about Palestinian kids being blown to bits. Could it be anti-semitism?!

Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers, DOSS SUMMER CONTINUES

The Ligers talk about Brendan O'Carroll's Dublin Matriarch Mrs. Brown, the character's humble...


#142 Bone Cancer in Biden?
#142 Bone Cancer in Biden? episode artwork
08/12/2026

The Ligers talk about playing music at parties, Pidgin headlines, Joe Biden having cancer, Hunter Biden having shite for brains, the "end of woke 1" (eugh), climate change making a nasty winter and Gar can't get a job.

Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers Doss Summer continues!

The Ligers have an embrassingly long discussion about Ricky Gervais' hit animated Netflix sitcom Alley Cats. A wretched show about cats who watch telly which made us rethink the concept of Doss Summer entirely.


#141 falling crusty
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08/07/2026

The Ligers talk about Glen Hansard dying and other things missing from his glowing obits. Boy George flaming out on social media over his god given right to make pro genocide AI reggae without anyone being mad at him. Jim O'Callaghan Minister of INjustice is back at it again. 

Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers Doss Summer continues with a discussion on The Hardy Bucks after a new series was announced following Mayo's All Ireland victory.


#140 how do you do fellow irish?!
#140 how do you do fellow irish?! episode artwork
07/30/2026

The Ligers talk about Mayo's All Ireland Final win, real time beef with Bawston academic Larry Donnelly over the Occupied Territories, the many jobs of Sinead O'Sullivan including the defence think tank she does for fun, Eric Butts, a pocket review of The Royal Oak and then they try to start more beef with young independent sell out TD Barry Heneghan.


Then over on www.patreon.com/celticligers it's Doss Summer! The Ligers review horror spoof Scary Movie 6! The Wayans Brothers triumphant (?) return to the franchise they were booted off by disgraced sex predator movie producers The...


#139 Avengers Bin Day (FREE)
#139 Avengers Bin Day (FREE) episode artwork
07/24/2026

The Ligers talk about The Odyssey, Andy Burnham becoming UK Prime Minister, Lindsey Graham dead, Mitch McConnell somehow not dead, paying bills, Count Binface, Avengers Doomsday trailer, Spielberg bad or good? Then they take it home talking about a very interesting article by David W Higgins in the Irish Independent about the ideology of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael! and by interesting we mean really stupid and they're trying to make everyone stupider. 

Full episode at WWW.PATREON.COM/CELTICLIGERS


#138 garlic milk? feat. Alison Spittle
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07/24/2026

Gar talks to comedian Alison Spittle about Jordan, Robbie Williams, raw milk, Andy Burnham and Leo Varadkar's claim that Ireland is a great place for young people.

Go to www.patreon.com/celticligers for more stuff. 

Listen to Alison's podcasts:

Ignore That Feeling https://www.youtube.com/@IgnoreThatFeelingPodcast

Magazine Party https://shows.acast.com/magazinepartypod/episodes/magazine-party


#137 support the blueps feat. Ciarán Dold from Corner Späti (FREE)
#137 support the blueps feat. Ciarán Dold from Corner Späti (FREE) episode artwork
07/17/2026

Gar talks to Corner Späti's Ciarán Dold about Children's TV, the Dáil's summer recess, political commentators' lazy non questions around a United Ireland, the outward nature of Irish political discourse, the unquestioned AI revolution, our dependency on big tech perhaps going both ways, Elon Musk's various scams leading us into a bleak future, England V Argentina from behind enemy lines.  I think that's it! 

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Listen to Corner Späti www.operationglad.io


#136 episode 136 feat. Zaynab Lotfi (FREE)
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07/12/2026

James is incapacitiated and Dreamgun's Ronan Carey's episode got eaten by the machine so Gareth and Zaynab talk about-

Argentina v Egypt. World Cup madness.Watching football in England.EU presidency.Jim O’Callaghan racist doings. Dialog summit being cancelled / Free speech being cancelled!!!RTE scandals.The Simpsons.

Full episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers


#135 Kingdom of the Healys of the Rae (FREE)
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06/26/2026

Gar tries to guess what happened in Scary MoVie in preparation for watching Scary MoVIe. Next, the Planet of the Apes or the Planet of the Healy Raes? Speaking of! James’ dad meets Danny Healy Rae! 


Paul Murphy refuses to talk to Gript but this time no journalist seems to eager to stand by their racist colleagues. 


Attacks on Neutrality all over the place! Shane Dogman Coleman on The Tonight Show barking at Niamh Ní Bhriain. Fianna Fáil's Thomas Byrne complaining The Triple Lock prevents us from joining a Lebanese civil war.

P...


#134 the beautiful game feat. Turlough Kelly
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06/18/2026

Gar talks to Turlough Kelly about everything football (the Brit one). Israel v Ireland and the moral vacuousness of our political elites! The World Cup and Fifa's obsequiousness to Trump! That's it!

Check out Turlough's podcast here: By Lamplight or Moonlight: A Haunted History of Ireland
and subscribe to Dublin Municipal News here: https://municipalnews.substack.com/

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#133 up to date and incredibly relevant (FREE)
#133 up to date and incredibly relevant (FREE) episode artwork
06/11/2026

The Ligers DO NOT talk about racist pogroms in Belfast which were happening while they were talking about The Mandalorian and Grogu. They discuss an episode of Inside Politics podcast from the Irish Times where Pat Leahy says something so stupid about the scandal at the Rotunda that his colleagues are compelled to intervene.  Healy Rae talk too and the condescending view of rural Ireland by our political commentators. ...but then they watch a 5 minute TikTok from John Dallon who actually does have the brain of a child. A self appointed leaders of the fuel protests, he lays out his i...


#132 and Michéal Martin snarled (FREE)
#132 and Michéal Martin snarled (FREE) episode artwork
06/05/2026

The Ligers talk about Stewart Lee and then about  getting older and having worse politics. Then they talk about Tadhg Hickey's baffling interview with racist Brit Nick Griffin.
 
Then it's time to talk about Micheál Martin's nasty little screed about protecting Irish jobs instead of sanctioning a genocidal ethnostate. The government set to miss climate targets and Darragh O'Brien just lying week to week. FINALLY, it's the Healy Rae split that everyone's been talking about while ignoring the actual big reveal from a 40 MINUTE INTERVIEW on Kerry radio. CHECK IT OUT. 

FULL EPISODE ON WWW.PATR...


#131 hot (FREE)
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05/28/2026

On the hottest day of the year (probably fine) The Ligers talk about sketch shows, Harvey Weinstein, the Wayans brothers, the by election results where Fine Gael's Seán Kyne and Social Democrats' Daniel Ennis won big, Micheál Martin's leadership of Fianna Fáil and their disastrous results, Mary Lou MacDonald and the directionless of Sinn Féin from once being the party in waiting.  


Then there's talk about watered down Occupied Territories Bill being proposed by Helen McEntee, more media ambivalence on the issues of the day amidst new RTÉ payment scandals, they look longingly at the...


#130 crying like a little grown man (FREE)
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05/22/2026

The Ligers talk about bad job interviews, the new Virgin media documentary about the fuel protests "Ireland on Empty",  mainstream media soft pedaling Bertie Ahern's racist comments on Muslims and congolese people days before a Congolese man is murdered in the street in Dublin.  Jim O'Callaghan an evil venal scumbag. Then in a week of elites not giving a shite: The President's sister is kidnapped in international waters by Israeli demons our media doesn't give a shite. The most evictions since the famine and our government doesn't give a shite. Then on a lighter note they talk about the 1984 movie Th...


#129 Ain't no rules says a dog can't host a panel show! (FREE)
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05/14/2026

The Ligers talk about the maddening punditry indifference to blood thirsty zionists. Ivan Yates appearing on Monday with Gavan Reilly, a show meant to demystify Irish politics with the same blowhards who made it so dumb in the first place. Then there's a little bit about Graham Linehan responding to Father Ted being on instead of the Eurovision. Probably more on that next week as he continues to whinge but what more can you say about that loser really?

SECOND HALF ON PATREON.COM/CELTICLIGERS


It's about Seán Keyes and Progress Ireland basically just g...


#128 by-election curious (FREE)
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05/08/2026

(Did they already use that title??) The Ligers talk about the candidates in the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections which include a bunch of weird gangsters... AND Gerry Hutch wheh wheh

There's a load of funny people running and a lot of digressions are had talking about news bits and bobs like the Golder's Green attack and Patrick Kielty interviewing Boy George about it for some reason. 

FULL EPISODE on www.patreon.com/celticligers

ALSO Go to the best Eurovision substitute GYROVISION if you're able and in Berlin 16th May 2026 or watch it o...


#127 Who wants to get rich today?! (FREE)
#127 Who wants to get rich today?! (FREE) episode artwork
04/29/2026

The Ligers hold themselves accountable for misinformation, then talk about when Gar's stand up days. Then onto the news. Dublin City council playing with their toys which includes smashing them into the dirt when they get bored. BEDS IN SHEDS! CALL NOW! Can't open the Children's Hospital until it's done dum-dum and don't ask when that will be! 

Then in the second half OVER ON WWW.PATREON.COM/CELTICLIGERS

Irish Star Wars?? Did we do this already? Please say no! The first Irish Primeminister of the UK Morgan McSweeney reveals his voice for the first time. G...


#126 some Leo as a treat (FREE)
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04/22/2026

The Ligers talk about how stupid the Irish are but it's OK when they do it and not when SNL UK does it. Then.... the boy is back! Leo Varadkar dropping some classic clangers on The Path to Power podcast hosted by sensible simpleton Matt Cooper of Noel Kelly Productions. The Ligers use this as a structure for the show talking about fuel protests and elite ignorance. They also talk about Sinéad O'Sullivan's substack post Mind the Gap (https://www.butthistime.com/p/mind-the-gap) which got the former Taoiseach fuming on social media because things are actually great!


#125 CONVOOOYYYY! (FREE)
#125 CONVOOOYYYY! (FREE) episode artwork
04/15/2026

The Ligers talk about comedy for a bit but then the rest of the episode is about the Irish Farmer and Haulier slowdown fuel protests. A mad event filled with confused politics, racists me féins, no one quite knowing what is going and no one knowing what will happen next as the US/Israeli created havoc causes global instability. There was a bit as well where they watch clips from The Wire to compare Clay Davis with Michael Healy Rae. 

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#124 im tired let me sleep (FREE)
#124 im tired let me sleep (FREE) episode artwork
04/10/2026

The Ligers get into the farmers and hauliers protests but only before discovering some of the racist headbangers leading the thing so expect more on that next week. They mostly talk about Iran and the world being on the verge of nuclear war, who is more evil Trump or Biden, Micheál Martin or Simon Harris.

They talk about the Green Party and their recent racist depiction on the cover of The Spectator, SNL UK which is good and should hire Gar and Michael and Danny Healy Rae visiting a mosque.

Full episode on www.patreon.c...


#122 Tallon/Moran: The First Dates Episode feat. Matthew Tallon (FREE)
#122 Tallon/Moran: The First Dates Episode feat. Matthew Tallon (FREE) episode artwork
03/30/2026

James Moran is comprehensively and doggedly interviewed by comedian and filmmaker Matthew Tallon about his appearance on RTÉ's hit TV show First Dates. It's a psychological deep dive into the labyrinthine mind of Moran, his "strategy" on the show and some behind the scenes production details you will not want to miss. 

There's also the mandatory 40 minutes of millennial banter at the start where they talk about Banksy and Tayto Park.

Full episode on www.patreon.com/celticligers

Check out Matthew on Instagram @tallonmatthew https://www.instagram.com/tallonmatthew/


#121 embarrassing (FREE)
#121 embarrassing (FREE) episode artwork
03/25/2026

The Ligers talk about squishies on Bluesky, Jewish ambulances set on fire, Cuba aid flotillas, St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House with the stinky skeleton that is Micheál Martin who followed up his pathetic cheeto suck fest by bloviating about maybe possibly in terms of a united Ireland on the How To Gael Podcast. 

Then they talk about SNL UK and then wash it down with tedious racist knob Niall McConnell being DESTROYED by a lovely Nigerian man sitting on a bench. 

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#120 *very bored* ok (FREE)
#120 *very bored* ok (FREE) episode artwork
03/10/2026

The Ligers continued obsession with Oliver Callan (Irish regime jester) and his nihilisitic centrist kicks flavoured with a bit o racism! David McCullagh (sn)oozing contempt for Jeffrey Sachs.  A bitter media's continued pathetic attacks on Catherine Connolly. Irish immigrants flee Dubai while our most jacked expats (type of migrant) stay and bravely eat nasty chocolate. US/Israel bombard Iran creating Hell on Earth while Iranian comedian Omid Djalili dreams up his own different worse Hells.

FULL EPISODE ON www.patreon.com/celticligers along with all sorts of other goodies. 

36 Households evicted by a mom and po...


#119 Scary Episode (FREE)
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03/04/2026

The Ligers talk about fake Jim Carrey, Saturday Night Live's tasteless sketch about John Davidson and about who infuriating it is to be alive right now with the lies and the bombing Iran and the rabid dog that is Israel.

In the second half on www.patreon.com/celticligers

The Ligers talk about the Irish response to the US and Israel attack on Iran, Zack Polanski at least giving some catharsis by saying things they want to say to right wing media in the aftermath of the Gorton and Denton bye election in which Hannah Spencer...


#118 What A Picture (FREE)
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02/24/2026

The Ligers talk about Prince Andrew Mountbatten, Tucker Carlson interviewing Mike Huckabee and the tragic tourettes tic at the BAFTAs which the BBC must have missed while censoring pro Palestine statements.
 
Then in the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers


It's all about Elon Musk being interviewed by the lesser Collison brother. Fionnan Sheehan being catholic shamed for having a big goofy head and Leo Varadkar logs on as the North of Ireland understander! 


#117 Enter The Monkverse feat. Roger O'Sullivan (FREE)
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02/17/2026

The Ligers are joined by comedian Roger O'Sullivan to talk about James' definitive 28 Blank Later ranking, speculation about Irish people in the Epstein files and the play made about famous criminal The Monk which James went to see and DID NOT talk about on this podcast. 


Then in the second half over on PATREON.com/celticligers

they talk about another incredible event in the ongoing self destruction of Graham Linehan, right wing headbanger Ben Gilroy being tricked by the most obvious fake photo, munich security conference, Two Johnnies! ALL SORTSA STUFF. Check it out. 


#116 pew pew bang bang (FREE)
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02/10/2026

The Ligers talk about Senator Tom Clonan on The Irish Times' Inside Politics podcast and wishing for better allies when it comes to saving the Triple Lock. The government continues to dismantle neutrality and kow-tow to US even supporting ICE deportations. Pat Leahy meanwhile sitting here shaking his damn head at these opinion polls. What are the public like?! And of course... Epstein talk. 


In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers,

It's about Peter Mandelson, how fares UK Labour, Cork's own Morgan McSweeney and Your Party actually being exciting if they can e...


#115 How The Left Lost Me (FREE)
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02/02/2026

After suffering a number of technical difficulties, The Ligers are now right wing and appealing to any potential sponsers out there.

Meanwhile,Elon Musk actually doesn't like Epstein and in fact he could have been Epstein but had to use his big brain for good. Simon Harris glazes Pat Kenny who is only moving to a weekend show on Newstalk to make for the POWERHOUSE of Claire Byrne who Paschal Donohue gave a book to! Remember? The Politics editors of the Irish Times (paper of record) Pat Leahy thinks that Irish politicians don't do enough austerity and don't...


#114 We have such rights to void you (FREE)
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01/26/2026

The Ligers continue to talk about the many projects of Oliver Callan and the state broadcaster's relationship to Irish comedy. 


They talk about the horrible wretched world and the wanton state murder happening in Minnesota, or the Board of Peace, while our own political leaders prevaricate between different types of cowardice framed as strength. Jim O'Callaghan and Simon Harris  blaming migrants. Oh! Simon Harris has a substack where he gushes over AI and bashes migrants some more. 


Fake left-winger Andy Burnham in the UK demolished by Morgan McSweeney's Labour Right. Then they read an art...


#113 Bone Temple in Children? (FREE)
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01/19/2026

The Ligers talk about zombie movie 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) directed by Nia De Costa and written by our favourite fan of looking up from his bloody phone Alex Garland. An army of Jimmy Saviles? Teletubbies?? Ummmm I thought you said this was the hottest new Zombie movie. Well shut up and listen. You might learn something. 


This is the audio straight from the troubled livestream with all those problems that went with that. Gar did some mild editing and added clips so hopefully it's alright. 

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#112 *furrowed brow, serious face* (FREE)
#112 *furrowed brow, serious face* (FREE) episode artwork
01/10/2026

The Ligers talk about Maduro being kidnapped and the real crime of Sinn Féin being friends with him. Eamon Ryan says AI is the wave of the future while Grok makes child porn and the gov does what it says in the title. never mind all that. we want army! pew pew pew! 


In the second half over on www.patreon.com/celticligers

Dooohhhhh we really wanted to stop Mercosur but oh well! Pat Leahy continues to proudly reveal an astonishing lack of interior life and then relatedly they read a Rolling Stone article ab...


#111 Celtic Ligers NYE 2026 Livestream (AUDIO ONLY)
#111 Celtic Ligers NYE 2026 Livestream (AUDIO ONLY) episode artwork
01/03/2026

The Ligers started a livestream on Twitch 31st December 2025 leading all the way into 1st January 2026.

They remember the year gone by using a cavalcade of guest video submissions and their own dwindling memories.

For the FULL INCREDIBLE VIDEO go to www.patreon.com/celticligers