# Gaelic on The No Agenda Show

Gaelic comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from February 2011 to May 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** February 2011 – May 2025
- **Related topics:** [Dana Carvey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dana-carvey.md), [Etymology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/etymology.md), [Ireland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ireland.md), [Keir Starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md), [Law School](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/law-school.md), [Lisbon Treaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lisbon-treaty.md), [Mark Shields](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-shields.md), [Pbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pbs.md), [Referendum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/referendum.md), [Research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/research.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Keir Starmer, Gaelic Name Etymology

- **Episode:** [1765: Pro-Mortalist](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1765-pro-mortalist.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-18
- **Time:** 1:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1765-pro-mortalist/chapter/keir-starmer-gaelic-name-etymology.md

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program from the Texas Hill Country and Northern Silicon Valley. They discuss the etymology of the name Keir, referencing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Dvorak notes the Gaelic meaning "little dark one," leading to a brief comedic riff involving a Dana Carvey impression.

Keywords: [keir starmer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keir-starmer.md), [gaelic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gaelic.md), [etymology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/etymology.md), [satan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/satan.md), [dana carvey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dana-carvey.md), [texas hill country](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/texas-hill-country.md)

### Irish President Michael D. Higgins, Referendum Demand

- **Episode:** [386: Balochistan Baloney](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/386-balochistan-baloney.md)
- **Published:** 2012-02-26
- **Time:** 2:37:17–2:41:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/386-balochistan-baloney/chapter/irish-president-michael-d-higgins-referendum-demand.md

Irish President Michael D. Higgins is praised for demanding a referendum on the new European fiscal treaty, which the hosts view as a rehash of the Lisbon Treaty. They play a clip of Higgins speaking in Gaelic, expressing support for his resistance to centralized EU taxing authority. The segment ends with a humorous "Family Guy" Star Wars clip.

Keywords: [ireland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ireland.md), michael d. higgins, [lisbon treaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lisbon-treaty.md), [referendum](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/referendum.md), [gaelic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gaelic.md)

### Mark Shields, Finley Peter Dunne Name Drop

- **Episode:** [276: Cleopatra Returns](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/276-cleopatra-returns.md)
- **Published:** 2011-02-06
- **Time:** 1:41:16–1:44:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/276-cleopatra-returns/chapter/mark-shields-finley-peter-dunne-name-drop.md

John C. Dvorak expresses frustration with PBS commentator Mark Shields for a "bogus" name-drop of writer Finley Peter Dunne. Dvorak's research into Dunne's 1896 works found no evidence of the quote Shields used regarding the Supreme Court. The segment highlights the difficulty of reading Dunne's dialect-heavy prose and the tendency of journalists to fabricate historical references.

Keywords: [mark shields](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-shields.md), [pbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pbs.md), finley peter dunne, [law school](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/law-school.md), [gaelic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gaelic.md), [research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/research.md)

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