Mike Finnerty
@mikecjf.bsky.social
So-called journalist with Northside and Southside People. Sometimes entertainment guy, sometimes politico. Galwayman in Dublin. Nu-metal apologist. Manchester and Galway United fan. Words and views my own. He/him.
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Mike Finnerty
@mikecjf.bsky.social
· Jan 25
I had a running bit on Twitter where I talked about how much I hate the snare drum on Teenage Dirtbag and I will repeat it here. It sounds terrible and ruins the song! PANG! PANG! DONG!
You won't believe what The White Stripes look like now!
🚨 PICTURED: Liz Truss meets with Donald Trump at his golf course in Palm Beach
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
You won't believe what The White Stripes look like now!
Woke 2 is gonna be the biggest comeback since Robert Downey Junior in Iron Man, good to have Matthew Kelly on board
Matthew Kelly: ‘Something extinct I’d bring back to life? Wokeness – a good thing that’s been hijacked’
Matthew Kelly: ‘Something extinct I’d bring back to life? Wokeness – a good thing that’s been hijacked’
The actor on a massive scam, the guilty pleasure of Judge Judy and why he’s never done a day’s work in his life
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Woke 2 is gonna be the biggest comeback since Robert Downey Junior in Iron Man, good to have Matthew Kelly on board
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
Interesting that there's no name attributed to this piece which speaks uncritically about the Cass review, a biased & unscientific piece of propaganda that resulted in the death of dozens of children.
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Interesting that there's no name attributed to this piece which speaks uncritically about the Cass review, a biased & unscientific piece of propaganda that resulted in the death of dozens of children.
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
What's the play here RTE? Stoke up a bit of transphobia in Ireland?
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
Feb 14th 2016 - Despite Elaine's prediction on Peter Venkman's show "The World of the Psychic", about the world ending after her alleged encounter with an alien at the Paramus Holiday Inn, life continued as usual.
📽️📅 Ghostbusters II (1989)
📽️📅 Ghostbusters II (1989)
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Feb 14th 2016 - Despite Elaine's prediction on Peter Venkman's show "The World of the Psychic", about the world ending after her alleged encounter with an alien at the Paramus Holiday Inn, life continued as usual.
📽️📅 Ghostbusters II (1989)
📽️📅 Ghostbusters II (1989)
Have now seen all of this year's Best Picture nominees and I'd rank them as:
Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Sinners, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Bugonia, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, Hamnet, F1.
Still absurd It Was Just An Accident missed out... and my personal pick, Weapons
Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Sinners, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Bugonia, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, Hamnet, F1.
Still absurd It Was Just An Accident missed out... and my personal pick, Weapons
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Have now seen all of this year's Best Picture nominees and I'd rank them as:
Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Sinners, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Bugonia, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, Hamnet, F1.
Still absurd It Was Just An Accident missed out... and my personal pick, Weapons
Sentimental Value, The Secret Agent, Sinners, Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Bugonia, One Battle After Another, Train Dreams, Hamnet, F1.
Still absurd It Was Just An Accident missed out... and my personal pick, Weapons
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
A forensic look on X suggests the wrongful claim about Alan Shatter and Jeffrey Epstein - subsequently shared by Gary Gannon TD, who has now paid damages - was first posted by a little-known ‘news outlet’ solely sharing ethnonationalist content
A vivid example of how disinformation gets to the top
A vivid example of how disinformation gets to the top
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A forensic look on X suggests the wrongful claim about Alan Shatter and Jeffrey Epstein - subsequently shared by Gary Gannon TD, who has now paid damages - was first posted by a little-known ‘news outlet’ solely sharing ethnonationalist content
A vivid example of how disinformation gets to the top
A vivid example of how disinformation gets to the top
Call it the 1998 World Cup the way Brazil are fighting Norway for my favourite film of the last 12 months (The Secret Agent is absolutely astounding)
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Call it the 1998 World Cup the way Brazil are fighting Norway for my favourite film of the last 12 months (The Secret Agent is absolutely astounding)
Last few weeks up here in Dublin have been fantastic for me as a native Galwegian. A lot of "yeah, this is what winter 2015 was like" and "this is an average January" remarks from me
Listen, if I wanted to exist in a constant pounding downpour without end, I’d live in Galway.
Ireland, Day 1056 of The Rain. Everything is saturated to the grey of the sky. Moss covers every surface. The outdoors sounds like constant static. The entire staff of Met Éireann is on mental health leave. I’ve forgotten what dry clothes feel like.
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Last few weeks up here in Dublin have been fantastic for me as a native Galwegian. A lot of "yeah, this is what winter 2015 was like" and "this is an average January" remarks from me
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is in Irish cinemas this weekend. I had some issues with it. dublinpeople.com/news/arts-cu...
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a half-baked tribute to a great
Jeff Buckley is the latest rock icon to get the documentary treatment; it's a shame the film itself is half-baked, per our review
dublinpeople.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is in Irish cinemas this weekend. I had some issues with it. dublinpeople.com/news/arts-cu...
This is exactly the company the co-owner of my football club should be keeping. Certainly doesn't go against the club's ethos in any shape or form and isn't a spit in the face of the immigrants who have helped build the club over the years🙄
Nigel Farage: Jim Ratcliffe's colonisation comments were 'correct'
Nigel Farage: Jim Ratcliffe's colonisation comments were 'correct'
'I think it's probably in the dictionary definition, correct, but perhaps people aren't quite ready for it,' says Nigel Farage about Jim Ratcliffe's use of the word 'colonisation'.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This is exactly the company the co-owner of my football club should be keeping. Certainly doesn't go against the club's ethos in any shape or form and isn't a spit in the face of the immigrants who have helped build the club over the years🙄
Eamon Gilmore, Tommy Tiernan, and more recently, Peter Claffey!
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Eamon Gilmore, Tommy Tiernan, and more recently, Peter Claffey!
Just filed my review for Crime 101, where I compare it to a bowl of mac and cheese after a long day, and it has the soul of a Film4 hotel room movie. They said it couldn't be done
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Just filed my review for Crime 101, where I compare it to a bowl of mac and cheese after a long day, and it has the soul of a Film4 hotel room movie. They said it couldn't be done
Drop of a hat, these guys will rock and roll
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Drop of a hat, these guys will rock and roll
On the Wikipedia page for the 2008 series of the X-Factor and I loved how cheap Louis Walsh was with the judges houses.
Cannes! Barbados! Saint-Tropez! Monaghan!
Cannes! Barbados! Saint-Tropez! Monaghan!
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
On the Wikipedia page for the 2008 series of the X-Factor and I loved how cheap Louis Walsh was with the judges houses.
Cannes! Barbados! Saint-Tropez! Monaghan!
Cannes! Barbados! Saint-Tropez! Monaghan!
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Says the gazillionaire who loves Britain so much he became tax resident in Monaco so he didn't have to contribute to Britain's resources. Physician, heal thyself.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Says the gazillionaire who loves Britain so much he became tax resident in Monaco so he didn't have to contribute to Britain's resources. Physician, heal thyself.
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
The Knocked Loose/Denzel Curry collab is the new Numb/Encore. I will not elaborate on this
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The Knocked Loose/Denzel Curry collab is the new Numb/Encore. I will not elaborate on this
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is in Irish cinemas this weekend. I had some issues with it. dublinpeople.com/news/arts-cu...
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a half-baked tribute to a great
Jeff Buckley is the latest rock icon to get the documentary treatment; it's a shame the film itself is half-baked, per our review
dublinpeople.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley is in Irish cinemas this weekend. I had some issues with it. dublinpeople.com/news/arts-cu...
No magic wand for flood protection schemes, but they found one to get rid of the passenger cap?
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers to present rule changes in attempt to shorten approval process for critical projects
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
No magic wand for flood protection schemes, but they found one to get rid of the passenger cap?
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
It is never a bad day to watch a Jack Lemmon movie (the last movie there, Missing, is the most leftist thing a major Hollywood studio put out until OBAA. Well worth tracking down!)
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It is never a bad day to watch a Jack Lemmon movie (the last movie there, Missing, is the most leftist thing a major Hollywood studio put out until OBAA. Well worth tracking down!)
Had a dream last night that we lost the World Cup play off against Czechia and everyone was crying, I was happy because it meant we didn't have to make a moral decision about playing at the World Cup in America! That's where my mind is at these days
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Had a dream last night that we lost the World Cup play off against Czechia and everyone was crying, I was happy because it meant we didn't have to make a moral decision about playing at the World Cup in America! That's where my mind is at these days
The Social Democrats have said they would commit to holding a referendum on a constitutional right to housing should they get into government (a similar plan was announced by the Greens prior to the 2020 election and was shot down in coalition talks) #Speirgorm
dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...
dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...
Soc Dems commit to referendum on right to housing should it get into government
The Social Democrats have said that the public has "no confidence" in the government's housing plan, and will hold a referendum to make housing a constitutional right should it get into government
dublinpeople.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Social Democrats have said they would commit to holding a referendum on a constitutional right to housing should they get into government (a similar plan was announced by the Greens prior to the 2020 election and was shot down in coalition talks) #Speirgorm
dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...
dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...
Reposted by Mike Finnerty
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...