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.
Because perfection takes time, next question
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Because perfection takes time, next question
Got a press release in from an independent who says they are standing in the Dublin Central by-election. Among their "achievements" is their involvement in Repeal The 9th Amendment. Now, unless I missed something, I'm pretty sure non-Irish citizens still have the right to vote..
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Got a press release in from an independent who says they are standing in the Dublin Central by-election. Among their "achievements" is their involvement in Repeal The 9th Amendment. Now, unless I missed something, I'm pretty sure non-Irish citizens still have the right to vote..
Get on with the draw, Moby, this isn't Stars In Their Eyes
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Get on with the draw, Moby, this isn't Stars In Their Eyes
Me having to rearrange my provisional year-end top 10 after seeing It Was Just An Accident
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Me having to rearrange my provisional year-end top 10 after seeing It Was Just An Accident
Reviewing It Was Just An Accident for the paper this week instead of Wicked because I'm such an advocate for world cinema
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Reviewing It Was Just An Accident for the paper this week instead of Wicked because I'm such an advocate for world cinema
Friends fear he is starting a Larry Sanders Show rewatch
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Friends fear he is starting a Larry Sanders Show rewatch
You may not like it, but Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life is the ideal male form
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
You may not like it, but Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life is the ideal male form
MFW I just filed three lead stories while on antibiotics for a sinus infection
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MFW I just filed three lead stories while on antibiotics for a sinus infection
Gonna tell my kids this was Fleetwood Mac
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Gonna tell my kids this was Fleetwood Mac
When the "tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" hits in the inauguration speech
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When the "tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" hits in the inauguration speech
Spending the evening running with Glen Powell
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Spending the evening running with Glen Powell
See you space cowboy..
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
See you space cowboy..
Perfectly normal and natural for Facebook to be promoting something pro-Confederacy in 2025, no sign of an ideological bias here. I never like or comment on Facebook, but this is the shit being pushed into my feed?
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Perfectly normal and natural for Facebook to be promoting something pro-Confederacy in 2025, no sign of an ideological bias here. I never like or comment on Facebook, but this is the shit being pushed into my feed?
Starting to tighten up my year-end 10, and can confirm that 28 Years Later, One Battle After Another and Materalists are out of the 10. The most stressful time of the year
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Starting to tighten up my year-end 10, and can confirm that 28 Years Later, One Battle After Another and Materalists are out of the 10. The most stressful time of the year
18 degrees in the first week of November
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
18 degrees in the first week of November
Touched upon it in an article last week, but the members of the Irish left who use Bluesky are quite different to the members of the Irish left who use Twitter. Have heard arguments that Twitter is still an effective tool for TDs and councillors but is it worth the cost of eroding public discourse?
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Touched upon it in an article last week, but the members of the Irish left who use Bluesky are quite different to the members of the Irish left who use Twitter. Have heard arguments that Twitter is still an effective tool for TDs and councillors but is it worth the cost of eroding public discourse?
Mused on the role a fragmented social media played in the presidential election. The vibes on here compared to Twitter for the general election last year and the presidential election were night and day. Back in 2018, everyone was basically under the same roof on social media, it has now fragmented.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Mused on the role a fragmented social media played in the presidential election. The vibes on here compared to Twitter for the general election last year and the presidential election were night and day. Back in 2018, everyone was basically under the same roof on social media, it has now fragmented.
Please enjoy this video of me moaning at a Wesley Sneijder Dutch jersey from the 2010 World Cup. My balon d'or winner, I don't care what the history books say
November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Please enjoy this video of me moaning at a Wesley Sneijder Dutch jersey from the 2010 World Cup. My balon d'or winner, I don't care what the history books say
Would spend a years salary in here if I was allowed
November 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Would spend a years salary in here if I was allowed
Was a bit worried that Turnstile would lose their edge playing in a big arena. I needn't had worried, the place was hopping from start to finish
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Was a bit worried that Turnstile would lose their edge playing in a big arena. I needn't had worried, the place was hopping from start to finish
Seeing Turnstile in Manchester in a venue that I can only describe as Berghain if Papa Smurf was the manager
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Seeing Turnstile in Manchester in a venue that I can only describe as Berghain if Papa Smurf was the manager
The Mastermind sequel but it's about me trying to nick anything United related
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Mastermind sequel but it's about me trying to nick anything United related
Just paid the National Football Museum a visit in Manchester. Sign of a good tour is coming out with trivia you didn't have before and certainly got that. I visited it as a kid when it was at Deepdale, back then it had Maradona's Hand Of God shirt as the big attraction
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just paid the National Football Museum a visit in Manchester. Sign of a good tour is coming out with trivia you didn't have before and certainly got that. I visited it as a kid when it was at Deepdale, back then it had Maradona's Hand Of God shirt as the big attraction
That's right, hotel room TV
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
That's right, hotel room TV