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Mike Finnerty

@mikecjf.bsky.social

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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!

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 22h

Think A House Of Dynamite should be the Best Picture front-runner instead of One Battle After Another. Really rattled me, but I think that's just because I studied international relations in college for 5 years dublinpeople.com/news/arts-cu...

Bigelow makes a triumphant return with A House Of Dynamite

Netflix's big Oscar player for this year, A House Of Dynamite is a triumphant return for director Kathryn Bigelow which captures the current political moment

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 1d

There's a high possibility Sorry, Baby ends up as my film of the year, and that film handles the same topics After The Hunt tackles with way more grace, depth and humility. After The Hunt is one of those "I'M JUST ASKING QUESTIONS" movies that doesn't actually follow up

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 1d

Just filed my review for After The Hunt; didn't especially care for it, but I'd rather this kind of movie is sparking debate than like, Captain Shithouse Meets Spider-Man or whatever superhero movies are these days. Roberts' best performance since Erin Brockovich, and an all-timer awful script.

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote about this, but the Greens didn't get rejected because of power plant shut downs or the Dáil bike shed (both of those were FG decisions) it was because they lost the trust of progressives who got them elected in 2019 and 2020. Leddin being bullish about working with FF/FG is a reason why.

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 2d

Covered Leddin's career starting out in Limerick - I was an intern at the Leader in 2019 when he was elected as a councillor - and there was no self-awareness that he owed his wins to a collapsed Labour vote + progressive distrust of SF. He lost his seat in 2024 to Labour + increased Soc Dem vote.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

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june 🧛‍♀️ @juneever.green · 2d

Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992).

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 2d

Not too sure how I feel about Luca Guadagnino doing 3 movies in 18 months - only Soderbergh can do Soderbergh - but hey, what's the worst that can happen

Irish press/influencers screening for After The Hunt

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 2d

Official Ireland wants us to have American and UK culture wars so badly, but they didn't factor in the most important thing: the average Irish voter who doesn't give a shit

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 2d

"Friends fear Finnerty (29) is going through a Mars Volta phase again"

Absolutely no one:
The Mars Volta in 2006:
A guy playing the trumpet and (increasingly aggressive jazz trumpet) in subtitles

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 3d

Who is this diva (also it's great that Macron would literally rather speedrun the collapse of the Fifth Republic than have a socialist be prime minister)

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appointed by Macron for the second time yesterday is already threatening to resign if “conditions are no longer met”. (France Elects)

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 3d

Yet again, more right-wing AI slop on my Facebook feed. For a website that prides itself knowing so much about it's users, it sure as shit doesn't know me (I'm, putting it politely, not a fan of right-wing politics or AI)

Facebook showing me right-wing, AI-generated reels, a totally fine and normal practice

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 5d

The millennial urge to pretend you're Ed Harris when you're put in charge in work. Print editions of Northside and Southside People just sent off to the printers 🚀

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard with the words failure is not an option .

Alt: Ed Harris in Apollo 13

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 6d

Holly Cairns has followed suit, calling Carroll MacNeill's comments about Connolly "desperate" and "cheap" #Áras25

Responding to comments made by Fine Gael Minister Jennifer Carrol MacNeill earlier, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said:

"Minister Carroll MacNeill’s statement should be seen for the desperate distraction attempt that it is.

"It is genuinely disappointing to see a senior government minister reduced to cheap negative campaigning.

"From my own experience of campaigning with Catherine in recent weeks, I know that her message of positivity, social justice and inclusion is really resonating with people all over the country and her campaign has huge momentum.

"Those of us supporting Catherine’s bid for the presidency refuse to be distracted by baseless attacks from a Fine Gael party that is clearly lashing out and in panic mode."

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 6d

Ivana Bacik has criticised Jennifer Carroll MacNeill's remarks about Catherine Connolly this morning as a "smear campaign" #Áras25

Statement from Labour leader Ivana Bacik TD
Responding to today’s statement from Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Deputy Bacik said:

"I am deeply disappointed to see today’s outrageous statement issued from a Minister who should know better.

"As a Fine Gael TD, Jennifer co-convened the all-party Oireachtas penal reform group with me. To see her being drawn into issuing this statement with its personalised and entirely spurious attack upon me and upon other party leaders shows that Fine Gael are now resorting to increasingly desperate smear tactics.

"With two weeks still to go in this election, they need to reflect on the manner in which they are conducting their campaign."

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 6d

Finding out that November Rain was released as a single in March in the UK and Ireland is just wrong; that is not a March song, vibes are all off

a man is playing a guitar in a desert

Alt: Slash in the video for November Rain

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 7d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

Blanchardstown had a dreadful turnout of 32.5% in last June's locals and elected a far-right councillor. I went along to a Catherine Connolly campaign event in the area last Wednesday to see how she plans to win over those disillusioned voters
#Áras25 dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...

Connolly campaign tries to woo disillusioned Dublin 15 voters

Blanchardstown saw a pitiful turnout of 32.5% in last June's local elections; now presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly is hoping to reach those disaffected voters with her united left approach and ...

dublinpeople.com

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

Spoke to Dublin man Diarmuid Mac Dubhglais, one of the Irish activists who was captured and later deported by Israeli authorities after he tried to bring aid into Gaza. He said the flotilla aid effort was "something that was bigger than me, bigger than all of us" dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...

"I know I'm on the right side of history" says Dublin man who was part of Gaza flotilla

“This is something that’s bigger than me, bigger than all of us" - we spoke to Dublin man Diarmuid Mac Dubhglais, one of the Irish activists who was captured and later deported by Israeli authorities ...

dublinpeople.com

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

BOLLOCKS

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

Predicrably, Soc Dems not happy with the Budget. Cian O'Callaghan has dubbed it the "McBudget," noting that McDonald's is getting a VAT cut this year but the cost of living crisis hasn't been meaningfully addressed dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/...

O'Callaghan criticises giveaway "McBudget"

Soc Dems TD and finance spokesperson has dubbed this year's Budget as the "McBudget" - a giveaway for property developers and the owners of fast-food chains

dublinpeople.com

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting tidbit from the Journal's liveblog about the Budget. Sinn Féin continuing to show absolutely no interest in winning over the Green/environmentally-minded progressives they need to win 60 Dáil seats. Good to see they haven't learned their lessons from last year and are doubling down

7 mins ago
1:59PM
Christina Finn reports from the Dáil gallery:

Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy could be heard heckling Donohoe during the closing moments of his speech, as the minister confirmed the carbon tax increase.

“Surely Healy-Rae didn’t agree to that,” Carthy called.

The carbon tax increase is not a surprise, it’s worth noting – this is part of a scheduled annual increase.

The rise kicks in from midnight tonight, adding about 2.5 cents to the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel.

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 8d

The Irish shitposting left versus American liberals

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Near FM @nearfm.ie · 9d

Quo Vadis Fianna Fáil?
@mikecjf.bsky.social of the Northside People discusses the fallout for the Taoiseach following the withdrawal of Jim Gavin from the Presidential campaign #Áras25 listenagain.org?p=57482

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 9d

Just filed my review for A House Of Dynamite, and I'm really flaunting the fact I studied film and international relations in college (I mention Andrei Tarkovsky and Robert McNamara in the review)

Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 10d

Billy Kelleher this morning #Áras25

"I mean I'm smiling - but I am really fucking furious" from The Death Of Stalin

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