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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves

@tonygroves.bsky.social

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Newly elected leader of lefty Irish Bluesky. Exiled leader of lefty Irish twitter, current Lord Mayor of Dublin and occasional podcaster. tortoiseshack.ie is my home.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 35m

Thanks, Harry. For making me look worse than usual.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 4h

The bollix @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social is on the Shack. It always makes me feel small…

No paywall: open.spotify.com/episode/6xcf...

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Wendy Ly🎃n @wendylyon.bsky.social · 5h

Humphreys: I’ll be a president for all, I can work with anyone

Also Humphreys: [egregiously defames an opposition TD]

#áras25

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 5h

Heather Humphreys: I will not be engaging in the Ivan Yates #SmearTheBejaysus campaign

Also Heather Humphreys: *goes on an RTE presidential debate and makes defamatory remarks*

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 6h

Yes, Heather Humphreys defamed @paulmurphy.pbp.ie on RTE. But she was speaking for all decent people when she did so | latest by me in tomorrow’s Irish Times

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GothCaptain 🦇 ⚰️🕸️ 🩸💀 @gothcaptain.bsky.social · 8h

There’s a cellar under an eldritch lodge somewhere lit only by the glow of Ivan Yates’ phone screen as he reads this. The diffused light from under his ortolan napkin flares briefly as he throws his head back and utters “ Ah, here. That’s a bit much, like.”

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 9h

No. He’s barred.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve submitted a PQ on this, but she’s trying to avoid answering it until after the election 👀

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 10h

I am deeply disappointed in myself.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 12h

Catherine Connolly’s favourite song is Ireland’s Call

#SmearTheBejaysus

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 12h

Lookit, it’s really simple. We will never effectively fight and defeat authoritarianism until you all start listening and doing exactly what I tell you to do.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

#SmearaHard #SmearHarder

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Independent Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Substantial lead for Connolly in Áras race, poll suggests

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has a substantial lead in the Presidential Election, a new Business Post/Red C poll suggests.

www.rte.ie

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of otherwise decent people on here who are supporting Catherine Connolly, while pretending the entire incident with the penguin in Busáras didn’t happen.

#SmearTheBejaysus

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone know who this is in the tortoise shack?

Mystery Guest in the shack wearing Jack the Pumpkin King mask.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

Mr Ballymun Robert Nan Murphy and some fella with a face like a melted welly. #FreePalestine

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Daragh Ó Briain @daraghobrien.bsky.social · 1d

It’s only RadioWar if it is from the RadioWar region of northern Italy.

Otherwise it’s just sparkling enforcement of terms of an employment contract still in force. But that sounds boring.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

Heading to the Riyadh Podcast Festival to discuss the comedians who sold their souls by performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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Mark O’Brien @obrienpmark.bsky.social · 1d

Remembering those who died, on this, the tenth anniversary of the devastating fire in a temporary Traveller halting site in Carrickmines. Sending love and support to their family and friends.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

Office politics, but call it a war.

Radio wars erupt as Newstalk blocks Kieran Cuddihy's 'Late Late Show' appearance amid tensions with RTÉ Inbox

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about withdrawing from the presidential election race. Feels like I’m not getting a fair shake of the stick.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 2d

I’d love to be a fly on the wall watching the Tangerine Idi Amin right now

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2025
Illustration: Niklas Elmehed
Maria Corina Machado
"for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
THE NORWEGIAN NOBEL COMMITTEE

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 2d

Sat down with @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social for an #EchoChamberPod Presidential Election special. He was, as always, brilliant. I hate that about him.

www.patreon.com/posts/patron...

Patron Exclusive: The Presidential Election
Podcast
Yesterday
In this Echo Chamber Pod we're joined by Mr Irish Election Projections himself, Harry McEvansoneya to discuss the Irish
presidential election, the Jim Gavin fiasco, the Jim O'Callaghan leadership campaign, the momentum behind Catherine Connolly and media coverage of the election so far.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 2d

I’m only looking for untrue smears, thank you very much.

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 2d

#JournoRequest
Looking to speak with anyone who has anything mean and snarky to say about Catherine Connolly for a piece I’m working on for this weekend’s Sunday Independent.

Anonymity assured.

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 3d

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