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.

Fake Showbiz News: "The Dalai Lama says while 'Pure Shores' by All Saints is rightfully considered a pop classic, let us not forget the follow-up 'Black Coffee' is also a banger" Photo of the Dalai Lama
Mick McCarthy in a Penneys ad with the slogan "style that has no match"
New Yorker headline: Fault Lines Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed The voters who are determining the future of the Democratic Party. By Jay Caspian Kang August 4, 2026
Algae on the Royal Canal, Dublin
2002/2003 Manchester United shirt at Classic Football Shirts' shop in Dublin
Zidane shirt and Ronaldinho shirt at the new Classic Football Shirts shop in Dublin
Pico Lopes' stats on Football Manager 2013
Daniel Ennis' profile on Football Manager 2013
Facebook spreading transphobic Aontú shite on my feed
Roy Keane, circa 1994, with a Fred Durst style goatee
Travis Scott in The Odyssey
My chicken scratch handwriting and observations from The Odyssey press screening
Dani Olmo holding the real World Cup trophy - note the replica trophies on each side of him
Me wishing a happy release day of The Odyssey to former Greek prime minister Alexis Tspiras and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis (complete with motorbike, German flag and EU emojis)
Push notification from the Social Democrats on Instagram, inviting users to join "HOLLY HQ"
THE WRITER/DIRECTOR OF MICHAEL CLAYTON
A brain donor on my work's facebook page claiming "the biggest communist party Fine Gael" (And)
Screen 1 at the IFI, Dublin
My Facebook feed showing me right-wing shit from Independent Ireland's facebook page
Wikipedia page for Rio Ferdinand's World Cup Wind-Ups
Pitbull sets bald cap world record at London gig
No Rain by Blind Melon, playing on Tidal
Some houseboats and barges in Strasbourg
Strasbourg Cathedral, it's bloody massive
Studio audience on French World Cup coverage
Me (30) doing the Arthur Edens Challenge (you have to fly to France and buy a baguette)
Press only/reserve presse
Micheál Martin in Strasbourg
Gigantic baguette
ZDF pundits with very white shoes
Girl who is "going to be okay"
An Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Louise O'Reilly) Deputy, can you refrain from describing people as psychopaths, le do thoil? Deputy Paul Murphy Even Elon Musk? An Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Louise O'Reilly) Even Elon Musk. Deputy Paul Murphy I cannot call Elon Musk a psychopath. An Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Louise O'Reilly) You can keep saying it over and over again but I have asked you not to.
Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton carrying a load of baguettes
Some brain donor calling my newspaper a "liberal rag"
Matt Johnson and Jay McCaroll from Nirvanna The Band The Show
Zidane against Brazil in the 2006 World Cup
National Party "politician" Patrick Quinlan spouting racist shite that my facebook feed wanted to show me
England assistant manager Anthony Barry
Wrestlemania "Once In A Lifetime", John Cena versus The Rock
Joe Duplantier of Gojira
Knocked Loose opening for Metallica at the Aviva Stadium
Phil Towle in Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica's stage set-up at the Aviva
Deftones concert UMD
Belgium manager Rudi Garcia
Julian Nagelsmann doing his best Tony Soprano impression
South African manager Hugo Broos
Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning
Disclosure Day premiere at the IFI, 70mm screening
My team consisting of Rustu, Ramos, Aldair, Baresi, Lupescu, Zico, Yaya Toure, Socrates, Figo, Mbappe and Riva
Drinks menu for the Scary Movie premiere (Slasher Sunset, The Jump Scare, Gin and Bare It
Alan Partidge saying "stop getting Bond wrong!"
Ending of Marty Supreme
Purple Rain on Northside following Ennis win
The Skeletor gin cocktail at Masters Of The Universe premiere
Political content tab on Facebook - I have it switched off, yet I still get fed political content