@tonygroves.bsky.social
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.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialIrish people will dunk on man city, while voting for fianna gael.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialBased on me, I kind of get it.
@ernekid.bsky.socialReposted by @tonygroves.bsky.socialThe Dublin Media-political complex revolving door goes Brrrr
@aidanobrien.bsky.socialReposted by @tonygroves.bsky.socialWhile government advisors earn a 6 figure salary, the median average income in Ireland is €48,900. Meanwhile these are the starting salaries for a: Clerical Officer (civil service): €31,811. Staff Nurse/Midwife: €33,370. Garda: €39,194. Special Needs Assistant (SNA): €31,664.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialMy 30 seconds of fame on RTE only happened because I was invited to a ‘Kill Sinn Féin’ party and I didn’t play along. But the Indo gotta Indo.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialLiberté. Égalité. Monday Bluesité.
@tonygroves.bsky.social“former”
@tonygroves.bsky.socialIt’s a Professor of Economics, who is still a senior academic in UL. It’s a strange conflict-of-interest-outlier arrangement, isn’t it.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialThe greatest trick this government did with Budget 2027, is have it reported as a workers budget.
It’s not and they’ve committed to making sure the next two won’t be either.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialWhile it’s at my expense, it’s still lovely to see the Golf Dad community rally around Mick after I won the debate 3 - 0.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialI prefer my own Govt-Media-Roundabout-Of-Shite analogy
@damianstack.bsky.socialReposted by @tonygroves.bsky.social
@mickbyrne.bsky.socialReposted by @tonygroves.bsky.socialAlways good to chat to @tonygroves.bsky.social about housing politics. We discuss the Spanish situation and then how it relates to housing politics internationally and in Ireland
@tonygroves.bsky.social“States are realising that 3 decades of neoliberalism has gotten us into a position where we have neither the capacity, the funding nor the resources to address issues (housing) in a decisive fashion.”
New pod with UCD’s @mickbyrne.bsky.social is out now!
@tonygroves.bsky.socialExploring Ireland’s solidarity with Palestine - contributions from Abubaker Abed, Colin Sheridan and @climateciaran.bsky.social
@tonygroves.bsky.socialFinn McRedmond has a new rival…
@ernekid.bsky.socialReposted by @tonygroves.bsky.socialTiramisu Cruffin has a column in the Daily Telegraph
@tonygroves.bsky.socialSeems a bit tacky. I’m in.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialSimon Harris has 10 Special Advisers, each being paid a minimum of €100k, and up to a maximum of €182k. His Govt has just announced that they are scrapping the living wage their own low pay commission recommended. You’re not angry enough.
@tonygroves.bsky.socialI’m just glad that Eamon Ryan isn’t alive to see this most shameful of eras.
