The Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal

The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.

Guest Gist: Empires of Certainty

Dermot Casey responds to "The Age of Diagnosis" and its suggestions that there are just too many ADHD people around these days. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Guns, Shannon and VAT

Faced with civilian jets illegally renditioning people through Shannon, let’s talk about VAT law. This is the Gist.

The Gist: News of the World

England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.

The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights

A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Tariffifing Behaviour

Donald Trump thinks he knows what a tariff is. He is wrong. It may be enough to destroy him. This is the Gist.

The Gist: A Bad State of Affairs

This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.

The Gist: A Confederacy of Dunces

Look, I don't like it any more than you. But we've to do Trump some time. This is the Gist.

The Gist: The Landlord's Game

The Government has a new policy to increase housing, which is to keep doing their failed policy, but even harder. This is the Gist.

The Gist: The Group Think Government

Wednesday's Dáil chaos reveals the limits of Executive power. This is the Gist.

Campaign Gist: And in the end...

The election campaign ended with the public's vote but only now do we have a Government. This is the final Campaign Gist.

The Gist: "My Daughter's Path"

The last of the holiday pieces before normal service is resumed is a short story I wrote when I was 20. This is the New Year's Gist.