The Gist: Public Service Broadcasting, the red herring edition

RTÉ is running a survey, Australia is shaking down Google and Facebook on behalf of Rupert Murdoch and the Government is having a consultation. But first, this is the Gist.

The Gist: Picking Up The Pieces

The last few months have seen a lot of news. This week saw some of those old ghosts of stories past come around for a second pass. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Feedback Friday

Look, all the days are the same anyway and I like the name. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Musings for Airports

The Government doesn't want to bring in strict quarantine for international travellers. But it can't quite explain why. This is this the Gist.

The Gist: Seeing Double

The US has achieved a new President, the UK's shelves have started to look bare and the only music left is sea shanties. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Drop the Dead Donkey

Demonstrating an hitherto unknown ability to not stab itself in the eye needlessly, the Government went out onto the airwaves to let the word go out- The Commission Report was dead to them.

The Gist: A bad confession on Mother & Baby Homes

Picking up the leitmotif of the year so far, the government want to assure you, it is someone else’s fault. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Any news?

Nazis storm the US Capitol building, the Leaving cert looks shaky, everyone is annoyed and it is only Wednesday. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Can't spell Pandemic without Panic

The Government is shook, but not as much as the public, as the Covid numbers explore the upper reaches of infection number charts.

The Gist: The Worst Lock-In Ever

The numbers are ballooning, the consequences will be tragic and the government is compounding its political error by refusing to admit it. This is the Gist.

The Gist: A small thank you

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The Gist: 2020? Burn it down

Christmas approaches and the nation staggers towards it, adult children perplexedly discovering they needed to order their own turkeys weeks ago. This is the Gist.