The Gist: Storms in a Tweetcup

They're poised to inherit Fianna Fáil's earth and have been enjoying the sunny uplands of the polls since the election. But lately, SF have been having no craic with Twitter.

The Gist: Changed, but not utterly

The only magic humanity has ever made real was creating a system which removed power with little pieces of paper. This is the Gist.

Mothers, Babies, Homes and their Data

The Government rammed through a piece of legislation taking possession of the data collected by the Commission of Inquiry into Mother and Baby homes, planning to seal it for 30 years.

The Gist: Level 5, mar dhea

The big news broke as the evening drew in. NEPHET, the health experts were going to recommend a ‘circuit breaker’- a nationwide jump to Level 5 restrictions. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Not Enough Hours In The Day

This week saw US politics succumb to the remorseless power of the gods of narrative, and the first ever example of the Department of Education failing the Leaving Cert because it didn’t show its workings. This is the Gist. Ill behaviour The US President has spent months denying the

The Gist: On we go

Big things have happened in the last fortnight. Big things are coming in the next two weeks. But now, you're stuck in the middle with the rest of us. This is the Gist.

The Gist: BOGOF(F)

It is becoming a settled truism that the Government is struggling to communicate. This week saw that struggle take fresh new turns, for each of the three parties.

The Gist: Golf fallout, Back to School

While golfgate continued to swirl around the Government, their biggest project since taking office is poised to start. It's back to school.

The Gist: Around the world

Mask nazis and Dáil Recall be damned, we're taking a break from Ireland. Come with me and we'll see what's up elsewhere.

The Gist: Jaysus.

They played a round, downed a round and then sat around. The week the Oireachtas Golf Society decided to mark its 50th anniversary by blowing up a Government.

The Gist: Losing at Solitare

What if it’s not just a communication problem?

The Gist: Midlands lockdown, Dublin ghostown

Ireland's insatiable sliced-ham habit hits hard and the capital city casts about to recast itself in the post-pub age. This is the Gist.