Campaign Gist: Building a Wall

There are six constituencies with a risk of a far right candidate taking a seat. This is the Gist.

Campaign Gist: Buffalo Stance

There wasn’t going to be a Campaign Gist until this happened. Now this is the only thing.

Campaign Gist: SF's Duality, Galway's volatility

Polls look bad for SF. We look at the misunderstanding that took them here. This is the Campaign Gist.

Campaign Gist: Greenhouse Grass

The theme of the day was farming, as the big parties unveiled their Cow Tools. This is the Campaign Gist.

Campaign Gist: The Rentier Class

Drugs, homelessness and WhatsApp. This is the 2nd Campaign Gist.

The Gist: Mourning in America

The US election has ended with Donald Trump triumphant. This is the Gist.

Campaign Gist: Early Warnings

The election has been called in Ireland and this is the first of the Campaign Gists.

The Gist: A dirty little Act

Elected reps and candidates are being told that they could and should use a 1948 law to block housing for people seeking protection. They're wrong on both counts. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Theatre of the Absurd

Sometimes things all feel a bit too serious. So this week's Gist is devoted to only inherently ridiculous stories.

The Gist: A Free Speech

The Online Safety Code to bring age verification to Internet platforms is heading towards implementation with a fatal flaw.

The Gist: Here come Ireland's speech police

Ireland's regulators are getting ready to change what we can see and say on the Internet. This is the Gist.

The Gist: The New US Election

Trump got shot in the ear and the Democrats get a shot in the arm. This is The Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: LPT, the Chew Toy Tax

Ireland's Local Property Tax creates the illusion of political choices for our newly-elected councillors.

Ireland

The Gist: A safe pair of hands

The counts continue, but the dust is settling over some surprising results. This is the Gist.

The Gist: The Death March

The UK Prime Minister decided to call an election. Then he stepped outside to tell everyone about it and it all went downhill from there. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Banning TikTok (for starters)

The US has banned TikTok (sorta). But in doing so they've created a new permanent system for taking down foreign apps. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Office Politics and Pink Slime

A new Taoiseach promises to keep making promises and pink slime lurks in our phones. This is The Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: The Zugzwang Referendum

Ireland holds its head in its hands trying to pick a vote in today's referendums. This is the Gist.

Data

The Gist: Facing Facial Recognition Down

The Facial Recognition Bill just can't get no respect. This is the Gist.

Data

The Gist: Coimisiún na Meán is Big Mad

Oh boy, Ireland's new Internet Regulator is super mad that their idea to get people to upload their passports and live selfies to porn sites is being criticised. This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: Coimisiún na Meán go off the rails

The Irish State announced its new plan to build a porn preference register for most of the EU, amongst other mad things. This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: Saving Face

Once again, the Government really wants to bring in laws for the police to use Facial Recognition Technology. Once agin, it won't happen. This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: A foreseeable surprise

A riot in Dublin was triggered by longstanding far right networks, taking advantage of a shocking crime. This is the Gist.

The Gist: An Invitation

There's going to be a meetup 1st Dec and you're invited! This is the Gist.