The Gist: Facebook goes Meta

Facebook’s changed its name and wants everyone to look over there at a VR future. But both actions are attempts to escape its past and present. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Political Entropy

Entropy increases and political problems tend to compound. Tired parties can sometimes reach a point where they simply can't do anything new. It's a bad formula in a crisis. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Made of Money

The Budget is coming, 12.5% tax is ending and the opinion poll numbers are thudding. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Hot Stuff

The public has been served old news stories, warmed up in the political microwave, and I give you some spice at the end. This is The Gist.

The Gist: The Roof Over Our Head

The Government tries to restart politics as usual, unveiling its Housing plan. This is the Gist.

The Gist: A Change In The Weather

The Taliban returned to Kabul and the state of the Climate discourse belatedly begins to heat up. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Fifty 1 Hour Party People

There was turbulence over the appointment of Katherine Zappone to a UN job. But it was the story of a hotel reception for 50 people including the FG leader which blew the house down. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Grabbing a Quick Byte / The Once and Future PDs

The sun shone as the government struggled to meet their promise to let customers go indoors for dinner and a drink. And we look at Dessie O'Malley's underconsidered legacy. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Reading the Bay Leaves

The first election since the pandemic, the first test of the parties since GE20. Dublin Bay South's by-election was a psycho-drama played out in leafy villages. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Whose National Maternity Hospital?

The reassurance statements given by the Government for years over the plans to pay for the building of a National Maternity Hospital, and then gift it to the nuns are wearing thin. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Survivors refuse to stay on Mute

The Mother & Baby Homes Commission of Inquiry returned to the public's attention as one of the Commissioners decided to speak about it for the first time at an invitation-only Oxford University zoom

The Gist: How Did I Get Here

This week, we’ve been looking back and forward, like a shellshocked Pushmi-pullu. This is the Gist.