Simon McGarr

Ireland

The Gist: Rise of the Deskarati

The Minister for Justice regenerated back into Helen McEntee, but not before Simon Harris identified the source of his failures in the office. This is the Gist

Ireland

The Gist: The AIrish Times

This week saw a media novelty, as an AI generated article ran in the Irish Times. This is The Gist.

RTE

The Gist: The Late Late Low

The biggest job in Irish media has come free and nobody wants to touch it with a bargepole. This is the Gist.

twitter

The Gist: "My superpower is not knowing"

Twitter devolves into a battle between the man who owns it and the users who owned him. This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: The Aul Sod

Joe Biden's visit to Ireland provoked an unexpectedly seething envy from our neighbours to the East.

Housing

The Gist: No homes to go to

Housing has dominated the headlines for a month and the political consequences are only beginning. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Episode 2 A New Chart

I had a fever, and the only cure was More Chart! This is a Bonus Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: Where did the houses go?

For most of the history of the state, Local Authorities have been building houses to put people in. Then FG became the largest party and that mostly stopped. This is the Gist.

UK

The Gist: Eviction Politicians

It takes a special kind of courage to decide to make people homeless, when you could just choose not to do that. This is the Gist.

US

The Gist: Letter from America

"In a sort of DUP equivalent of the marshmallow test for toddlers, they proved unable to postpone saying No." This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: Exercising their Prerogative

This week, the Attorney General told everyone how the State really feels about being answerable to its citizens. This is the Gist.

Ireland

The Gist: It’s Been a Week

From posters to tanks, Tories and tax to the price of a name. This is the Gist.