As the second-level schools peter out, and the parents of primary school children start to dream of a July without any online assignments to oversee, the Minister for Education has taken to the airwaves. This is the Gist. Leaving Cert, Departed The Minister for Education was very clear. The Leaving
What’s going on? Aside from the daily statistical count of infections and deaths, it’s hard to know. With the Dáil attenuated, the Government is answerable to no one. Some Ministers don’t even have constituents to worry about, because they’re not TDs any more. The one thing
The national escape tunnel has been planned, but can FF escape their darkness?
This is hard. And it turns out, that includes for the people in charge too.
The Dáil was back in session today. Like the rest of the world, its work continues. Just very slowly.
Across the world, mass population tracking apps are being deployed or developed. I try to get to the Gist.
Michael has purchased his stint as Taoiseach from Fine Gael and it only cost Fianna Fáil everything
Extensions to the restrictions prompt thoughts on what comes next
Things are still the same, but differently.
Ireland passes its emergency laws. But what's happening elsewhere?
Another big day for Ireland's most radical left party, Fine Gael
Although the virus is now the context for everything happening, there are some actual events emerging.