The Gist: Poll positions, and FF’s peril

A second poll confirms what anyone with eyes to see knew, and it is very bad news for Fianna Fáil

The Gist: Incubation period and Baby Names

Corona goes viral, markets feel ill and infant nomenclature

The Gist: Love in a warming climate

Green Party starts to sweat at the approach of decision time, Ireland begins to sweat at the first Coronavirus case in NI, via Dublin

The Gist: Conventional Wizards

A rare treat as the nameless voice of Ireland's leading political commentators helms a special Gist

The Gist: Events, dear boy

The political bubble pops as events start to press in on a political system still in post-election seclusion.

The Gist: Lovesongs and Negotiations

Party ins and outs are unclear, but what about the policies?

The Weekend Gist: News from Elsewhere

A quiet weekend for Irish political news prompts a quick look at other things happening.

The Gist: A bonfire of vanities

Its been two weeks since the election. I was away for the last week. Now I’m back, it’s probably time for a bit of a round up. And, it turns out, some strange things have happened. Three go in, None come out After nearly two weeks of shadow

The Gist: Party political shorts

One week on, a very very brief overview on where the parties stand

The Gist: The Next Election

While the Dáil flails about trying to put itself together, what about the Seanad?

The Gist: Mutually Assured Destruction

From no-news to all-news in one day.

Count Gist

Howlin quits, FG/FF fits