Media
The Gist: Age Verification is an Epic fail
From the 21st July 2025, Ireland’s regulator will be enforcing age checks at the door for social media sites in the EU. This is the Gist.
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Ireland
The Gist: The Price of Ugliness
Jack Chambers announces his new policy to fill Ireland with ugly things. This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.
ADHD
Guest Gist: Empires of Certainty
Dermot Casey responds to "The Age of Diagnosis" and its suggestions that there are just too many ADHD people around these days. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Guns, Shannon and VAT
Faced with civilian jets illegally renditioning people through Shannon, let’s talk about VAT law. This is the Gist.
UK
The Gist: News of the World
England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
USA
The Gist: Tariffifing Behaviour
Donald Trump thinks he knows what a tariff is. He is wrong. It may be enough to destroy him. This is the Gist.
EU
The Gist: A Bad State of Affairs
This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.
US
The Gist: A Confederacy of Dunces
Look, I don't like it any more than you. But we've to do Trump some time. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Landlord's Game
The Government has a new policy to increase housing, which is to keep doing their failed policy, but even harder. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Group Think Government
Wednesday's Dáil chaos reveals the limits of Executive power. This is the Gist.