The Gist: BOGOF(F)
It is becoming a settled truism that the Government is struggling to communicate. This week saw that struggle take fresh new turns, for each of the three parties.
Simon McGarr
A lawyer with McGarr Solicitors and director of Data Compliance Europe. Senior Policy Advisor for M3AAWG, guest lecturer with ERA in Trier & External Examiner for Irish Law Society on Data Protection.
The Gist: Golf fallout, Back to School
While golfgate continued to swirl around the Government, their biggest project since taking office is poised to start. It's back to school.
The Gist: Around the world
Mask nazis and Dáil Recall be damned, we're taking a break from Ireland. Come with me and we'll see what's up elsewhere.
The Gist: Jaysus.
They played a round, downed a round and then sat around. The week the Oireachtas Golf Society decided to mark its 50th anniversary by blowing up a Government.
The Gist: Losing at Solitare
What if it’s not just a communication problem?
The Gist: Midlands lockdown, Dublin ghostown
Ireland's insatiable sliced-ham habit hits hard and the capital city casts about to recast itself in the post-pub age. This is the Gist.
The Gist: John Hume's funeral
Everything and everyone else seems very insignificant when our view adjusts to take in the passing of a giant. John Hume's funeral was today. This is, well, a Gist.
The Gist: Should Ireland's Broadcasting Regulators rule the Internet?
In the pandemic turmoil, the plan for the Irish government to become a regulator of Internet content for much of the world has drifted under the radar. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Making it PUP as they go
Sideshow Bob and his Circus of Rakes continued their governmental manoeuvres in the dark. But even as a forest of rake handles met their allotted noses, truths emerged. This is the Gist.
What is this Schrems judgement about?
Its going to define the shape of the internet for years to come, its come out of Ireland (twice) and its super complicated. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Nothing To Lose
The Fianna Fáil leader had enough.
The Party That Forgot How To Win
We’re a fortnight into our new government. So how’s it going? Well, in a Government of three parts, strangely, the one which is the least known quantity is Fianna Fáil. This is the Gist.