Simon McGarr

The Gist: Paul Duane's "My Christmas Memories"

Horror film director, Paul Duane, gives us a Christmas ghost story haunted by the stuff of childhood memory. This is the Guest Gist.

The Gist: Sarah Manvel's 2024 Cinema Year

Sarah Manvel on film; 2024's sex aversion, Daniel Craig's queer renaissance and women seeking new lives. This is the Gist.

The Gist: Cartoon Year In Review

Allan Cavanagh's cartoon round up on some of the Gist's biggest stories from the year, (together with some words from Simon). Ireland's Internet Age Rating Few stories will ever match the sheer number of memorable phrases provided by the Coimisiún na Meán's

The Gist: A week of Christmas Crackers

To keep us all afloat in the great void of leftovers between Christmas and New Year, I've asked some people whose work I enjoy to contribute a piece to the Gist. These are the Christmas Crackers you found on Stephens' Day and keep opening on the drifting

Ireland

Campaign Gist: FG finds the voters revolting

Whoever the winner of the election turns out to be, it's clear the loser has been FG. This is the Campaign Gist.

GE24

Campaign Gist: Building a Wall

There are six constituencies with a risk of a far right candidate taking a seat. This is the Gist.

Ireland

Campaign Gist: Buffalo Stance

There wasn’t going to be a Campaign Gist until this happened. Now this is the only thing.

Ireland

Campaign Gist: SF's Duality, Galway's volatility

Polls look bad for SF. We look at the misunderstanding that took them here. This is the Campaign Gist.

Ireland

Campaign Gist: Greenhouse Grass

The theme of the day was farming, as the big parties unveiled their Cow Tools. This is the Campaign Gist.

Ireland

Campaign Gist: The Rentier Class

Drugs, homelessness and WhatsApp. This is the 2nd Campaign Gist.

USA

The Gist: Mourning in America

The US election has ended with Donald Trump triumphant. This is the Gist.

Campaign Gist: Early Warnings

The election has been called in Ireland and this is the first of the Campaign Gists.