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Calibrating the old Democracy Machine

The Gist: Exit, Voice and Loyalty

The NMH debate revealed the most valued behaviour in a political system devoted to protecting groupthink.
Simon McGarr May 22, 2022
The Gist: The Maternity Hospital, in brief

The Gist: The Maternity Hospital, in brief

After a week of assertion and counter-assertions we're settling on a generally agreed set of facts about the new National Maternity Hospital plan.
Simon McGarr May 11, 2022
The Gist: The Maternity Hospital’s Difficult Birth

The Gist: The Maternity Hospital’s Difficult Birth

A spooked Cabinet refused to approve the Maternity Hospital deal after a mobilisation campaign saw TDs' phones and emails hopping. This is the Gist.
Simon McGarr May 4, 2022
The Gist: Healthcare, Not All There

The Gist: Healthcare, Not All There

The Government is trying to move forward with their plan to gift the National Maternity Hospital to the nuns' chosen vehicle. This is the Gist.
Simon McGarr Apr 28, 2022
Mother and Child

The Gist: Whose National Maternity Hospital?

The reassurance statements given by the Government for years over the plans to pay for the building of a National Maternity Hospital, and then gift it to the nuns are wearing thin. This is the Gist.
Simon McGarr Jun 21, 2021

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