News, Data policy, law and the absurdity of life. A round up of what Ireland's talking about.| The Gist
The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist| The Gist
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.| The Gist
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.| The Gist
Jack Chambers announces his new policy to fill Ireland with ugly things. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.| The Gist
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.| The Gist
England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.| The Gist
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.| The Gist
Donald Trump thinks he knows what a tariff is. He is wrong. It may be enough to destroy him. This is the Gist.| The Gist
This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.| The Gist
Look, I don't like it any more than you. But we've to do Trump some time. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The Government has a new policy to increase housing, which is to keep doing their failed policy, but even harder. This is the Gist.| The Gist
Wednesday's Dáil chaos reveals the limits of Executive power. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The election campaign ended with the public's vote but only now do we have a Government. This is the final Campaign Gist.| The Gist
The last of the holiday pieces before normal service is resumed is a short story I wrote when I was 20. This is the New Year's Gist.| The Gist
Oh boy, Ireland's new Internet Regulator is super mad that their idea to get people to upload their passports and live selfies to porn sites is being criticised. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The Irish State announced its new plan to build a porn preference register for most of the EU, amongst other mad things. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The Minister for Justice regenerated back into Helen McEntee, but not before Simon Harris identified the source of his failures in the office. This is the Gist| The Gist