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Sometimes it's impossible to know when we're in a between time. And then, sometimes, it's pretty obvious. This is the Gist.
It has been a difficult month, filled with horror and outrage. So we're taking a step back to try to see the stories that are driving our lives. This is the Gist.
I'm moving the Gist from Substack to a new home that I will control. It should mean everything stays the same for you, except for a snazzy new web address.
The Labour Party is set to choose its third leader since a cataclysmic judgement by voters on its time in office. This is the Gist.

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Lacking expertise in military tactics after Alexander the Great, we try to think obliquely about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is, hesitantly, the…
Events around the border between Ukraine and Russia meant that War Talk loomed large in international discussion. This is the Gist.
After an eventful week in public affairs, in Ireland and abroad, hangovers seem like the connecting theme. This is the Gist.
Schoolteacher and musician, Ashling Murphy went for a run and was murdered. Nothing else that happened this week matters. The shock of the news coming…
2021 has passed but almost every story and issue we faced has continued into 2022. Let's take a peep over the horizon to see what might finally resolve…
The year when we all, public and politicians alike, seemed to be trapped in a loop, repeating and rehashing the same experiences over and over again…
The EU Commission has been asking questions about Ireland blocking Mother and Baby Homes survivors' access to medical records. A Gist Exclusive.
There's a lot happening, so let's try to get to it all in a flash. This is the Gist.
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