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The Gist: A short interruption
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…
Apr 25, 2022
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The Gist: The In-Between times
Sometimes it's impossible to know when we're in a between time. And then, sometimes, it's pretty obvious. This is the Gist.
Apr 24, 2022
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Simon McGarr
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The Gist: Stories remaking our world
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…
Apr 6, 2022
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The Gist: Labour Pains
Mar 6, 2022
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The Gist: Ireland under Investigation
Dec 6, 2021
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The Gist: Autistic children and other enemies of the State
Mar 27, 2021
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The Gist: Far-left Riots And Other Tall Tales
Feb 28, 2021
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The Gist: Public Service Broadcasting, the red herring edition
Feb 16, 2021
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The Gist: FF hits rock bottom
Apr 10, 2021
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The Gist: Labour Pains
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.
Mar 6, 2022
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The Gist: The Dry Ice of War
Lacking expertise in military tactics after Alexander the Great, we try to think obliquely about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is, hesitantly, the…
Feb 27, 2022
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The Gist: War Talkers
Events around the border between Ukraine and Russia meant that War Talk loomed large in international discussion. This is the Gist.
Feb 12, 2022
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Simon McGarr
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The Gist: Gas times
After an eventful week in public affairs, in Ireland and abroad, hangovers seem like the connecting theme. This is the Gist.
Jan 23, 2022
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Simon McGarr
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The Gist: A light extinguished
Schoolteacher and musician, Ashling Murphy went for a run and was murdered.
Jan 16, 2022
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Simon McGarr
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The Gist: 2021, only moreso?
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…
Jan 4, 2022
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Simon McGarr
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The Gist: 2021, A look back
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…
Jan 1, 2022
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