Person: Terry Prone

Person: Terry Prone

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Terry Prone: Angry men were stoked up by social media to wreak havoc in Dublin

Just why Ireland has such a supply of men high on unjustified anger, and ready to take action on what they wrongly perceive to be injustice, is worth examination

STerry Prone: Cosmic Tubs, the Bakhurst Rule and a brave new wealthy world

STerry Prone: Tough love includes intervening when a child is destroying their life

Terry Prone: Fatten up the tax receipts with production of weight-loss drug

Terry Prone: Thoughts and prayers for writers navigating their book launch

STerry Prone: Fountain of all knowledge — joy springs forth for all who visit

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S Terry Prone: When Paddy Cosgrave's free speech and a storm collide

Preparing for a version of Midleton hitting my home preoccupied me for a while, after which, it was time for coffee and Cosgrave consideration.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Nothing new in Mary McAleese's comments on the Church

Letters to the Editor: Nothing new in Mary McAleese's comments on the Church

One reader challenges Mary McAleese's comments about the Catholic Church, while others consider issues including the conflict in the Middle East

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

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Terry Prone: Retailers have food for thought as snack sales dip due to diet drug

The Ozempic 'revolution' is seeing an impact on food shopping — it's not a tsunami of salad but it's a measurable trend

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Terry Prone: The surgeon asked Tom: ‘Is she a fighter?’ ‘Oh, yes.’ ‘Then she’ll probably survive...’

Terry Prone: The surgeon asked Tom: ‘Is she a fighter?’ ‘Oh, yes.’ ‘Then she’ll probably survive...’

In this extract from her newly-published memoir, Terry Prone recounts how her husband Tom Savage and son Anton Savage helped her recover after a catastrophic car crash

Sun, 08 Oct, 2023

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Terry Prone: I should have got cataracts removed long ago, I see that now

You don’t want a South African poking you in the eye with a Sharpie two days after South Africa loses an international rugby match, but that’s what happened. A poke in the eye. With a Sharpie.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

Terry Prone: Sexual assault of women is still happening and still being defended

Terry Prone: Sexual assault of women is still happening and still being defended

This one clip, all 57 seconds of it, is rich in detail which may provide answers to questions about how this kind of thing could continue to happen after MeToo

Mon, 18 Sep, 2023

Terry Prone: The rare delight when an author's second offering beats the debut

Terry Prone: The rare delight when an author's second offering beats the debut

Megan Nolan’s sentences unfurl like flags at half-mast. They whisper open like tissue paper around a forgotten gift

Mon, 11 Sep, 2023

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Terry Prone: Political candidates must pay attention to the person who is in front of them

Politicians should take caution when urged to show their emotions as they may be perceived as being weak

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Terry Prone: Candlelit journalism on a typewriter provided different kind of power

Terry Prone: Candlelit journalism on a typewriter provided different kind of power

No heat, no light, no wifi — what's a columnist supposed to do?

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

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Terry Prone: Please don’t expose your toes. Ever. And don’t even mention the other thing

Whether you fancy flip-flops or are tempted to cause sandal, just don't. And if you do that other thing, please stop it at once.

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023

Kevin Spacey court case

Terry Prone: Can we humbly ask that you stop telling us you don’t do small talk?

He stood outside the court, looking relieved, and delivered a neatly prepared statement without reading from a script.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2023

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Terry Prone: Don't tell me age is just a number — it is an assault on the body

Without warning, my legs failed. They seemed to fail at the knees, dumping me on my ass in a puddle

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

RTE pay revelations

S Terry Prone: Ten traits that make Kevin Bakhurst the leader RTÉ needs right now

Decisive, communicative, and the opposite of self-obsessed — like a latter-day Molly Brown, RTÉ's new director general is striding through the chaos, propelled by his excellent habits

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

Terry Prone: Telling people what deserves their attention has never really worked

Terry Prone: Telling people what deserves their attention has never really worked

People read and view just as often because they hate someone as because they love them. Hate pulls eyes more than love does.

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

Terry Prone: Advertisers have replaced the church as moral arbiters in mainstream media

S Terry Prone: Advertisers have replaced the church as moral arbiters in mainstream media

Shein just wants to polish up its own lousy reputation by throwing money at influencers

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

RTE pay revelations

S Terry Prone: RTÉ's highest-paid shouldn’t get freebies — they can buy their own

The one thing that’s clear, after the two Oireachtas Committees’ interrogation of RTÉ’s top brass, is that the Tubridy saga happened because of corporate governance failures.

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

Terry Prone: Why was the RTÉ director general negotiating with an agent?

Terry Prone: Why was the RTÉ director general negotiating with an agent?

It is mystifying as to why someone on both the executive and governing board would ever be involved in negotiations at this level.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

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Terry Prone: Ryan Tubridy needed to own his faux pas, but he totally missed the point

RTÉ presenter needs to demonstrate to his listeners that he is sorry for the slithery secrecy of taking a lot of money

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

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Terry Prone: What a shame to get your kicks out of righteous indignation

Shaming others moved from the public square to online — it now happens so frequently that 'trending' can be a synonym for 'shaming'

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

'This Morning' Photocall - London

Terry Prone: Full employment means staff can readily leave a toxic workplace

You may assume vintage tales of inappropriate workplace behaviour could not happen today — but a quick survey tells me toxicity is alive and well in organisations large and small

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Terry Prone: I learned to shout properly during my trip on Dublin’s Viking Splash tour

Terry Prone: I learned to shout properly during my trip on Dublin’s Viking Splash tour

Yes. I did clamber into a thing that looks like an overgrown skip on wheels to whiz around Dublin roaring at passers-by

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

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Terry Prone: Weather like this brings the world to my doorstep for a day on the beach

All over Ireland, the sun brings families back to their favourite beaches — including 'my' little cove, Tower Bay near Portrane

Mon, 29 May, 2023

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S Terry Prone: Harry needs to stop bleating every time he gets rattled by paparazzi

Former royal needs to turn himself off and reboot

Mon, 22 May, 2023

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Terry Prone: If Taoiseach is to have a public partner, he needs to realise protocol matters

Did the Taoiseach’s partner, Matt Barrett, cause a diplomatic incident when he used his mobile phone after it should have been turned off, to send comments to his 350 private followers on Instagram? No.

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Terry Prone: Moral outrage won’t halt demand for new weight-loss drug of choice

Terry Prone: Moral outrage won’t halt demand for new weight-loss drug of choice

Moral sniffing at the idea of people using Ozempic or Wegovy as a 'quick weight loss hack' driven by 'culture' is ridiculous

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Punished not just for war crimes but also for ‘failing’ as a woman

Punished not just for war crimes but also for ‘failing’ as a woman

WHEN, at the surrender of the Third Reich, General Eisenhower visited Buchenwald concentration camp, he was so stunned he announced that he wanted every American unit to see what he had seen.

Mon, 08 May, 2023

University of Limerick confers 'Irish Examiner' columnist Terry Prone with honorary doctorate

University of Limerick confers 'Irish Examiner' columnist Terry Prone with honorary doctorate

PR and communications pioneer Prone among four 'inspiring' individuals to receive the nod from UL today

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

Terry Prone: His authenticity is entertaining but Robert Watt is not an entertainer

Terry Prone: His authenticity is entertaining but Robert Watt is not an entertainer

The one thing Robert Watt delivered in front of the Oireachtas committee was authenticity. He didn't pretend not to be the combative personality he is.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2023

Terry Prone: Collective silence spared sexual aggressors like Brendan Behan

Terry Prone: Collective silence spared sexual aggressors like Brendan Behan

Long before MeToo made it possible to speak about sexual assault, Brendan Behan is alleged to have attempted to rape publicist Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Terry Prone: Coalition parties may fear ‘populism’ but they dismiss it at their peril

Terry Prone: Coalition parties may fear ‘populism’ but they dismiss it at their peril

The word means nothing to the people being warned off voting, particularly for Sinn Féin and People before Profit

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

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Terry Prone: Why is ‘sorry’ sometimes the hardest word to say in an apology?

Barry Cowen's sweets for children comparison was such a reach, it took a moment to sink in on the opposition benches

Mon, 03 Apr, 2023

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Terry Prone: Resolving a customer's whinge should be a source of great pride

You welcome a complainant, engage with them so they get it off their chest, solve the problem, and thank them for bringing it to you

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Terry Prone: The customer is not always bright — but a rapid response keeps everyone happy

Terry Prone: The customer is not always bright — but a rapid response keeps everyone happy

Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo has inspired millions to embrace the spring clean, which often leads to unused vouchers being discovered

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Terry Prone: Revisionism isn’t always a bad thing — and it may help us learn from mistakes

Terry Prone: Revisionism isn’t always a bad thing — and it may help us learn from mistakes

History of medicine reveals a recurring truth: improvements come about because of two factors, innovation and revisionism

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

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That’ll be the day! Has International Women’s Day become a bit dated?

We all nod our heads reverently for Women’s Day, but maybe it’s time to ask just how important the day now is, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Gentle, generous, thoughtful — Deirdre Purcell's life was a lesson in friendship

Gentle, generous, thoughtful — Deirdre Purcell's life was a lesson in friendship

'The phenomenally successful woman who had so many careers arguably put more effort into quietly helping other professionals than will ever be known,' writes Terry Prone

Sat, 18 Feb, 2023

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Terry Prone: The long and messy history of the condoms we now take for granted

On this day in 1988, the Virgin Store in Dublin started to sell condoms for the first time — and it was illegal until five years later

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

Terry Prone: Beauty is skin deep, but negative attitudes to ageing run far deeper

Terry Prone: Beauty is skin deep, but negative attitudes to ageing run far deeper

The signs of age are no longer seen as manifestations of a well-lived life and accreted wisdom, and so athletes and the super-rich are looking to turn back time.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2023

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Terry Prone: A designer handbag could be a good investment for your pension years

You might not want something that was designed on a sick bag, but some women out there are willing to pay a quarter of a million euro for a handbag that started out as a sketch on one of those. It happened like this.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: No parallel between nursing homes and prisons

Within her article, ‘Even great nursing homes involve losing crucial everyday freedoms’, Irish Examiner, Jan 9, your columnist Terry Prone seeks to draw a parallel between nursing home care and prison.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2023

Terry Prone: The old-school leader would roar at you, but always fight your corner

Terry Prone: The old-school leader would roar at you, but always fight your corner

It may not be much of a claim to fame, but at least it’s unique. I was yelled at in public, sworn at and called names by the editor of the Irish Examiner. Not the current editor. We’re not on such intimate terms, him and me.

Sun, 15 Jan, 2023

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Terry Prone: Even great nursing homes involve losing crucial everyday freedoms

Freedom is myriad tiny choices that people who are free take for granted. White or beige coffee filters. Toast or porridge. Driving the long way or the short. Now try living without that autonomy

Mon, 09 Jan, 2023

Terry Prone: Multiplicity breeds contempt in the case of books received as Christmas gifts

Terry Prone: Multiplicity breeds contempt in the case of books received as Christmas gifts

In early detective fiction the sleuth was a hero but the job description for a detective now dictates they must be flawed

Mon, 02 Jan, 2023

Terry Prone: Raise a glass (and maybe a tasty turkey sandwich) to slobs on St Stephen's Day

Terry Prone: Raise a glass (and maybe a tasty turkey sandwich) to slobs on St Stephen's Day

On the second day of Christmas, every family in Ireland replaces the elf on the shelf with the slouch on the couch

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022