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Dublin city centre incident

S 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

Mon, 27 Nov, 2023

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

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

Rich people rarely know precisely what they’re paid

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023

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

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

Parents who ignore destructive behaviour are merely fuelling the fire

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023

Demand Surges For Weight Loss Drug Ozempic

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

Vaccine factories could be speedily re-purposed for Ozempic/Wegovy production

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

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

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

I forgot that Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, in her political days, was regarded as the most lethal practical joker in the Oireachtas

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Going for a dip at Trafalgar Square on Saturday Night;31st July 1966

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

Most European cities have gorgeous fountains at their heart, but not Ireland

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Iris Murdoch

Terry Prone: Who is protecting the privacy of vulnerable people, or the dead?

The demented and the dead often need privacy protection from those who once vowed loyalty to them in sickness and in health

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

WALMART

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

Eyeglasses

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 , but that’s what happened. A poke in the eye. With a Sharpie.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023