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What’s this bilge about 'making memories'? asks Terry Prone

If it weren’t for the insurance company, I wouldn’t have an alarm system at all, because I have nothing worth stealing. Even the television is 16 years old.

The thing about old age is that, until it hits, you assume it’s going to be a gradual process. It isn’t

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

Rich people rarely know precisely what they’re paid

Parents who ignore destructive behaviour are merely fuelling the fire

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

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

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