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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

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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

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Opening Gala - Arrivals

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

Mother with little baby boy at the beach on sunset

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

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

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

King Charles III coronation

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