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Terry Prone

Terry Prone is an author, columnist and one of Ireland's most well known commentators on communications, politics and public life.

ARN Upfront26, The Sydney Event Centre, The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 29 Oct 2025

S Terry Prone: Plenty evidence to support that horoscopes are just codswallop

Dreams and horoscopes are harmless, until they become more than momentary personal amusements

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election

S Terry Prone: Bid to scare voters against Green candidate in UK by-election backfired immensely

Late tactic to scare the Gorton and Denton electorate away from voting for Hannah Spencer had the opposite effect.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Terry Prone: A scheduling error led to my most fun day in weeks

S Terry Prone: A scheduling error led to my most fun day in weeks

I went to Cork for no reason last week and immediately came back

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Assortment of Candy Hearts

S Terry Prone: We should all use Valentine’s as an opportunity to foster affection

With bargain stores bursting at the seams with heart-shaped pink stuff it’s easier than it ever was to be a good bloke on that day

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Peter Mandelson - Jeffrey Epstein comment

S Terry Prone: Epstein fallout exposes Starmer as the weak leader he has always been

When the Epstein files showed Petey for what he was, the dimwit in Downing Street complained bitterly that Petey had lied to him. Imagine. Shock, horror

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Terry Prone: Four wheels on each foot was a child’s rite of passage to freedom

S Terry Prone: Four wheels on each foot was a child’s rite of passage to freedom

Roller-skating led to rollerblading which is one of those exhilarating sports that gives the skater a sense of lone power

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Terry Prone: Hemingway's cocktail of brain chemicals and concussion could have been dementia

Terry Prone: Hemingway's cocktail of brain chemicals and concussion could have been dementia

In retrospect, it’s possible to be pretty sure that the repeated instances of concussion did cumulative damage to his brain, causing him to self-medicate with alcohol

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Terry Prone: Should we burn books after finding out the author is a fraud?

S Terry Prone: Should we burn books after finding out the author is a fraud?

t’s a tough time to be a publisher... and a reader

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Fast Fashion Waste Is Choking Ghana With Mountains of Trash

S Terry Prone: Diversity, inclusion, and sustainability are real issues, not 'woke' drivel

We have to hope the next business generation in Ireland sticks with their belief in real underlying values

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

White Boiling Kettle in hand on dark background

S Terry Prone: Planning for ice is like planning for covid: toilet rolls, pasta, and petrol

We knew for ages that we were going to have frost and maybe even snow this weekend and could plan for it

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026