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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.

Terry Prone: After 100 days in solitary, I’m still staying put

Five days left, I keep telling myself. Before the end of the week, I will have been 100 days in solitary, with the exception of two runs for medical appointments and three shopping expeditions.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Terry Prone: Dissident members of US Republican party undermine Donald Trump's campaign

The Lincoln Project is made up of smart Republicans who want Trump gone before he does any more damage to the GOP

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Terry Prone: Statue to Douglass would be a beacon of anti-racism in Ireland

As a former hash-grower myself, I tut-tutted as only the reformed can tut-tut, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Terry Prone: Zoom call from the loo, and tearing down a statue

Successful women are always under pressure to be relatable, vulnerable, and humble, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Terry Prone: Things going crash, fizz and pop during the night cause alarm

I'm all set to text my son about my adventures when he trumps me with a message about being woken up at 5am by a starling falling down the chimney, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Terry Prone: I’m trying every trick in the book to get through life in the lockdown

I've read 66 of Robert B Parker's novels and don't know how I'll space out reading the last four, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Terry Prone: Easily distracted by fitted sheets, fancy fish, and the Joy of Sex

The best thing about the new normal is that two-cheek kissing is finished. Hopefully for good, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Terry Prone: As a recluse, I’m glad the Taoiseach has again extended the lockdown

The Taoiseach lays out the roadmap to relaxation. A minority of us recluses guiltily welcome the fact that the clank of liberating keys will not be heard for at least two weeks, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Terry Prone: Categorising personality types in room is akin to circus sideshow

The hotel had put little dishes of diamond-hard mints down the middle of the boardroom table. The upside, at this two-day corporate workshop, was that nobody reeked of last night’s garlic.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2020

Terry Prone: FAI needs a river run right through it to make it fit for purpose

In literary terms, this is a thriller,not a whodunnit. We know whodunnit; John Delaney dunnit. The issue is who let him do it and why, writes Terry Prone

Sun, 08 Dec, 2019