Columns - Irish Examiner

Terry Prone

An equal opportunities massager or something much more sinister?

An unsought neck massage in a workplace environment became a bone of contention recently, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

A nation drunk on sunshine could produce another baby boom

Apparently, we fancy a bit of sexual action much more in the sunshine than when the weather is chilly, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

Hiroshima victims still suffered long after the bomb was dropped

Little interest was evinced by the Allies in offering medical treatment to bomb victims, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 30 May, 2016

DNA technology is a true crime against a popular literary genre

WHEN you’ve believed something passionately for a long, long time, it’s incredibly difficult to relinquish that belief, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Petition ensures 'heels' are now the woman's choice

If you’re a nurse, a surgeon, a cabin steward... you wear a uniform on the job and you expect to wear a uniform, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Ireland's deer are not to blame for humans contracting Lyme disease

Everybody’s out hillwalking, running, Ironmanning. Except me, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 09 May, 2016

So-called New Politics is the same old politics under a new name

Let us reject the apologia that corrupt behaviour is in some way less corrupt if it is ‘of its time’, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 02 May, 2016

We should start tackling this problem like a rat up a drainpipe

If fast-food restaurants are infested with rats, the rest of us better stock up on Warfarin. Or domesticate them and keep them as pets, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Is Tusla successfully reducing risks for children in foster homes?

We have a century-long history, in mental illness particularly, of blaming mothers, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Valiant effort to screw workforce and mortgage future, for what?

Pearson’s gone. Valeant says it’s no longer a roll-up company. Their joint contribution to capitalism is profound, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016