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Terry Prone

Shining the light of experience on the transition from child to adult

The capacity to stand back and say ‘go for it yourself’ is an important gesture of parental empowerment, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Always give the impression you’re on top of everything, as PJ Mara did

In a campaign, HQ is a warzone, fuelled by paranoia and occasional outbursts of euphoria, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Hatred can overcome diplomacy when it comes to US presidential campaign trail

Donald Trump has not only proven that negative campaigning works, he has proven that vulgar personal abuse works too, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Seeing in high definition the folly of imprisoning wild killer whales

Way to go, if you want to create an adult killer whale ready, willing, and able to attack a human, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

It’s obvious but worth repeating: Dogs are not just for Christmas

Dog should not be given as presents for Christmas — the time of year when no one as the time or energy to look after them properly, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015

The Elf on the Shelf is a spurious and coercive ‘tradition’ that should be shelved forthwith

Choking is too good for this globe-trotting, malicious informer. Down with Elf on the Shelf, says Terry Prone.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Durex arrived, the pill happened, but the baby pressure stayed

Women still get asked when will they hear the patter of tiny feet, or when are they going to get on with it, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

This involuntary talkfest about incontinency is peeing me off

We should NOT talk more about anything. We should talk less about almost everything, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Smith is a top negotiator, albeit for himself, but we could use his skills

If the average income of a farmer is €28,000, what is the fair multiplier of that for the CEO? asks Terry Prone

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Gay Byrne only wanted to entertain the country, but he ended up changing Ireland

Gay Byrne picked the most argumentative leftwingers, some of them fresh from student activism, to serve as researchers on the ‘Late, Late Show’. Terry Prone says he helped shape Ireland.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015