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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.

No roadside rescue as candidates weather the storm on the doorstep

I NEARLY met Conor Faughnan recently.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2013

A wake-up call on the dangers of closing our eyes to sleep deprivation

HE had one hour’s sleep the night before.

Mon, 18 Mar, 2013

Dr John was in reality the hero he spent his life searching for

WHEN the late Dr John O’Connell TD contested the first European Parliament elections — against the wishes of his party, Labour — it was the first political campaign I ever experienced.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Glamour mum of two found guilty of not being an acceptable Anglo victim

I AM on one corner of the road, he’s across the way.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

Unanticipated aura of calm shields Kenny from Dáil’s slings and arrows

HE’S really pleasant, but wouldn’t be an intellectual heavyweight like Garret.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2013

Reasons for a resurgent Fianna Fáil to be cheerful, parts one to eight

FOR those stricken with disbelief at Fianna Fáil’s resurgence in the opinion polls, here are eight factors that party currently has going for it.

Mon, 18 Feb, 2013

Forget Madonna — Huffington is the master of reinvention

SHE’S probably the most successful neophiliac ever.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Pick up a book: it may be just the answer to your depression

IT’S the fields of waving wildflowers that are puzzling.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Too sexist for my T-shirt: This gender inequality question is a non-runner

SO you’re going for a job interview.

Mon, 28 Jan, 2013

Reaching out to people who are strangers within their own bodies

THE email was welcome, because emails from this individual are always welcome.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2013