Columns - Irish Examiner

Terry Prone

A devastating defeat may allow FF to rid itself of shadows of the past

I ONCE had a boss who didn’t believe in departing staff working out their notice.

Mon, 20 Dec, 2010

Moving seamlessly from cute country hoor to rhetorical magnificence

I HAVE always thought Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer needs someone to plant a corrective foot in his furry nether parts.

Mon, 13 Dec, 2010

The penny may finally be dropping that Tweeting is for the birds

THE fact that Ray Foley is a Twitter quitter just might start a trend.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2010

Possessing that precious ability to stop all of us in our tracks

AND then came the snow. Saturday night was still and windless. It was then the snow came, dry and persistent, layer on layer, covering and outlining and transforming everything in crisp perfect whiteness.

Mon, 29 Nov, 2010

If mothers really know best, why do they get so much unwanted advice?

STICK with me for just a few short paragraphs.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2010

Knock the Spike: let’s topple this monument to Celtic Tiger profligacy

THE statues go first.

Mon, 15 Nov, 2010

At six days to go, seeds of doubt are set and lies spun to conquer the electorate

WHEN only six days are left, that’s when it usually starts.

Mon, 08 Nov, 2010

The clustering of professions from which our politicians sprout

AS the woman opened the bedroom door to let the two young doctors in to see her sick husband, one of them put his arm out to halt the other.

Mon, 01 Nov, 2010

Cowen’s popularity cannot be expected to do a three-point turn

YESTERDAY’S Sunday Business Post opinion poll wasn’t that exceptional.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2010

A cautionary tale of a credit card, 50 quid and a call centre smart ass

THE voice on the phone asked if I was me.

Mon, 18 Oct, 2010