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Terry Prone

Quit being a bitter lemon and make lemonade in these straitened times

MY hairdresser lifted up the back of my hair and made a low moaning sound.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2010

The guilt of those asked to help a loved one die can work both ways

Every day she lives, she regrets that she didn’t kill him.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2010

Chance to confess and atone lost in Papal communication breakdown

I WOULD love to be communications advisor to the bishops.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2010

Events of last week demonstrate the political system works beautifully

THE consensus arising from the departure of George Lee, contributed to in a minor way by the exit of Déirdre de Búrca, is that the political system has failed. Never was a consensus more wrong. The events of the last week demonstrate the political system working beautifully.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2010

Revealing the inner meaning of faulty towers may drive your cat up the wall

THREE years ago we bought a Martello tower, because we’re nuts.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2010

As the dole queue grows, so does the despondency and depression

GREEN shoots? I have them.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2010

Book signing? Now I know how Robinson Crusoe must have felt

CHAIRING the Four Angry Men in the Opera House on Thursday last was a fascinating experience, not least because they played to a packed house.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2010

Narcissistic hacks and others: Do Haiti a favour and stay away

WE in Ireland have a general response to external disaster such as the earthquake in Haiti.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2010

Icy spell gives AA brain freeze when it comes to describing the roads

IT’S the level of treachery from the AA that’s getting to me, and, if the Met Éireann forecast is accurate, we’re due a lot more of it.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2010

Updated Devil’s Dictionary sorely needed to redefine modern Ireland

A WRITER named Ambrose Bierce, some considerable time back, published a wry reference book entitled The Devil’s Dictionary.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2010