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Kilmainham Gaol

Terry Prone: Kilmainham echoes with centuries of cruelty but remains relevant

You might not think of visiting a prison as a cool trip for a bank holiday weekend, but it can be.

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

Terry Prone: We love a resignation and all the drama and intrigue that follows

S Terry Prone: We love a resignation and all the drama and intrigue that follows

It’s no accident that one of the most exciting and popular recent TV series was entitled ‘Succession’. The who-gets-what battle is riveting

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Diversity report

S Terry Prone: It’s nothing personal, but I’ve no time for passive-aggressive talk

'Nothing personal' is one of the phrases that should be banned from every workplace. It is meaningless, while being offensive to staff on the receiving end

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Terry Prone: Deserted polling stations evidence of poor political communication

S Terry Prone: Deserted polling stations evidence of poor political communication

ARRIVING into Kent station at 5pm when you’re planning on boarding the 5. 25 train to Dublin is cool and groovy. Gives you time to work on the “Mind the gap” anxiety.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2024

Terry Prone: There will always be a public desire for the wellbeing ‘magic bullet’

S Terry Prone: There will always be a public desire for the wellbeing ‘magic bullet’

Ozempic is up there with antibiotics in terms of its potential impact on the world

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

RTE pay revelations

S Terry Prone: Catherine Martin's 'doing her best' is nowhere near good enough

What’s not to love about a minister stabbing the national broadcaster’s chairperson in the back when said chairman seemed to be doing an OK job?

Sun, 25 Feb, 2024

Terry Prone: He was just a pet cat but it was still painful to watch Dino slip away

S Terry Prone: He was just a pet cat but it was still painful to watch Dino slip away

Dino veered between affection for his sister, Specs, and impatience with her, the latter expressed in sudden bites

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

Terry Prone: As Gay Byrne would say, if you don't want to see Bambie Thug, change channels

S Terry Prone: As Gay Byrne would say, if you don't want to see Bambie Thug, change channels

The Galway priest who made withering comments about Ireland's Eurovision entrant 'shoved' Bambie Thug's performance into his own face by not switching off

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Terry Prone: Nothing wrong with ironing out creases by going under the knife

S Terry Prone: Nothing wrong with ironing out creases by going under the knife

"Just as I go under, I remember asking Dr Salman where he would get the fat to transfer into my face and being irritated when he said he’d find somewhere, no bother."

Mon, 05 Feb, 2024

Terry Prone: Every time 'populist' is used it creates a pointless distraction

S Terry Prone: Every time 'populist' is used it creates a pointless distraction

It’s a democratic paradox: manifestos are utterly pointless, yet you can’t have an election without them. Manifestos speak to the honesty and transparency of each political party, and no voter in their right mind wants to have to read one.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024