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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.

Terry Prone: When the sunny springtime arrives, everything feels possible — except for my cat chasing a mouse

Terry Prone: When the sunny springtime arrives, everything feels possible — except for my cat chasing a mouse

“Spring cleaning” can become an urgent imperative, rather than a vague possibility, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

"Dolly: An Original Musical" Fireside Chat & Press Conference

Terry Prone: Victims of trolling should follow Dolly Parton’s lead and rise above it

Her life offers a lesson that can usefully be copied: Smile. Don’t bad-mouth the bad guys. Just concentrate on delivering the good stuff to the folks who need it.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2026

Melania Trump

S Terry Prone: Stop seeking sense from Donald Trump and his semi-detached first lady Melania

Melania Trump baffled everyone with a speech announcing that she was not a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. What the hell was that about? What did she mean about false claims? What were they?

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

Terry Prone: Acceptability of a prank depends upon status of the victim, if there is one

S Terry Prone: Acceptability of a prank depends upon status of the victim, if there is one

An April Fools’ Day joke like the US police force who put 'Goat Unit' on its Canine Department van was funny, caused a lot of double-takes, and didn’t harm either the dogs or the goats

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

1916 Easter Rising commemoration

S Terry Prone: GPO Museum communicates how memory of Easter Rising evolved

Those currently in charge of our GPO are pulling out all the stops to make the 1916 Rising come alive for today’s Irish citizens and visitors to our capital city

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Four young displeased friends sitting in cafe

Boring, self-absorbed people are some dose, but AI is the worst

Five of us are in the room. Four are silent.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2026

Scratches on the front bumper of a red car. A young girl driver got into a traffic accident and turns to a repair service.

S Terry Prone: It’s hard to admit to the little scrapes we encounter in daily life

If the iPad responds to being turned off and turned on again, you’d figure the same would apply to a Fiesta engine, wouldn’t you?

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

ARN Upfront26, The Sydney Event Centre, The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 29 Oct 2025

S Terry Prone: Plenty evidence to support that horoscopes are just codswallop

Dreams and horoscopes are harmless, until they become more than momentary personal amusements

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election

S Terry Prone: Bid to scare voters against Green candidate in UK by-election backfired immensely

Late tactic to scare the Gorton and Denton electorate away from voting for Hannah Spencer had the opposite effect.

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Terry Prone: A scheduling error led to my most fun day in weeks

S Terry Prone: A scheduling error led to my most fun day in weeks

I went to Cork for no reason last week and immediately came back

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026