Terry Prone

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Terry Prone: Frank Grimes was a forgotten titan of Irish stage and screen

His portrayal of the dignified, hopelessly naïve curate in RTÉ’s 'Strumpet City' won him the Irish equivalent of an Oscar

STerry Prone: Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable

Terry Prone: Promotion-focused women not as valued as their male counterparts

STerry Prone: Irish identity was riven with irony as the shame was too real to bear

STerry Prone: While laying a conspiracy theory to rest, let’s bring back media impartiality

Terry Prone: People-pleasers are moaners who do you favours you don’t want

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's lockdown diary: Bombs bouncing off mattresses and where Brussels sprouts come from

Like the classic city dweller who thinks milk grows in Tetra packs, I thought Brussels sprouts maybe grew in bunches, like grapes, says Terry Prone

Mon, 28 Dec, 2020

Terry Prone: A generous life needlessly and silently lost under cover of Covid

Columnist Terry Prone continues her lockdown diaries

Mon, 30 Nov, 2020

Terry Prone: Face to face with the hawk-eye that is Alan Alda

The actor trains doctors and other scientists in how to make the complex simple

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

Rear view of embraced senior couple looking at their family in nature.

Terry Prone: Ireland's 'greatest generation' have suffered greatly in the pandemic

Irish men and Irish women in their late 60s and 70s have been patronised by cocooning and genericised by the apparently kindly word 'vulnerable', writes Terry Prone

Mon, 24 Aug, 2020

Readers View: Health warnings required around credibility of information on which MLK accusations are based

I was astonished reading Terry Prone's contribution on the very flawed David Garrow essay on Martin Luther King in which very serious accusations are made. Insufficient health-warnings accompany the piece regarding the credibility of the information on which accusations are based.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2019

Philip didn’t crash because he’s old. He crashed because he’s male

Sorry to be sexist, but the most dangerous drivers have always been men, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2019

Libraries still lending a welcome hand to all parts of our society

Hearing that libraries are going to be the locus for health-promotion programmes in the coming year prompted me to do a little research over the last two weeks.

Mon, 03 Dec, 2018

Spotting strengths in people is the ultimate measure of leadership

The fuller than full house made the whole thing worse. More than three hundred guests were gathered in a massive dining room in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, at lunchtime last Friday, for the inaugural Women of Concern awards.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2018

Justice rebuked after files uncovered

The Department of Justice has been rebuked after 68 files, which it said didn’t exist, between ex-tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and a PR firm were discovered following an investigation.

Sat, 18 Aug, 2018

The biggest outrage nowadays is to not have an opinion on anything

We are bombarded with media stories, all demanding our outrage, or at the least an opinion, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018

Tributes to former RTÉ chairman Tom Savage

Tributes have been paid to Tom Savage, former chairman of the RTÉ Authority, who died yesterday following a short illness at the age of 76.

Sat, 01 Apr, 2017

Shaken when the ringing in my ears prompts terror in my heart

When any phone goes off in my presence, I assume death, destruction, fire, and pestilence, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

The simple reality is that nobody ever really liked clowns anyway

The great myth has always been that children adore clowns. No they don’t. They never have, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Terry Prone and Anton Savage profits jump €100,000

Profits at the public relations agency led by Terry Prone and her son Today FM presenter Anton Savage last year increased by more than €100,000.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

When your teeth bite the dust, life becomes a series of indignities

The toothless person’s chin rises up to their nose, just like the profile of a witch in a Hallowe’en mask, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Important message: Beware texts claiming to be important messages

THIS column is a warning and an apology. At bedtime last Thursday, I hit the scratcher and went to sleep. An hour later, my phone chirped. It was a text. Would I emerge from a good dream to deal with it? No. Just as sleep reclaimed me, the phone chirped that it had an email. 

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Seats of power: One lot always wants to limit the other

I had this client due in for a breakfast meeting the other day. A powerful and important woman, this client, albeit possessed of such physical fragility she looks like she eats a single rusk once a fortnight. She clearly needed building up, so I started to cook breakfast for her.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2014

Foaming at the mouth as half-baked culinary aspirations go up in smoke

NOT ONLY am I a rotten cook, but I’m never going to be anything other than a rotten cook, and if that’s not important to you, I’m sorry.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2014

Profits slow for broadcaster Anton Savage's PR firm

The recent profit surge at the PR firm led by broadcaster Anton Savage slowed last year as the firm re-invested in the business.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2014

Terry Prone

Terry Prone: Frank Grimes was a forgotten titan of Irish stage and screen

STerry Prone: Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable

Terry Prone: Promotion-focused women not as valued as their male counterparts

STerry Prone: Irish identity was riven with irony as the shame was too real to bear

STerry Prone: While laying a conspiracy theory to rest, let’s bring back media impartiality

Terry Prone: People-pleasers are moaners who do you favours you don’t want

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

Terry Prone's lockdown diary: Bombs bouncing off mattresses and where Brussels sprouts come from

Terry Prone: A generous life needlessly and silently lost under cover of Covid

Terry Prone: Face to face with the hawk-eye that is Alan Alda

Terry Prone: Ireland's 'greatest generation' have suffered greatly in the pandemic

Readers View: Health warnings required around credibility of information on which MLK accusations are based

Philip didn’t crash because he’s old. He crashed because he’s male

Libraries still lending a welcome hand to all parts of our society

Spotting strengths in people is the ultimate measure of leadership

Justice rebuked after files uncovered

The biggest outrage nowadays is to not have an opinion on anything

Tributes to former RTÉ chairman Tom Savage

Shaken when the ringing in my ears prompts terror in my heart

The simple reality is that nobody ever really liked clowns anyway

Terry Prone and Anton Savage profits jump €100,000

When your teeth bite the dust, life becomes a series of indignities

Important message: Beware texts claiming to be important messages

Seats of power: One lot always wants to limit the other

Foaming at the mouth as half-baked culinary aspirations go up in smoke

Profits slow for broadcaster Anton Savage's PR firm

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Terry Prone

Terry Prone: Frank Grimes was a forgotten titan of Irish stage and screen

STerry Prone: Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable

Terry Prone: Promotion-focused women not as valued as their male counterparts

STerry Prone: Irish identity was riven with irony as the shame was too real to bear

STerry Prone: While laying a conspiracy theory to rest, let’s bring back media impartiality

Terry Prone: People-pleasers are moaners who do you favours you don’t want

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

Terry Prone's lockdown diary: Bombs bouncing off mattresses and where Brussels sprouts come from

Terry Prone: A generous life needlessly and silently lost under cover of Covid

Terry Prone: Face to face with the hawk-eye that is Alan Alda

Terry Prone: Ireland's 'greatest generation' have suffered greatly in the pandemic

Readers View: Health warnings required around credibility of information on which MLK accusations are based

Philip didn’t crash because he’s old. He crashed because he’s male

Libraries still lending a welcome hand to all parts of our society

Spotting strengths in people is the ultimate measure of leadership

Justice rebuked after files uncovered

The biggest outrage nowadays is to not have an opinion on anything

Tributes to former RTÉ chairman Tom Savage

Shaken when the ringing in my ears prompts terror in my heart

The simple reality is that nobody ever really liked clowns anyway

Terry Prone and Anton Savage profits jump €100,000

When your teeth bite the dust, life becomes a series of indignities

Important message: Beware texts claiming to be important messages

Seats of power: One lot always wants to limit the other

Foaming at the mouth as half-baked culinary aspirations go up in smoke

Profits slow for broadcaster Anton Savage's PR firm

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Mick Clifford

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