Childhood spoiled by politically correct do-gooders? I don’t think so

NOW, Terry Prone is never wrong. Hardly ever. Well, only occasionally.

I lie awake on Sunday nights sometimes, wondering what she’s going to be writing about on Monday in the Irish Examiner (and terrified she’s already covered something I’m writing about for Tuesday). Sometimes she writes for sheer fun, sometimes she uses humour to make a serious point. There’s nobody writing today though that has a better facility for catching the imagination.

Some of you, I suspect, don’t know Terry as well as I do. Well, let me let you into a secret. She’s not just a great writer, she’s a great adviser as well. More than once she’s rescued me from making a bit of a dope of myself, and she’s always hugely generous with her time. And honest — she gives it to you straight between the eyes. You don’t just enjoy her company and her writing, you take it seriously as well.