I'm Glad You Asked Me That : The Political Years

The woman who helped a cabinet minister resign in secret and escape his blackmailer.

This is her account of a life in politics that involved her, at different times, with five different political parties. It’s a story of triumphs like the speech crafted for Maire Geoghegan-Quinn to deliver at an Ard Fheis, which allowed her to be truthful while writing an end to the Haughey era. It’s an account of regrets like being unable to persuade Frances FitzGerald not to resign as Tanaiste and Minister for Justice when FitzGerald was pilloried in the wrong. It is painfully truthful about witnessing what may have been the first example of Albert Reynolds’ dementia. It is filled with affection for politicians from all the parties she’s worked with– even the ones who couldn’t stick each other. And it is ruthless in its portrayal of famous political figures like P.J. Mara.

Terry Prone’s first memoir, Caution to the Wind, published by Red Stripe, was a love story about her husband, Tom Savage. This second memoir is the story of falling in love with politics - and politicians!