I know we're a lot better than that. – Irish rugby coach Declan Kidney after last Sunday's loss to Wales in Dublin
Ireland signing up to this is not consigning itself to a programme of austerity for the future. – T aoiseach Enda Kenny on Ireland's acceptance of the EU fiscal compact
Now is the time to invest in Ireland, where property is a steal and you've got the best educated workforce and everybody is all dressed up with no place to go. – Former US president Bill Clinton addresses investors in New York
It's very difficult today, as you open your mouth and everything is printed somewhere. You cannot even make private jokes anymore. – Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld on racism in soccer
Football is a sport which has become so commercial, it may be thought by some to have rather lost its way. – Judge Anthony Leonard in his summing up in the trial of Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric in London
Extremely poor. – Conservationist Kevin McCloud's judgment on much of the housing built in Ireland in the last 10 years
Her artistry, talent and creative productions get bigger and better with each tour, and Madonna 2012 will be no exception. – Arthur Fogel of Live Nation, the promoters of Madonna's concert in Dublin in July