I smell freedom. - Parent of Cloyne clerical sex abuse victim Jack O'Donnell quoting the reaction of another victim to the publication of the report
The law of the land should not be stopped by a crozier or a collar.
- Taoiseach Enda Kenny on his determination to legislate new child protection rules
I want to know why this state [the Vatican] with which we have diplomatic relations, issued a communication the effect of which was that very serious matters of the abuse of children in this country were not reported to the authorities.
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore following a meeting on the Cloyne report with papal nuncio Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza
I am very distressed myself again by the failures in assuring the protection of children within the church despite all the good work that has been done. I wish to say, however, the total commitment of the Holy See for [its] part to taking all the necessary measures to assure protection.
- Papal nuncio Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, after meeting Mr Gilmore
Miss Piggy has toned it down a bit today. - Wexford TD Mick WallaceWho's that? -Dublin South TD Shane Ross
The Mary Mitchell O'Connor one; the one who drove off the plinth. - Roscommon TD Luke "Ming" FlanaganAre they going to bar her from wearing pink? - Wallace again
– Three Independent TDs show their commitment to new politics
Not the misconduct of a few rogues and freelancers but systematic abuse on an industrial scale.
- Former British prime minister Gordon Brown’s verdict on ethical standards at Rupert Murdoch’s News International