The week in quotes
Is Féidir linn.
– President Barack indulges in a little O’bama on St Patrick’s Day in the White House
America does ambition well, ambition to succeed, ambition to build a better future. America does pride well, justifiable pride. America does change well, and does hope pretty well as well. Ireland does connection well, the proof is here.
– Taoiseach Brian Cowen in the White House
A second No vote would have horrific consequences for Ireland and the Irish, and I am not the first to say it.
– German ambassador to Ireland Christian Pauls
My mother didn’t want me – she was 42 when she had me – and treated me accordingly. I was beaten.
– Josef Fritzl explains himself
In the end this is a symptom of a larger problem - a bubble-and-bust economy that valued reckless speculation over responsibility and hard work.
– President Obama expresses his anger at the $165 million in bonuses the US insurance giant AIG plans to pay executives even though the company has been given a $180 billion taxpayers’ bailout to stay afloat