This week they said

The Irish people . . . will share my revulsion and horror that a garda has so tragically lost his life in the course of his duties. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of Adrian, who lost his life in carrying out his duty in the best traditions of the brave men and women
of An Garda Síochána  Minister for Justice Alan Shatter on the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe

My overall worldview has never changed: that America has and must maintain the strongest military in the world; and that we must lead the international community to confront threats and challenges together Senator Chuck Hagel during his confirmation hearing to become US defence secretary

The man said his name was Kevin and he didn't realise he was in Leitrim. He didn't even know the month. The woman who found developer Kevin McGeever, who was discovered in a dishevelled state after being missing for the past eight months

The continuation of the conflict between the different political forces and their differences over how the country should be run could lead to the collapse of the state and threaten future generations Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

We have the duty to ensure that tragedy never happens again Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on the nightclub fire that killed more than 200 people

I want to apologise to Mrs McCabe and the McCabe family, and to Garda Ben O'Sullivan and to the families of other members of the State forces who were killed by republicans in the course of the conflict. I am very sorry for the pain and loss inflicted on those families. No words of mine can remove that hurt. Gerry Adams offers an apology in the Dáil for the murder of Garda Jerry McCabe