Praise and blame: aftermath for both sides

Refendum reation in quotes.

Refendum reation in quotes.

"Truly, today, we are all Irish."

Daniel Hannan, British Conservative MEP, briefly considers changing his citizenship following the euphoria of yesterday's No vote.

"It was like playing a computer game . . . just as you zap the bad guy, another two appear out of nowhere."

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Pat Rabbitte of the Labour Party

"[The campaign] was delayed by the change of leader and lap of honour the Government took before they got down to the serious business of campaigning. I'm not into the blame game, but I think that is a consideration."

Former Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan fires the first shot in the blame-game war on the Yes side.

"I'm surprised by this result, as Ireland resolved all its problems by joining the EU."

Croatian president Stipe Mesic gives the EU a bit too much credit.

"I blame the entire political class in Ireland who have frankly coasted lazily on the assumption that if the economic goods are produced, the people will simply do what they are recommended to do and vote accordingly."

John Palmer of the European Policy Centre, a Brussels think-tank, on the referendum's Yes campaign.

"What a day to get it wrong."

Paddy Power, bookmaker, after prematurely paying out €80,000 to punters who backed a Yes vote, the night before the Friday 13th count.

"No, no. No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no. No no, there's no limits".

Cóir supporters shouting down Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan at the RDS count centre yesterday.