On Bertie Ahern's explanation of the Manchester money:"You believe in the tooth fairy if you believe businessmen happen along to a function in a posh hotel to listen to any old Joe Soap talk to them about the Irish economy and then organise an impromptu collection to give him something for himself."
On the Taoiseach's savings:"Where was the £50,000 resting since the then minister, deputy Bertie Ahern, did not have a bank account? Was it resting in a sock or in the hot press?"
On Michael McDowell:"A menopausal Paris Hilton."
"Putting Michael McDowell in charge of defending the weak and vulnerable is a bit like putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank."
On former minister Michael Smith's speaking manner:"Like a monsignor on a bad phone line from Medjugorje."
On John O'Donoghue:"We are in a situation where you were the Bull McCabe on this side of the House and Chicken George in government."
Following Mr O'Donoghue's appointment as Ceann Comhairle:"His skills are probably no longer required in Kerry South, given the extent of the booty on its way there in the back of deputy Healy-Rae's car."
On deputy Michael Mulcahy's enthusiastic clapping of an ardfheis speech by Bertie Ahern:"I saw him on the screen before my very eyes, applauding on Saturday night like Mr Bean on speed."
On the need for better labour market regulation:"There are 40 million or so Poles [ in Ireland] after all, so it is an issue we have to have a look at."
On whether he was staying on as Labour leader (speaking in May after the general election):"Oh yes of course I am."
On the reasons for yesterday's press conference announcing his resignation: "We're here to launch a policy document on the tumults in the financial markets with particular focus on the derivatives market."