I don't want to see any interference in the property market . . . my job is not to interfere there.Brian Cowen, Minister for Finance, rules out tinkering with stamp duty in the upcoming budget.
We don't make those kind of mistakes here.
What Alan O'Gorman was told by a surgeon at St Vincent's hospital, Dublin when Mr O'Gorman asked if he might not have been erroneously diagnosed with stomach cancer. He did not have cancer and his stomach was removed due to a mix-up. The remarks emerged in court this week.
Aer Lingus is a company with a national and international reputation. I am pleased to be giving my support to the staff, the pilots and the board and management of the airline.
Businessman Denis O'Brien acquires a stake in Aer Lingus, apparently heading off Ryanair's bid for control of the airline.
What we're seeing there seems like the jihadist equivalent of the Tet offensive.
Thomas Friedman, the influential US columnist, compares the upsurge of violence in Iraq to the endgame of the Vietnam war.
There can be no doubt that the 2012 Games - if the scenario that currently exists stays the same - will be a huge target and we have to understand that.
Terrorists can be expected to target the London Olympics, says Ian Blair, head of the city's police force.
Quite naturally, the massive drunken animal became an easy target.
The bear shot by King Juan Carlos of Spain on a high-profile hunting trip to Russia had been laced with vodka to make it easier to kill, reveals Sergey Starostin of Russia's state conservation service.
Maybe that will surprise a few people in England - but our Celtic League is looked down upon because it isn't covered by Sky Sports. I watch some Premiership rugby and the way they hype these English guys is unbelievable.
English rugby is overrated, says Munster and Ireland outhalf Ronan O'Gara.
Trying to link me with George Bush is like trying to link me with an Oscar.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California, attempts to distance himself from the White House as he prepares to seek re-election.
He can discover a lot of things. Women drive cars, wine is made of grapes, and Jews are free to go to synagogue.
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, whose character Borat has painted Kazakhstan in an unflattering light, is invited to visit the central Asian country by Rakhat Aliyev, the deputy foreign minister.
Dingle is more than a name, it's a brand known internationally for tourism. It's like Coca-Cola.
Dingle resident Tríona Duignan after residents of the Co Kerry town went to the polls to express their opinion as to whether it should be called Dingle or An Daingean.
I just want to say that we are very disappointed, but our thoughts are with Robert, our beautiful little boy.
Majella Holohan whose son Robert was killed by Wayne O'Donoghue. The Court of Criminal Appeal rejected the DPP's bid to increase O'Donoghue's four-year manslaughter sentence.
If US warplanes are using Irish soil, then Ireland is seen as aiding and abetting the war on so-called terror.
Anjem Choudray, a British-born lawyer and Islamic extremist, speaking in Dublin.
The more likely you are to vote for Sinn Féin, the more intolerant you are.
Dr Eoin O'Malley of Dublin City University, which has produced a report suggesting that, despite the party's left-leaning policies, Sinn Féin voters are more likely to hold right-wing views.
This regime, thanks to God, has lost the reason for its existence.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel no longer has any reason to exist and will soon disappear.