I have to say that as things stand today . . . I have no confidence in the commitment of Sinn Fein to non-violence and to exclusively peaceful means.
- First Minister of Northern Ireland, David Trimble
God forgive me, but I hate them. I never thought I'd say that. - Maureen Kearney, whose son Andy (33) bled to death after a punishment attack in Belfast, reportedly by Provisional IRA
May those who showed no mercy to Andrew Kearney sincerely repent of their sin and prepare themselves to stand one day, as they surely will, in judgment before Almighty God.
- Bishop of Down and Conor, the Most Rev Dr Patrick Walsh
Clinton has only one interest in Northern Ireland. In the past it was to help his election campaign; now it is to boost his damaged ego. At the end of the day we are pawns in his selfish game.
- The DUP's Assembly representative for East Belfast Sammy Wilson, on President Clinton's visit to Ireland
We'll never see a poor day again. I feel it in my bones. People will flock to Ballybunion as they have never done before. This is going to be mega.
- Local businessman Frank Quilter, on Mr Clinton's proposed trip to the town for a game of golf
Too many people hold desperately to the conviction that God is a Catholic and an Irish nationalist, or that he is unionist and a British Protestant . . . Nobody owns God.
- The President, Mrs McAleese
I saw Dick Advocatt [Rangers coach] sitting with his head in his hands when it was 3-0 up, and that was worth the admission money alone.
- Shelbourne coach Dermot Deely; the match ended 5-3 to Rangers
The 21st was off-side.
- Irish under-18 team coach Brian Kerr, after his team beat a UN squad, Irish soldiers included, 22 nil in Cyprus
That was my last shot as an amateur. What a way to finish.
- England's Justin Rose (17), after chipping in from 45 yards at the 18th in the British Open
The schools will be closed because we don't have any children. They are all dead.
- District disaster chairman Dickson Dalle after a tidal wave hit northern Papua New Guinea
They will need all the strength and spiritual resources they can dredge up from the depths of their souls.
- Father Austen Crapp, a priest who works in the area
I've got so much money - more than I'll ever need - that it doesn't matter.
- Pop star Phil Collins
I think some of the best things are really hard to explain in sensible terms. I'm sorry, I can't.
- Fiona Goddard (32), asked to evaluate her new husband, former war correspondent, MP Martin Bell (59)
Within a measurable period of time we could be staring down the barrel of Scottish independence.
- Tory leader William Hague
I refused him bail in the District Court and he got it in the High Court. The dove has flown the coop.
- Judge Humphrey Kelleher at Killarney District Court, after issuing a bench warrant for a man on a murder charge who failed to show
He is scaremongering because it is the only tack he can use against the soldiers. I do not think he is capable of dealing with the issue.
- Pat Grogan of PDFORRA, on the suggestion by the Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, that £1 billion was needed for deafness claims