I believe that the views and assertions of the Tanasite, Tanaiste, expressed by her in the course of the said interview, constitute an attack on the accused's character of a sort which I must assume would not be permissible to be made by the prosecution in the course of a trial.
- Judge Kevin Haugh, after he postponed indefinitely Mr Charles Haughey's trial on charges of obstructing the McCracken tribunal
I would predict that three or four months from now, will anybody remember this?
- Ms Harney, on the fallout from the judgment
It's not true that people will forget this. It has offended people's sense of justice.
- The Progressive Democrat Minister of State, Ms Liz O'Donnell
Something political has come up. I hope it stays down, rather than up.
- Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Mr Noel Davern, apologising for the absence of the Tanaiste at an embassy reception in London
You can say it is only a first step. But at the same time let's also acknowledge that the first step has occurred, and that something that people doubted whether it would happen or not has happened.
- Mr David Trimble, after the IRA opened its arms dumps to international inspectors
Let no one think this has been done without difficulties. Let no one think there aren't all sorts of worries opened up within republicanism, because there are.
- The Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams
For about 30 years they said the six-county statelet was unworkable while today two of their members are British crown ministers administering British rule in a political entity which hundreds of volunteers sacrificed their lives attempting to destroy.
- The former IRA hunger-striker Ms Marion Price, talking about Sinn Fein
The confidence measure that we were promised has been put in place.
- Mr Tony Blair, of the IRA's initiative
I want to eat your babies.
- Mike Tyson to Lennox Lewis after he made short work of Lou Savarese in their heavyweight bout
They should take his licence away. Boxing is a sport. That man is not a sportsman, he's a devil.
- The former world lightweight champion Jim Watt of Tyson