Two million pounds is an awful lot of money and I don't have it. My dad simply would not be able to afford to bail me out either as we are gone way beyond that now.
- Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn, on the costs in her libel action against RTE and farmer Mr James Howard
Can I make it absolutely clear that the situation is now extremely serious? The future of the industry in Northern Ireland is now in the hands of each individual farmer.
- Mrs Brid Rodgers, NI Agriculture Minister, speaking after the confirmation of two more foot-and-mouth cases in Northern Ireland
The way the news came was cruel. We were all so elated for him. Then suddenly they pulled the rug out from under us.
- A neighbour of Mr Paddy Donnelly, the Ardboe farmer who received negative preliminary results before the disease was confirmed in his herd
If you are invited to a function like this you don't expect to walk in the door and be immediately attacked or abused.
- Mr Pat Herlihy, National Parents' Council PRO, talking about the alleged harassment and assault of NPC president Ms Marie Danaswamy and himself at the ASTI annual congress in Galway
He followed them to the Loire valley and she woke in the middle of the night to find him in the room she was sharing with four other Irish girls.
- Mr Alan Jacques describing his sister Valerie's encounter with Francisco Montes, suspected of murdering British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson five years ago
Whatever happens, this will help us to finally come to terms with what happened in that place.
- William Delaney's sister Kathleen Harty, talking about the exhumation of his remains as part of a Garda investigation into allegations of child abuse at the Letterfrack reformatory
What Liz did yesterday surprised none of her friends and family. It was a typical instinctive response of someone who believed in a sense of right and wrong.
- Mr Peter Sherlock, whose wife Liz was run over and killed by muggers who stole her handbag at Euston Station, London
Perhaps some politicians do not believe that ladies can do a jig on the table when they are on their ear.
- Judge John Neilan, commenting on a case in Tullamore Court which involved dancing on a table
There is a feeling that the whole truth has not been allowed to come out and that perhaps "honest Jack" Lynch is perhaps a more devious character than his popular image suggests.
- Sir John Peck, British Ambassador to Ireland during the Arms Trial, revealing that Jack Lynch had considered sacking then Minister for Defence Mr Jim Gibbons over the crisis
There is no doubt that the real winners are the South African patients who need the research, development and delivery of quality medicines and vaccines.
- Mr Brian Ager, spokesman for European drug manufacturers, responding to the decision by the world's biggest drug manufacturers not to stop South Africa importing cheaper AIDS drugs
I want to say to anyone who is grieving a loss to come forward and help this young lad.
- Mr Paul Callaghan, spokesman for the family of Steven Doyle (16) from Monaghan, who is urgently awaiting a heart transplant
If you are taking an animal for a walk, you should stick to one side of the street. Never cross the street with an animal during an epidemic.
- An American tourist in England talking about the precautions which should be taken during the foot-and-mouth crisis