She was a lovely child who had so much to give and to live for– Terry Allen, principal of St Mochta's National School on 12 year-old Michaela Davis, found dead in west Dublin
French prostitutes enter the human rights uproar– Iranian official newspaper headline on a report of French first lady Carla Bruni's support for a woman facing death by stoning
With a young family, I will not be in the position to give the enormous commitment required and that my constituents deserve –Fine Gael TD Olwyn Enright on her decision to retire
It is no harm to act the eejit sometimes. Everybody did at some stage. It's part of living– Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody on young panel members thinking they've "made it"
He had great Irish and exquisite English, which was very correct and beautiful. He had a really good way of using very few words to describe something perfectly. In his acting, it came across– Glenroe co-star Mary McEvoy on Mick Lally
We feel reasonably confident that this would be enough in the absence of a further downturn in the property market or anything particular happening around a large customer that we don't expect– Anglo Irish Bank chief executive Mike Aynsley on why €25 billion from the taxpayer should be enough, after Anglo reported the worst half-year results in Irish corporate history