It is quite simply astounding that we as a society would jettison ancient rights and rules of evidence in such a manner and seemingly without regard to the effects such impetuous legislating might ultimately have on the respect for the rule of law in this country.– Letter by 133 lawyers complaining about the Government's anti-gang crime proposals which includes holding trials in the juryless Special Criminal court
They are entitled to their opinion. I don't agree with them when they say that this was introduced without any research [or] without canvassing expert opinion. – Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern's response
There is no room for complacency. What is needed now is a united effort to achieve the common purpose of keeping Ireland at the heart of Europe. – Micheál Martin on the task of getting Lisbon II passed on October 2nd
We are coming to the end of simplistic dualism, of the Cartesian moment in intellectual thought.– Labour Party president Michael D Higgins at the Tom Johnson Summer School, Menlo Park Hotel, Galway
Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and I just wanted to say I love him so much. – Paris Jackson (11) at the memorial concert to her father Michael
To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father of these children.– Dr Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's dermatologist
If you choose to live in this country, you live by its rules. There is no such thing as a la carte citizenship, and, in your case, there is no such thing as a la carte obedience to the law.– A London judge jailing three Muslim extremists who attempted to burn down the house of a publisher because they did not approve of a novel he was about to publish