I feel happier about the whole thing than I have done for months. Egg-throwing AIB shareholder Gary Keogh after making his feelings known to the bank's board at its extraordinary general meeting
With hindsight, I regret some of the lending decisions that were made, particularly in relation to property development here in Ireland . . . I apologise unreservedly to you for the anxiety and distress that shareholders have suffered.
AIB chairman Dermot Gleeson
What a shock. I just can’t believe it actually happened . . . it’s all my dreams together.
Jenny O’Connell (57), on the restoration of her sight after 46 years of blindness
I am not a quitter.
Irish Life and Permanent chairwoman Gillian Bowler telling shareholders she was not going to resign
In hindsight it would perhaps have been better not to lend to Mr [Seán] FitzPatrick as the society has been dragged into the controversy surrounding these loans and undoubtedly suffered reputational damage as a result.
Danny Kitchen, chairman of Irish Nationwide Building Society
Anti-Semitism continues to rear its ugly head in many parts of the world. This is totally unacceptable. Every effort must be made to combat anti-Semitism wherever it is found.
Pope Benedict on arrival in Israel
My heart did not for one moment suggest to me that I was going to get this job . . . I’m still beside myself with surprise. I’d love to bring a little more dialogue back to the television. A little more Parky, a little less Ross.
Ryan Tubridy on landing the “Late Late Show” in succession to Pat Kenny
We live in remarkable times . . . It is a privilege to be here. It is a joy to be among sisters and brothers in Christ who are so clearly committed to Him and His word.
Primate of All-Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, Seán Brady, on attending a Church of Ireland General Synod Eucharist service at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Armagh, the day before preaching in Trinity College, Dublin