Quotes from the week just gone...
The Government are not willing to break with the established guidelines in this case . – Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan, reacting to Allied Irish Banks' insistence on paying its managing director presumptive €633,000 a year (€133,000 above a ceiling set by the Government), reminds the board of AIB who governs Ireland
The directors of AIB are not in the business of eyeballing a government or, as somebody said, giving one finger to the taxpayer and one finger to the Government. – AIB executive chairman Dan O'Connor climbs down
I handled it, I admit it, but I'm not the referee . . . I played it and we scored, but it was the referee's decision. That's why the Irish all ran to him, not to me. – Thierry Henry, French handballer
The hand of frog. – Headline in The Sun
The blatantly incorrect decision by the referee to award the goal has damaged the integrity of the sport, and we now call on Fifa, as the world governing body for our sport, to organise for this match to be replayed. – Football Association of Ireland statement
There is no way the game can be replayed. – Fifa source reacts
If that result remains, it reinforces the view that if you cheat, you will win. – Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern
For me, it's bitter. There are many questions. – Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni