QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“There was no meal, we only had drinks and I paid. I have the receipt to prove it too.” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar denies claims he got a free meal at the Kylie Minogue concert last week.
“We won. Ye lost... it must be hurting.” TD Kate O’Connell to pro-life advocates after legislation for abortion passes the Dail.
“Her dialogue is as accurate as I could make it but she is not intended to offend! She is just supposed to be an authentic character and not all characters in songs and stories are angels or even decent and respectable, sometimes characters in songs and stories have to be evil or nasty in order to tell the story effectively.” Shane MacGowan responds to criticism of the use of a word ‘‘faggot’’ in his Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York.
“I’ve tried to work with the facts as I’ve established them. On that basis, I don’t have any facts to lead me to a conclusion that there was canvassing. I have said there was a series of meetings which may have led to cause for concern.” Peter Smyth tells the Dail Communications Committee he stands over his view that the procurement process for the National Broadband Plan tender had not been affected.
“We have delivered a deal that honours the vote of the British people. I’ve been speaking to factory workers in Scotland, farmers in Wales and people right across the country, answering their questions about the deal and our future. Overwhelmingly, the message I’ve heard is that people want us to get on with it.” British Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit.
“I’ve had one hell of a year... the worst nightmare of my life.” Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
“I’m much happier with my face as it is now than when I was younger. There was a time where I wouldn’t go out of the house without at least putting mascara on. Now I literally don’t care. I’m not afraid of how I look in the mirror.” TV’s Holly Willoughby (37).
“If you’re thinking about my thoughts when I come out on stage it’s ‘Don’t fall’. One of my primary goals for the eight years was to never become a meme.” Former US First Lady Michelle Obama.
“When you get divorced, everybody waits to see where you land. But I might not land anywhere for a bit. I’m really quite happy. It’s quite nice to have a bit of Virginia Woolf time.” Actress Kate Beckinsale.
“What a kinky little gathering this is. I do feel slightly turned on.” Singer Kim Wilde before presenting the Bad Sex In Fiction Awards, won by James Frey for Katerina.
“Feminism will never reach the next stage until women stop competing with each other on the level of looks.” Academy Award-nominated actress Rosamund Pike.