QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“Colm Horkan was a good man, one of nature’s gentlemen, that and more.” Parish priest Monsignor Tommy Johnston speaking at the funeral Mass of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.
“Some have asked whether there is a limit to what we can achieve. My answer is that the limit does not exist.”
Leo Varadkar, using a quote from the movie Mean Girls in order to win a “50 quid” bet with Sean Astin, an actor best known for playing a hobbit in The Lord of the Rings.
“The average property value for example in Dublin, which would be higher than the average around the country, you shouldn’t pay any inheritance tax on that.” Leo Varadkar sows the seeds of the first coalition split.
“We are going to struggle to pay for basic services and social welfare in the next few years — and giving tax breaks to people who have inherited property or large sums is not a good use of public money.”
Green Party finance spokesperson Neasa Hourigan.
“The public interest in ensuring transparency and accountability does not outweigh, in this instance, the privacy rights of the individual.”
The Oireachtas Office of the Information Commissioner, defending moves to keep politicians’ pensions a secret from the Irish people.
“I have no words, it’s unbelievable. It’s much more than I ever thought would be possible, becoming champion with this club is absolutely incredible.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after his side won the Premiership title for the first time in 30 years.
“I and others in the infectious diseases clinical community believe it is inevitable that we will experience a resurgence of cases as we relax restrictions and permit more travel.”
Prof Paddy Mallon of the UCD School of Medicine.
“Theatre is one of those things that unless we really get on top of coronavirus, unless there are sufficient precautions, for people to go in and take their places, for actors to move around the stage, touch each other, all that sort of thing you have to do —unless we can ensure they can do this safely, there won’t be any theatres opening for a long time.”
Actor/writer and Monty Python star Michael Palin.
“We now need clear signals that the UK is ready to work on an agreement that respects this document, both in the spirit and in the letter.”
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier on a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK.