Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now: one, that our precious children are bathed in love, and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her.’

Brendan Cox, after his MP wife Jo was murdered in her constituency

‘I don’t see anything wrong with the fans fighting. Quite the opposite: well done, lads, keep it up!’

Igor Lebedev, Russian football official and member of the parliament, on the country’s fans causing trouble at the Euros in France ‘I think you’ve been drinking.’ Roy Keane, to a Belgian journalist who suggested that Ireland were the favourites to beat Belgium

‘We’ll pack the whole lot into the car like the Beverly Hillbillies and head down the M50 to the Golden Arches.’

Simon Delaney, actor and TV presenter, on how he plans to spend Father’s Day with his sons

‘To have that kind of crazy juggernaut in your career in your 40s, especially 15 years ago, was unheard of. It was like a late blooming.’

Kim Cattrall, saying that her starring role in Sex And The City was the best thing that ever happened to her

‘It’s a new Irish Water in the making.’

Noel Rock, Fine Gael backbench TD, on the controversy over pay-by-weight bin charges

‘I was named before I was even interviewed, and for me that was like being hung out like live bait.’

Cliff Richard, criticising police after Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service dropped its case against him over historic sex abuse charges

‘Tinker Taylor snogs a spy’

Sun headline, as it is revealed that pop star Taylor Swift is dating Tom Hiddleston, the actor tipped to play James Bond