Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘It’s a living nightmare. You go in and you see Dara and she looks like her. Her face is beautiful, she’s not marked. We keep looking, saying she’s going to wake up.’ Niamh Fitzpatrick, sister of Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, who died in the R116 helicopter crash this week

‘The Taoiseach is my new friend.’ Donald Trump, at the White House with Enda Kenny on Thursday

‘Trump staffer Mick Mulvaney, wearing a Shamrock, announced an end to Meal on Wheels and climate change research. Happy St. Paddy’s day!’ Dara O Briain, comedian, on twitter

‘My father said he was out of his depth, he was like a 16year-old who got his girlfriend pregnant. He didn’t have the data.’ Annie Murphy, mother of Bishop Casey’s child

‘I’ve never let anyone say no to me. My position is that a no is the first stage on the road to a yes.’ Amanda Holden, Britain’s Got Talent judge

‘Breaking news: I will shortly be announced as editor of Heat magazine.’ Ed Miliband, former British Labour Party leader, responding to the news that Conservative ex-chancellor George Osborne has been appointed editor of the Evening Standard newspaper

‘The big surprise was the reaction of 19- and 20-yearolds. I thought they’d be like, “Ugh!”, but instead they were like, “Legend!”’ Des Cahill, on the reaction to his Austin Powers dance routine on Dancing With The Stars

‘Playboy was my university, I always say, and I graduated with honours.’ Pamela Anderson, Baywatch star, recalls her racy past