Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘It has been a really dreadful week for the health service.’ Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

‘If you get a group of girls going on a hen at an airport, oh, glory be to God, it’s just a nightmare. They’re shouting at you from balconies.’ Francis Brennan, hotelier and TV presenter, on the perils of being a bit famous

‘I want to thank you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome.’ Emmanuel Macron, French president, caused surprise with his description of the wife of Australia’s prime minister – it’s thought that he meant to say ‘delightful’

‘When you hear about slavery for 400 years… 400 years? That sounds

like a choice.’ Kanye West, US rapper, whose comment wasn’t well received

‘I’d be stopped regularly on Moore Street by people asking who killed me.’ Kate Gilmore, actress, on the effect of playing the murdered Karen on RTÉ’s Fair City

‘We would often go over to their house and have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. And we would have beans on toast.’ Mel B, singer, on how she and the other Spice Girls often visited the home of Prince Harry

‘Think of the Black Death in the Middle Ages. It comes along and it causes disruption and then it goes dormant, and that’s exactly what we are going to do.’ Paul Oakley, Ukip general secretary, on the party’s hopeless performance in the UK local elections this week

‘We’ve got to try and get people not to have a second slice of cake.’ Mary Berry, on the problem of obesity