Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘I’m not drunk, I have sciatica. I would prefer to be drunk.’ Jean Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, after limping into the Dáil chamber in Leinster House this week. He has a reputation as a heavy drinker ‘If she keeps going from crisis to crisis and listening to that buffoon, Boris, he’ll ruin us, never mind ruin them.’ Bertie Ahern, on British prime minister Theresa May, her foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, and how they are managing Brexit ‘You’re in this dense fog. Other people get out of it but I went thicker and thicker into the fog.’ Una Healy, singer, talking about her struggle with postnatal depression following the birth of her second child ‘Come on, girls! If a man puts his hand on your knee or your bum, deal with it! Are we really wanting to get to the stage when a man never flirts again? What a dreary life!’ Elaine Paige, singer, on the impact of the #MeToo movement ‘I really don’t care, do u?’ First Lady Melania Trump, causes confusion and controversy by wearing a jacket with this slogan as she visits a migration centre in Texas ‘You are a gentleman, promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you permission.’ Thomas Markle, reveals what he told Prince Harry after the prince asked for his daughter’s hand ‘President Trump held a campaign rally last night in Minnesota. And, long story short, we are now in a trade war with Minnesota.’ Seth Meyers, US talk show presenter