Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘If you don’t have news from me in an hour and a half, I don’t know if they are going to send someone to search for me because they will not find me.’ Emilano Sala, Cardiff City’s record signing, on WhatsApp before his plane disappeared over the English Channel ‘It would involve customs posts, it would involve people in uniform and it may involve the need, for example, for cameras, physical infrastructure, possibly a police presence or army presence.’ Leo Varadkar, speaking in Davos about what a hard border would resemble after a no-deal Brexit ‘I’m happiest knowing the Irish are quarantined on an isle so they can continue to inbreed and keep their defective genes away from humanity.’ Azealia Banks, rapper, provoking outrage again after her controversyfilled visit to perform in Dublin on Tuesday. ‘Vegans make the best lovers.’ Pamela Anderson, former Baywatch star, promotes the vegan lifestyle ‘Nancy Pelosi, or Nancy, as I call her…’ President Donald Trump, normally a master of the insulting nickname, suddenly draws a blank as he talks about the House Democratic Speaker ‘I’m allergic to alcohol, so it’s ironic being identified for playing a drug-addled alcoholic.’ Richard E. Grant, actor, who attributes all of his success to the movie Withnail And I ‘Instead of getting married again, one ought to get a dog.’ Jilly Cooper, 81, author, whose husband died six years ago ‘I got tired of apologising for things I couldn’t remember doing.’ Actor Charlie Sheen, notorious for his wild behaviour, on why he has chosen to stay drug-free and sober for the past year