Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘I am dying because I can’t breathe… Mum, I’m very sorry.’

Vietnamese migrant Tra My, the desperate text message the 26-year-old sent her mother from the refrigerated shipping container in which she and 38 others were found dead hours later.

‘We apologise to those who survived and still bear the scars, both physically and mentally… and we apologise to those who passed on and who cannot be here.’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, reads the State’s apology to those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

‘Women’s brains absorb information like pancakes soak up syrup, so it’s hard for them to focus. Men’s brains are more like waffles. They’re better able to focus because the information collects in each little waffle square.’

The advice to EY employees at a seminar in the US. The company has cancelled the programme, admitting it had ‘offensive content’.

‘She was unbothered by Jack’s affairs… because she knew he loved her much, much more than any of his dalliances.’

Singer Carly Simon, on the candid conversations she had with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis about her husband JFK’s affairs.

‘I’m 73 years old. What’s your grandma doing tonight?’ Singer Cher, continues to defy time as she takes to the stage in the UK ahead of her Irish gig on Friday.

‘I am unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest human artist of all time. It’s just a fact.

Kanye West, on his humble status among other artists.

‘Diabetes on a plate.’ Paul Hollywood, describes a cream-filled French gateaux on TV’s Bake Off – he said sorry after his quip upset type 1 diabetics, whose condition is not linked to lifestyle.