QUOTES OF THE WEEK
÷ “I was coughing. I didn’t feel good. But I wasn’t breathless, that didn’t affect me. The cough was a bit irritating, that’s all.”
Dublin woman Josephine Silo, who has made a remarkable recovery from Covid-19 at the age of 103.
÷ “I think we just had the towels because I was with the kids and we were taking a dip in the water there and so we had towels to dry off. I think we just grabbed one of our SuperValu bags and stuff... we didn’t show up with beach bags. We were just improvising.”
Matt Damon dispels the myth that he had a bag of cans with him in Dalkey when he posed for a picture.
÷ “It is a huge weight off our minds... It was all amicable. They are happy, we are happy, and it is being sold.”
Ronan Ryan on an agreement that he is to sell the family home he shares with his wife, former Miss Ireland Pamela Flood, under a deal hammered out with a vulture fund which will wipe out a €1.2m mortgage debt.
÷ “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes... He was a great dad and grandfather and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad.”
Ben Stiller on the death of his Seinfeld star father, Jerry.
÷ “Imagine you see someone now like me and the next time they are dead. My whole body went into shock. I was very, very emotional. We are all vulnerable, in the same station, it could happen to any one of us.”
London Victoria Station gate worker Victor Bangura (34) speaks of his shock after the death of his colleague Belly Mujinga, who died from coronavirus a fortnight after being spat at while on duty.
÷ “Thank you for all the messages. Horrible experience but we’re all OK now. Appreciate the support.”
England footballer Dele Alli after he was robbed at knifepoint in his home.
÷ “In a period of spooky surreality, it was one more extraordinary and unexpected experience, though wholly charming and beneficent in this case, to hear myself saying these words again.”
Stephen Fry, the narrator of Harry Potter audiobooks, after it was announced he would read a chapter of the first book.
÷ “I think there was a process that needed to be gone through. I think lessons have been learned and things are improving. We’re learning all the time — the BBC learns, I learn, move on.”
TV presenter Naga Munchetty about the row over her calling out of the “go back” comments made by US president Donald Trump.
÷ “I think this is the first time since I’ve been on the job where I desperately wanted to win, and the worst thing about competition is that it can bring the worst out in me.” Ex-cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff admits feeling competitive during the filming of Top Gear.