Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘I can’t see any common ground between us and Fine Gael except that we want Mayo to win the All-Ireland final.’

Gerry Adams, answering a question about future political coalitions ‘Probably the biggest kip of a street in the country. Honestly, I know very few people who would be tempted to walk up the street in daylight, let alone darkness.’

Ryan Tubridy, describing O’Connell Street in Dublin

‘Slánaiste.’ Hashtag on Twitter, which greeted the resignation of Eamon Gilmore

‘The stylist washed her hair with the Aveda volume shampoo and used clay conditioner, moose and volumising tonic.’

Therapie Clinic spokesman, explaining how the Molesworth Street business did Joan Burton’s hair before she announced she was running for the Labour leadership ‘A sort of combination between Graham Norton and Alan Carr where I would wheel my Ryanair trolley out on to the set and offer my guest a beverage from the cart.’

Brian Dowling, former Big Brother winner, on the kind of chat show he

would like to present

‘People turn around and go, “the camel and the horse do what on the roof ?” And I’m like, Oh, you don’t have that saying?’ Charlize Theron, actress, on the pitfalls of translating phrases from Afrikaans, her native language, into English