Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘My wife and I travelled into town on Sunday morning to do some shopping and I popped into the Spar as I needed some change to pay for parking.’ Anonymous man who collected his €1m Lotto Daily Millions prize during the week, explaining how he came to buy the winning ticket on Liffey Street in Dublin ‘I can’t believe, actually, that you have travelled all this distance to ask a question like that.’ Enda Kenny, peeved at an Irish journalist asking about his plans to step down while he was in Canada ‘Electing Saudi Arabia to the Commission on the Status of Women is like appointing an arsonist as the town fire safety officer.’ Mick Wallace, Wexford TD, criticising the Government on the suspicion that it backed the Saudis ‘This is crazy but I haven’t smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest I’ve ever gone without it.’ Miley Cyrus, singer, an example to us all ‘Theresa May is living in another galaxy. She is deluding herself.’ EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker’s reported remark after a Brexit meeting with the Theresa May ‘I watched the sun set and pretty much made peace with it all. I didn’t think I would see the sun rise.’ Matthew Bryce, surfer, who was rescued from the Irish Sea, 13 miles from the coast of Northern Ireland after being lost at sea for 32 hours ‘I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional.’ Brad Pitt, admitting he has a drink problem ‘I fell in love every time I slept with a man. If he has talent, smell and humour, I’m a goner.’ Carly Simon, singer, on her complicated love life