Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘I have a litany of cock-ups. This is not the biggest.’ Michael O’Leary, Ryanair boss, during a disastrous week for his airline

‘It’s easy to feel sorry for Mayo... but then they did give us six years of Enda Kenny.’ Oliver Callan, comedian, after Mayo’s All-Ireland defeat

‘I figured, early on, that if I wasn’t going to be an active sportsperson it would be better to be involved in commentary. For a simple reason: footballers come and go, commentators go on for ever and ever .... ’ Jimmy Magee, legendary RTÉ commentator, who died this week aged 82

‘For younger readers, Jimmy Magee used to be the internet for sport.’ Headline from humour website Mallow News

‘He said to his friend that he had just seen Imelda. I just rolled my eyes and then he said: “That one from The Commitments, Imelda May.”’ Angeline Ball, actress, on being recognised recently by a passer-by in London (he meant to say Imelda Quirke, her Commitments character)

‘Taller, if possible.’ Mel Brooks, 91-year-old comedian, on how he would like to be remembered

‘Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime.’ Donald Trump, attacking Kim Jong-un during his speech to the United Nations in New York

‘I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.’ Kim Jong-un, North Korean president, responding to Trump