Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘Coming up on Prime Time, 300 people spend two hours discussing a fiver.’ Colm Tobin, writer and producer, on Budget night

‘Sugar tax great news for borderlands. 2018 will be smuggler’s boom, washing the dye out of Cidona and Fanta to dodge the tax.’ Oliver Callan, comedian, commenting on Tuesday’s Budget

‘Will be on stage tonight during the Wales-Ireland game, so if you could all not mention it until I watch it later, that’d be great, thanks.’ Dara Ó Briain, comedian, tweeting a forlorn hope on Monday evening

‘It would result in enormous cost and enormous bureaucracy for business, along with customs posts, border guards, dogs and truck stops.’ Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, on what a hard Brexit would mean for Ireland

‘I spent my 20s trying to get old men’s tongues out of my mouth.’ Emma Thompson, actress, on having to deal with predatory men in the film industry

‘That’s the most disgusting thing: everyone knew what Harvey was up to and no one did anything.’ Léa Seydoux, French actress, who was one of Harvey Weinstein’s many victims

‘Unfortunately, I looked like a walrus having an anaphylactic shock.’ The Rev Richard Coles, who was voted off Strictly Come Dancing last week

‘My mum says to me, “If you are going to do something stupid, just make sure that the island is in my name before you go off and die.”’ Richard Branson, on what his mother thinks of his regular dangerous stunts