Quotes OF THE WEEK

#Slánaiste. Twitter hashtag on the day of Frances Fitzgerald’s resignation

‘I could barely let you finish. I said, “Can I say yes now?”’ Meghan Markle, talking with Prince Harry about the moment he proposed to her

‘Successful actress Meghan Markle to wed former soldier.’ How the website Joe.co.uk reported the royal engagement

‘Oh, Ireland. For the first time since the dawn of man, the island has might over the UK (because of Brexit negotiations). And what does Dublin do with this chance? Plunge itself into a government crisis.’

Suddeutsche Zeitung, German newspaper, amid the meltdown just before Frances Fitzgerald resigned

‘My message from Dublin: Ní neart go cur le chéile. There is no strength without unity. Nie ma siły bez jedności.’ Donald Tusk, European Council President, tweeting after his visit to Dublin on Friday

‘When did I know she was the one? Very first time we met.’ Prince Harry on his engagement to Meghan Markle

‘I don’t get het up about it any more. You want me to be the granny? Great, I’ll do it. Deirdre O’Kane, actress and comedian, on ageing

‘The whole family will be getting slightly more extravagant Christmas presents than originally planned.’ Winner of a €5.8m Lotto jackpot with a ticket bought in Limerick

‘I have quite a few tattoos. I’ve got a pair of horns on my hips and an enormous alien on my bottom.’ Newly single Davina McCall’s warning to potential suitors