Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘The fat lady hasn’t sang here yet, and I’m not talking about the chairperson of the committee or anybody like that.’ TD Mattie McGrath, in an apparent insult to Senator Catherine Noone, chair of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment ‘My position has evolved over time on the issue of abortion.’ An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, indicates that his views have softened somewhat ‘I am absolutely disgusted.’ Bob Geldof, on the fact that Dublin City Council revoked his freedom of Dublin honour, after he had returned it in protest ‘It should be renamed Dancing With The Staff.’ Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh, on what he claims is a lack of star power on Dancing With The Stars ‘I burst out crying…Thank you for being so honest. I am just heartsick.’ Actress Mira Sorvino, reacts to director Peter Jackson’s confirmation that Harvey Weinstein had blacklisted her and derailed her career ‘Why do so many people with severe asthma become professional cyclists?’ BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine, after Tour de France winner Chris Froome was found to have double the limit of a legal asthma drug in his system ‘The only downside is that everyone knows how old I am.’ Debbie McGee, 59, on being a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing ‘That’s not a holiday . That’s a purgatory.’ David Attenborough, when asked if he would lie on a beach ‘Youthquake.’ Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year, it means a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people