Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘Women known to the public only by a single letter of the alphabet have exposed the cruel inflexibility and unintended consequences of the Eighth Amendment.’ Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil leader, causes surprise by coming out in favour of abortion ‘Deputy Martin’s own pioneering smoking ban, which saves approximately 350 lives per year, has neither eradicated smoking nor prevented every smoking-related death. By his own logic, Deputy Martin should campaign for it to be repealed.’ Dr Ruth Cullen, from the Pro Life Campaign, says arguing that Irish women going abroad for abortions is no reason to make it legal here ‘I found it charming when I was told I was beautiful or I had a nice backside.’ Brigitte Bardot gives a different view in the Hollywood sexual harassment debate ‘Dolores O’Riordan was the voice of a generation. For anyone who grew up in Ireland in the 1990s, The Cranberries were an iconic band that captured the angst of your teenage years.’ Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, paying tribute to the singer, who died suddenly this week ‘I have grown up in public since I was 19, my days of worrying about what people think have been left behind.’ Victoria Beckham, fashion designer and former Spice Girl ‘I don’t really do films set in the modern day because the female characters nearly always get raped.’ Keira Knightley, actress, explains why she often appears in period dramas