Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘It’s more about opinion polls than telecoms poles. It’s more about optics than fibre optics.’ Denis Naughten, claiming there was no genuine scandal underlying his resignation as communications minister this week ‘I felt like the guy driving the bus on a hen party. For 45 minutes people were talking over each other and laughing.’ Graham Norton, on trying to interview the cast of Ocean’s 8, including Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett on his show ‘It was great in theory but when you have to get up and fight Sylvester Stallone in the morning it’s not such a good thing.’ Dolph Lundgren, Rocky IV star, regrets his wild nights with former girlfriend Grace Jones ‘Let’s say I like Taylor’s music about 25% less

now, okay?’ Donald Trump, after singer Taylor Swift revealed she is backing the Democrats ‘I’m the most bullied person in the world.’ Melania Trump, US first lady, reveals why she started an anti-bullying campaign

‘She came up and she said: “Are you that Craig Revel Horwood from the telly?” and I said yes and she went, Whack!, and totally smacked me across the face.’ Craig Revel Horwood, Strictly Come Dancing judge, on being hit by an elderly lady in the supermarket ‘The last person to be so completely and utterly owned by a Russian was

Donald Trump.’ Dave Hannigan, author and journalist, after Conor McGregor’s UFC defeat by Khabib Nurmagomedov last weekend