Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘We won. Ye lost. It must be hurting.’ Kate O’Connell, Fine Gael TD, crudely taunting anti-abortion TDs in the Dáil

‘For me, for the last couple of seasons part of my match prep would have been a Difene and a couple of co-codamol. It almost became like habit.’

Brian O’Driscoll, retired rugby star, on the culture of taking painkillers before games

‘Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell.’

Donald Trump, praising his secretary of state Mike Pompeo

‘You do the last gig and then you walk off the stage and go: “S***, I’m unemployed! I have two months to write a new show!’

Pat Shortt, actor and comedian, on the struggle of a career in comedy

‘He was born with just two settings: full throttle, then sleep.’

George W Bush, paying tribute to his father, George Bush Sr, who died this week aged 94

‘I went to do a yoga class in LA recently and the 22-year-old girl behind the counter was like: “Have you ever done yoga before?” And I turned to my friend, and I was like: “She has this job because I’ve done yoga before.”’

Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, claiming she personally had made yoga mainstream