Quotes OF THE WEEK

‘Really it does not apply to restaurants.’

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, insists on radio that the new statutory requirement for restaurants and pubs serving food to keep a record of customers’ meals does not in fact apply to restaurants.

‘Stop digging.’ Marc MacSharry, the Fianna Fáil TD in a text message reaction to Mr Donnelly’s remarks.

‘Losers… suckers.’

How, President Donald Trump, referred to US soldiers killed in World War II, according to The Atlantic magazine.

‘I don’t think we should organise a society around the sensibilities of the most easily upset people because then you have a very neurotic society.’

John Cleese, the comedian on paying PC culture too much heed.

‘Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm. She is the absolute love of our lives. Mother and baby are

doing great.’

Golfer Rory McIlroy, on the birth of his and wife Erica’s daughter.

‘I walk around like a foxy minx because I feel like a foxy minx.’ TV star Davina McCall loves the way she looks in her 50s.

‘I’ve just seen the words “The principal principle that we prove” in a maths paper and it’s brightened my whole day. I could barely keep my stationery stationary.’ Maths professor Timothy Gowers is a fan of wordplay too.

‘I am not a culture vulture. I am a culture leech.’ African American history professor Jessica Krug bizarrely admits she has pretended to be black throughout her career – she is actually a white Jewish woman.