QUOTES OF THE WEEK

‘Yury Filatov, Ambassador of Russia to Ireland, for the moment at least.’

RTÉ’s David McCullagh concluding his interview with the Russian Ambassador on Thursday’s Six One News

‘What we have heard are not just missile blasts, fighting and the rumble of aircraft. This is the sound of a new Iron Curtain which has come down and is closing Russia off from the civilised world.’

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky after the first day of fierce fighting between his troops and Russian forces,

William always worries about me meeting under one-year-olds. I come home saying, “Let’s have another one.” ’

Kate Middleton, left, during a visit to the Children’s Museum in Copenhagen.

‘Actively seeking this through gaslighting measures and what can only be described as psychological warfare’. Former Sinn Féin TD Violet Anne Wynne on her reasons for leaving the party.

‘We wanted to see gender fluidity on the stage – not in the queue for the bloody loos.’ Female audience member at London’s Playhouse finds the ladies’ and gents’ toilets merged after going to see Eddie Redmayne in Cabaret .

‘Twosday.’

Nickname given to last Tuesday’s palindromic date of 22022022.