QUOTES OF THE WEEK

‘I do not wish to be here… but because some man thought it was okay to invade my life and my mind and my sense of security… I have to pursue it.’

Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, in her victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing of a man who sent her sexually explicit messages and videos online.

‘If I’m being honest…’

Unfortunate turn of phrase used by Rebekah Vardy under oath in the British High Court at the Wagatha Christie trial.

‘We are all part of the Rooneyverse… they told

me to just enjoy it.’

Alison Oliver, left, the Cork actress starring in an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Conversations With Friends, on chatting with Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones.

‘It was almost too stupid for words.’

Former aide to Donald Trump, claiming that the then-president asked whether it was ‘an act of war’ if China was manufacturing hurricanes and directing them at the US.

‘We don’t need lectures from others about the peace process or the Good Friday Agreement.’

David Frost, Britain’s former Brexit minister, gives a masterclass in how not to do diplomacy by having a pop at the Biden administration.

‘Look, we’ve all made mistakes.’

Golfer Greg Norman sparks anger by attempting to brush off questions about the murder of dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ahead of his first Saudi-backed golf tournament.