QUOTES OF THE WEEK

‘Cristiano Ronaldo is supposedly back in the fold after throwing a bit of a Paddy.’

The BBC used the term to describe the Manchester United player being in a strop, the racial slur stems from describing Irish people complaining about

British colonial oppression – the broadcaster later said ‘no offence was intended’.

‘News to me.’

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, who has always denied being a member of the IRA, dismisses claims by Bono that he and his wife Ali were targeted by the IRA .

‘It is a vice that many people have – also priests and nuns. The Devil gets in that way.’ Pope Francis, warns religious they are not immune to internet pornography.

‘The bird is freed.’

Tycoon Elon Musk tweets after completing his $44bn takeover of Twitter.

‘The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting… It’s not some obscene, uber right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying, “I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman.”’ Harry Potter actor Ralph Fiennes backs author JK Rowling, who has received death threats for her trans views.

‘Speedy Joe.’

President Joe Biden turns his Sleepy Joe nickname on its head by reaching 190kph in a Corvette drag race.

‘I think I have met him. I can’t keep track of the British royal family. There are so many.’ Eco-activist Greta Thunberg can’t remember if she has met Charles.