Anything which hurts other people's convictions, particularly religious convictions, must be avoided. Freedom of expression should be exercised in a spirit of responsibility.
Jacques Chirac, the French president, criticises the Muhammad cartoons that have caused Muslim protests across the world
When he died it set off a kind of chain reaction in me.
Bono explains how his relationship with his father inspired U2's Grammy-winning How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb album
Yes, society is more unequal. That's largely because of the plethora of BMWs and Mercs that are floating around town because of people getting so well off here and around the country.
Séamus Brennan, Minister for Social and Family Affairs
There is an increase in young women turning up at the door as bad or worse than their male counterparts.
Paul de Cogan, the owner of Cork-based Archangel Security, says more female bouncers are needed because of increased violence between women
I will not lead farmers into a charade.
IFA president Pádraig Walshe. His organisation has pulled out of national partnership talks in protest over the introduction of an EU nitrates directive which will limit the amount of fertiliser they can put on their lands
We are not quite sure what Diageo are up to in launching a half-strength stout.
It seems to fly in the face of the concept of a true pint of stout, and it seems to suggest that they are not happy with their own product, A spokesman for stout brewers Beamish and Crawford. Diageo has plans to launch a "reduced alcohol" version of Guinness
At the moment we are killing about 33 people a month. If we are to achieve the Government's own targets we need to reduce that figure to 25 per month. But it hasn't gone too well so far.
National Safety Council spokesman Brian Farrell after eight people are killed on the roads in 24 hours.
We all have to accept our responsibility. People do drive at excessive speed, and we should all be conscious of our speed. I took the fine and learned.
Billy Kelleher, the Government's deputy chief whip, who was fined for speeding on his way to the Dáil
I regret that in the past I let a number of people down. It caused great hurt to some, and for that I am deeply regretful and sad.
Former bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, returns to the county
I don't like the President of the Irish Republic . . . because she is dishonest.
DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley. His remarks drew sharp criticism from the Government
It is the dearest piddle in town.
Cllr Teresa McGuire of Westport. The Mayo town spent €34,000 last year on the upkeep of its only public toilet
I have always thrown bottles in the sea. In the age of e-mails and satellite phones, I think it is such a wonderful way to communicate.
Harvey Bennett, a US coast guard, who was rebuked for littering by a man who found one of his letters in a bottle washed up on a British beach
I heard a big explosion. It woke me up. All the windows shook.
Martin Farrelly, a resident of Coolock, Dublin, where a pipe bomb exploded this week