I cannot, and will not, tolerate the level of abuse that was thrown at me, so I have sent him home.- Ireland manager Mick McCarthy explains why he ejected captain Roy Keane from his World Cup squad.
I can't imagine any other country in the world playing on something like that. I don't think it's too much for us to ask just for a pitch that's even watered.
- Roy Keane criticises the facilities that awaited the team at their training camp in Saipan. The outburst prompted his dismissal from the World Cup.
I've never seen anything like it in my life.
- Ireland defender Steve Staunton on the final, furious confrontation between Keane and McCarthy.
Reports have come in that Roy Keane has been sent home. Cameroon brothers, the group is yours for the taking.
- Nigerian supporter to Cameroon Internet message board.
The Tánaiste told us that she had lost her dockets. The staff knew who she was and there was no problem.
- A spokesman for bookmaker Paddy Power as Ms Harney collects €260 on a wager that the PDs would win at least eight seats in the General Election.
We have to recognise that many young people will continue to use drugs. In most cases, this is a passing phase which they will grow out of.
- A House of Commons select committee recommends a softening of Britain's prohibition on the drug ecstasy.
It's time to fight a decisive battle.
- India Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee signals an escalation in tensions with Pakistan along the disputed Kashmir border following the assassination of a moderate Muslim separatist.
Development across more and more areas of the planet is not sustainable. Unless we alter our course, we will be left with very little.
- UN environment programme executive director Klaus Toepfer warns of an impending environmental disaster.
They told us he was a well-known singer, so I told him to sing for us.
- Ghanaian teenager Felicia Boateng after U2 singer Bono and US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill visit her school.
No, he wouldn't have to wear blackface. He's such an extraordinary actor, I think he could pull it off. He would just have to get a deep tan.
- Rap star Sean "P Diddy" Combs on why Brad Pitt would be a good choice to play him in a movie about his life.
It's been done on a shoestring. I was living on less than people on the dole.
- Wicklow garden designer Mary Reynolds after her "Celtic Sanctuary" won a gold medal at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show.