As for you, Allawi - sorry, the democratically elected Prime Minister - we have found for you a useful poison and a sure sword. We will pursue our mission to the end.Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist linked to Al-Qaeda, says he will assassinate Iyad Allawi, the Iraqi prime minister.
We are going to face them, and we are going to defeat them and we are going to crush them.
Prime Minister Allawi responds to attacks by insurgents which killed more than 100.
The use of earmuffs, face masks and sensory deprivation...anyone who is not shocked by it should be engaged in personal reflection.
Minister for Justice Michael McDowell takes issue with US military treatment of Guantanamo Bay prisoners ahead of the Bush visit.
There are one million people starving in the Sudan, and North Korea has weapons of mass destruction - but the US isn't interested, as those countries do not have oil reserves.
The Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Robert McCarthy, lends his voice to those protesting against the visit.
There is no question of people scape-goating the Progressive Democrats. If that's the view people have, then alternatives may happen very quickly.
Tánaiste Mary Harney responds to disquiet in the Fianna Fáil backbenches over the Progressive Democrats' presence at cabinet following the Government's poor elections showing.
I am not a great man. I am a failure, and you have made me one.
Bill Clinton recalls his words to Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, after the collapse of the Middle-East Peace process.
What's the hurry in releasing the British spies?
Jomhuri Eslami, an Iranian newspaper, after eight British royal navy men are detained by Iran. They were later freed.
Buses should not be parked in bus lanes. They think they can abandon buses all over the city.
Owen Keegan, Dublin Director of Traffic, criticises Dublin Bus, which earlier said Luas was already disrupting its services.
Trying to apply the doctrines of commerce and industry to the ethos of policing has intrinsic difficulties.
The Garda Representative Association tells the Government that adequate policing comes at a price.
I consider myself an Irish person. My wife is from Co Monaghan. I feel devastated by this, but more than that, it's insulting to my parents.
Dr Ahmad Jamal, whose parents in Pakistan were refused visas to visit their newly-born grandchild in Ireland.
We tried to practise penalties on it but, when we were running up, the grass was giving way.
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson says the condition of the penalty spot contributed to his side's Euro 2004 exit.
I'm not a Cliff Richard stalker, but I like his records.
British DJ Tony Blackburn who was suspended for playing Summer Holiday.