We have to look after everybody . . . We have to share out a cake in a fair way.
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says that the Government will take on board trade-union concerns about the direction of the economy, including the impact of worker displacement
People should have called for help. They should not have let it happen. It is a tragedy that should not have happened.
Tom Connolly, the brother of Evelyn Joel, who died in a malnourished state in Co Wexford
It's everywhere, in every town and village in Ireland.
Stephen Rowen, director of the Rutland Centre for substance addiction in Dublin, saying that cocaine is now part of life
I came home from school, and my chicken was ill. It had gone blind. I felt sorry for it and gave it a hug.
Summeye Maumuk, one of four Turkish children known to have contracted the human strain of avian flu
I saw the wave coming. It was huge. It was towering over my head, and I knew that we weren't going to make it through.
Transatlantic rower Gearóid Towey who, with companion Ciarán Lewis, was rescued after waves tore apart their boat
I believe that the people who run the private sector, who run these companies, they do have children, they do have grandchildren, they do live and breathe in the world.
Samuel Bodman, US Secretary for Energy, says that private companies, and not governments, will overcome the effects of climate change
If you're carrying a condom, it is much easier to use it.
William Pena, a councillor in the Colombian town of Tulua, says that men should be required by law to carry condoms to cut down the soaring rate of HIV infection
The Turkish government should guarantee Agca's security, because he knows so many secrets and may be killed.
Former Italian magistrate Ferdinando Imposimato says that Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II, may be in mortal danger following his release from prison
Most people who know him well say he's a natural-born manager.
Former international Niall Quinn says that Steve Staunton, with a little help from Bobby Robson, could be the man to revive the Republic of Ireland soccer team
At times their cultural insensitivity, almost certainly inadvertent, arguably amounted to institutional racism.
British brigadier Nigel Aylwin-Foster, who has responsibility for training recruits to the Iraqi security forces, says that the American military has much to learn in Iraq.
This can only be resolved by peaceful means . . . Nobody is talking about invading Iran or taking military action.
British foreign secretary Jack Straw on the standoff between Tehran and the West over Iran's nuclear programme