The week that was in words...
IMF do not believe that Nama will result in significant increase in bank lending in Ireland. –
Minutes of private meeting on April 29th, 2009, between IMF officials and Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan
. . . For the last nine months, I've done my best to have an influence [on Fine Gael economic policy] but I have to confess I've had virtually no influence, no input whatsoever, and I feel I'd be completely dishonest to allow myself to carry on like that. So I'm not going to carry on like that, it's over. – George Lee announcing his return to RTÉ
What I'm going to do now is be myself. – Enda Kenny grasps the nettle
He freed us all from apartheid. Before, we never mixed with each other, coloureds, whites and blacks were separate, but now we all mix together and are like one nation. – South African Elizabeth Davids on what Nelson Mandela, freed 20 years ago this week, did for her country
Despite the fact that you have been asked on many occasions over the past few months by the parliamentary party to take a stronger line with Brian Cowen and the Fianna Fáil party in relation to certain core issues, you have clearly been unable, or unwilling, to do so. – Déirdre de Búrca says goodbye to John Gormley and the Green Party
The parliamentary party is totally united. – Green party TDs' statement after the de Búrca resignation
I think, kind of tougher to, um, put our arms around, but allowing America's spirit to rise again by not being afraid to kind of go back to some of our roots as a God-fearing nation where we're not afraid to say, especially in times of potential trouble in the future here, where we're not afraid to say, you know, we don't have all the answers as fallible men and women so it would be wise of us to start seeking some divine intervention again in this country, so that we can be safe and secure and prosperous again. To have people involved in government who aren't afraid to go that route, not so afraid of the political correctness that you know – they have to be afraid of what the media said about them if they were to proclaim their alliance on our creator. – US Republican politician Sarah Palin outlines her philosophy last Sunday