We have triumphed, and in our triumph we are leaving the field with a degree of grace and dignity

Progressive Democrat leader Ciarán Cannon on the demise of the party

I did not punch him. I have
never punched anybody in a
pub in my life

Defence Minister Willie O'Dea (RIGHT)?denying claims that he punched Matt Larkin in a Limerick pub. Larkin was found guilty of making a false statement to gardaí

The first loan that I gave was in the region of €200,000

Libertas leader Declan Ganley admits for the first time that
he gave the party money to fund its opposition to the Lisbon treaty

So why are you losers? Because losers you are

Radio presenter George Hook's motivational speech to the Fine Gael parliamentary party at its annual think-in

I'd go out and buy Bank of Ireland shares, that's what I'd do

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern turns financial advisor

Irish banks are resilient and have good shock-absorption capacity to cope with the current situation

Pat Neary, chief executive of the Irish Financial Services Regulator Authority

I hope next year instead of a semi-naked bloke, they'll send a semi-naked girl to the AGM. She would probably make as little sense as this guy this morning, but at least she'd be more attractive

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary after a
semi-naked male protestor interrupted the company's AGM

It had sandwich requests for the guys, just making sure who wants tuna, who wants beef, who wants ham... that's all it was, a sandwich list

Europe's Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo (LEFT)?after inadvertently showing his opening pairings to an eagle-eyed cameraman

He was a hero, he definitely steered it away from the building

An eyewitness to the helicopter crash in Bettystown. The aircraft narrowly avoided a school