I think we have to look at a more family-orientated price as well. I think we probably got a little bit of learning out of that to be honest

FAI chief executive John Delaney after overpriced tickets for the Ireland v Australia friendly at Thomond Park in Limerick resulted in an attendance of just 19,428.

This is a dream come true, not only for me, but for female boxers throughout the world who have worked so hard to gain Olympic status

Irish champion boxer Katie Taylor after it was announced that female boxing would feature in the next Olympic Games.

Be careful where you sneeze

HSE director Brendan Drumm's advice to the nation as to how best to counteract the spread of swine flu

The implications on this generation and future generations perhaps for the next 30 years are enormous and I think the democratically proper thing to do would be to seek a mandate to ensure that its introduction is democratic

Green party councillor Brian Meaney says the government should seek a fresh mandate from the electorate in order to proceed with Nama

Yeah he can be a bit wooden in the Dáil

Fine Gael's Richard Bruton talks about party leader Enda Kenny in an interview with the current edition of Hot Press.

Unfortunately we hear it almost every day of the week in other places. It has happened here today and it is very sad

Mayo priest Fr Paddy Kilcoyne following the fatal stabbing of Francis Heneghan in Kiltimagh last week

He did a good job to get the aircraft onto the water intact, which helps your chances of survival

An air crash investigator after pilot John O'Shaughnessy successfully crash landed his light aircraft in the sea off Wexford

He was a very positive young man who dealt with this whole thing so well. His name will not be forgotten

Former Irish rugby captain Mick Galwey pays tribute to Stuart Mangan who died following complications relating to a spinal injury he suffered while playing the game last year

The options for school-leavers have never been broader. Students can consider options in universities, institutes of technology, colleges of education, post-leaving certificate and Fás courses, and private colleges

Education minister Batt O'Keeffe reacting to Wednesday's Leaving Cert results