A sense of realism dawned on people. The regulator held all the cards

An unnamed director of the Quinn group is quoted after the company conceded defeat to the Financial Regulator on Thursday

There will be no time for spinners or spoofers

Eamon Dunphy announces his return to Newstalk

It is not safe for aircraft to fly into volcanic dust. The rock particles cause significant damage to the surface of the aircraft skin and the engine components. This dust can cause engines to shut down. The dust particles within a cloud of volcanic ash can also cause electrical faults

An Irish Aviation Authority spokesman warns of the danger posed by the volcanic cloud from Iceland

Selective demolitions will be a necessary part of the tasks required to tackle the legacy of one of the more unsavoury aspects of Ireland's building boom

Junior environment minister Ciaran Cuffe backs demolition of some ghost estates

I don't know about you, but the more they go on, the more they sound exactly the same

Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg during the first of three televised leadership election debates with Labour leader Gordon Brown and Conservative leader David Cameron

The chap I saw at the chipper was lying face down at the very last step of the garden with his face smashed into the step. I thought they were dead

An eyewitness gives evidence during the trial for the murders of Pawel Kalite (29) and Marius Szwajkos (27) who sustained stab wounds to their brains in Drimnagh in February 2008

Many psychologists and psychiatrists have shown that there is no link between celibacy and paedophilia but many others have shown that there is a relationship between homosexuality and paedophilia

The Vatican's second in command, secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, causes yet more controversy for the church with his comments on links between homosexuality and child abuse

I apologise to the extent to which the government played a part in this. But I don't accept that the government was the only party responsible

Minister for finance Brian Lenihan apologises for any role the government had in causing the recession