Anybody who thinks that the price of policing and justice is a walk down the Garvaghy Road or through Ardoyne, it is just ridiculous

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams during the crunch negotiations on the future of the Stormont assembly

I would rather have a 'Made in Ulster' deal than something which is brought here and imposed on us, whether a suggestion or a proposal from London or Dublin

The DUP's Sammy Wilson at the Hillsborough talks

I am extremely concerned that the leadership of Sinn Féin has not come to grips with the fact that we are becoming totally irrelevant in Irish politics

Tipperary Sinn Féin councillor Seamus Morris criticises party leader Gerry Adams

Eamonn Lillis was having an affair, and perhaps even the strongest marriage that is totally fulfilled could be rocked

Eamonn Lillis' defense counsel Brendan Grehan in his address to the jury during his trial for murder

I campaigned on the promise of change, 'change we can believe in,' the slogan went. And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren't sure if they still believe we can change — or that I can deliver it. But remember this: I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone

US President Barack Obama during his first State of the Union speech

To disadvantage any group of parents because of their faith is completely contrary to the principle of equality and pluralism

Cardinal Sean Brady defending the church's role in education

Unfortunately we have had a very serious start to this year

Garda commissioner Fachtna Murphy refers to murder levels so far this year in light of crime figures for 2009 which showed an increase in some serious crime.

The government should regard an increase of the magnitude of 35% in the number of suicides as warranting an emergency response. Instead it has been ignoring its duty to respond to the mental health crisis brought about by times of recession

Fine Gael's mental health spokesman Dan Neville on the latest suicide figures

This is like jungle medicine here. We try to do the best for the patients but sometimes we don't have the material we need

A nurse on the inadequate conditions and supplies for treating thousands of injured in Haiti