We've paid lip service to child protection. It is entirely wrong that we criticise the hierarchy for concealing instances of sex abuse, while the state conceals incidents of children dying in the care of the state

Fine Gael TD Alan Shatter on the Tracey Fay case

I was a good mother to my daughter. The worst thing I ever did was let her into care. I am sorry I let social services get their hands on my Tracey. If I could turn back the clock I would have dragged her to England with me

Tracey Fay's mother Doreen Curley after the release of the TF report into her death

I'd say he will use it to pay a few bills and have a few pints

A spokesman for Bertie Ahern after his €10,000 lotto win in the Whitehall Rangers soccer club draw

If Christ was here, he would be burning down the Vatican. And I for one would be helping him

Singer Sinead O'Connor kicks Bishop Denis Brennan up the arse after he asks the parishioners of Ferns diocese to help fund compensation for sexual abuse carried out by local priests

I would be one of the last to try to rotate around one of the great corner backs of our time

Taoiseach Brian Cowen gives his Fine Gael opponent Jimmy Deenihan a rare compliment in the Dáil

The Taoiseach should break out of his own straitjacket of tribal Fianna Fáilism and accept that other parties, including Fine Gael and Labour, may well have proposals worthy of consideration and implementation by government

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny jibes at the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions last Wednesday

Senator Boyle tweeted on it — it must be important

Senator Frances Fitzgerald laughs at Dan Boyle in the Seanad on Wednesday

This is the gravest decision of all to make. It was the right decision and it was for the right reasons

Gordon Brown gives evidence at the Chilcott inquiry into the Iraq war

We're in negotiations with IMG to sponsor Tiger. It's still in the early stage of the negotiations really, to be honest with you. But if it all comes off it'll be one the biggest sponsorship deals we've done by quite some way

Paddy Power tells US magazine Golfweek of its negotiations with Tiger Woods to offer him a sponsorship deal