Nobody advised me, no economist. All those people now writing books saying 'I told you so' - none of them

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on why it's everybody else's fault

It's better to like beautiful girls than to be gay

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi

I'd never leave my country, I love it too much

X Factor's Mary Byrne says she'd love to sing with big orchestras but she won't be leaving Ballyfermot

They were kind of dirty-looking pebbles. I didn't know. I'm used to seeing diamonds shiny and in a box

Supermodel Naomi Campbell on the blood diamonds it is claimed she was given by African dictator Charles Taylor

We're talking about a very substantial loan for sure – tens of billions, yes

Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan tells the Irish people the truth on 18 November

We have made no application whatever for funding. As the Minister for Finance has outlined, we have funding up to mid-year

Taoiseach Brian Cowen denies there are any plans to call in the IMF or EU on 12 November

I was with God and I was with the devil. They fought over me but God won. I think I had extraordinary luck

Mario Sepulveda, one of the 33 Chilean miners rescued after being trapped below ground for 69 days

You should be ashamed to show your face in the studio after you have brought our country to penury

Labour's Pat Rabbitte lets Pat Carey have it on Prime Time

I suppose George is Fine Gael's bidet. None of them know precisely how to use him, but they feel he adds a bit of class

Willie O'Dea sums up George Lee's shortlived time as a Fine Gael backbencher