Seb was one of the nicest gentlemen I have ever met. He was so easy going. If you couldn't get on with Seb, there was something wrong

A devastated friend of Sebastian Creane who was stabbed to death by Shane Clancy at his home in Bray

The Shane that many of you knew and loved was overtaken by a cruel darkness early on Sunday last, bringing great tragedy to two other lovely families as well as his own

Fr John McDonagh on Shane Clancy, who perpetrated last weekend's knife attack in Bray killing Sebastian Creane and himself

She came out to do one thing and one thing only – to bring a medal back. She was determined, focused, composed. It is an absolutely wonderful success

Olive Loughnane's father Matt praises the achievements of his daughter after her silver-medal success in the 20km walk at the World Track and Field Championships in Berlin

It is tragic that a baby of that young age could have suffered from head injuries, whatever the circumstances

A neighbour of seven-week-old Shikira Farrell who died in Sligo General Hospital after being admitted with head injuries last Saturday

Nobody really knows [what happened]; they all went in for a swim and he just didn't come out

Captain Bruce Will of the Toronto Fire Department after Dundalk student Paraic McKeown drowned in a swimming accident in Canada

The youngster was seen in difficulty in the water and he was removed from the water by a lifeguard who attended to him at the poolside. The company would like to express its sincerest condolences to the family

A spokesman for Aura Leisure Link in Navan, Co Meath, where eight-year-old Isaac Agaba drowned on Thursday

A second No vote would be deeply damaging to our standing within the EU and to our international reputation as an attractive European investment location

Foreign affairs Minister Micheál Martin on the pending Lisbon Treaty vote

The Lisbon Treaty should be rejected because of what it contains: measures that are inimical to the big majority of ordinary people

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins urging a second No vote