“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.” —Ronald Reagan
“Even the dog barks at you if you say Anglo Irish Bank!” – Michael Noonan TD, talking about the election campaign, 10 February
“Ordinary people are convinced that no banker will be required to hang his Armani suit on the back of a door in Mountjoy Prison.” - Deputy Pat Rabbitte 26 January 2011
“Deputy Roche is over there smiling like a crocodile in a tropical swamp!” – Deputy Pat Rabbitte to the Dáil on possible Ministerial promotions 19 January 2011
Seán FitzPatrick said publicly on a number of occasions that his favourite source of investment advice was the Financial Times website and The Economist – but that for the real McCoy one cannot beat the 19th hole on the golf course! - Enda Kenny 13 January 2011
“The flipping of property in the fashionable pubs of Dublin after work on Friday will not happen again……” – Michael Noonan TD, Budget debate December 2010