2015 in pics and quotes - October
- “When a poet dies, we lose not just his, but the voices of all the people who passed through his life and imagination. Friel introduced the people of Donegal to us as if we were all members of his family and community.” — American actress Meryl Streep, reflecting on the death of Irish playwright Brian Friel.
- “Such reports cannot be considered true. No evidence has been seen that indicated the plane was targeted.” — Russian transport minister Maksim Sokolov in response to claims by jihadis allied to IS that they brought down a passenger jet bound for St Petersburg that had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
- “RIP Maureen O’Hara from one tough redhead broad to another. Thankful for the light you shared.” — American actress Jessica Chastain, paying tribute to fellow actress Maureen O’Hara who died at the age of 95.
- “What the referendum showed was that when the demanding teaching of Jesus is presented in a way which appears to lack mercy, then we open the doors to a false language of cheap mercy.” — The Catholic archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, speaking on Ireland’s same-sex marriage vote at a synod of bishops in Rome.
- “This government has consigned to the history books the days of boom and bust, and the attitude of ‘if I have it, I’ll spend it’.” — Finance Minister Michael Noonan during his 2016 Budget speech in the Dáil.
