The Irish are people who will never have leaders, for at the great moment they always desert them. They have produced one… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
In a study, scientists report that drinking beer can be good for the liver. I'm sorry, did I say 'scientists'? I meant… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano. — Fiona Shaw Copy Share Image
I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with… — Michael D. Higgins Copy Share Image
They say there are only two kinds of people on St. Patrick's Day: the Irish, and the people that drive them home. — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I'm a Londoner, and I feel I can't live anywhere but London, but I feel more connected to Ireland as a country.… — Roisin Conaty Copy Share Image
I really do think that in life, people just want to talk about their problems. In particular, Irish people and English people… — CMAT Copy Share Image
Irish people are still very prickly about Catholic Church. Despite all the scandals and cover-ups that have rocked the church, you can… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
Inherently in us as Irish people, wherever you are in the world, when you hear an Irish accent, it's like a moth… — Jessie Buckley Copy Share Image
I am a political prisoner. I am a political prisoner because I am a casualty of a perennial war that is being… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
You ask people what their ethnicity is, and a lot of Scots-Irish people either don't know or if they know it they… — John Shelton Reed Copy Share Image
If you stand back and look at it in a global sense you'll find this [Irish people in music] was happening everywhere.… — John Kinsella Copy Share Image
The Irish turned in on themselves and bid up their own land prices in the most extraordinary ways... The Irish people stepped… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“Ivy slumped back against the cabinet doors. “What land have I fallen into?” Erin extended her arms wide. “Why a land filled… — Mary Morgan Copy Share Image
“Why did Irish people vote to introduce gay marriage? Because we know what discrimination feels like and if we can take the… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
I think Irish people pride themselves on being at the forefront of technological industries, things like the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, all… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
I came to the resolve that the attempt was not only worth trying, but should be tried in the very near future… — James Stephens Copy Share Image
On this day, millions of people...throughout the world will gather to commemorate the life of Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. From his… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Just remember, it's an easy place to be at home in, Ireland. I think the people are very skilled at relating. I… — Pete McCarthy Copy Share Image
“I find that when people laugh it's usually because they're connecting and identifying in a way that they hadn't considered. That's my… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
As an Irish person, there's a historical fascination with America: America is the default green and promised land for Irish people and… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
President Obama told the Irish people that America will always stand by them, to which Israel laughed. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves. — Enda Kenny Copy Share Image
“Irish people have been leaving their homes in search of better lives for many, many years. We're very good at it.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
World War One is an important part of Ireland's multi-layered history during which tens of thousands Irish people lost their lives. — Martin McGuinness Copy Share Image
The most shocking fact about Summer Bay is not that it looks so much like Brittas Bay. It is that it seems… — Vogue Williams Copy Share Image
I think Irish people started to move to the United States - many things that were of consequence. And it was a… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is the most important thing. We all have to forgive what was done to us - the Irish people have to… — Sinead O'Connor Copy Share Image
The Irish people didn't get on that well with each other either. They hated the Catholics, was the main issue, as I… — Jaclyn Moriarty Copy Share Image
She later said: "If the Irish people vote in favour of gay marriage then I'll vote for gay marriage in the Oireachtas… — Lucinda Creighton Copy Share Image
But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was… — Bono Copy Share Image
“Irish people will tell you that, because of their sad history of dispossession, owning a home is not just a way to… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I think it's best for me to kind of just plough on doing whatever interests me, just following my own whims, because… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
“One was definitely Irish….The second man was unmistakably American. It wasn’t so much his tan or dark hair that gave him away… — Rachael English Copy Share Image
The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have… — Michael D. Higgins Copy Share Image
It is sufficient to say, what everybody knows to be true, that the Irish population is Catholic, and that the Protestants, whether… — John Bright Copy Share Image
“Ah, I feel a sadness on me, Dane. That's how the Irish people say it. In their language, you can't say, "I… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
To me, the real opinion polls are the tangible facts: the growing creation of jobs, the number of planning permissions, the number… — Enda Kenny Copy Share Image