In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
Northern Ireland must, in future, be absorbed into the Irish republic. Wales and Scotland must advance from devolution to full independent status.… — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
I went to live in Barcelona in 1975, when I was twenty. Even before I went there, I knew more about the… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
Sean is so funny. One time he went to Ireland for two weeks with his mother, and Ireland is so beautiful, and… — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Me and Johnny Rotten have been talking about doing a movie of his book, No Irish, No Dogs, No Blacks. We have… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
The greatest problem with Irish Wolfhounds, though, is that they don't live very long: their great hearts give out. A good deal… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
My mom was a single mother. She had six siblings in a big Irish family, all descended from shanty Irish folks who… — Rory O'Malley 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
One of my greatest sadnesses at the prospective break-up of the Union is that it will set English, Welsh and Northern Irish… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
When I was 14, I almost had a big green leprechaun tattooed on my forearm. Thank God I didn't - it would… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
“The 'Irish Question' has dogged English politics for four hundred years and will continue to measure out its irresolution in blood and… — Kevin Toolis Copy Share Image
When I was 19, I thought I wanted to be an English civil servant. It was the most exotic thing at the… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
I'm very aware of my own background. I'm Irish, French, and then a little bit of everything else thrown in, ranging from… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
I would take vouchers, do sums in my head just to get some eggs and bread or a tin of cheap Irish… — Anne Hegerty 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
When an English man speaks well, for example now, and this is another way of putting us down, they say he's "eloquent"… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
I knew lots of Irish ladies in my life who would say daft things and then would just say something incredibly truthful… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a… — John McEnroe Copy Share Image
Growing up with Bronx Irish parents during an era of protests against the status quo, I was especially committed to doing the… — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
I get a little crap for that like, 'You've never been to Ireland,' and I haven't and I would love to go,… — Sean O'Malley 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
I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Years later, when I was working as a trolley wally in a supermarket, I tackled the boredom by talking to the customers… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
When Coach Mike Brey at Notre Dame was recruiting me, he was like, 'There will be Irish on the front of the… — Pat Connaughton 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
Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as… — Sean Brady Copy Share Image
My father was sick when I was little, and we had a woman, a nanny-type, who was from Ireland. Her daughter was… — Annie Wersching 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
Irish writing is so strong that it can feel like the country has all been covered, but in fact, there are so… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
I know this sounds a bit mad, but I always take a tiny green cut-out leprechaun - about the size of a… — Carol Drinkwater Copy Share Image
I absolutely love Ireland. It's one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and I have strong ties here. Both my grandmothers… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
“Keep dreaming, Irish,” she said dryly, though her breath was ragged. “I will, but it remains to be seen whether they’ll come… — Whitney K-E Copy Share Image
Everyone knows everyone because we've all worked in theatre. All of our 'Dublin Murders' crew came from 'Game of Thrones'. Also, we… — Sarah Greene Copy Share Image
I'm more from a double world where I wasn't part of anything or invested in anything, because I was Irish, and very… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Add a teaspoon of single cream, say, to a sauce just before serving to give it a touch of extra smoothness and… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
Well, we know that eighteen years after that solemn declaration it was disregarded, and the Irish Parliament, which lasted for five hundred… — John Edward Redmond Copy Share Image
It's such a shame, really, because we were known for our country of saints and scholars, and we grew up with such… — Katie Taylor Copy Share Image
I love oatmeal. To me, it's not boring. I agree that ordinary oatmeal is very boring, but not the steel-cut Irish kind… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
