"I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin"

"Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick"

"Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well"

"Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance"

"I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin"

"When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence"

"The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin"

"I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends"

"I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan"

"It's still possible to find pockets of old Dublin - but its becoming more and more rarified"

"But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture. And Dublin, in many ways, is a pub culture"