Zitat des Tages von Enda Kenny:
The U.K. and Ireland are like-minded on E.U. matters, and the process of working together in Brussels has built an immense store of knowledge, personal relationships, and trust between our governments.
One of the key drivers of Ireland's future is our balance of trade surplus.
We need to work together towards a mutually beneficial solution for Ireland, the U.K., and for Europe.
We'll look after our hospitals. We'll look after our schools. We'll look after our infrastructure.
Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.
I am a big believer in Springsteen, I like his social comment; I like the commitment he puts into his work.
Irish research will contribute to global progress and have the potential to help all countries realise the potential of their land sectors in addressing climate change - this means reducing emissions, adapting to impacts, and enhancing and improving carbon sinks.
Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.
The lion's share of the damage to the Irish economy was the fault of domestic, economic, and financial mismanagement.
The Constitution says that the right to life of the unborn is protected and given equal rights as the life of the mother.
We have a very long legal system with the European Union, and we're English speaking.
I would never accuse the Irish people of being in any way stupid.
Our revenue commissions are very happy and very clear that they showed no sweetheart deals and no preference for any company and never do and never have and never will.
We are going to serve our full term; there will be no snap election, and we are going to do our best to ensure that 2016 is going to be a good economic year.
We have so much discrimination in this world - colour, race, creed, all of these things - and there is an issue here that the right of marriage in the civil law is not extended to same-sex couples.
People tell me their own stories about how they have come through great difficulty.
The Seanad question was one element of a process of change and reform to politics that government has been pursuing.
Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking.
I enjoy his concerts and OK, maybe - I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't play the guitar, but I am going to go a long way if I keep following Springsteen.
I've often said it: that it is seen to be a place of energy, of excitement, of enthusiasm. That there's something about Ireland.
My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do.
In Ireland here, the Revenue Commission have always been completely independent of the state since 1923, and they are quite adamant and quite clear that there was no preferential treatment and no special deals, no sweetheart deals, and that Apple paid the taxes that were due on their profits generated here in this country.
Our common membership of the E.U. provided an important external context to the Irish and U.K. governments working together for peace. It should not be discounted lightly.
Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems.
For years, Ireland used to have a philosophy of 'Get them in here to invest and develop in Ireland, and this will sort out our problems.' It is good in the sense of building a trade surplus, but we also want to develop what it is that we offer ourselves and that Irish companies export abroad.
I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely.
Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process.
I don't like to see people on trolleys in hospitals; I don't like to see old people sitting in chairs for hours.
The best recording is the one you bring with you in your mind.
My job starts at a quarter to seven in the morning, and you go right through until whatever time is necessary to finish up.
I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.
I have never had an interest in opinion polls. They are merely an indicator, that's all.
Building on our strong track record of supporting developing countries, including in areas like climate justice, human rights, gender and education, Ireland recognises that vulnerable communities need very considerable assistance in adapting to climate change.
We've got enormous potential, phenomenal potential on our doorstep, which requires politics that makes that work, and that's what we try to show here in Ireland: that while there's a lot of pain, the reward at the end of this is career opportunities, prosperity, and brighter days for everybody.
Failure to curb temperature increases will impact all countries, Ireland included, but with the most immediate and drastic effects being felt, in many instances, by the most vulnerable countries and communities.
I think - whether it's music, literature, sport, art, whatever you want - there's nobody who can stop us if we only apply ourselves with the singular objective of being the best in the world.
