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The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.

You are not speaking for yourself, but for Ireland.

Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.

Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

I can't think of anything you might say about Irish people that is absolutely true.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

There's a real mischievousness about Irishmen, don't you find?

I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity.