It is most unhelpful and treasonous for the media to have headlines like "It is here" . . . Over 60 countries wanted to ban our products because of extremely negative headlines. - The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, on the foot- and-mouth threat
Instead of having a ring of steel on the Border, we have a sieve or a strainer, which has no possibility of inhibiting the spread of the disease. - The Fine Gael leader, Mr Michael Noonan