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# Famous words

All time
My favourite speech: Taoiseach Enda Kenny
My favourite speech: Micheál Martin
My favourite speech: Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness
My favourite speech: President Michael D Higgins
My favourite speech: Owner and CEO of Harmonia, Norah Casey
My favourite speech: Chernobyl Children International founder Adi Roche
My favourite speech: Paul Murphy MEP
My favourite speech: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar
My favourite speech: CEO of The Jack and Jill Foundation Jonathan Irwin
My favourite speech: Socialist Party TD Clare Daly
My favourite speech: Businessman Bill Cullen
My favourite speech: Senator and academic Ivana Bacik
My favourite speech: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore
My favourite speech: executive director of Amnesty International Colm O'Gorman
My favourite speech(es): Rory Best
My favourite speech: Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn
My favourite speech: Fergus Finlay
My favourite speech: Mary Lou McDonald
My favourite speech: Terry Prone
My favourite speech: Declan Ganley