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# Said and done

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Throwback Tunes: Revisiting Boyzone's first album, Said And Done
Is is any good, 22 years on?
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May 28th 2017, 8:00 PM
'The little horse', 'We go again' and other words in the Premier League in 2013-14
Plenty people had plenty to say about plenty of events in the Premier League. Here’s the best of them.
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May 12th 2014, 9:00 PM
A lot of money and a lot of travel: The week in quotes
“I was not at any board meeting that signed off on this agreement, not part of any confidentiality agreement that was signed.”
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Jan 19th 2014, 7:00 PM
Mafia-style heists and darker downsides: The week in quotes
“Can you say that in English, please?”
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Jan 12th 2014, 7:00 PM
A coach with balls and well in with Mrs. Thatcher: The week in quotes
“It shows contempt for the whole process of accountability and transparency… It is an attempt, in my opinion, to hide something.”
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Dec 29th 2013, 7:00 PM
'Pure constipated hurling', 'Mi Wadi & Biscuits' and other words in the GAA in 2013
Plenty people had plenty to say about plenty of events in GAA. Here’s the best of them.
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Dec 24th 2013, 8:30 PM
Glorified piss and tossers: The week in quotes
“They relish having their feathers stroked and like to chirp, cluck, and gobble along to their favourite tunes.”
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Dec 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM
Authors of destiny and qualms with everything: The week in quotes
“The link between the Irish nationals and the chlamydia statistics was of the newspaper’s making and not supported by any reported information.”
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Dec 15th 2013, 7:00 PM
Bold boys and great lights: The week in quotes
“In terms of my personal view, I would have no issue living next to a pylon.”
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Dec 8th 2013, 7:00 PM
Quality people and idiots: The week in quotes
“Everybody knows Santa sees all – even Dáil debates.”
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Dec 1st 2013, 7:00 PM
Take the first step and hard and heavy: The week in quotes
“Eventually you will discover a place of peace within yourself, a place that encourages you to head out into the world and live your life fully.”
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Nov 3rd 2013, 7:05 PM
Profundity of rotundity and Murphy's cow: The week in quotes
“I heard that the other side of the story, the people that he, am, ah, put to death were spoiling the economy of his country by devaluing the deutschmark.”
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Oct 27th 2013, 7:00 PM
Stone hearts and dark nights: The week in quotes
“Stuck in a lift with half the Cabinet on Budget Day. Late for RTE. What are the chances?”
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Oct 20th 2013, 7:00 PM
'He gives bland a bad name': The week in quotes
“You’ll be astounded at all the good news I’ll be announcing!”
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Oct 13th 2013, 7:00 PM
Extracting ransoms and holding coats: The week in quotes
“Please in future say no when you are asked to prostitute yourself.”
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Oct 6th 2013, 7:00 PM
Old Man River and the romance is gone: The week in quotes
“We have examples here of three-year-olds eating hamburgers and crisps.”
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Sep 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM
Anti-Enda sentiment and atrocities: The week in quotes
“I might go and have a drink now, believe it or not. Cheers.”
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Sep 15th 2013, 7:00 PM
Don't be afraid and absolutely crucifying: The week in quotes
“This is not going to sort itself out.”
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Sep 8th 2013, 7:00 PM
France is ready and too ambitious: The week in quotes
“There is no one more sorry than I about what happened.”
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Sep 1st 2013, 7:00 PM
Chelsea Manning and brazen vandalism: The week in quotes
“As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female.”
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Aug 25th 2013, 7:00 PM
Dogs as lions and Dublin media: The week in quotes
“The zoo is absolutely cheating us. They are trying to disguise the dogs as lions.”
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Aug 18th 2013, 7:00 PM
Insane crime and Nuremberg defence: The week in quotes
“It’s become anti-social, it’s become unpleasant, it’s unruly, I think it’s unpoliceable, and I think it’s attracted the wrong crowd, who have joined a very good crowd.”
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Aug 11th 2013, 7:00 PM
Corporal's kitbag and I'm not a monster: The week in quotes
“These people are trying to paint me as a monster.I’m not a monster. I’m sick.”
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Aug 4th 2013, 7:00 PM
Human plague and better opportunities: The week in quotes
“It’s been very emotional. Any parent will know what this feeling is like.”
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Jul 28th 2013, 7:00 PM
The Regina Monologues and totalitarian state: The week in quotes
“We are slowly but surely becoming a totalitarian state.”
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Jul 21st 2013, 7:00 PM
Little babies and a trail of devastation: The week in quotes
“This is all, obviously, a bit of a shock to me.”
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Jul 14th 2013, 7:00 PM
A slur on the women and none of us is perfect: The week in quotes
“Today I am proud to say to the Parliament that I am – as the saying goes – truly, madly, deeply, European.”
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Jul 7th 2013, 7:00 PM
We need the moolah and picked it out of me arse: The week in quotes
“I just should be recording these calls for the f**king craic – or at least making notes.”
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Jun 30th 2013, 7:00 PM
Yellow trousers and pathetic: The week in quotes
“I forgot the yellow trousers.”
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Jun 23rd 2013, 7:00 PM
Urinated all over this house and burned at the stake: The week in quotes
“The Taoiseach and your own party have urinated all over this house.”
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Jun 16th 2013, 7:00 PM
Muppets and legal jargon: The week in quotes
“I’ve never come across a muppet in the Seanad, never once.”
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Jun 9th 2013, 7:00 PM
Milking cows and t*ts on a bull: The week in quotes
“Bernard. Bernard, stop. Stop, Bernard. Bernard. Stop. Bernard. Stop. Stop. Stop, Bernard. Bernard. Stop. Just stop. Just stop, Bernard.”
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Jun 2nd 2013, 7:00 PM
Knitting on the Late Late Show and Shatter's apology: The week in quotes
“I was told there would be at least one nun sitting in the Late Late Show audience, knitting. And sure enough, there she was”.
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May 26th 2013, 7:00 PM
The smell of Spring and a begging ass: The week in quotes
“All manner of nasty and seemingly idle minds…said whatever thing first came into their vacant, idle and meddlesome heads.”
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May 19th 2013, 7:00 PM
Pretty white girl and out of the shadows: The week in quotes
“Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms.”
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May 12th 2013, 7:00 PM
Abortion party and real sea-change: The week in quotes
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA centre. I’m black. And I’m gay.”
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May 5th 2013, 7:00 PM
Get a grip and into a wooden box: The week in quotes
“Just shy of 7,000 job losses a month. That’s their record.”
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Apr 28th 2013, 7:00 PM
They're all liars and I love animals: The week in quotes
“So all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.”
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Apr 21st 2013, 7:00 PM
Great hurt and sharp elbows: The week in quotes
“People have been comparing apples with pears, and coming up with oranges.”
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Apr 14th 2013, 7:00 PM
Not a panacea and merciless operation: The week in quotes
“Someone just came in and handed him across the counter to us. It was a really cross swan as well, we had to put him in a cell for a while to calm down.”
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Apr 7th 2013, 7:00 PM
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