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# Said and done

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# Said and done
Butter no parsnips and commode: The week in quotes
“Falling bond yields butter no parsnips.”
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Mar 31st 2013, 7:00 PM
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It was different in the 1970s and Robbie Keane: The week in quotes
“There’s this message that they come out with, that individuals must take responsibility for their own drinking – I just don’t buy that.”
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Mar 24th 2013, 7:00 PM
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May God forgive you and horrific step: The week in quotes
“Then he toasted us and said, ‘May God forgive you for what you’ve done.’”
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Mar 17th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Money tree and immaterial: The week in quotes
“I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes.”
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Mar 10th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Swallow hard and testosterone boost: The week in quotes
“The Troika has done more damage to Ireland than Britain ever did in 800 years.”
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Mar 3rd 2013, 7:00 PM
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Dropping like flies and dominant ideology: The week in quotes
“There is nothing so blind as the blindness imposed by a dominant ideology, and a subservient State. A blindness that can subvert what our human intuition knows to be right and wrong.”
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Feb 24th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Gravity of this act and ripped us apart: The week in quotes
“I believe they should be housed in a community of their own.”
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Feb 17th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Taking note and Dáil bar: The week in quotes
“I’m afraid the sight of the deputy in full flight standing on a moral soapbox just makes it a little bit difficult not to totally throw up.”
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Feb 10th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Hot whiskey and cover your ass: The week in quotes
“The Irish government is not going to default.”
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Feb 3rd 2013, 7:00 PM
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We'll see about that and in/out referendum: The week in quotes
“A terrorist shouted ‘open the door!’ with a strong North American accent, and opened fire. Two other Japanese died then and we found four other Japanese bodies.”
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Jan 27th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Proper title and people's bedrooms: The week in quotes
“We also need to stay out of people’s bedrooms. The party that is for small government shouldn’t be over-reaching into people’s private lives.”
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Jan 20th 2013, 7:00 PM
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Groomed the nation and bulging disc: The week in quotes
“I just had a bulging disc that came out and it’s difficult. What happens is when the bulge comes out it’s like a piece of toothpaste coming out of an onion and that normally hits the nerve and causes you pain.”
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Jan 13th 2013, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Disposable items and Mrs Merkel: The week in quotes
“It’s not something I was used to and it’s not something I felt I deserved.”
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Jan 6th 2013, 7:00 PM
# review 2012
'A logistical, logarithmic progression' : The year in 46 quotes
“It’s clear that people are pissed off with us as a government” and 45 other quotes that tell the story of 2012.
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Dec 30th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Double-think and out of touch: The week in quotes
“It would pave the way for the direct and intentional killing of unborn children. This can never be morally justified in any circumstances.”
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Dec 23rd 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Latin phrases and Rocky: The week in quotes
“Acta non verba!”
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Dec 16th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Disturbing and undemocratic: The week in quotes
“Please desist from insulting the way I dress. Please desist from it.”
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Dec 9th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Deep unease and not an option: The week in quotes
“The Supreme Court is absolutely clear about this issue and the people have been absolutely clear.”
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Dec 2nd 2012, 7:00 PM
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Soft target and no way to live: The week in quotes
“We just can’t believe that in the 21st century something like this would happen.”
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Nov 25th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Catholic country and contrition: The week in quotes
“I was out there last night and he’s definitely alive.”
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Nov 18th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Cop-on and women of a certain age: The week in quotes
“He’s obviously a very popular figure, particularly popular with women of a certain age group.”
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Nov 11th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Postponing Halloween and heinous act: The week in quotes
“They took all my money, my company, put my son in jail, put me in jail and they have proven nothing.”
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Nov 4th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Inherent wickedness and tweak my ears: The week in quotes
“Thank you very much Mary for that introduction and you can er, tweak my ears any time.”
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Oct 28th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Binders and crossing the Alps barefoot: The week in quotes
“I went to a number of women’s groups and I said ‘can you help us find folks?’and they brought us whole binders full of women.”
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Oct 21st 2012, 7:00 PM
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Chillaxing and Playboy: The week in quotes
“I do think we need to, I don’t think there’s a parliamentary word for chillax but I think everyone needs to take a step back.”
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Oct 14th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
False years and Big Bird: The week in quotes
“The Celtic Tiger years were false years. They were built on a veneer of endless wealth without hard work.”
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Oct 7th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Creepy feeling and red lines: The week in quotes
“It’s a rather creepy feeling that Ireland’s neutrality would be ignored. But then, that’s Hitler for you.”
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Sep 30th 2012, 7:00 PM
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A cow, a goat, a sheep, a flower: The week in quotes
“There are 47 per cent who are with him, who are dependent on government, who believe they are victims.”
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Sep 23rd 2012, 7:00 PM
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Diamond bazooka and not be afraid: The week in quotes
“I’ve always felt more British than Irish.”
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Sep 16th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Silly season and big new bazooka: The week in quotes
“I tried my best and I didn’t succeed.”
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Sep 9th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Flagrant abuse and void of principle: The week in quotes
“People across the country are wondering where is their Minister for Health and who is in charge?”
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Sep 2nd 2012, 7:00 PM
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Legitimate rape and nonsense: The week in quotes
“Sat by some bins, had a cry and rang my mammy.”
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Aug 26th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Said and done
Celebration and frustration: The week in quotes
“I’m going to Ibiza with the lads! I’ll probably come back a raging alcoholic.”
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Aug 19th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Astronomical figures and Dáil drinks: The week in quotes
“Either take off the cross or put on pants.”
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Aug 12th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Glistening like wet otters: The week in quotes
“He always got the last word in every conversation.”
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Aug 5th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Unreasonable and outrageous: The week in quotes
“I am not guilty of these charges.”
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Jul 29th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Nauseating and conspiracies: The week in quotes
“I think throwing out conspiracies like a man standing at the bar in a pub is quite unacceptable.”
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Jul 22nd 2012, 7:00 PM
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Box ticking and trees in the city: The week in quotes
“Minister, I urge you, I think they should be arrested.”
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Jul 15th 2012, 7:00 PM
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John Terry and hind tit: The week in quotes
“The performance of the Government since last Friday has been so brazen it would make John Terry blush.”
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Jul 8th 2012, 7:00 PM
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Euro 2012: The good, the bad and the frustratingly inconsistent
Miguel Delaney lists the the stand-out performers as well as the biggest flops at this summer’s finals.
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Jul 2nd 2012, 4:38 PM
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