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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?”

IT WAS A week in which Republicans in the United States formally nominated their presidential candidate and Clint Eastwood had a ‘conversation’ with Barack Obama.

Ulster Bank customers found out what kind of compensation they will be getting after the bank’s ‘technical glitch’ and cuts in the HSE sparked criticism of the Health Minister James Reilly who was nowhere to be seen.

All that and more, it’s the week in quotes:

Flagrant abuse and void of principle: The week in quotes
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  • Week in quotes

    “I think one area that could be considered is the perhaps extending the 24-hour detention period of suspects for a longer period.” – The outgoing Director of Corporate Enforcement, Paul Appleby, on changes he would like to see for people suspected of committing white collar crime.
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    “I can always to go to his next one.” – Music supremo Louis Walsh on his decision not to attend Brian McFadden’s (pictured) wedding.
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    “People across the country are wondering where is their Minister for Health and who is in charge?” – As cuts in the HSE are announced, Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher wants to know where James Reilly is.
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    “She has spent her entire time in Parliament void of principle .” – Conservative MP Nadine Dorries delivers a stinging attack on her outgoing colleague Louise Mensch (pictured) who decided to quit politics last month.
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    "The Swedish government could drop the case. I think this is the most likely scenario. Maybe after a thorough investigation of what happened they could drop the case.” – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes he doesn’t have to be holed-up in the Ecuadorean embassy indefinitely.
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    "A flagrant abuse of of the criminal justice system." – A South African constitutional lawyer on the decision by authorities to charge 270 miners with the murder of their colleagues who were shot by police.
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    “We have lads here who have to pay bills. We have mortgages to be paid. We want our two weeks wages.” – Tom Cullen, a spokesman for employees of Target Express, on their decision to stage a short-lived sit-in at the company’s depot after it ceased trading this week.
  • Week in quotes

    "College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life." – Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan delivers a stinging criticism of Obama in his speech at the convention in Florida.
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    "What? What do you want me to tell Romney? I can't tell him to do that. He can't do that to himself." - Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood conducts an imaginary conversation with US president Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention.
  • Week in quotes

    “We recognise that we have work to do to restore our customers’ trust in us and we believe that this is the first step in that direction.” - Ulster Bank CEO Jim Brown on the compensation package offered to customers following the problems they experienced earlier this summer.

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