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Fewer foreigners and European trains: The week in quotes

“Anyone out there hurting, looking at 50 TDs and Senators celebrating a year in government… it would have been a disaster.”

11/03/12 4,870 Views 2 Comments

WE HAD YET more fall out from the presidential election last year and THAT tweet.

There was the removal of Occupy and the defection of Syria’s deputy oil minister. Pat Rabbitte was lost for words while on Super Tuesday, the presidential candidates had plenty to say.

All that and so much more, here’s the week in quotes:

Fewer foreigners and European trains: The week in quotes
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  • Week in quotes

    “I apologise to Mr Gallagher on behalf of RTÉ regarding these mistakes.” – the State broadcaster’s Director General Noel Curran apologies to the former presidential candidate in the wake of the BAI ruling on the ‘bogus’ tweet.

  • Week in quotes

    “The Bank confirms that it requested the Garda to peacefully remove the occupiers and the encampment from the Central Bank plaza.” – The Central Bank confirms it requested the removal of Occupy protesters from outside its Dame Street HQ this week.

  • Week in quotes

    “Anyone out there hurting, looking at 50 TDs and Senators celebrating a year in government… it would have been a disaster.” – a Fine Gael TD tells us that the infamous party photoshoot was cancelled because too few TDs and senators planned to attend.

  • Week in quotes

    “When we get on the European train on January 1 2013… that's a journey to a better, brighter future for everybody, including job opportunities and the growth agenda.” – the Taoiseach outlines the benefits of ratifying the fiscal compact.

  • Week in quotes

    “Talking as a sports fan it is my very strong view that soccer on the island would be much better served it we had an all-Ireland league and one international team." – The North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness calls for an all-Ireland soccer team.

  • Week in quotes

    “NAMA is not a debt collection agency but let’s not be naive enough to think that we don’t have debts to collect on behalf of our people.” – the chairman of the State’s bad bank, Frank Daly, said that most debtors were co-operating with it this week.

  • Week in quotes

    “So she had to wake me at 7.20 am so that I could call Conor and he would hear my voice and know that the rumour wasn’t true.” – Clare GAA legend Ger Loughane said there was no excuse for the distress caused by rumours of his death last year.

  • Week in quotes

    “As I say, anything is possible and I don’t close any doors that perhaps would be open out there. So no I wouldn’t close that door.” – former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin keeps her options open for a possible late entry into this year’s contest in the wake of Super Tuesday.

  • Week in quotes

    “We must accommodate fewer foreigners" – French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlines his country’s immigration problem saying the country has too many foreigners this week.

  • Week in quotes

    “You have inflicted on those you claim are your people a full year of sorrow and sadness, denied them their basic rights to life and humanity and pushed the country to the edge of the abyss.” - Syria’s deputy oil minister defects and slams president Bashar Assad.
  • “I apologise to Mr Gallagher on behalf of RTÉ regarding these mistakes.” – the State broadcaster’s Director General Noel Curran apologies to the former presidential candidate in the wake of the BAI ruling on the ‘bogus’ tweet.
  • “The Bank confirms that it requested the Garda to peacefully remove the occupiers and the encampment from the Central Bank plaza.” – The Central Bank confirms it requested the removal of Occupy protesters from outside its Dame Street HQ this week.
  • “Anyone out there hurting, looking at 50 TDs and Senators celebrating a year in government… it would have been a disaster.” – a Fine Gael TD tells us that the infamous party photoshoot was cancelled because too few TDs and senators planned to attend.
  • “When we get on the European train on January 1 2013… that's a journey to a better, brighter future for everybody, including job opportunities and the growth agenda.” – the Taoiseach outlines the benefits of ratifying the fiscal compact.
  • “Talking as a sports fan it is my very strong view that soccer on the island would be much better served it we had an all-Ireland league and one international team.
  • “NAMA is not a debt collection agency but let’s not be naive enough to think that we don’t have debts to collect on behalf of our people.” – the chairman of the State’s bad bank, Frank Daly, said that most debtors were co-operating with it this week.
  • “So she had to wake me at 7.20 am so that I could call Conor and he would hear my voice and know that the rumour wasn’t true.” – Clare GAA legend Ger Loughane said there was no excuse for the distress caused by rumours of his death last year.
  • “As I say, anything is possible and I don’t close any doors that perhaps would be open out there. So no I wouldn’t close that door.” – former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin keeps her options open for a possible late entry into this year’s contest in the wake of Super Tuesday.
  • “We must accommodate fewer foreigners
  • “You have inflicted on those you claim are your people a full year of sorrow and sadness, denied them their basic rights to life and humanity and pushed the country to the edge of the abyss.” - Syria’s deputy oil minister defects and slams president Bashar Assad.

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