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Yellow trousers and pathetic: The week in quotes

“I forgot the yellow trousers.”

IT WAS A week when world leaders descended on the island for the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne resort outside Enniskillen.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was there representing Ireland and meeting with US President Barack Obama while First Lady Michelle and daughters toured Dublin and Glendalough but not everyone was enamoured by their visit.

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

Yellow trousers and pathetic: The week in quotes
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Pics: Photocall Ireland and Press Association

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