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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.”

IT WAS A week in which the Pope shocked the world by announcing his resignation.

That was undoubtedly the big news of the week but there was also the leaking of a report into the death of Savita Halappanavar, the shocking circumstances surrounding the death of Oscar Postorius’ girlfriend and the horsemeat scandal rumbled on.

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

Gravity of this act and ripped us apart: The week in quotes
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    “The suggestion seems to be that medical negligence was a contributory factor but that in addition there are no clear guidelines here and that doctors felt that their hands were tied.” – Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte on the content of a leaked report into the death of Savita Halappanavar.
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    “Rape is a particularly difficult one. We do have options today that we didn’t have before in terms of the morning after pill and so forth.”– Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin on his view that abortion should not be available to women who become pregnant as a result of rape.
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    “Those products were produced by a Swedish company who actually sourced processed product from a French company in Luxembourg, who sourced product through a Cypriot trader, who sourced through the Netherlands and the Netherlands actually sourced horsemeat from Romania.” – Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney explains the complex web that is the food supply chain as the horsemeat scandal rumbles on.
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    “We’re giving so much prominence to a sport that I feel doesn’t deserve it.” – Former Olympic marathon runner Jerry Kiernan on GAA.
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    “I don’t think that, necessarily, modernisation means you totally abandon tradition – I think you can have both side by side.” – Europe Minister Lucinda Creighton tells the BBC why she opposes same-sex marriage.
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    “Luke Kelly,fear iontach,singing Raglan Road on radio. Makes me wanna cry. Poor Paddy Kavanagh. Best love poem ever. Best sung by Luke.” – Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams’ arrival on Twitter brings with it tales of being locked out of his house and his teddy bear, as well as his thoughts on music.
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    “It ripped us apart. I didn’t know how to deal with it. Still don’t really. You just try your best. We had the best thing taken away from us though, didn’t we?” – Ralph Bulger, father of murdered toddler James Bulger on dealing with the pain of his son's murder 20 years on.
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    “How it pans out at the end of the day, we will all know the story, the true story. But we must never forget what Reeva stood for.” – South African model Reeva Steenkamp’s uncle on her death following a shooting at the home of sprinter Oscar Pistorius who was charged with her murder this week.
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    “I believe they should be housed in a community of their own.” – Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McEniff says that Travellers in Donegal should be “segregated”.
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    “I am well aware of the gravity of this act.” – Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pope in several centuries to resign.

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