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Very conscious and the McCarthy era: The week in quotes

“This is a slippery slope we should not slide down nor encourage. It has echoes of the discredited McCarthy era of the 1950s in US politics.”

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WE HAD STRONG words from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and the make-up costs of the Taoiseach.

There was a ceasefire of sorts in Syria and a failed rocket launch in North Korea. While poor old One Direction had to contend with legal actions… from One Direction.

That and more, it’s all in the week in quotes:

Very conscious and the McCarthy era: The week in quotes
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  • Week in quotes

    “Recently there have been many proxy battles and internal skirmishes which are not appropriate in these times. If a power struggle is to take place in the party it should not sputter on for years, it should end soon and decisively.” - Labour MEP Nessa Childers believes that coalition troubles must not be allowed to drag on.

  • Week in quotes

    “The Government is very conscious of spending public money responsibly.” - The Department of Taoiseach’s response to TheJournal.ie’s disclosure that no money has been spent on make-up for Enda Kenny since he took office.

  • Week in quotes

    “We don’t plan on doing many more of these, if any at all” - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on the 416345 billion purchase of Instagram

  • Week in quotes

    "I will say that the great majority of the facts as well as the statements and actions attributed to me in your letter are utter fabrications." - Actor Mel Gibson hits back after screen writer Joe Esztherhas writes a stinging letter accusing him of being anti-semitic.

  • Week in quotes

    “This is a slippery slope we should not slide down nor encourage. It has echoes of the discredited McCarthy era of the 1950s in US politics.” – Justice Minister Alan Shatter does not like questions about possible meetings with independent TD Michael Lowry.

  • Week in quotes

    “Croke Park is delivering reforms. I think it’s fair to say there has been a good deal of co-operation with the government and with management in moving forward reforms of the public services.” - Tánaiste and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore says the agreement with the public sector will be honoured.

  • Week in quotes

    “We found that auditory hallucinations were common even in children as young as 11 years old. It may present like screaming or shouting, and other times it could sound like whispers or murmurs.” - Researchers reveal that a fifth of Irish children between ages 11 and 13 hear voices.

  • Week in quotes

    “Spain is not going to be rescued; it’s not possible to rescue Spain, there’s no intention to, it’s not necessary and therefore it’s not going to be rescued.” - Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy couldn’t be clearer about talk of a bailout for Spain.

  • Week in quotes

    “To protect our rights, we reluctantly have filed a lawsuit.” – the US band One Direction file a lawsuit against British heartthrobs... One Direction

  • Week in quotes

    “If he had just called us and said he couldn’t care for them, we would have taken them and he wouldn’t have been charged with a crime.” – Humane Society director John Dinon after a man in the US abandoned six puppies in a suitcase and was later charged with abandoning animals.
  • “Recently there have been many proxy battles and internal skirmishes which are not appropriate in these times. If a power struggle is to take place in the party it should not sputter on for years, it should end soon and decisively.” - Labour MEP Nessa Childers believes that coalition troubles must not be allowed to drag on.
  • “The Government is very conscious of spending public money responsibly.” - The Department of Taoiseach’s response to TheJournal.ie’s disclosure that no money has been spent on make-up for Enda Kenny since he took office.
  • “We don’t plan on doing many more of these, if any at all” - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on the 416345 billion purchase of Instagram
  • “This is a slippery slope we should not slide down nor encourage. It has echoes of the discredited McCarthy era of the 1950s in US politics.” – Justice Minister Alan Shatter does not like questions about possible meetings with independent TD Michael Lowry.
  • “Croke Park is delivering reforms. I think it’s fair to say there has been a good deal of co-operation with the government and with management in moving forward reforms of the public services.” - Tánaiste and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore says the agreement with the public sector will be honoured.
  • “We found that auditory hallucinations were common even in children as young as 11 years old. It may present like screaming or shouting, and other times it could sound like whispers or murmurs.” - Researchers reveal that a fifth of Irish children between ages 11 and 13 hear voices.
  • “Spain is not going to be rescued; it’s not possible to rescue Spain, there’s no intention to, it’s not necessary and therefore it’s not going to be rescued.” - Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy couldn’t be clearer about talk of a bailout for Spain.
  • “To protect our rights, we reluctantly have filed a lawsuit.” – the US band One Direction file a lawsuit against British heartthrobs... One Direction
  • “If he had just called us and said he couldn’t care for them, we would have taken them and he wouldn’t have been charged with a crime.” – Humane Society director John Dinon after a man in the US abandoned six puppies in a suitcase and was later charged with abandoning animals.

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