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A darker past and Jesus, there's a lump there: The week in quotes

“These revelations are a reminder of our darker past where children were far from cherished.”

IT WAS A week when a government investigation and garda report into an alleged mass grave in Tuam were announced.

The Minister for Finance revealed he underwent treatment for cancer, and the possibility of a future coalition between Labour and Sinn Fein was mooted.

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

Probe into mother and baby homes Niall Carson / PA Wire Niall Carson / PA Wire / PA Wire

These revelations are a reminder of our darker past where children were far from cherished.

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Charlie Flanagan’s comments as a government investigation into a grave that may contain as many as 796 babies next a former home for unmarried mothers in Galway was announced.

Pearse Doherty Dail Scenes Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

The proposal before us is nine men sitting in a bunker for the year.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty’s thoughts on the upcoming banking inquiry.

bus-driver-2 Liam Phelan Liam Phelan

I’ll run you over, no problem.

Footage emerged of a Dublin Bus driver veering into a cycle lane and threatening a cyclist.

Michael Noonan.Pictured the Minister f Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

You’re showering in the morning and suddenly your fingers run over something and you say ‘Jesus, there’s a lump there’.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan described the moment he discovered he had cancer.

Alex White announces candidacy for Labour Party Leader Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

I don’t think there is any party in the Dáil that can afford to exclude including Sinn Féin.

Labour leader contender Alex White refused to rule out the possibility that the party could go into government with Sinn Féin after the next election.

Taximan Cleans Car File photo. Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

Once I got him to Howth and he had gotten out of the car, I called gardaí who did everything that they could, but by the time they’d arrived, he had jumped off the cliff.

The word’s of a taxi driver who picked a man up from near a psychiatric ward in April who asked to be taken to Howth. (Helplines available here).

Kim Kardashian was adamant she and Kanye West had a nice honeymoon in Ireland… despite going home early.

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