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Puke football and pengwings: The week in quotes
“There can be no doubt that a life defined by those three bleak words ‘no fixed address’ is a life deprived of the most basic entitlements that most citizens take so much for granted.”
IT WAS A week when everyone learned all about the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
The Ferugson police chief apologised, and we learned that Benedict Cumberbatch can’t pronounce ‘penguins’.
All that, and more, it’s the week in quotes:
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Overnight, I went from being a small-town police chief to being part of a conversation about racism, equality and the role of policing in that conversation. As chief of police, I want to be part of that conversation. I also want to be part of the solution.
Ferguson’s police cheif Thomas Jackson apologised to Michael Brown’s family and to peaceful protesters who came to the city for equality rallies.
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People are becoming disgusted with the way Fine Gael is being run.
The words of Fine Gael TD John Deasy in the wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of John McNulty to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) days before he was announced as the Fine Gael nominee for the Seanad.
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I am not personally disgruntled, I’m disappointed. The party is ignoring the talented pool of female candidates and is regressing the gender balance further.
Samantha Long, one of the Fine Gael hopefuls overlooked for the Seanad by-election nomination, quit the party saying it is ignoring female candidates.
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When we saw the site, we thought — in a way — what’s the fuss about?
The new lead architect on the Children’s Hospital project was a little surprised that people were opposed.
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There can be no doubt that a life defined by those three bleak words ‘no fixed address’ is a life deprived of the most basic entitlements that most citizens take so much for granted.
Michael D Higgins spoke out about how it can be difficult for people unaffected by homelessness to fully comprehend its impact.
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If Tyrone introduced puke football, then on Sunday in Croke Park, Kerry were the little girl in ‘The Exorcist’ whose head revolves as she machine-guns the walls with a torrent of vomit.
Joe Brolly launched another astonishing broadside at All-Ireland champions Kerry.
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The definition of relief is being Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and ringing the Queen and saying, “It’s alright, it’s okay”. That was something. She purred down the line.
David Cameron was asked to apologise for saying that Queen Elizabeth “purred” with contentment after he informed her that Scottish voters had rejected independence.
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Pengwings.
We learned that Benedict Cumberbatch can’t pronounce “penguins”.
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