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'You’ll be found dead in a ditch with a bullet in the back of your head': The week in quotes
“Hearing him say a full sentence triggered something in me to know where this violence comes from.”
IT WAS A WEEK when a massive u-turn on water charges was announced, the Ian Bailey’s case against the State continued, and there were warnings of a new Cold War.
All that, and more, it’s the week in quotes.
It’s almost like, I didn’t expect him to be an intelligent human being. I didn’t expect him to be human at all. I had heard him make utterances, but always monosyllabic. Hearing him say a full sentence triggered something in me to know where this violence comes from.
Tom Meagher spoke of the ‘unhealthy obsession’ he developed with his wife’s, Jill, murderer.
I don’t know what failed, or if anything failed. I just know that I don’t hold any grudges. If my infection is good for something, to better study the disease and help develop a vaccine, or if my blood can be used to cure other people, I am available.
The Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa left hospital.
I feel the day of going out and saying that peoples’ water is going to be cut off or reduced to a trickle is over.
The Minister for the Environment confirmed that householders will not have their water supply cut off or reduced if they don’t pay the water charges.
We don’t have any more Christmas, we only have sadness.
Kristina Kuleviceine, sister of Jolanta Lubiene who was murdered last year along with her eight-year-old daughter Enrika, spoke of what it was like living in the aftermath of her death.
I was told by a garda that even if we don’t pin this on you, you’re finished in Ireland. You’ll be found dead in a ditch with a bullet in the back of your head.
The words of Ian Bailey during his case against the State this week.
The world is on the brink of a new Cold War. Some are even saying that it’s already begun.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on recent world tensions.
I’m looking forward to a time when I can stand here and ask ‘Is there a problem with the WiFi?’ and nobody raises their hand and I believe that time will be 2015 or otherwise we won’t be in this country very much longer.
Paddy Cosgrave and the Summit’s infamous Wifi problems.
It’s shocking when you read them, and you realise that this is how these guys were dealing with us. Some people would ask, ‘where was the European solidarity?’.
NERI Director Tom Healy was surprised by the infamous Trichet-Lenihan letters.
It’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt, or worse.
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar said there was a “very sinister fringe” of violent water protesters:
You have euros in Ireland ? Why do you have euros in Ireland?
CNBC’a Joe Kernan was very, very confused about Ireland.
Curry my yoghurt can coca coalyer.
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell came under fire after poking fun at the Irish language.
WHY DO I BOTHER MY BOLLOX!!!!!!!!!
Councillor Kenny Egan had something to get off his chest.
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