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Catholic country and contrition: The week in quotes

“I was out there last night and he’s definitely alive.”

IT WAS A week in which the death of a Savita Halappanavar shocked the nation and renewed debate about abortion in this country.

The resignation of the David Petraeus as head of the CIA led to the uncovering of  a wider sex scandal involving another senior military figure and the death of Fungi was greatly exaggerated.

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

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