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Groomed the nation and bulging disc: The week in quotes

“I just had a bulging disc that came out and it’s difficult. What happens is when the bulge comes out it’s like a piece of toothpaste coming out of an onion and that normally hits the nerve and causes you pain.”

IT WAS A week in which the Oireachtas held extensive hearings on abortion as the government prepares to legislate for the X Case.

A landmark case at the High Court addressed the issue of the right to die, details of the inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar were confirmed and an RTÉ newsreader was caught rapid.

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

Groomed the nation and bulging disc: The week in quotes
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