Chillaxing and Playboy: The week in quotes

“I do think we need to, I don’t think there’s a parliamentary word for chillax but I think everyone needs to take a step back.”

By Paul Hyland Sunday 14 Oct 2012, 7:00 PM

Oct 14th 2012, 7:00 PM 8,663 Views No Comments

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IT WAS A week when the word chillax was used for the first time ever in Irish politics (we’re guessing here, but we reckon it’s a pretty safe guess).

Unsurprisingly, it was uttered by the youngest TD in Dáil Éireann – Simon Harris.

Mick Wallace fell out of favour (again) and Dublin’s Lord Mayor weighed in, via Twitter, on the overdraft for Tallaght Hospital.

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

Chillaxing and Playboy: The week in quotes

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TD for Wicklow Simon Harris: "I do think we need to, I don't think there's a parliamentary word for chillax but I think everyone needs to take a step back." (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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Mattie McGrath TD on Enda Kenny: "The most sickening thing last week was to see the Taoiseach on the front page of Playboy magazine". (Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
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The Dublin Lord Mayor responds to the news of Tallaght Hospital's overdraft.
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Chillaxing and Playboy: The week in quotes

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