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'They’re f*****g cheats. It’s simple as that': The week in quotes

Here’s what was said and who said what this week.

South Africa Kidnapped Found Schalk van Zuydam Schalk van Zuydam

You cannot go out and steal a child and expect that the society will accept that, or the courts will accept that, or the general public will accept that.

A South African prosecutor lays down some truths after a woman was jailed for 10 years after kidnapping a newborn baby from a hospital and raising her.

Pat Hickey's passport and accreditation Pat Hickey's documents displayed by Rio police. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

In general, Shane Ross needs “to be put back in his box”. You should say that at the moment an Irishman has been charged by the Brazilian authorities and is fundamentally entitled to due process and to the presumption of innocence.

A legal advisor Olympic Council of Ireland gives some rather questionable advice about how to treat the Minister for Sport.

Michael Conlan following his defeat to Vladimir Nikitin

The AIBA are cheats. They’re fucking cheats. It’s simple as that. That’s me. I’ll never box for anyone again. They’re cheating bastards, they’re paying everybody.

Irish boxer Michael Conlan rages at amateur boxing authorities after judges decided he lost to his Russian opponent Vladimir Nikitin at the Rio Olympics.

Campaign 2016 Trump Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a campaign speech in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gerald Herbert Gerald Herbert

A rare apology from Donald Trump as his poll numbers continue to plummet and his campaign team gets a shake up.

Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly, where it may have caused personal pain.

UK police visit Balearic islands PA Archive / Press Association Images PA Archive / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

I saw a man walking up wearing a hoodie. I thought it was strange because it was roasting. I saw him pull out a gun.

The partner of an Irishman murdered in Majorca speaks of the moment the father was gunned down on front of his children.

11/10/2015 Mick Wallace Dail Scenes Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

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TDs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly launch their new namaleaks.com website for people to submit confidential information about their dealings with the State’s bad bank.

Afghanistan Womens Rights AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

We agree that we reject the burqa, we agree that we want to introduce a legal requirement to show one’s face in places where it is necessary for our society’s coexistence — at the wheel, at public offices, at the registry office, in schools and universities, in the civil service, in court.

Germany’s interior minister comes out in favour of a partial ban on the Islamic burqa.

Big fan of quotes? We round up the best ones every week. 

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