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'The justice system is a f**king joke in this country': The week in quotes

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

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How can you put a time on a person? Where’s is the justice? The justice system is a fucking joke in this country.

The parents of a man stabbed to death in 2015 expressed anger after their son’s killer was jailed for five years.

Malaysia North Korea Murder By Poison Shizuo Kambayashi, Wong Maye-E / PA Wire Shizuo Kambayashi, Wong Maye-E / PA Wire / PA Wire

If North Korea is confirmed to have been behind the killing, the international community would view this as a state-led act of terrorism that infringes upon Malaysia’s sovereignty.

Seoul’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half brother in Malaysia, which has racketed up tensions in the region.

Policing Authority meeting Dublin PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

The fact is you have a large complicated force and there are issues of significant concern and I think the message you need to be very aware of the message that sends to your garda members. They may well know all’s not well in the garden – I don’t know what, I don’t know where – but they will know for sure where things aren’t well in the garden.

The message from Policing Authority member Maureen Lynott to top-ranking gardaí at a public meeting earlier this week.

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The HSE said they would look towards Ava’s application for medicinal cannabis as a priority, they’d look at it urgently. But their sense of urgency and our sense of it are not meeting up at all.

Vera Twomey spoke of her efforts to speed up access to potentially life-changing medication for her daughter Ava.

Vatican Pope Andrew Medichini / PA Wire Andrew Medichini / PA Wire / PA Wire

There are many Catholics who are like this and they cause scandal. How many times have we all heard people say ‘if that person is a Catholic, it is better to be an atheist’.

Pope Frances said that it is better to live your life as an atheist rather than be a Catholic who doesn’t subscribe to the values of the religion.

Call me.
Caitlyn Jenner’s message to President Trump over his latest actions affecting the LGBTQ community.

A cryptic tweet from Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell.
https://www.facebook.com/2fmofficial/videos/1554777821202394/

Then I saw the ad that he made where he said “In my area, you hit a cow on the road and that’s about the worst you’re doing”.

Married With Children and Modern Family actor Ed O’Neill nailed an impression of Jackie Healy-Rae. Yep, Jackie Healy-Rae.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:28 PM

    Every doctor I ever had – told me that it was important to complete the full course.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:29 PM

    @Fank Pulman: and dentist…

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    Mute Greg Blake
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    Jul 27th 2017, 3:13 PM

    @Fank Pulman: Ah here doctors, make up yer minds.

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello.
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    Jul 27th 2017, 6:28 PM

    @Fank Pulman: Doctors also used to prescribe cigarettes to regain your strong . The advice changes in accordance with the best latest information, as it should.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 6:29 PM

    @Neal Ireland Hello.: *strength

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    Jul 27th 2017, 11:56 PM

    @Neal Ireland Hello.: I doubt that…evidence ?

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:27 PM

    I never finish the course of antibiotics always stopped after maybe 3 days when im feeling better, have never had any bad effects from doing so either, Just saying!

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:40 PM

    @Colette Kearns: Well Colette please explain how you grew that third arm?

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:43 PM

    @Gary: Colete hasn’t grown a third arm , her fourth one fell off : )

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    Jul 27th 2017, 2:29 PM

    @Garry , what are you on about??

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    Jul 27th 2017, 3:25 PM

    @Colette Kearns: Seems it was actually the sense of humour that fell off!

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    Jul 27th 2017, 9:34 PM

    @Colette Kearns:
    @Rory Stafford:
    I would certainly not take antibiotics and don’t believe I ever have healthy body Will not allow bacteria to multiply as for virus it’s no good anyway
    If my children were sick a doctor would certainly have to put forward a very good verified reason for there use The inappropriate use of antibiotics is widespread and wrong

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    Jul 27th 2017, 10:43 PM

    @Colette Kearns: Whoever these British clowns are they should be ignored: Stopping antibiotics when “you feel better” rather than when the course ends is dangerous for two reasons, firstly the not all of the bacteria are gone and if they multiple and attack your system again they will have built up a resistance to the antibiotics. And secondly this is where Superbugs, that antibiotics are ineffective on, come from.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 4:18 PM

    This is based on one paper. One. Against all of the research prior that indicates this is a bad idea. People still routinely don’t finish the course — maybe wait to see that this is confirmed before pushing more people to do that.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 2:40 PM

    This is strange because drug resistant TB has said to be a direct result of people not completing their medication. They actually have people calling around making sure people don’t stop medication when they feel better.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 2:16 PM

    This has to be fake news! Drug companies and their prescribing agents have no interest in shifting shed loads of tablets just for profit!
    They are looking after our health and have no interest in financial rewards or holidays for prescribing a particular anti-biotic.
    Just saying like.
    Anyone seen Bob Geldoff anywhere? Something bad is going to happen if he dosent appear in public soon!

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    Jul 27th 2017, 1:48 PM

    Treat every day like it’s your last , one day you’ll be right .
    Only the other day a scientific study claimed , alcohol improves memory .
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/24/alcohol-improves-memory-scientists-say-study-finds-drinking/

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    Jul 27th 2017, 2:04 PM

    The humanity
    Diseases resistant to drugs
    Go
    Unleavened bread
    Locusts and honey if you can

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    Jul 27th 2017, 2:34 PM

    This is 70 year old science that was never updated.

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    Jul 27th 2017, 5:56 PM

    This error posting comment message is really annoying!

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    Jul 27th 2017, 6:07 PM

    @journal.ie
    If you write a comment that goes over the 800 characters, but then edit it to under 800 it still give the error posting comment message, even if you copy the text and try to post it as a new comment, is this a glitch of the text limit?

    Can’t you increase the limit to a number, so actual comments can be made, instead of quasi tweets!

    Yes, I realise my “@journal.ie” is a quasi tweet!
    :-)

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