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Round 1

“Fight the real enemy” - Sinead O’Connor

“Our battle is nothing to what their battle is.” - Karen Gearon

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Round 2

“We were born into an unjust system. We are not prepared to grow old in it.” - Bernadette Devlin

“The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.” - Maeve Binchy

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Semifinals

“People do not change, they are merely revealed.” - Anne Enright

“Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat” - Elizabeth Bowen

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Finals

“Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver.” - Constance Markievicz

“If you are small and don’t particularly want credit for what you are doing, you can achieve a lot.” - Mary Robinson