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Good evening. This is BBC Newsline...

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Our main story this Monday evening. Attacks on the former business M

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Farr -- empire of Fermanagh Business tycoon Sean Quinn that

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threaten jobs and put lives at risk. The other headlines this evening...

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The family of the teenager who drowned in Lough Swilly say they

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are relieved his body has been found.

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The Vatican recalls its garage ambassador for discussions over the

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clerical sex scandal. A palette factory is destroyed by

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fire. A final �4 million is pumped into

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the SS Nomadic with just idea left to finish the job of restoration.

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And I will have the weather for the BBC Newsline has learned that in

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the last three months there have been more than a dozen incidents of

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serious vandalism connected to businesses once owned by the firm

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and a tie Quinn Sean Quinn. -- the firm and a tycoon.

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The vandalism has caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damage.

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In many cases it has involved bringing down power lines and NIE

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has warned that, if the pattern continues, someone is likely to be

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killed. Our correspondent is outside the Quinn cement factory in

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Derrylin. The incident here at the cement

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factory at the weekend was the most serious so far. A number of

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vehicles were set on fire, and the police have told me they believe

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the damage was up to �250,000. In addition, three electricity poles

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were cut down. They connect the wind turbines on the hill to the

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electricity grid as well as supplying power to the Quinn

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businesses in the area. NIE say there have been 14 incidents in

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recent months. They say that, on most occasions, the poll has been

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partly cut through and they are left for the wind to be brought

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down. On one occasion, power lines fell onto a road, and on another

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occasion a farm worker hair but the fizzing of the electricity lines

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coming from a hedge. -- heard the fizzing. They say it is a matter of

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time before someone is killed. Why do the police think this is

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happening, and who is responsible? This is the subject of a police

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investigation. The PSNI are devoting considerable resources,

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drafting in officers from outside an area as part of the

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investigation, also increasing patrols in the Derrylin area. They

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are investigating several possible motives for the attacks, but they

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say this began when Sean Quinn was removed from his business empire.

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I had a meeting with Sean Quinn a few weeks ago, and he made it clear

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to me that he is very concerned about this, that he does not want

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anyone acting in his name, that the Quinn group is something he worked

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very hard to develop over a number of hears in that particular area of

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Derrylin. He has a significant number of employees working there,

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and does not want to see that destroyed.

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There was no comment from the Quinn group today, but back in May when

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the vandalism began day warned that these attacks were putting the

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businesses under serious threat. Local Sinn Fein politicians have

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condemned what has happened, and they say that people here may not

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like the way Quinn was removed from his business empire, but these

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misguided acts are putting further jobs at risk.

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The body of the Londonderry teenager Sean McNair was recovered

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from Lough Swilly yesterday afternoon. He had been celebrating

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with friends in Rathmullan and had jumped off the peer and swept away

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by strong currents. The teacher at his school described him as a good-

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natured people who would be sadly missed.

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Sean McNair went missing nine days ago. He had been drinking with

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friends when they decided to jump into the water at 1:30am. They had

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been in high spirits enjoying birthday celebrations. Friends

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tried to grab hold of them, but he was swept away with the strong

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current. For eight days, a huge search operation had been

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continuing round the coastline, involving navy divers, the

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coastguard and hundreds of volunteers. The search ended

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yesterday, when the teenager's body was recovered. His mother, Jackie,

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who was comforted during the search, said she was now relieved she could

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give her son a Christian burial. All week, people have been called

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into the family home offering condolences and support. They

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included teachers from his school. The popular teenager had been

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waiting to find out the results of his GCSEs and intended to take A-

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levels. In a statement, the school Had described Sean McNair as a

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quiet and good-natured young man. His tragic loss was deeply felt by

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the entire school community. A heartfelt sympathy was offered to

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the family, with friends pledging support at this difficult time. The

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family of name to -- Sean McNair have paid tribute to all those who

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helped in any way. The funeral's take -- the funeral is taking place

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here at St Mary's Church. The Vatican has recalled its

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representatives to Ireland. The Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Leanza is

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back in Rome to discuss the report that clinical abuse cases were

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dealt within County Cork. Is this a sign of the Vatican's displeasure

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at the very public dressing-down that the Taoiseach gave it last

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week? I think there is a certain amount

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of that. The Vatican are trying to show displeasure at what they see

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as the excessive political reaction. They can't hide from -- at the

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appropriate this at at least some of what Enda Kenny said, and I

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think the Taoiseach was saying what a lot of people felt about the

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issue. The ambivalence from the Vatican, on this issue. People are

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annoyed about the -- they are annoyed about the excessive

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reactions, calls for the Papal Nuncio to be expelled even before

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the Vatican can respond. I think they feel that is premature and

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want to protest about that. At the same time they want to show how

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serious they are taking the issue. It is unprecedented, no Papal

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Nuncio has been recalled before in Ireland, I cannot think of one in

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western Europe -- western Europe., a Enda Kenny is unrepentant and is

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talking about the massive support he has had for what he has said.

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I think that will have shocked at the Vatican greatly, and the Papal

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Nuncio will be able to articulate to them the depth of anger there is

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among politicians, ordinary Catholics and people in Ireland as

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a whole. One of the criticisms us had to be taken at a Beale level is,

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they do not seem to have been able to sufficiently called the summit

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of public anger or appreciate their slackness in the past has

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contributed to this problem, and as a result to the anger that is there.

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I hope the Papal Nuncio can inform A pallet business has been

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deliberately burned down in County Antrim. The police are looking for

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a man seen running away from the building. They are also

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investigating unrelated suspicious fires over the weekend.

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This company has been put it of business. It had customers all over

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Ireland. Used pallets were brought here. Today, some orders were due

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to go out but nothing will be leaving now. The fire service work

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through the night to get the blaze under control using seven fire-

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fighting units from nearby towns in Belfast. It took seven hours.

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damage is extensive. Inside the building, a car, a

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couple of forklift, and a heavy- duty industrial salt, all valued at

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thousands of pounds, and all destroyed. A man was seen running

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away close to midnight. Although investigations are continuing to

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find out how it started, the fire service have confirmed it was

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deliberate, and looking around it is easy to understand. All of the

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building, inside and out, all of the yard, gutted. Every last pallet,

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no rubble. Meanwhile, over the weekend in an unrelated incident, a

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building in west Belfast was damaged by fire. There have been a

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number of break-ins at St John's in recent weeks.

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We have 26 teams are at any one time, throughout the week we would

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have a lot of activity, and it impacts us. Even from our point of

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view of revenue, this would generate funds for the club and

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that will have actions. Along the road, a block of flats

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had to be evacuated following a fire. It was an old printing shop

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that was unoccupied at the time. The police say it was our son.

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A book of condolence for the people of Norway has been opened at the

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City Hall in Belfast. At least 76 people lost their lives at the

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youth camp massacre and the Oslo bomb attack. The lord Mayor and

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deputy lord Mayor worse first to sign the book. -- were first to

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sign the book. No one could help but be horrified

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by what was taking place. I felt compelled that we should extend

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that solidarity and show our support.

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I hope the Lord wraps his arms around them at this time and loves

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them through their grief and through their pain. We in Northern

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Ireland have experienced this for too long and they are experiencing

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it now. I hope the Lord will be with him and will confront them.

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A team from knobbly is competing in this year's Milk Cup and be able

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report on them later in the programme.

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Also coming up... Just idea left to turn two new

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decks into a maritime money spinner. We look at some of the best local

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hopes for next summer's Olympic I knew councillor in Bali money who

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has been in self-imposed exile since the legality of his election

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was questioned, says he now regrets pitting himself before the

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electorate. He has been interviewed by the

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police and could face prosecution for breaching electoral law. He is

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our Political Correspondent. Ian McAfee became a Barlinnie

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counsellor in me. A council official claimed he should never

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Boy decided that if there was going to be a query over my Energis --

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eligibility, I told them there and then... Since then, his seat in the

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council chamber has been absent. His mistake was not to read the

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1972 Local Government Act. He works as a health equality officer. He is

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attached to Ballymena Borough Council. He has been interviewed by

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the police. Some days it was really difficult. Other days, you get

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really determined that there is still a job to do. I really want to

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stand for a number of issues. I stand for a six -- a section of the

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community who feel they were not been listened to. The affair is

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causing anger both inside and outside the council. Above all, he

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was branded a criminal. It was trivial. Is the letters in the

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local paper is anything to go by, the public agrees. They are voters

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out there who want to change, and I think Iain McAfee wrote that tide

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of opinion. He wrote that ticket and got elected. Those voters feel

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cheated. Iain McAfee says he has regrets. It has been a life

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experience, regardless of the how this turns out. I have had, if you

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like, a double edged sword. I have been elected, and the fact that so

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many people voted for me. I have the downside of it, everything else

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that has happened since. council says it is now a matter for

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the police and the court. They point out where a councillor fails

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to attend a meeting for six consecutive month, the position

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will become vacant. That could Money has been found to restore the

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SS Nomadic. More than �3 million of lottery money and government cash

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There is no way I could walk along here and come down the steps in

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front of the like the stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Charlie Chaplin.

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They were ferried out to ocean liners. We are here at the -- now

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but the final funding hurdle has been cleared. �3 million of public

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and government money. It must be the only ship that war for

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engineers have had a second go at finishing. With the money found,

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you can now get a clear look at how the work is being done. In this

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space in four or five weeks time, you will see both the upper decks

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restored and therefore the SS Nomadic to this public will look

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how it did when it left. There will be finishing touches. The funding

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announced today will cover all the detailed work. �7 million of work

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for an old ship with no roof which will never sail again. It has been

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a hard sell, but the Stormont Mensa's it -- minister responsible

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feels equal to it. We explained that there are economic benefits,

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but there it would be a major draw and a major aspect of our tourism

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for the city. The money that has been brought in through tourism,

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the number of jobs that are created, we begin to realise the value it

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has. The tourists will visit for next year's and Erith --

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anniversary of the Titanic sinking. What we do give a project like this

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millions of pounds? Let's ask a representative of the Heritage

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Lottery Fund. What was it about the Project Committee and the trustees

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say it was worth it? Look around to hear. This is the last remaining

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large-scale authentic type of Titanic heritage. It is a place

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that will tell the story of the Titanic and the people who built it.

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It will contextualise what the 8th early 1900s were like. It is a

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compelling argument for our trustees. It is going to be a

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tremendous restoration of what the ship looks like 100 years ago. You

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will be able to go in the first class, second class and third class

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areas. We think is really exciting. �7 million in restoration. Do you

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think it can pay for itself through tourist money? Very much so. The

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business plan we received is quite conservative. At least it is wise

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in that respect. We believe it will be a tremendous extra accolade for

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Belfast. They work so well with the signature project which is right

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hide -- beside us, and places like the Thomson dock as well. Thank you

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for joining us. In a few weeks, they tell us this marquee will be

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removed, and people be well-armed word -- well under way in getting

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its into a maritime a money spinner. Thank you very much. It has been a

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difficult and poignant afternoon for a Norwegian soccer team playing

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today. They were playing at the Nokia -- Milk Cup soccer tournament.

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They are a team from a small fishing village just outside Oslo

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with a population of 5,000 people. It is their first visit to the Milk

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Cup, and usually they would not get much media attention. But the

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tragedy back home and there was a lot of insult -- interest in the

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side today. A colourful carnival through Colraine. But this year's

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Milk Cup parade had a sombre note. This Norwegian team made the

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decision to travel. They received a standing ovation as they came

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through -- came into the Showground. Their first game was today. They

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Their first game was today. They may have lost to Plymouth Argyle,

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but the result was far from anyone's thoughts. Even the Prime

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Minister of Norway is saying that they want lot to go on as normal.

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We came onto the pitch. It was fantastic to see the people. There

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was one minute's silence. Everyone was standing. It was fantastic for

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us. It was absolutely fantastic. us. It was absolutely fantastic.

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For one local player, the visit has given him a special opportunity.

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Another keeper came in. The second keeper broke his fingers, so they

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rang my old coat and they said they should play me. That is how I ended

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up here. What does it mean to have a chance to play in the Milk Cup?

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It is very big. I'm glad I am here. It is just amazing. Many people

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will bring great memories. This Donegal and Tyrone will carry after

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hopes into the business end of the All-Ireland Jadeja. Both counties

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go to Croke Park four matches because Kildare and Roscommon

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respectively. But it was the end of A black day at Croke Park. One

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A black day at Croke Park. One point separated Cork from Down.

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After all the progress of last year, it seems that Down have taken a

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wrong turn. We will have to think about where we go for another day.

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We will sit down as a management team. We will regroup and

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recuperate. They will go back to club football. At the end of the

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day, it was hard to swallow. would be unfortunate if Martin

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Clark's last act as a Gaelic footballer would be a red card.

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This discount -- this disallowed the qualifiers, art Tyrone. They

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were helped by this terrible moment The London Olympics are one year

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away this week. Over the next five days here on Newsline, we are going

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to look at the best regional hopes. We begin with Wendy Houvenhagel.

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She just needs a gold medal in London to complete her collection.

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As Northern Ireland's first female athlete to claim a gold medal since

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Dame Nellie -- Dame Mary Peters, it turned Wendy Houvenhagel into a

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household name. When I got into the last Olympics, I have been a

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professional for just to make years, and to get a silver medal after two

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years was phenomenal. I think it was another former years and just

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knowing what is involved, it sets me in a good position to go one

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better. Spike coming to the sport relatively late, when the has

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become one of the most consistent performances -- performers in

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British cycling. He has got silver medals in the world championships

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and Commonwealth Games. Wendy's hopes of gold light in the team

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discipline. It is -- it was an inaugural event in 2000 late. Since

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then we have won another two colds. -- golds. Personally, I feel that

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our best performance will come at the back -- London Olympics. After

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that, I will consider moving on from sport after that. If it is to

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be her swansong, the 36-year-old is trying for a dream finale. I enjoy

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it preparing for my events. I put - - I enjoyed the aspect of being

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thorough and getting through the training is a day-to-day job, and I

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get on that -- get on with that as conscientiously as possible. There

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is just one more to add to the More Dreams Of Gold all this week,

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but for Katie Kirk of Lagan Valley, it is already a reality. She ran in

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the team relay in Lucerne yesterday. The gold medal clinched in dramatic

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fashion right at the finish line. Evident delight afterwards. Good

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for them. Ciara Mageean claimed silver in the 1,500 metres. She hit

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the front in the last straight, but she was just pipped at the end. Two

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other notable successes. Peter Chambers partnered Kieren Annamarie

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The Irish girls can do it just as That get the latest weather.

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great weekend, and you were out in force with your cameras taking lots

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and lots of pictures. My e-mail him box was foiled. If you were sitting

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in your own back garden, you were aware of the strong July sunshine.

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Some fabulous sunsets. The clouds It was a lovely evening for the

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Milk Cup. The cloud has cleared away quite nicely. It will stay dry

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for most of us. The worst case scenario is some rain in the West.

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Despite the clear skies, a fairly warm night. The next couple of

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nights will feel more humid. Tomorrow, the sunshine continues.

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Eastern Counties will look like they have the best of it. It will

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be a dry day, and the sunshine will mean it is warming up quite nicely.

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20 degrees in Belfast, 21 over Down and Armagh. Temperatures will be 18

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or 19 in the West. Strong July sunshine meant there were a couple

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of red faces in the newsroom today. The East-West split continues

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