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Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thompson and Donna

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Traynor. The headlines this Monday evening

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An inquiry opens into the deaths of five children in hospital - I'm

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live with the details. Ten months after the murder of

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Constable Ronan Kerr, the police appeal for more help to catch his

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killers. A multi-million pound golf course on the role for coast is

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expected to get the go-ahead. -- on the north coast.

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More cars hijacked at the weekend - a man tells us about his traumatic

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experience. I got pulled out of the car and

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could be kicking, so why did. Find out why the former Northern

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Ireland football captain has come out of international retirement.

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And we're expecting much milder temperatures this week, but will

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the sun come out to join them? Find It took eight years to get under

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way, but the public inquiry into the deaths of five children in

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hospitals has already been adjourned on its first day, in what

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the chairman calls a regrettable move. John O'Hara said fresh

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evidence had emerged leaving him with no option but to delay the

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proceedings. Our Health Correspondent joins us from

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Banbridge where the inquiry opened. Remind us of the background to all

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of this, please. Good evening. The public inquiry finally got under

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way behind me here at Bain Bridge court house.

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It was established in 2004 that it years ago -- that is some eight

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years ago, to investigate the death of Adam Strain who died in 1995,

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Claire Roberts and Raychel Ferguson, who died in 2001. She was nine

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years old. The inquiry also examined the events following the

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death of, Mitchell. He was 15. Also Lucie Crockett, who died in 2001.

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The common thread linking these five are young lives is a condition

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known as hyponatraemia, which occurs when a person is giving --

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given too much of an intravenous fluid in hospital.

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This can trigger not enough sodium in the bloodstream, and we now know

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that can result in death. What is the inquiry trying to establish?

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The inquiry team have been a ask to to try and find out how the flow

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would say were administered by medical teams.

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If the doses of the fluid were correct and how regularly these

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young children were checked by medical teams and if, in effect,

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information was passed between medical staff and the media's

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health trusts whenever children were moved from one hospital to the

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Royal Belfast Hospital. The inquiry team has also been asked to examine

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the experiences of the families, including that of Deborah strain,

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whose son Adam was four years old when he died. She paid a very

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moving tribute to her son through her barrister. She said a part of

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her died when he died, and she said that having to hold a child when

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they die is not how it is supposed to be. It was confirmed this

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afternoon in court that the family were asked to sign a

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confidentiality document, which meant they were prevented from

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speaking to members of the press. The inquiry team was Armagh --

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asking why that was allowed to happen. This inquiry has been

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postponed at numerous times. It was then adjourned today -

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explain to us what happened. New evidence emerged today, evidence

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from a Professor who is questioning if Adam Strain died from

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hyponatraemia. This means that if proceedings have

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been adjourned the family's are disappointed but the understand. --

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this means that proceedings have been adjourned and the families are

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disappointed. It breaks my heart every time I've see how it picked

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Show. Or talk about her. -- I see her

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picture. The emotional today, to be honest. A progress hearing is

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should hold for a march to the first come and according to the

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chairman of the inquiry, John O'Hara QC, he says that even if it

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means they have to cut short their ten-week summer holiday break, the

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inquiry team and his report will begin to be written by November.

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The a victim of a car jacking has told BBC Newsline that children who

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were his passengers were show it would class when his vehicle was

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attacked in Belfast. Since the start of the year 15 vehicles have

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been stolen and there have been seven attempted hijackings. The

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police have set up a task force, but Sinn Fein say more could be

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done. Our correspondent was speaking to the driver of that

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vehicle, he does not want to be identified. I was driving up the

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road with my daughter, who is nine years or old, and my niece, who is

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I got pulled out of the car and got a kicking. The car was a way. The

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victim is still traumatised by that attack or on all but street in west

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Belfast which happened just over two weeks ago. He is now receiving

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help and counselling from community restorative justice diamond. We

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have a whole community concerned about going and coming from their

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view also, particularly women in our community, who feel very

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vulnerable. On Saturday there were two more car jack came as in West

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Belfast. One took place on Springfield Parade, when a young

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mother left her car to post a letter. Two youths with hooded

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scarfs pulled over their faces demanded her keys. In another case

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Tamar --, two women were held up at knifepoint.

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Sinn Fein sake not enough has been done to catch those responsible.

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People carrying out the these are attack as she should stop but also

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the police have a duty, and I am calling on additional resources to

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be put into Belfast to tackle this issue, because it is not fair that

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people have to live in fear of intimidation when the average

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driving. The police have rejected criticism they are not doing enough.

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The facts speak for themselves. The fact is we are arrested him dozens

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of people for a wide range of offenders and across the city.

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are arresting some of the car hijackers, and we are charging some

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of them, and I am very hopeful we will continue to make progress in

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that way. Police say there is a number of things motorists are can

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be to help themselves because prevent becoming a victim. They

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include locking the car and having your windows up when driving in a

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bin areas. Plans for a new luxury �100 million golf resort on and off

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court to get the final go-ahead tomorrow at the end of a lengthy

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planning process. The Alvechurch will include an 18

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hole course and a nine-hole course, Villa's and a swimming pool. What

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exactly will be fined? There is plans -- there are plans for a 300

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a 65 acre site close to Alvechurch, not far from the Giant's Causeway.

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The developers say it will rival any golf course in the world and is

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at the luxury end of the market. It will incorporate a five-star hotel,

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120 rooms, 75 villas and has the potential to create 360 jobs. The

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key component is that it would become an important part of a

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cluster of the golf courses on the north coast. It has been a long

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time in the works, why? There have been a planning application form of

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some description for a goal of course on that site for more than

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ten years. The current application was begin

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in 2007. The developers say that had a decision been made then the

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golf course would have been built by now. It is a controversial

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application because of its proximity to the stones of the

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Giant's Causeway. There have been protests about this, and their

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concern is to it will have a detrimental impact on the

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environment and could put the World Heritage status of the Giant's

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Causeway at risk. What will be here tomorrow? The environment minister,

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Alex Attwood, will make a decision that my own tomorrow.

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I understand he has been told by officials they recommend they

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should be an approval for this. Ministers are unlikely to go

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against their officials in a case like this. Also, it has to be seen

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in the context of what the big push to develop Northern Ireland as an

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international golfing location. The answer tomorrow about 12 o'clock,

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but it all points in favour of a Yes. Thank you. Still to come on

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the programme. Real wing in the visitors' - tens

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of thousands are expected in Belfast for the rich charm of the

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world Irish Dancing Championships. Plus Belfast boxer Brian Magee

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looks to the future after successful a defending his title.

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-- defending his title. An inquest has been told that a

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ground warning system was not turned on when a helicopter crashed

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into the Mourne mountains, killing three men. The crash in October

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2010 killed the pilot Anthony Smith, and his passengers, Ian Wooldridge

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and Charles Stisted, a close friend of Prince Charles. The men had been

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returning to the South of England from a shooting party in County

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Tyrone. The aircraft came down in remote countryside a hundred feet

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below the summit of Shanlieve. The inquest in Belfast is expected to

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continue for at least another two days. Detectives investigating the

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murder of Constable roaring care last April say they have linked the

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killing -- Ronan Kerr have liked the killing to nine other dissident

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attacks. Today, the police appealed for help in identifying 11 vehicles

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and a man seen in the area in the days leading up to the attack. Our

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district journalist Louise Cullen report adds. Ronan Kerr's murder in

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April last year shocked the community in Omagh and beyond.

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The first Catholic PSNI officer to be killed, his funeral but the

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community together in an unprecedented show of unity.

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Politicians joined friends and family to lead the newly qualified

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officer to rest. Since then there have been 10 arrests and one person

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charged in connection with the murder. Police won't help

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identifying 11 cars and one man seen in the days before the murder.

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Think to yourself, could that have been me? Was I in the area and that

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time? Does that description sound like me, a member of my family, a

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friend of mine or someone I know? Does the car sound like mine or the

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description of a car I know? The vehicles and a man were all seen in

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a road close to Ronan Kerr's house. Detectives say the drivers and the

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man are all valuable witnesses, some could be potential suspect.

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They have created a map showing each vehicle and a man with

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descriptions in the hope of jogging people's memories. Today detectives

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revealed the murder has been linked to nine other incidents. The

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incidents go back over a number of years, covering incidents that have

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occured in County Tyrone, Belfast and Armagh. This investigation is

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now the biggest since the Omagh bomb. Detectives hope more people

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will come forward with information. Good news and bad news from our

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high streets today. Latest figures show a healthy increase in the

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number of people who hit the shops over the Christmas period, although

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we don't know if they spent money or were just looking. On the

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downside, Northern Ireland still has the highest percentage of empty

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shops. The figures come from the British Retail Consortium in a

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survey of hundreds of centres Shoppers turned out in force in

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December and that is encouraging, after, you know, a difficult year

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to get that many shoppers out on the streets. What we don't quite

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understand is where they spending while they were out? The figures we

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have published today, we puts Northern Ireland shoppers up 7.2%

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only tell you how many people are out there shopping. They don't tell

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you what they are spending. question is where did their shop?

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We have the worst record for empty shops on our high streets?

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Absolutely. Very disappointing to see that edging back up again,

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after some improvements in performance, in the autumn. I can

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only think that that involves some pop up shops that were filling

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empty stores and perhaps, you know didn't last very long and have

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moved on. Extremely worrying to see a vacancy rate of 14%. That is

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worse than anywhere in goodbye. there a solution to it? Well, it is

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very welcome news that the executive has decided to bring

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forward legislation on business improvement districts, they have

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proved very successful, where tried the US and in Scotland and England.

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So that offers some hope. And also the review on planning, which

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answers one of the points in our five point plan to rescue retail in

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Northern Ireland, where we need a town centre first policy.

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assembly has been talking about putting a levy on the big shops.

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You have been to speak to the assembly about this. You say that

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is a bad idea, why? The money that is being spent by the large

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retailers through the large retailer levy clearly, both

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disswaids them from further investment in Northern Ireland,

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certainly in big store formats where they could be caught by the

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levy. Money spent on one thing can't be spent on something else.

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We think investment in business improvement districts for example,

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to make town centres more vibrant, more welcoming for shoppers, is the

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only way to put the heart back in to our communities. The new

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Northern Ireland football manager name his first squad of players

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today. He has only been in the job for a few week bus Michael O'Neill

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has been using his powers of persuasion. He has persuaded Aaron

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Hughs to come out of international retirement. Hughs who captained

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Northern Ireland until last year is included in the squad for the first

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game in charge at against Norway. Aaron Hughes quit international

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football after 13 years at the end of the last campaign. But the fans

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favourite has had a change of heart, after discussions with the new

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manager. It is huge for everyone, not only the squad, but for

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everyone, and it was a positive conversation I had with Aaron. It

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was a big boost for me picking the first squad to have Aaron available.

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It will be a big boost for the rest of the players as well. I would

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regret it more not than if I come back and it doesn't work out, or

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for whatever reason. I can deal with that, because at least I've

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given it another go. If it hadn't done it all all I think it would

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play on my mind more. Also returning to the squad is Newcastle

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player Shane Ferguson, who it was feared would switch to the republic

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after failing to answer a Northern Ireland call-up. We obviously have

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that situation, always in the back of maybe players' minds and the

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media's mind from. The opening conversation I had with Shane, he

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outlined his commitment to Northern Ireland, and that was good enough

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for me. As I say, he sees his future as a Northern Ireland

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international play e and I have no doubt he is a big future. With a

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tough World Cup qualifying campaign looming, the manager will need as

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much experience as he can get. Absolutely. And Sunderland's James

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MacLaine who opted to play for the republic has been called into

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Giovanni Trappatoni's squad for next week's friendly against the

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Czech Republic. In the Carling Irish Premiership the two two teams

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merged with honours even as Portadown drew with Linfield.

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Portadown took the lead in controversial fafpblgts Shaun

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Mackle appeared to foul Jim Ervin in the build up. The Linfield

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manager saw it that way. David Jeffrey as you can see wasn't very

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happy. But Linfield secured a draw thanks to Peter Thompson's

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equaliser. The champions kept their four point lead at the top of the

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table. Third place Cliftonville lost ground, losing 1-0 at the Oval

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to Glentoran on this fine strike. Ballymena were 3-1 winners at

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Carrick. This flying header proved the clincher. Aidan Watson scored

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his first goal of the season to give crust say dors a win. Done

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Dungannon Swifts picked up a 2-0 win but it remains tight at the

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bottom we three points spanning the bottom four sides and this

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afternoon Coagh United booked a quarterfinal place against Linfield.

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Steve Park gave them the lead and Jason Gillespie was on the score

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sheet in the 4-1 win. Boxer Brian McGee has returned to Lisburn with

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his WBA belt after a successful defence of his super middleweight

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title on Saturday. He stopped challenger Rudy Markussen in the

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Firth round. He hopes to get a crack at the world title this year.

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We caught up with him today. Hands up. For now his belt is put to side

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and Brian Magee's focus son his family. He is in the form of his

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career and another knock out performance at the weekend has set

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up an exciting year, and one punch did the damage. Brian McGee and

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Rudy Markussen was on his knees. was wide-open. He had nowhere to go.

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I felt my whole fist sink into his body. Crunch his ribs. Two fights

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ago I was on the same side, where he was, getting hit. Your body, you

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go down into a ball to protect yourself, McGee has had to get back

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and reach the top the hard way. Travelling round the world to fight.

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I am always going to be the underdog. Even as champion you are

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going to challenge as the same time. Every fight it is make or break.

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When you fighting, you loose the title you are back to square one.

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Probably 36 I haven't got three years to start building up again.

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So every fight counts for him and another day. That is the talk, I

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think the fans are busting like, over they call me the Viking

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slayier. I said you invaded island once, it is payback time. That is

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how the big fights are made. will start training for a possible

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defence in May before the big one, in the meantime he have his hands

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full at home. The Viking slayer. I like that. The Dromid Pearses GAA

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have had a five year ban. Pearce's from Kerry had been banned from all

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provincial and All-Ireland club ties and three players have

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received bans ranging from four weeks to three months. Derrytresk

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were banned for five years but have appealed. Pearses have yet to

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decide if they will do the same. Crossmaglen Rangers are through to

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yet another All-Ireland club Gaelic football final. They didn't have it

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all their own way. Crossmaglen Rangers may have to play the

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decider without their captain. It doesn't matter who they are playing,

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where they are playing. Or the conditions they are playing in.

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Nothing seems to phase Crossmaglen Rangers. For much of this game, it

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didn't look like it was going to be their day. But the champions did

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what they do best. Win. Two of their three goals came in a

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devastating second half performance, which proved they are still the

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best in the business. This dismissal was the only negative.

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The club will appeal his straight red card which would rule him out

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of the final. Over the past 15 years the black and amber of

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Crossmaglen Rangers has dominated the club game, on the 17th March,

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they will be hoping to add yet another All-Ireland title to their

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history as they continue to rewrite the record books. Now in rugby

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Ulster remain in the hunt for a play off spot in the Rabo Direct

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Pro 12. That is despite losing at the hands of Cardiff Blues. Ulster

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started the game brightly. Robbie Diack scored the first try of the

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match to give Ulster a half-time lead. But the Blues rallied after

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the break, running out 21 points to 14 winners. North Down hurdler Ben

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Reynolds seen competing a week ago is going the World Indoor

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Championships in Istanbul. He qualified in the 60 metre hurdles

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at a meeting in Belgium. And the Belfast Giant witness in ping in

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support of breast Cancer Research on Saturday. The shirts proved

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lucky. They Rab out 7-1 winners against the Fife Flyers. The giants

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now have a nine point lead at the top of temperature table. And

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finally tonight cricket. Ireland beat Kenya but 117 runs in a world

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league match in Mombasa. Irish cricket going well. I like the

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giants in pink. Now to something that will put a spring in your step.

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If you are in the hospitality trade 20,000 people are expected to visit

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Belfast in the week before Easter for the world Irish dancing

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championships. The celebration of dance has become a regular event in

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the city. Well, we are here at the Waterfront Hall for the launch of

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another World Irish Dancing Championship. It will be the fifth

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time in 12 year, and it brings round 20,000 visitors. Seamus, you

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are from the Irish dancing commission. Why do you keep coming

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back? Belfast is doing something right. And Belfast is a great

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dancing city any way, but the real reason we are here is the support

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we get from the council. And these visitor, where are they from?

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was when they came from the North America, Great Britain, Australasia

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but now we have dancers from 32 countries worldwide. And Niall o

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Donald, the mayor, it is going to be a pretty busy March and April

:25:06.:25:13.

for the city, we have the Titanic sentry celebration, do we have

:25:13.:25:17.

enough hotel beds for anyone. confident we do. This is another

:25:17.:25:21.

huge event if a series for the city of Belfast. You say an estimated

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20,000 people travelling for the World Irish Dancing Championships

:25:25.:25:30.

from all over Ireland, all over the world. Over 4500 competitors. And

:25:30.:25:36.

the event is easing out into venues like the City Council. So a huge

:25:36.:25:41.

event for the city and the people of Belfast will enjoy a great

:25:41.:25:46.

showcase of Irish culture and music. You are a world Irish dancing

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champion. It must be special to be performing in your home city.

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it is fantastic it is in Belfast again. We have the big hauls so it

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is perfect. I think we are feeling the pressure we have our friend and

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family and we want to keep the World Cup here in Belfast. So yes,

:26:06.:26:10.

itst great. So, it is just under six weeks to go before the event

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starts on the 31st March and it is shaping up to be a very busy spring

:26:16.:26:21.

for Belfast hoteliers. It will be very very busy in Belfast. Now the

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very very busy in Belfast. Now the weather. Good news after a chilly

:26:24.:26:29.

weekend. It is going to turn much milder. Today we had temperatures

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of ten degrees. By the middle of the week we could see temperatures

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of 14 degrees. That is seven degrees above what it should be for

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the time of year. To compensate for that, it is going to be cloudier,

:26:40.:26:44.

wetter and it will be windier, but tonight, no frost to worry about,

:26:44.:26:47.

temperatures typically round eight degrees. So tomorrow we hold on to

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the mild temperatures. It will stay breezy but it should be a drier day

:26:52.:26:56.

than today once the dampness clears away. We will continue to see the

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cloud though, a few spots of light rain and drizzle here and there.

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The winds stay brisk, but the temperatures of 11 or 1 degrees. So

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if we manage to catch sunshine it will feel decent. The rain begins

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to push in tomorrow. It will be fairly patchy. Dry spells in

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between. Temperatures tomorrow night will be a mild ten degrees in

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many places, if we had them by day it would be milder, for the time of

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year. So temperatures we are doing pretty good and on Wednesday we

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could see up to 14 degrees. Wednesday is shaping up to be a

:27:31.:27:34.

cloudy day, damp at times with further outbreaks of rain. But as

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we go to the end of the week, we lose much of the rain, it will stay

:27:38.:27:42.

grey and cloudy, but we hold on to the mild temperatures, of round 11

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