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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: The death of a man in West

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Belfast is linked to drugs. I'm live with the details.

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The police begin and attempted murder inquiry after a woman is shot

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five times. A younger brother of Gerry Adams gives evidence in his

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own defence at his trial. This tourist attraction is shutting its

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doors for good. The redevelopment of the Windsor Park football stadium,

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will it go ahead? We'll have the latest. Yet another grey, damp and

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drizzly day today. But a change is on the way. Drier and brighter for

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tomorrow. Join me later for the full forecast.

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First, to the news that a man has died and two others are in hospital

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in Belfast. The local MP Paul Maskey says there are suspicions that drugs

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may have been a factor. Our reporter Helen Jones is on the Falls Road for

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us. Helen Jones is on the Falls Road for

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Demand was 28 and was from this area wealth -- West Belfast. He died on

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Tuesday morning. It is believed that he and two friends were at the same

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party. Those two friends are now stable in hospital. It is suspected

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that drugs were linked to these -- this death, but we will not know

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until a toxicology report. Joining me is Benny. What is the situation?

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The family have not told me anything as yet. They have to wait for

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results with the toxicology report. The family at this time are totally

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devastated. He was a popular young men in this community. Anyone he

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would speak to spoke with a smile and their face about how much of a

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character he was. Kevin played football for a lot of clubs. He also

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coached. Anybody else who has any uploads with drugs or drugs misuse

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can't get back to talk to anybody on any helpline. Is there any you

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recommend? There is 124-hour a day number. They can access -- it is

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accessible at any time. The police are treating the shooting

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of a woman outside her East Belfast home last night as attempted murder.

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The 24-year-old was shot five times and a paramilitary link is one of

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the lines of enquiry. It's the first attack of this kind on a woman in

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more than 20 years. A bloodstained towel lies on the

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ground outside the home of the shooting victim this morning. The

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24-year-old woman was dragged from her house just after 10:30pm last

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night. It is understood she was shot five times, sustaining injuries to

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her lower abdomen, legs and left arm. People in the street were

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reluctant to talk about what happened, but one neighbour, who did

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not want to be identified, said she was not sure what was going on when

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the shots rang out. I thought the shots where fireworks because the

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kids have been going on lately with fireworks. I heard a scream. She was

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shouting out for help. The motive for the account is still not clear,

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but the police have still not ruled out a paramilitary punishment

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shooting. The shooting of the woman has drawn widespread condemnation,

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including from local politicians. The shooting of a young woman is an

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appalling crime, and to do it in a residential area is just a

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thoughtless and obscene act, and I think that we need people to step up

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and support the police and the rule of law and protect the community by

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working with the police. There will be rumours flying around the

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community. There will be reasons given as to why it happened, but

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nobody has the rights to carry out a punishment shooting. It is a

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barbaric incident, but barbaric and the respect that there were other

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incidents -- witnesses to it. One lady approached the woman but had to

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go back because she had children with her. Incidence of this kind,

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where women are targeted by gunmen, are relatively rare. Since 1990,

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there have only been three female casualties all in the Belfast area,

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including last night's shooting. casualties all in the Belfast area,

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A younger brother of Gerry Adams on trial accused of raping and

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assaulting his eldest daughter has been giving evidence in his defence.

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Liam Adams who, is 58 and from Bernagh Drive in Belfast, denies ten

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offences against his daughter in more than 30 years ago.

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Liam Adams came to court today to enter the witness box, the first

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time the jury of nine men and three women had heard his voice. Asked by

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time the jury of nine men and three the defence barrister about the

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charges, he consistently denied them. It emerged in court that Liam

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Adams had lied to the court in 2007 during interviews. He told them he

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had not met his daughter and Gerry Adams in 1987 to be confronted about

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the allegations. Today he told the court that the meeting and that

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confrontation had indeed happened. That begs the question from counsel,

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why did he lie to the police, ignoring clearly the advice from his

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solicitor? He said he had a good reason, because of the way he had

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been brought up. It was drummed into be -- me by my father that you do

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not talk about Jerry and the barracks to the soldiers the police

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or the media. Later he said that you did not talk about Gerry Adams. He

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was later cross-examined by a did not talk about Gerry Adams. He

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prosecution barrister about the meeting, and was reminded that his

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ex-wife remembers talking to him after it. The barrister said:

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Mr Adams told the court that family life had been normal 30 years ago

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and that he had been a good father to his daughter. He said that she

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did not -- he did not know why she made these allegations against him

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as a child and as a grown woman. made these allegations against him

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Asked about each of the nation in turn, he replied each time that he

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was telling the truth and nothing like that ever happened.

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Liam Adams testified in court for around three hours and have now

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completed his evidence in the trial. Further witnesses are expected to be

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told tomorrow when the defence completes its

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The latest now on the Dungannon woman Michaella McCollum who's

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charged with drug trafficking in Peru. The 20-year-old and her

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Scottish friend Melissa Reid had pleaded guilty to having 11 kilos of

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cocaine in their luggage at Lima Airport last month hoping that their

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admission would get them a reduced sentence. But last night the

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Peruvian authorities challenged their pleas.

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What is your name? Michaela. Michaela McCollum and Melissa Reid

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were stopped at Lima Airport last month trying to return to an area

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where they had been working. They had hidden 11 kilograms of cocaine

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worth around £1.5 million in their luggage. They said they had been

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worth around £1.5 million in their forced to carry the drugs under

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duress by an armed gang who threatened their families. They deny

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duress by an armed gang who the charges. At a court hearing on

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Tuesday, the pair entered guilty pleas in the hope that doing so

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would get them a reduced sentence. A court press releases that they knew

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they were going to transport drugs and that they regret having

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participated in such an act. But last night, the Peruvian authorities

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said they were not satisfied. A prosecutor said the pair had not

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accepted for spots ability for their role in trying to smuggle cocaine

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out of the country. -- accepted full responsibility. The pair were not

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threatened or coerced. This is only a version of evidence to exonerate

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themselves that is not credible, as we outlined in the pulmonary

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hearing, and if they continue to maintain this I'm credible version

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of events, the prosecution is not going

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advantage of a quick conclusion of proceedings. It is expected they

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will be asked for a second statement next month, in which they make full

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admission of responsibility and provide more information.

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A social worker has told BBC Newsline that young people continue

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to be raped while the authorities continue to squabble over the sexual

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exploitation of children. Questions have also been raised about an

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independent inquiry into the issue announced yesterday and if that's

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the best use of public money. For some of these young people, a

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night out with friends could turn into something sinister. What

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appears to be an innocent chat up line, for instance, can also lead to

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behaviour where they are being exploited by man. With the living in

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care or at home, the same thing can happen. One of the women that I

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talked to told me that she felt the size of a thumbnail, that she was

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completely surrounded by darkness, that she did not feel that she had

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anyone or anywhere to go and the whole world became dark when she was

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exploited. Following last week's elevations -- revelations about 30

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people had been arrested in an investigation of the sexual

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exportation of teenagers, questions are being asked about what is being

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done to protect them. In 2010, a private members Bill attempted to

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address the problem. This evening, we can further revealed that around

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the same time, the Department of Health produced its own document,

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which also failed to get off the ground. Dylan macro what I can say

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which also failed to get off the is -- I can say that this is a clear

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situation where any woman would have wanted this to be acted on in a more

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accurate fashion. Collectively, we have tried to take this issue

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forward and say, this is now to be acted upon. Now there are two

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reports, dating back to 2010, which revealed just how long ago the

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authorities recognise this as a major problem. But three and a half

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years is not a long time for most people, but for those being sexually

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exploited -- sexually employs it, it can be a lifetime. It is also

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emerged that some people who are being exported are currently waiting

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for counselling. There is the stark warning. They have said they felt

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very angry because everybody is squabbling and arguing who is to

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blame, and what they are saying is, why are you arguing between

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ourselves? We are still getting raped. The health minister had that

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an independent inquiry will stop the squabbling, but for some health

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professionals come it is not the appropriate way to go. Money should

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be spent on this. A team of experts has now been established and will be

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up and running in weeks. Interpol says the Kenyan authorities have

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asked them to issue a red notice, its most urgent level of request,

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for the arrest of the British woman, Samantha Lewthwaite, who was brought

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up in Northern Ireland. She is the widow of one of the July seventh

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London bombers. The TUV leader Jim Allister has released a letter from

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a solicitor confirming he did not benefit from the sale of land in

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County Fermanagh. In the Assembly this week, Peter Robinson claimed

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that Mr Allister had been the executor of a will selling land to

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Republicans in Fermanagh. The executor of a will selling land to

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lawyer's letter says Mr Allister was not an executor, and that the

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Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster witnessed the will in her work as a

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solicitor. In comments to the Impartial Reporter newspaper, Ms

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Foster has said she made the will, but did not tell the First Minister

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about it. A second sum of money has been found

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hidden in the former Dublin home of the bankrupt developer Tom McFeely.

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Detectives discovered sixty thousand euros hidden in a bathroom

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yesterday. While the Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry has been

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given a temporary reprieve, another visitor attraction will definitely

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close its doors this weekend. For 20 years the Dunluce Centre in

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Portrush has offered indoor entertainment for holiday makers

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when the weather is bad. But visitor numbers have dropped and the

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Coleraine Council says it can't afford to keep it going. Here's

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David Maxwell. It looks like a lighthouse but soon the lights will

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go out. This was a key attraction lighthouse but soon the lights will

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with a 2-dimensional simulator. It had a range of facilities and this

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place was supposed to be a hub for holiday-makers. It is impossible to

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miss the Dunluce Centre when you arrive in Portrush and many people I

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spoke to today spoke about it as a great white elephant, a building

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which has never achieved its full potential for tourists the local

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community. It is a shame. It could have been put to better use. It is

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very outdated. Since the centre was built, it has been a white elephant.

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It is of no benefit to local people. It is closed for most of the year

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and it is no great loss to see at closing. It was popular but it

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started and it was for quite a while. It seemed to lose its

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popularity which is a pity because while. It seemed to lose its

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it was lovely. Visitor numbers have in falling sharply. In 2011 there

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were 45,000 people visiting and over in falling sharply. In 2011 there

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the last year that dropped to 27,000. Coleraine Borough Council

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has had to subsidise the centre. In the last financial year it cost

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ratepayers £187,000. The council has decided to seek outside help. IME

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business person as well as a counsellor and I think that

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frequently the business sector can do things that the council cannot

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do. Coleraine Council says it has had several expressions of interest

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and is confident this building will have a new lease of life. I will

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guarantee this building will not lie derelict and boarded up with

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graffiti scrawled on it. It will not knocked down and I think it has a

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bright future. It is in a really good location at the gateway to

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Portrush and I think that next season, hopefully, there will be

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something more exciting for people to visit when they come here. What

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will replace it remains to be seen but while no jobs were lost and I

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think that next season, hopefully, there will be something more

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exciting for people to visit when they come here. What will replace it

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remains to be seen but while no jobs were that any new venture will

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create much-needed employment. Games loaded onto mobile phones or

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tablet computers provide hours of entertainment for so many children.

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But are parents aware of how much money they are costing? Today the

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games companies got a wrap over the knuckles from the Office of Fair

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Trading because while some games appear to be free of charge children

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are then pressurised to pay for extras once the game has started.

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are then pressurised to pay for Mark Simpson looks at what we can do

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to stop racking up big bills. Posted was teenagers making too many phone

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calls. Then too many text messages. Lack -- first it was. Now parents

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have something else to worry about, too many applications. Some games

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that are free of charge but children I then asked to pay for extras and

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it is all too easy. This teenager in England racked up a bill of £3000,

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much to the surprise of his father. But it is a problem in Northern

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Ireland as well. What can parents do about it? Look at your settings. If

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you do not understand them, talk to someone who doors and make sure that

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various settings are turned off. Make sure that a password has to be

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entered every time you sign on all stock that is the best way. What

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happens if it is already too late? You look at a mobile phone and

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realise your son or daughter has racked up a huge mobile bill. What

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happens? First of all contact your Internet provider and find out why

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this happened and say you are not satisfied. If you do not get a

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satisfactory answer, go to the citizens advice bureau for there is

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redress available. It is a problem all year round, but especially after

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Christmas when many teenagers get new mobile phones or computers. The

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message to parents is be on your guard, especially in the New Year.

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The idea is to ensure that when it comes to applications, the cost does

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not spoil the fun. Sport and after concerns over the

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redevelopment of Windsor Football stadium, the Sports Minister has

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today stressed the project remains on target. Stephen Watson is here.

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Caral Ni Chuilin remains confident that ongoing issues about the

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governance of the Irish football association, that threaten the

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release of funding for the redevelopment of Windsor Park, can

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be resolved. She also confirmed today she expects the new stadium to

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be resolved. She also confirmed be completed on time by June 2015.

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Mark Sidebottom has been following developments in this long-running

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saga and joins me now. Remind us of why there is a problem about why the

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eye -- about how the IFA is run. It is all a little muddy and

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potentially getting muddier. The is all a little muddy and

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millions have been signed off on and things are good to go. Landing

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permission has been signed off on but there is blockage in the system

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which comes in the shape of David Morton, deputy President of the IFA.

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This is him. He is the former treasurer and back in 2010 when the

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organisation effectively dismissed and, after his role in the sacking

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of the then Chief Executive Howard Wells, which resulted in unfair

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dismissal and cause the Association £500,000. Stormont intervened and

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aimed at the IFA was not fit for purpose. In order for the

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organisation to disburse money they felt governance needed to be sorted

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out, new competency tests, etc. What happens is the IFA meets for its AGM

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and decides to get rid of the competency issues. David Martin runs

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for election and is re-elected. Very briefly, decal -- DCAL is confident

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this can be completed on time. Yes completion date is 2015. I think in

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the stand-off the government will blink first. It appears to me that

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David Martin will be allowed to stay on in his position. The compromise

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will be that the government will put in new stipulations which the IFA

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will sign up to. Is the money saved? Thank you.

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From sport facilities still to be finished, to an impressive new

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development that's just about complete. Tyrone gaelic football's

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Excellence Centre will officially open this weekend, but Thomas Kane

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has had a sneak preview around the facility today for BBC Newsline. BBC

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Newsline in 2008 we brought you the ambitious plans of Tyrone GAA to

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build a large facility capable of catering for all of their teams at

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every age group, male and female, as well as housing administrative

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county offices. Today, the finishing touches were being applied to ensure

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that five years on, that dream is now a reality. I am not good at

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imagining things but there were people who had the vision of what

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should be like and they have brought together wonderfully well. There has

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been a lot of hard work by people who supported this in every way. The

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£7 million project received one 5p of government funding with around £3

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million raised by Tyrone. Croke Park as much as we know that we will pay

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that bill. We honour our debts. It has been worthwhile taking the debt

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to ensure we have the centre which was the focus of the local

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community. We will be able to compete at the highest level. The 43

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acre site has five high quality grass pitches, a full-size 3G

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service and a multipurpose training area, an auditorium, two gymnasiums

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with state-of-the-art equipment, physiotherapy equipment, catering

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facilities and a purpose-built changing room area with ice baths.

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Right Mac it is absolutely brilliant. For the players to know

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their training is in one place, they know how they will get there and how

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they will get home, that every facility is there, it is great. The

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facility will not just benefit those with in the administration. -- the

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association. We will ensure the widest population gets to use the

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centre and in using it it will help us to continue forequarters going to

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be a large bill, but one we are comfortable we will meet. This

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weekend marks the 10th anniversary comfortable we will meet. This

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and it has the potential to be more significant.

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The IRFU, along with its Welsh and Scottish counterparts, released

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near-identical statements today on the future of rugby's Heinekin

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European Cup. They insist they will not endorse any tournament that

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doesn't have the approval of the International Rugby Board. The

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English and French clubs recently announced plans for a new

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competition called the Rugby Champions Cup. Tomorrow Ulster are

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back in action in the PRO12 and Rory Best and Tommy Bowe have been

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selected for the home game against Treviso. There are 11 Ireland

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internationals in the starting team that sees seven changes from the

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side that beat Connacht last Saturday. Craig Gilroy is at full

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back, while Jared Payne moves to centre. Paul Marshall replaces Ian

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Porter at scrum half and in the backrow, Robbie Diack is selected

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alongside Roger Wilson and Chris Henry. Coverage on BBC Two tomorrow

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from 7pm. John Joe Nevin's absence from the

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Ireland boxing squad for next John Joe Nevin's absence from the

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month's World Championships in Kazakhstan leaves the team without a

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representative in the bantamweight slot. Nevin has declared his

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intention to turn professional. The squad heading to Kazakhstan next

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month contains no fewer that four Belfast fighters. They gathered in

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Dublin today, including Heavyweight Tommy McCarthy, lightweight debutant

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Sean McComb and double Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes who's looking

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to make his mark in the tournament after previous disappointments. Last

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to make his mark in the tournament time I was injured. I have no

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injuries this time. I have trained really hard for this. I am really

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looking forward to the Championships beginning. It is brilliant being

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part of it, being part of this team with such people. They have made

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history already. It is amazing to even be part of this. I am sharing

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the same room as them, it is great. Michael Hoey is four shots off the

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lead on the opening day of the Dunhills Links event in Scotland.

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Darren Clarke is one shot further back. The weather here was fairly

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miserable today although it was warm.

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I feel like I have not seen the same in ages and it has been grey and

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dull all week. But the good news is finally, we will start to see a

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little bit of a change. But we will have one more grey and damp night

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with some showery rain! All that cloud means yes, you have guessed

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it, it is another mild night with temperatures around 12 degrees.

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Finally, there is a change on the way and a chance to get out and chew

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-- enjoys some of that autumn weather. We have some showery rain

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around tomorrow morning. But it will be on improving pictures throughout

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the day. It is mainly try in most be on improving pictures throughout

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places with temperatures around 18 degrees. Finally, as we go into the

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afternoon, there will be a few breaks in the crowd. -- mainly dry.

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afternoon, there will be a few As we go into Friday evening, it is

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a reasonably cloudy but mainly dry night. Because of those breaks in

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cloud, temperatures will reach 11 degrees. It is a gradually improving

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picture as we go throughout the weekend. It will turn slightly more

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breezy. Saturday we will see more clear and bright skies. We will lose

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the blanket of cloud. Temperatures will reach 17 degrees. There will

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always be the risk of a slight shower. In Newtownards, the guitar

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Festival takes place this weekend. One thing to note as we go through

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the weekend is the breeze which gradually picks up. That's all for

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now. That's all for now. Thanks for

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joining us. Good evening.

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