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One, we now join the BBC's news teams where

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Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: A plastic bag holds the

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total catch of the day for a Kilkeel trawler.

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We hear how our fishermen are facing a perfect storm. I'm live in Kilkeel

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speaking to a charity about the crisis on our coasts.

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The shutters come down on 200 jobs - now Stormont is told it's time to

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help. A family already touched by tragedy

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tell how they almost lost another teenager after a night out. My

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nephew was coming back to my mind and here we go again. It is because

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of cheap drink. Time to play or time to pray - will

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the first ever Sunday fixture at Windsor Park see a kick off?

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No triple crown or grand slam for Ireland, but it's still all to play

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for in the Six Nations. And the wind and rain has arrived to

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give us an unsettled evening, but will it improve for tomorrow? I'll

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have the details shortly. First this evening, some news just

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coming into us. The Belfast Health Trust has brought in more staff to

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the Royal Victoria Hospital's Emergency Department because of the

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number of people looking for treatment. Our health correspondent

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Marie-Louise Connolly joins me now with the latest. What are you

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hearing Marie-Louise? I am hearing that the emergency department at the

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Royal is packed with patients. These figures have not been confirmed by

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the Belfast Health Trust, but a source has told me there are

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approximately 29 people waiting on trolleys to be seen and around this

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time on a Monday evening that is serious. There are over 100 people

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in the general emergency area. A lot of people in that tiny space. There

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are trolleys waiting and members of the public who are with their loved

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ones. It is extremely busy, and not only in the Royal, but in other

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hospitals. Some are operating a policy of diversion, but where do

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you divert these patients to when they are all under pressure. We have

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heard of a major incident at the Royal before. Is this a major

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incident? You boil are not declaring it a major incident yet. Previously

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there have been up to 42 people waiting on trolleys, it is currently

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29. This proves that the system is not sustainable, even with all the

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major incidents, they have not got it right. Staff are not being kept

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at a normal level in order to avoid a major incident. So things are

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busy, they have been busy since yesterday and it is quite telling

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that senior managers are on the floor watching things develop. There

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has been a lot of talk about this, but from your point of view, how can

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they stop this happening? The system needs to be sustainable. The level

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of staff needs to be sustainable. We also need to have seven day working

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hospitals, not five days. People get sick all the time.

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Fishermen say dozens of their families are having to rely on food

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parcels because months of bad weather has forced the fleet to stay

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in port. BBC Newsline last week highlighted the difficulties the

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fishing industry is facing in Ardglass, Portavogie and Kilkeel.

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Now fishermen say they are at breaking point and they have

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criticised government for failing to address their plight. Late this

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afternoon, the Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said she'll meet

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fishermen's groups at Stormont tomorrow. On the quayside at Kilkeel

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is our reporter Chris Page. The weather has taken a turn is the

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West again, but the most of today there has been a lull from the

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stormy conditions, but that relative calm has not brought relief for the

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trawlermen here. My colleague Francis Gorman has been speaking to

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both those on shore who rely on the fishing industry and those who go

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out to sea in search of prawns. This skipper has just arrived back. He

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was out at sea before the dawn. Taking his boat out costs over ?200.

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His entire hall is in one bag. This is our catch for today. The weather

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for the past few months has been atrocious and it has been impossible

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to make any money. In bad weather, prawns borrower into the sea bed for

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shelter. Today was relatively calm, but not many have surfaced. This

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skipper has only been at sea twice this year and now he and others are

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having to rely on charity hand-outs. The indignity of having to go on TV

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and admit to queueing up for food vouchers. Fisher men are our people.

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We need an emergency crisis meeting at storm once and explain how bad it

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is and what fishermen can suggest to make it better for next winter. This

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fish processor buys the prawns for export. This is all he got today. We

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are on shift 20 47. This is devastating. -- on shift 247. It is

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sad to see the these strong dignified men looking for a hand-out

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from the Fishermen's Mission. They are the only people who seem to

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realise there is a crisis here. Fishermen say they are food

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producers just like farmers and they think they should be entitled to

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subsidies, especially in bad weather. A number of factors

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affecting the fishermen. There is bad weather and bad winds. They are

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also suffering from a fall in shellfish stocks and fuel costs are

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still rising. In that sense, fishermen have a lot of reasons as

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to why they have fallen on hard times. The Fishermen's Mission say

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that since the weekend they have paid out ?20,000. That comes out of

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a total of ?50,000 that have been made available. You can see that the

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situation here in Northern Ireland is bad. The Fishermen's Mission and

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other members of the fishing community have made an appeal to

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storm on. The agricultural Minister has not committed one way or

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another, but she has said she will meet representatives of the fishing

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industry tomorrow. People will be waiting here to see what happens.

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Many families are facing financial hardship.

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There were also calls today for politicians to do more to help

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people in Dungiven following the collapse of its largest employer.

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More than 200 jobs were lost at the utilities company KPL after it was

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placed in administration. Our north-west reporter Keiron Tourish

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found a town today still trying to come to terms with the news. The

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shelters were down on the KPL head office in Dungiven this morning.

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Local people were despondent as the full effect of the 200 job losses

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became apparent. It is bad enough without losing so many jobs. It is

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bad news for the town. People have mortgages and that sort of thing. It

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is really bad. The administrators said efforts to save the business

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had been unsuccessful. KPL was one of Northern Ireland's leading

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utility contract is. It also employed subcontractors who

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installed utility lines. Action was now needed to help the area. Places

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like Dungiven are dying. They have had years and years of struggle with

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factories going. We are told, we are doing all we can, but nothing

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happens. Yet we see announcements for things happening in greater

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Belfast. It seems that playing field is not level. We need to look at

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projects that could bring money into the area. It is time that we all sat

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down and discussed this. This family run business said that Dungiven

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needed direct intervention from store Montt. Perhaps the bypass will

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improve things. -- from storm onto. The government could help small

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businesses. For 20 years KPL has been the bedrock of the local

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economy. Many now face an uncertain future as they try to secure new

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employment. Many of those workers are preparing to meet their bank

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this week to discuss the options. The father of a student who ended up

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in hospital after a night out says drinks promotions must end. John

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Kelly's 19-year-old son drank a bottle and a half of wine and six

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shots of tequila at the Box nightclub in the Odyssey in Belfast

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last Thursday. His cousin Joby Murphy died in 2012 after a similar

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night out. BBC Newsline's Tara Mills has been talking to the father and

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son. Two fathers who want an end to

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drinks promotions. Joe Murphy's farm died after he felt into the river

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following a night out two years ago. His cousin ended up in hospital

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after attending a drinks promotion at a nearby club. The 19-year-old

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did not want to appear on camera. I drank tequila and a lot of shots. It

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only cost me ?20. I should not drink that much. I do take responsibility

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for it. Student collapsed outside the nightclub and ended up with

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hypothermia. His father said it would have been worse if he was not

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taken to hospital when he was. I opened the cubicle door at the

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hospital. He had two drips in him - one for blood and one for fluid. He

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had a hypothermia blanket on him. He was unconscious. I thought I had

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lost him. I thought, here we go again. I don't know what was going

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through my mind, I really don't. My nephew's death was coming back to

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me. I thought, here we go again. It is because of cheap drink. Drink the

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motions are regular here at this nightclub. The student was thrown

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out of the club for being too drunk. An ambulance was called as

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soon as he was discovered unconscious. We reported the

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incident to the Ambulance Service. It has been taken slightly out of

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context in terms of the timeline. I am happy that our staff had a duty

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of care that night. The Odyssey has had its fair share of publicity.

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Those that run the nightclub say they are happy they have all the

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adequate safety measures in place. The Northern Ireland football team

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are set for their first match on a Sunday at Windsor Park. They will

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face Finland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers on the last Sunday in

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March next year. Never on a Sunday has an international match taken

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place at Windsor Park, but all that is about to change. Finland are due

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to play here on Sunday March the 29th next year. But not through one

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-- but not everyone is happy, including this former international

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player. I would advocate that we should keep Sunday as the Lord's

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day. I did play Sunday fixtures when I was on the mainland, but I would

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like to keep Sunday as holy as possible. The Irish Football

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Association says that dates of matches are now out of their hands.

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We will have two live with it the course like every other football

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organisation, we are a business and we need money to keep us where we

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are. Just down the road from Windsor Park on Sandy Row in south Belfast,

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fans gave their view on Sunday for all. I don't agree with it. I

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disagree with it. It should be during the week or on Saturday. What

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is the difference playing on a Sunday? I think it is a good idea.

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It is a day out for the family and Sunday is the new Saturday and in

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England and other places, they playful ball on a Sunday. The real

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test of public opinion will come in March next year when the match

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against Finland takes place. We will see then weather fans support

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international full all on a Sunday or not.

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The jury has been sworn in in the trial of a 19-year-old County Tyrone

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man accused of murdering his father. Sean Hackett is accused of shooting

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60-year-old Aloysius Hackett at the family home in Augher in January

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last year. He also denies having a firearm and ammunition.

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Sinn Fein Policing Board member Gerry Kelly is taking legal action

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against the Chief Constable about an incident in which he was carried on

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the front of the police Land Rover in Belfast. Both Mr Kelly and the

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officer driving excepted informed warnings for their actions at

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Carrick Hill in June last year. People living in a rural area on the

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outskirts of south Belfast are angry about a plan to build a camping and

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caravan park there. A planning application has been made by the

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South Eastern Education and Library Board who own the land close to

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Shaws Bridge. It is difficult perhaps to see the

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potential. In the undergrowth, signs of civilisation. The foundations of

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an old school, pulled down around 20 years ago. The site is owned by the

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South Eastern Education and Library Board. This site is worth more with

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planning permission so four years ago, the board applied for

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permission for a camping and caravanning park on this land. The

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board themselves say they have no intention of building here. The site

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could accommodate 16 caravans and several pitches for tents. When I

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was first told about this, I thought they were pulling my leg. What has

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that got to do with education? When I spoke to the board, unfortunately

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that was correct. They said it was to enhance the value of the site

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before they sold it. I query the common-sense in all of this. This is

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not a function of the education department. The road adjacent to the

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site is better known for traffic snarl ups than as a tourist

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destination. The road safety issues are severe. It is a very busy road

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and it narrows in both directions. It is hard as he how they would get

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in and out safely. Is the problem not that you live nearby? I suppose

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a little bit but there are lots of potentials for caravan sites where

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there are tourists. Planners say they are minded to give the site

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planning permission. The application was discussed for the first time

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last month in Lisburn. Opposition is growing and growing. Pages of

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signatures and at its centre, a new concern residents group who have

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been meeting the planners, roads service and counsellors. This is

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just the beginning of the process. As for the South Eastern Education

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and Library Board, they say they are still actively trying to dispose of

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the land. Ireland's rugby team lost out on

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Triple Crown glory at the weekend but a Six Nations championship

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victory is still in sight. Gavin Andrews is here.

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No Grand Slam this year but Joe Schmidt's side still top the

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championship table with two games to play. The likely decider will come

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against France in Paris on St Patrick's weekend. It could all have

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been so different against England on Saturday.

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There was a feel-good factor on Saturday. The English players which

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edition and walked the stadium. Their supporters were prepared for

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battle but the Irish were full of confidence. Physicality,

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determination and intensity that they are in abundance in the first

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half, but very little scoring action. This penalty is separated

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the sides. The second half started perfectly for the Irish. By the time

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Jonny Sexton hit this penalty, most expected Ireland to maintain their

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100% winning start to the championship. But they never scored

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again on the winning and losing this game came down to this break by Mike

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Brown. They sealed a 13-10 win for England. We distort -- we did not

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get the rub of the green. It was a game of fine margins and

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unfortunately we did not end up on the right side of the result. Grand

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Slam aspirations are now extinguished but Ireland can still

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win the six Nations. It is still in our hands but we have two big games

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still coming up. We had to do the business and we have to look to win

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this championship. It was always going to be difficult. We felt we

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would give a bottle of winning the Grand Slam. We have to do everything

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in our power to get the championship. Ireland could still

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get win the battle. Ulster moved up to third in the

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Pro12 table after a narrow win in Italy against Treviso yesterday.

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Darren Cave scored Ulster's first try of the game, sprinting over

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early in the first half. Robbie Diack gave the visitors breathing

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space when he charged through the Italians to score just after the

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half-time break. Eugene Laverty won the first race of

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the World Superbike series in Australia yesterday. He finished

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second in last year's title race and was making his debut for a new team,

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but it didn't all go according to plan.

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Eugene Laverty showed good speed, taking the lead with five laps to

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go. Once in front, he stayed there in impressive fashion, claiming a

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first win in four years and some 95 races. It is an incredible day for

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us. I wanted to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later but to

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win in the first race was very unexpected. An incredible day and I

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would like to thank the team manager for giving me this opportunity. A

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loan engine in the second race put paid to any hope of a double victory

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but Eugene Laverty has signalled he will be challenging for the title

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once again. Linfield will look to jump back to

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the top of the Irish Premiership tonight when they face Glenavon at

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Windsor Park. After a 1-0 win at Glentoran on Friday night, the

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Blues' lead at the top of the table lasted less than 24 hours.

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Cliftonville overtook them, courtesy of this late Stephen Garrett strike

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which clinched a 2-1 win over Dungannon Swifts on Saturday

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afternoon. Limited will reclaim top spot with a win in their game in

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hand. Portadown now lie third in the table after a 3-2 win at Coleraine.

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Ballymena's win with the same scoreline over Warrenpoint lifts

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them into the top six. Cavan's Aogan O Fearghail will be

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the next President of the GAA after he won Friday's vote at the

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association's congress in Croke Park. He will take over from Liam

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O'Neill after next year's congress. This is the primary school right on

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the border. Aogan O Fearghail has been principal here for over 20

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years. He will become the 30th President of the GAA and every

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single one of the pupils have come out to congratulate him. How proud

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is it for you as a Cavan man but also as a native of this part of the

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world to be the next President? I am absolutely thrilled. I came here at

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the age of three and I have been teaching here for over 30 years and

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I am absolutely delighted. These are my family and friends, my people.

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What are your biggest challenges? The GAA is very strong and I suppose

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the challenge for President is to maintain its strength and to grow

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it. I would hope to lead this fantastic organisation and continue

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our work and keep the family atmosphere strong. A lot of focus on

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the future of the Railway cup. The players still want it, or do you

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feel is the future of this? The players are right to want it, it is

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the highest level you can achieve in our sport. Wearing the provincial

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jersey is the highest level you can aspire to. There was quite a good

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crowd at the weekend but in its current form, the cup has not

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ordered. We have to be honest about that. I don't believe it should be

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abolished. It is a big challenge and I would like to see it grow. I will

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be looking at it immediately. I will talk to a lot of people and see how

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we can improve it and restore it to a good competition, which it always

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was. We have to seek reasons why the crowds are not coming to it.

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Congratulations on your appointment. I have a feeling it is a very, very

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popular decision! Congratulations to ards Ladies

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hockey team, they won all six of their matches to win the European

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Indoor Club Challenge in Budapest. The weather is next.

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This rain reaches Northern Ireland later on in the afternoon so a wet

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and windy night to come. The rain will clear around my -- midnight.

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Where the skies clear, there be some frost developing in 12 areas. For

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many places, especially in the north and east tomorrow morning, a dry and

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bright start. It will not stay that way for long as we have scattered

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showers coming in from the west. The showers coming and going and in

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between but being, there will be the odd spell of sunshine. Some of those

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insurers could be heavy, possibly with some thunder. Temperatures as a

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result, back to normal at seven or eight degrees. In any sunshine away

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from the wings, it could be even warmer than that. Tomorrow evening,

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largely dry and most of the showers are in the North and West. The

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showers will stay with us overnight into Wednesday. Wednesday is going

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to begin as a cloudy and damp start. The good news is, as we go through

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into the afternoon, it will improve and turn drier and brighter.

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Temperatures on Wednesday are eight degrees so they will stay in and

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around the average for the time of year. To enjoy the dry weather on

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Wednesday because as we go towards the second part of the day, the next

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area of low pressure will push in and bring rain with it on Wednesday

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night. A very wet night to come. Following that being, it will be a

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case of sunny spells and scattered showers on both Thursday and Friday.

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Our late summary is at 10:25pm. From BBC Newsline, good night.

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