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Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline...

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One of the biggest ever property deals in Northern Ireland sees a New

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York investment firm take control of business and land.

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Martin McGuinness says Peter Robinson "crossed the line" by

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saying they'd agreed a welfare reform deal.

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Cyber bullying - an international problem that's now in some of our

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primary schools. A new bridge over the Connswater

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River links two parts of east Belfast.

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Ravenhill is ready for the biggest Ulster rugby game of the year.

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And a mixed couple of days but there should be some decent spells! I'll

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have the weekend weather. A New York investment firm has

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completed the biggest ever Northern Ireland property deal. It

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completed the biggest ever Northern control office blocks, hotels,

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building sites, pubs and shopping centres which had, until now, been

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in the Irish government's bad debt bank NAMA. The sale means there's a

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better chance that unfinished building projects will be developed

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offering the prospect of work for local construction. Our economics

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and business editor John Campbell has more on this. We're talking a

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lot of money in this deal. Yes, this deal is for more than ?1

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billion. It looks at 800 separate properties, including the office

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block behind me. The money that is raised will go back to the Irish

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state, because that is what NAMA has been about, recovering as much money

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as possible from bad loans that were part of the Irish banking and

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property crisis. Peter Robinson has said that this is good news for the

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Northern Ireland economy. This deal is huge, one that alters

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the landscape in terms of commercial property. Out goes a major player,

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the so-called bad bank, NAMA, that managed to portfolio of loans, or as

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it hit by the crash. What is being sold here and not just buildings,

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but parcels of undeveloped land. In all, we're talking more than 1000

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property assets that are now under the control of new owners. A New

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York investment firm. NAMA had been funding the completion of this

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office block in Belfast, but a lot of other less attractive projects on

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the books are sitting idle. Experts are predicting that this New York

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company will change things. To a large extent, NAMA's hands were

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tied. A lot of this was in cold storage for a few years, but now,

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these projects can come out of cold storage and can work with local

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developers to bring these projects through to completion. The price

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paid to NAMA has not been disclosed, but is expected to have been more

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than ?1.3 billion. NAMA said this transaction represents a significant

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achievement and the sale was the best possible result for the Irish

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taxpayer. The fact in international investment firm sees an opportunity

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here is something viewed as encouraging. It is fantastic for the

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local property market. It is great news for the commercial construction

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sector, and if we can get more of these projects off the ground, then

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sector, and if we can get more of we can see jobs for people on these

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projects. The deal comes with the blessing of the first Minister who

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recently criticised NAMA for not doing enough to help the local

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economy. Now, it is all up to this new player.

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What happens next, John? We need to understand what happens with the

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purchasing of these loans, this company will want to be editor

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within about seven years after getting a good profit, and to do

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that, it will have to actively manage its portfolio, so it'll have

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to do deals with borrowers, form joint ventures with local builders,

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finished projects in cold storage that have not gone off the ground.

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Ultimately, it needs to be about selling, they want to sell off a lot

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of this as quickly as possible, so that means that the market, which

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has been flat for you years, would be much more active. The prospect of

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benefits for local workers? Yes, it will be things like solicitors,

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commercial property agents, hopefully this work will spill out

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into the overall economy and help to grow the overall economy, and that

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is the kind of line that Peter Robinson has been putting out. He

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said this can unlock a lot of value and good things for the local

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economy. The Secretary of State says it's

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unrealistic to suggest the government could take back powers to

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legislate for welfare changes. Last night the First Minister Peter

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Robinson told the BBC it might have to be one of the options explored if

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the logjam over welfare reform continues. Meanwhile Martin

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McGuinness has accused Mr Robinson of "crossing the line"

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McGuinness has accused Mr Robinson he'd agreed to try and sell a deal

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on introducing changes to the welfare system. This report from our

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political correspondent Gareth Gordon.

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Bridge building, not bridge burning was on Peter Robinson's minds today

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as he tried to open a new one in east Belfast, accompanied by the

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Sinn Fein Lord Mayor. Good morning, I am the welcoming committee! Less

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of a welcome for his government partners, but the DUP said they had

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an agreement with the debited first Minister over the subject of welfare

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reform. It is your belief that he took that agreements to the wider

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party and they said no? It is not my belief, it is my knowledge. They

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party and they said no? It is not my informed me that was the case. That

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was 11 months ago in May. Martin McGuinness does not agree. I think

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you cross a line that he should not have crossed, in terms of his

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interpretation of the government that took place between his party

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and my party over the whole issue of welfare cuts. What he said to the

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programme board for no reality to the outcome. The suggestion that I

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had said that I would go to my party to seek the sanction of my party,

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the supported by party, for the discussions, the outcome of these

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discussions that we had, was that the DUP is not true. I made it clear

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that no deal is done until we get the support of our parties, but we

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were all comfortable enough to go with the package to our parties.

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That was the position that I outlined, it is a

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That was the position that I over. But Mr Robinson's claimed that

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without an agreement, all forms of power could be handed back to

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Westminster, this could be a nonstarter. I do not think it is

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realistic to bring powers back to Westminster. They are very clearly

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in the devolution settlement. It is the approach of the current

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government that any changes to this settlement have to be broadly

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supported across the political parties, across the community. So

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these men have to sort it out themselves. We see them going

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abroad, they present a different narrative they are all happy, they

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put the best foot forward for Northern Ireland, we want to see

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that continued at home, good leadership. Here, they put it

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another way. If any couple knows how to make up after a row, it is Peter

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another way. If any couple knows how Robinson and Martin McGuinness. This

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dispute must be resolved, or it is unlikely to happen ahead of the

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elections in May. -- but it is unlikely.

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Still to come on the programme... Reaction from workers to the loss of

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around 50 jobs at the Fivemiletown Creamery factory. A lot of angry

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employees here, 50 workers here, 50 families are losing their jobs very

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shortly. Pensioners in Londonderry had to

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flee their homes this morning when arsonists set fire to an oil tank.

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It happened at the Caen Hill estate. The forehead rescue service say it

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is likely that nobody was hurt. -- it was lucky. I ran across the front

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lawn when I saw it, that is basically what happened. The fire

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brigade came, the lights are flashing, the sirens were roaring,

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they were jumping off, even before the fire brigades had stopped. They

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were on rolling the fire hoses. I can laugh about it now, but I was

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not laughing about it now. 50 staff at Fivemiletown Creamery are to

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begin talks over redundancy. While it has won many awards for its

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cheeses, in recent years the firm has also been making large losses

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and the decision was made yesterday to sell the factory. Our south-west

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reporter Julian Fowler reports on the end of more than a century of

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milk processing in the Clogher Valley.

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After 116 years, the factory gates here at the creamery will soon be

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closed. Shareholders met into the early hours last night. 35 voted to

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agree the sale, just seven voted against. The new owners have bought

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the milk supply from the farmers and the cheese brand, but production in

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the town will end. The staff have begun a 30 day consultation process

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to discuss the terms of their redundancy. A lot of angry employees

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here, 50 workers here. 50 families will lose their jobs very shortly.

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It is not a great atmosphere around here. We might be a small factory,

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but we have a big heart. Only last year, half a mile down the road, and

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of the creamery closed that I also worked in. 80 to 100 jobs inside a

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year. There is recognition for the amount of hard work in the

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redundancy packages. The amount of pride that some of the workers are

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put into producing this award-winning cheese, it is terrible

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that it is all gummy to an end. The enterprise minister is concerned

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about the closure and will meet workers next weekend. I want to find

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out if we have lost the brands to Northern Ireland. I want to find out

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what their plans are for the brand, will they use it? Will they make it

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elsewhere? Following the closure last year, the decision to stop

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cheesemaking marks the end of an era of milk processing in the Cocker

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Valley. -- Clara Valley. A police officer has been acquitted

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of fraud and misconduct. Keith Andrew Davidson, whose address was

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given as Bangor station, was accused of making a fraudulent application

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for the sale of his home under the Housing Executive scheme which buys

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properties from owners who face intimidation or threat.

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A prison officer has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public life after a

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prisoner he was supposed to be monitoring took his own life at

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Maghaberry Jail six years ago. The court heard that CCTV footage showed

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the officer, Daniel Barclay, making food, watching TV and trying to

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sleep while the prisoner, Colin Bell, made repeated attempts to kill

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himself. Barclay will be sentenced next week.

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The Vatican is to investigate claims of sexual misconduct which led to

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the resignation of Cardinal Keith O'Brien who is originally from

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Ballycastle. The Cardinal resigned from his position in St Andrews and

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Edinburgh last year following allegations of improper conduct in

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the 1980s. He acknowledged at the time that his behaviour had fallen

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short of what was expected of him. Still ahead on BBC Newsline...

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I'm live at Ravenhill to look ahead to the busiest sporting weekend of

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the year. With the rise in the number of

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tablets and mobile phones among children and young people comes a

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rise in cyber-bullying. And That's been shown in a new survey carried

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out among teachers at dozens of schools across Ireland. As Kevin

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Sharkey reports, many schools are already taking action to create a

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greater awareness of the problem. Hands up if you have a tablet of any

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description? Hands up if you have a mobile phone! Mobile communication

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technology becoming increasingly popular among schoolchildren. More

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and more pupils popular among schoolchildren. More

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mobile phones and tablet computers. Small to carry around and easy to

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communicate from instantly. But this also means that other people can

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contact them, whether they want to hear from them or not, and it is

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leading to an increase in cyberbullying. According to this new

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report, one third of primary school principals see cyberbullying as a

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growing problem in their own schools. Overall, more than 90% of

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school leaders want more guidance from the education authorities on

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tackling online bullying. Because when it happens, it hurts. This was

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sent to a 13-year-old in another part of Northern Ireland. Is that

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all you have got, you spoiled brat? Why are you so worthless? You are

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such a drama queen. Worthless, ungrateful and selfish, grew up and

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get a life, I do not care of your friends again, I do not want junior

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me. Cyberbullying is not a problem in this class, and the school wanted

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to stay that way. It is beginning to emerge. It is not crisis mode by any

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means, but we're finding evidence of children that have exposure to this

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technology beginning to miss use it. To this primary schoolers

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highlighting the dangers and trying to get the children to stay focused.

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But it is not just a problem in primary schools. According to this

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report, three quarters of postprimary schools principals agree

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that cyberbullying was a problem in their schools. This school does not

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have a cyberbullying problem, but it does have a strategy just in case.

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And helping in the does have a strategy just in case.

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campaign, pupils themselves. I know it is a growing issue. I've decided

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is almost more common than physical bullying, especially with so much

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technology available. There are restrictions on when and how the

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pupils use their mobile phones and tablet is that they bring to school.

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These people stick to the guidelines. Cyberbullying only

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begins to become a problem when others break the rules inside and

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outside of the school. A bridge, officially opened today, is named

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after the writer who penned the play, Over The Bridge.

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Sam Thompson was an east Belfast man and the new bridge is in that part

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of the city linking the Harbour Estate and the Titanic Quarter to

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Victoria Park. Will Leitch reports. Five, four, three, two, one. Sam

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Thompson's family helped open the new bridge bearing his name and

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connect to East Belfast to the high above the state. The bridge has been

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officially opened and people are streaming across. Because it is

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2014, they are hoping that 2014 people will cross it on its first

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day. But did not seem to be a problem. Lots of people can see

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Victoria Park from the Harbour estate but very few people know how

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to get in there, so it is important for us to make the connection. For

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people to get over to East Belfast and vice versa. Over 3000 people

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have used the bridge already and they are very excited about using it

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in lunchtimes and as a way to get to work. A lot of pride and really very

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honoured that the whole event has happened. The bridge is a great

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tribute to my Uncle Sam and the family are delighted. The name of

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Sam Thompson, trade union and -- trade unionist and playwright, was

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chosen by public vote. The moment has come and it is a very

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appropriate tribute to Sam. I could not think of a more appropriate one.

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This great link between the park and the heartland of the industry of

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Belfast. With this bridge, that link will be hard to forget.

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An update for you now on Will's reports earlier this week on the

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rare film footage of an RAF squadron at Aldergrove in the early days of

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the Second World War. We were looking for names to

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the Second World War. We were faces and have learned that this is

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Sergeant Menzies Paterson. He's living in Edinburgh and due to

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celebrate his 99th birthday in a couple of weeks time!

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We've so much sport to look ahead to this weekend. Joining us from

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Ravenhill is Stephen Watson. It looks a bit empty there at the

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moment. It does, but it will be packed to capacity tomorrow. We are

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here tonight because all Star have allowed us in to give everyone a

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sneak preview of the almost finished Ravenhill. There is still some work

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going on behind me. Just putting the finishing touches to this new stand

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which will open tomorrow night for the Heineken cup European final.

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This time tomorrow night, Ravenhill will no doubt be the noisiest place

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in Belfast as Ulster face Saracens in the Heineken Cup. It's a rematch

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of last year's quarterfinal when Saracens prevailed at Twickenham.

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But this time, Ulster are hosts and, with the added the boost of a key

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player back from injury, could home advantage be a key factor in the

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outcome? Gavin Andrews reports. That famous Ravenhill raw is waiting for

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England's most famous side. The energy they get behind their team is

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different to other places. I like that. If they don't like me, then I

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am doing my job well. It is going to be great. I am sure emotionally it

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will be good for them. It is a great rugby playing stadium. That will

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mean a lot to them, and for us, it is another memory we can make if we

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win there. That is what we are ready for. But Saracens are also at full

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strength and a force to be reckoned with. There are not many weaknesses

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in their squad. They do the basics and they do it all well. They will

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be a difficult team to break down. If you look at the few games they do

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lose, they probably struggle a bit in terms of their physicality at the

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breakdown, so if we want to have any kind of chance of winning, that is

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where we will have two target. We have some very experienced players

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here who know what it is like to play in big games, big crowds, so

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the important thing is for us to start well. We know if we can do

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that and get momentum, the crowd will be electric. We need to start

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well and give the crowd something to get behind. Ravenhill was rebuilt

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for nights such as this, with a full house and a clash to savour.

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And tomorrow's match is live on our radio station. As is tonight's

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boxing. Tonight, Carl Frampton faces the

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last opponent between him and a potential world title shot when he

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faces two-time former champion Mexican Hugo Cazares at a sold-out

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Odyssey in Belfast. The winner of should fight the WBC champion, Leo

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Santa Cruz, later this year. With a warning of flash photography, I

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spoke to Carl earlier about his mood ahead of the bout. I am very

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excited. It is the toughest fight of my career against a very good

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fighter. I am very, my career against a very good

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need to win this and I intend to do that. Barry says this needs to be a

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dynamic performance. Does that put you under pressure again? No, I

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understand that. I got a bit of stick before and people thought my

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fighting was boring. It is important, especially for American

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television, to look good, to look impressive, try your best and that

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is what I intend to do. How tough all this opponent be? He hasn't been

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stopped in a long time. He is a hardened veteran. It will be the

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toughest fight of my career. But, I believe I am improving with every

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bite and I think there will be no different this time. I

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hard enough and I have all the moves to beat him. That is a sell-out this

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evening. The Irish cup fairy tale continues

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for Queens University tomorrow. 90 minutes football and Ballymena

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United stand in the way of the Belfast-based students and a

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first-ever appearance in the cup final - Mark Sidebottom reports.

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This is the brains behind the students on the old success. This is

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the bunch of boys looking for victory. And this is the goal that

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booked the final. It is like a fairy tale. We are a unique club. The

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first thing I have to ask a player is, did you study at Queen 's use of

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adversity or do you study at Queens University? That is one of our

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policies and it is what makes the club what it is. It makes us work

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harder. Be under no illusion. We have got good players at this club

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and we have good coaches and facilities. The future is bright. A

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lot of people say, why don't we bring players from out side and a

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lot of people I know would like to play here, but it gives you that

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special atmosphere and when we progress, that makes it that bit

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more special. If it is a big game for the University, it is a big, big

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game for one player in particular. His father and grandfather both

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played the ball for the same club, winning the cup. People say, you are

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not as good as your dad, and he is not as good as your grandfather

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was, so I know where I am in the pecking order! My grandad won a lot

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of medals. And that was fairly handle -- handy too. So, Ballymena

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United, you have been warned. Come prepared for one tough examination.

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Jockey Barry Geraghty rode a treble of winner's at Aintree today but AP

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McCoy is also warming up nicely ahead of tomorrow's Grand National.

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The champion jockey rode the seven-to-two priced Holywell to win

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today's Novices Chase. The Moneyglass man rides the well backed

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Double Seven in tomorrow's big race, which he won for the first time four

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years ago on Don't Push It. In Gaelic games, this weekend's

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final round of Allianz National Football League games see Tyrone

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chasing a Division One semifinal spot. Mickey Harte's men take on

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Dublin in Omagh. Derry are already assured a semifinal place And the

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Belfast Giants face the Fife Flyers in the semifinal of the

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end-of-season play-offs that is it from us. I told you it

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was a busy weekend. Before we go to the weather, a

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question you can put to your friends and family this weekend. What do you

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get if you cross a goat with a sheep? The answer - a geep and I'm

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not kidding you when I say it's a real animal. A farmer in County

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Kildare is the proud owner of the rare cross-breed. The little fella

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was born about a fortnight ago on Paddy Murphy's sheep farm in

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Ballymore Eustace and is the unexpected offspring of a goat and

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one of the farmer's ewes. The geep has been become an internet hit and

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you can read more about him on our Now here's Angie with your weekend

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weather forecast. The weekend is upon us and it is

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mixed fortune. I read some rain in the broadcast, easy and blustery at

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times, but Di gaps in between rain and the breeze lifts the gloom from

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recent days. That is how we started off earlier, gloomy with mist and

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fog, but the cloud has lifted and we are seeing breaks in the cloud. This

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evening, the best part of the day. It will not stay that way all night,

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evening, the best part of the day. because we have a band of cloud

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edging its way in and that will bring spells of rain. Initially,

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this rain will be patchy and a mild night as well, temperatures no lower

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than six or seven degrees. Into tomorrow, we will see some

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improvement eventually, but a not -- not a good start to the day with the

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rain becoming more persistent. Probably clearing the East Coast

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made to late morning and drier weather as you can see starts to

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move into the West. Hopefully some bright intervals with temperatures

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of 13 or 14 degrees. One or two showers scattered around. As we head

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into the evening, there are signs of showers starting to return from the

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South full. Hopefully avoiding Belfast, so it looks as though it

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should stay dry at Ravenhill tomorrow evening. There will be some

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showers coming in tomorrow evening though, lingering on into Sunday,

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but at least it should writing up into the afternoon. Feeling a little

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fresher. Have a great weekend.

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