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Good evening. A judge has granted the police more time to detain Gerry

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Adams. They are questioning him about the murder of Jean McConville

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in 1972. Our reporter Helen Jones is there.

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It is understood Gerry Adams appeared in court by video link

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during a hearing which was held in private. The police could have asked

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for five more days to question him but the extension for 48 hours was

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granted by a judge. He voluntarily handed himself to police on

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Wednesday night. An hour ago, Gerry Adams spoke to the gathered media.

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There is a growing anger with every hour he spends here.

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An extension is cold for. I was canvassing last night and the

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tension is palpable. We cannot lose sight that behind

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this high-profile case is a family, the family of Jean McConville and

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they have ever wanted is justice but consistently, Gerry Adams has denied

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any involvement in her murder. The Deputy First Minister has hinted

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at a rethink of policing if the detention of Gerry Adams doesn't

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work out the way Sinn Fein think it should. Martin McGuinness said Sinn

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Fein will do that in the context of their commitment to peace.

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This is the image of Gerry Adams his party wants to portray, a peacemaker

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who has been victimised by what Sinn Fein claims is dark forces,

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anti-peace and anti-Sinn Fein. As a news conference today, Sinn Fein's

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most senior figure at Stormont ended his anger that Gerry Adams is facing

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a third night in police custody. There is a group in the PSNI who

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have a different agenda, and negative and destructive agenda, to

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both the peace process and to Sinn Fein. We, under the leadership of

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Gerry Adams, have no intention whatsoever of allowing these

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elements to succeed. While he stressed there are progressive

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elements in the police, Martin McGuinness ended Sinn Fein's support

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the policing could be affected if the outcome of the current situation

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was not resolved satisfactorily. We would have to review the situation

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and we would have to do that in the context of continuing with our very

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positive and constructive role within what is a vitally important

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peace process. Earlier the Secretary of State explained by the Prime

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Minister had telephoned with the First Minister and Deputy first

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ministers after Gerry Adams's arrest. He is keen to make sure that

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the reaction to this is a measured one and that Northern Ireland's

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political leaders continue to work together with the good of Northern

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Ireland. But the Prime Minister and I appreciate the sensitivity and

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seriousness of the situation. That is why he was engaging with the

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first and Debbie First Minister. When did you learn of his arrest? I

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was told on Monday that it was expected, that he would be

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questioned in relation to this. I was told by one of my officials who

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had been informed by the PSNI. What was your response to that? I noted

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it and obviously started to think through the potential consequences.

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I ministers may be far apart on policing and Gerry Adams's arrest

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but they did unite this evening, opening a new stand at Ravenhill.

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The Belfast mother's remains were found by chance 11 years ago at

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Shelling Hill Beach in County Louth. As a TD, Gerry Adams now represents

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that constituency. BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson visited the town of

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Dundalk today to gauge reaction to misty Adam's arrest.

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60 miles from the serious crime suite in Antrim, this is where Gerry

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Adams was supposed to be today, helping a party colleague canvass

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for this month's elections. A recent opinion poll suggested he was the

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most popular party leader in the South at the moment. Sinn Fein

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support here is growing, including amongst young people. Will the

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arrest of Gerry Adams this week damage the party in the Republic?

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Probably not that much because everybody and Gerry himself handed

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him self in so is not that big a deal. I am not sure, I know there is

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a Sinn Fein society here. More young people are swayed that way, they are

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not bothered by the past. The arrest of Gerry Adams on Wednesday came too

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late for the paper in Dundalk but is the story having a big impact on the

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town? People here have already made up their minds about Gerry Adams and

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you choose to believe whatever story you want. People have made up their

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minds. Ten miles from the centre of Dundalk, this is the beach where

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Jean McConville's body was secretly buried. What happened here on this

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quiet corner of the coastline more than 40 years ago is still relevant

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today. A reminder of how the past is casting a shadow on the present.

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A 47-year-old mild has been charged with possession of explosives with

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intent to danger life. He is due to appear before court tomorrow

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morning. It follows the discovery of a substantial amount of explosives

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in north Belfast yesterday will stop they were found during searches of a

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flat in the new Lodge area. Rugby now and Ulster have earned a

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place in the Pro12 play-offs in spite of losing to Leinster by 20-22

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at Ravenhill. Paddy Jackson opened the scoring for Ulster but were soon

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down to 14 men once again after Tom Court was given a red card. Earlier

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there were celebrations as Ravenhill's redeveloped grounds were

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officially opened. Almost ?17 million was provided by the

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Executive to build three new stands to increase capacity to 18,000.

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There are festivals for music, literature and drama but this week

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the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast rolls them all into one. Not only

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that, it runs alongside a festival of very foolish acts.

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On its 15th birthday, the festival which prides itself on having a

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little bit of anarchy is now fixed in the entertainment calendar. Among

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the 120 shows, this 70 for-year-old drummer and 72-year-old Martha

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Reeves are selling well. There is plenty of youthful energy as well

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like this comedian. She has sold out in the festival has reached its

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target per ticket sales on only the second day. I talk funny because I

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come from Canada! It is very affordable and we are in a great

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location, everybody can get to the city centre. The spread of the

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festival, it is slightly and kick and people like that. There is no

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excuse for not being entertained in Belfast whether it is watching acts

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from across the world in the Festival of fools, or more than 100

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shows, you are spoiled for choice. The weather is next.

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It is a bank holiday Monday so there is some ring around but it will not

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be raining all the time. You will to make the most of the dry gaps. It is

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dry tonight although generally quite cloudy. Should not drop below 56

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degrees. To begin with, it will be dry but some drizzle will edge in

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from the West as the day goes on. This is the area of rain coming in

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slowly from many parts of Ireland. There is some drier weather behind

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it so it will dry up again later in the day. Many parts of Britain will

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get away with a lot of dry weather tomorrow. Some sunshine to,

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especially in parts of the Midlands and the North of England. Tomorrow

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our temperatures will be slightly higher than today but not that

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pleasant but the region around. Some dry weather will come in from the

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west it tomorrow afternoon and through the evening. On Sunday,

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there will be some dampness to begin with but it will dry up in the

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afternoon. A dry start to mandate that some rain and strong winds are

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likely it in the day. If you are running in the marathon, most of the

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morning is staying dry with a risk of being in the afternoon.

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