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14/05/2014

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Good evening. Two men have been jailed in connection with the death

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of Lee Smyth, who died after being assaulted in Armagh four years ago.

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Mr Smyth fell into a coma after the attack and died two years later.

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Michael Wilson, aged 23 and from Marlacoo Road in Tandragee and

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Gareth McKinney, who's 24 and from Charles Park in Portadown, were

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sentenced to seven years and six years respectively. Both were

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originally charged with murder, but changed their pleas to manslaughter.

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Victims and families of those who died in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan

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bombings are to sue the British government for damages. They claim

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the attacks were carried by loyalists with government collusion

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and that there was a cover up. The Public Prosecution Service says

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it will not oppose an appeal by one of the so-called Colombia Three

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against a weapons conviction. Nearly 300 people were injured in the

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attack, including this man, who says those taking action against the

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British government just want the truth. I do think anyone wants to go

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down this road, especially as we are friendly with the British monarchy

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now. But the victims and families of those who died say they feel they

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have no alternative, as their solicitor explains. The families

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have one out of options. They have tried to get access to the

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information that will give them closure. They have tried the High

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Court, the Supreme Court, everything. They have no choice but

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to litigate now. The action is being taken against the Ministry of

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Defence, the PSNI and the Northern Ireland's ministry. -- Northern

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Ireland ministry. An east Belfast grammar school has

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been fined thousands of pounds for a series of health and safety breaches

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over asbestos. As our education correspondent Maggie Taggart

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reports, the affected building had been used by the prep school and a

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kindergarden. The prep department at this school was in a separate

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building from the main school and when it closed, a childcare company

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moved in. An asbestos survey in 2004 did not include that building, that

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during checks in 2012, asbestos was found in the building. It was later

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removed. The Belfast Crown Court has now find the school 7500 pounds,

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plus costs. The school pleaded guilty of failing to protect

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employees and non-employees. There was concern that young children were

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being exposed to asbestos. A man's been charged with possession

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of firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life. The

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43-year-old was arrested as part of a police investigation into recent

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hate crimes. He'll appear in court tomorrow.

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The Public Prosecution Service says it will not oppose an appeal by one

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of the so-called Colombia Three against a weapons conviction. Martin

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McCauley was seriously wounded and a teenager was killed when police

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opened fire on a hayshed in County Armagh in 1982. It has since emerged

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that a secret MI5 recording of the incident wasn't made available to

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his trial. The police claimed that Martin McCauley confronted them with

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a rifle at his hay shed over 30 years ago. He was seriously injured

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and his friend was killed when RUC officers opened fire. Martin

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McCauley insisted he and his friend were not armed and that police

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opened fire without warning. The police told the court that was not

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true. Years after his conviction, it was revealed that MI5 had a

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listening device hidden in the hay shed at the time of the shooting

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that recorded what happened. That recording would have established

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whether or not the police shouted any warnings. The existence of the

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recording was not made known to be caught at the time of his trial and

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the tape was later destroyed. Last year his case was referred to be

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Court of Appeal on the basis that significant material have been

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withheld from the judge. In a dramatic development today, the

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judge said he had been instructed to read a statement. It said that

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information had been withheld from the Director of Public Prosecutions

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and the defence lawyers. Martin McCauley was not in court to hear

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the prosecution statement today as he faces extradition to South

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America if he returns to Northern Ireland. He was one of three men

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arrested in Colombia and was accused of being part of the IRA. He was

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convicted and sentenced to 17 years, but fled to the Republic to

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avoid prison. A tenth man has pleaded guilty to a

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lesser charge in connection with the death of a Catholic community

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worker. John McGrath of Knock Road in Ballymoney had been charged with

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the manslaughter and attempted murder of Kevin McDaid. Mr McDaid

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died after he was attacked near his home in Coleraine five years ago.

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Two defendants still face the more serious charges.

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The firm that runs the power station where hundreds of thousands of

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juvenile eels died over easter has said there was an unprecedented run

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of the elvers. The endangered fish died in traps that were meant to

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help them get past a hydro-electric dam in County Donegal and into Lough

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Erne. The dam at Catherine falls stands in

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the way of the eels reaching Lough Erne. They should be collected in

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this tank and then distributed around the water. The eels start

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their journey many miles away. When they drift across the ocean and

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breach island, they transform into eels. Around 3000 of them died in

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the trap here last month. We estimated 150 kilograms of elvers,

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which represents 90% of the entire 12 run. These were not detected

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until the next morning. Because overs run at night, the traps should

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be checked at night. ESP said it has successfully transported elvers

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already. An investigation will continue. Time now for the weather.

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Good evening. Things are looking settled over the next couple of

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days, but it does not look as if it will hold throughout the weekend.

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Some drizzly showers, but generally dry and milder. There will be a

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warmer feel to be air over the next couple of days with dry weather to

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come. To begin with, it will be great in places, but the sunshine

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will develop throughout the morning. A quiet which are generally across

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Britain and Ireland. The only real wind is across the north of

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Scotland. Maybe some dampness across the Scottish Borders and North East

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England. The cloud will break up and temperatures will respond nicely. We

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should hit temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees tomorrow, maybe even 20. On

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Friday there is a lot of fine weather to come. Temperatures will

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be the same. Slightly more breeze on Friday. This weather front will

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start poking into Donegal and it will head south on Saturday. On

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Saturday in the north-west there will be some damp weather, but dry

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spells in the afternoon, so not a complete wash-out. That is it for

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now, good night.

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