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this Friday evening. Kincora - Dana's brother, John Brown, takes to

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the witness stand in court to deny charges of indecent assault against

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two girls Fears that waste from this dump could contaminate a river in

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the north-west. A famous old dance hall - the Rainbow Ballroom of

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Romance - receives a new lease of life. Some showers to come over the

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Rory McIlroy holds his nerve and extend his lead. Joining for the

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latest. There will be some showers over the weekend which may be on the

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heavy side. It's not a wash-out with many places staying dry. More

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details later. concerning the Kincora Boys? home in

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East Belfast. That's the view of the retired judge Sir Anthony Hart who

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is chairing the inquiry currently examining abuse in children's homes

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and other institutions here. The First Minister has added his voice

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to the chorus of political voices calling for the London inquiry to

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examine the Kincora scandal. But at the same time Peter Robinson has

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warned that the very existence of the local inquiry could be

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threatened if Stormont minister don't sort out their differences

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over finance. Our political editor Sir Anthony makes it clear that he

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is calling for the London enquiry to cover Kincora. What is?

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The situation is that Kincora, three members of staff were convicted for

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their part in abusing boys in the home during the 1970s. Sir Anthony

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Hart who is heading up the enquiry into the historical and abuse here,

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says that his enquiry can examine their complaints, can see if others

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were involved, if there was any kind of cysts -- systemic failure in the

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home that has not been revealed yet. There have been allegations that the

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intelligence services knew what was going on and turned a blind eye,

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maybe because they were using Kincora to gather information. In

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relation to that, he acknowledges that he does not have the power to

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compel the Ministry of Defence or MI5 to give evidence. He says there

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may be benefits there for a UK enquiry which would have those kinds

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of powers of compulsion. He has also said that, so far, his

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enquiry has... Some victims of abuse have come on until their stories. He

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said the enquiry itself will not be able to get onto Kincora until late

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2015 at the earliest. He does say that five residents of the home have

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already make statements. None of them mentioned so-called

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Establishment figures as being people who they have carried out --

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people who have carried out or been party to abuse in the home.

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What has Peter Robinson said about the continued existence of Kincora

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being under threat? Peter Robinson has joined other

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politicians across the border saying that the London enquiry should get

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involved. He has given a warning relation to the use enquiry that Sir

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Anthony hands up. There is a -- there is something going on cost

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your monitoring. A -- Peter Robinson told my colleague Mark Simpson

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earlier today that the abuse enquiry could be under threat.

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It would be an outrage if people who had waited for decades upon decades

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to have some opportunity to have some justice done for the crimes

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that were committed against them, is that had to be suspended because

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politicians are not prepared to take difficult decisions about finances.

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Other parties have disagreed with this approach. Sinn Fein's daddy

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Mackay has accused the DUP of macho posturing. They believe that the

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funding for the enquiry can go ahead and they don't have to agree to well

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for that welfare reform at this stage. This has been described as

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low politics to involve the child abuse enquiry, that it should be

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safeguarded in terms of its funding. A brother of Eurovision winner Dana

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has told a court in England that he was never alone with either of the

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two girls he's accused of indecently assaulting. John Brown is accused of

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carrying out the abuse in the 1970's. Our reporter Andy West has

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sent this report from Harrow. Today was 60 old John Brown's first

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chance to answer allegations that he indecently insulted two girls during

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the 1970s. One was aged under 16 at the time of the alleged attacks and

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the other, aged under 13, -- John Brown denies all charges and told

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the jury that he had never been alone with either of the two alleged

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victims and never assaulted them. He described the last three years since

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the allegations came to light as hell. Addressing the charges

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relating to the younger of the two girls, he said that he did not do

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it. It's a lie, I have two daughters and a son and I could not even

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contemplate doing something like that. I did not do it. Earlier in

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the week, his sister, former Eurovision winner Dayna faced

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allegations from the younger victim who claims that she had known about

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that particular assault for 30 years and help to cover it up. John Brown

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was a member of her campaign team. In a live TV debate at the time,

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was a member of her campaign team. described the allegations against

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her brother as malicious and false. Don Brown has now finished answering

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the allegations against him. On Monday it will be his sister's turn

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to give evidence. Monday it will be his sister's turn

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The First Minister Peter Robinson has rejected Sinn Fein's call for a

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resumption of all-party talks on parades, flags and the past. The

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appeal for a return to negotiations came from Gerry Adams who said now

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that the review into the On The Runs has been published, unionists should

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get back round the talks table. Mark The question all politicians are now

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trying to answer is what should happen next? Whatever the

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controversy caused by the on-the-runs reports, it did not make

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relations between Unionists and Sinn Fein any worse than they already

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are. Even though it is the middle of July, Sinn Fein said it's time to

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get back into the negotiating room to talk about flags, parades and the

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past. One thing that everybody agrees is

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that dialogue is the basis of every problem we have resolved. We need to

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get back into talks. Peter Robinson does not see the

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point of another round of all-party negotiations.

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We have been talking since the middle of last year. I could say

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perhaps for the last ten years. We have been talking about the issues

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of parades, flags and the past. It's not a case of not having talks. We

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have not reached agreement. I see no sign, in terms of the parades issue,

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that would indicate that there is the necessary flexibility to agree.

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The police revealed today that fresh information has emerged in a number

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of cases connected to on-the-runs suspects. It is not clear which

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ones. Yesterday's report by Lady Justice Hallett revealed that the

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Good Friday Agreement early release scheme does not apply to offences

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committed before 1973. A report also shed some light on how Tony Blair

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was my government handled the issue of on-the-runs suspects in the late

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1990s. It was a difficult time in the peace process. The report says

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that the then Secretary of State Mo Mowlam had directly -- had erected

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and Attorney General in one high-profile case. She was a suspect

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in an attempted murder. According to yesterday's report, no Mowlam asked

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the Attorney General to reconsider the case, taking into account

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positive effects an undertaking not to prosecute would have on the PC go

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stations. The report says that the Attorney General Lord Morris refused

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to give an undertaking not to prosecute. Bit by bit, more and more

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information is coming out about what was going on behind the scenes

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during difficult moments in the peace process. The reality is that

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the full story about what went on will probably be told. -- will

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probably never be told. will probably be told. -- will

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A 21 year old man has died in a crash in County Antrim. It happened

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on the Doagh Road in Ballyclare in road. No other vehicle was involved.

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Two other men in the car were taken And in County Armagh, an 84 year old

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woman has died after being hit by a lorry in Keady this morning. A 31

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year old man has been arrested. One of almost 300 passengers killed

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when the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 came down in the Ukraine

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yesterday was Irish. The Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan announced

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a short time ago that the woman was Irish-born born and had family both

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in Ireland and Australia. Her name You're watching BBC Newsline -

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coming up later in the programme. Two birdies at the one hole for

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McIlroy as his lead at the Open outskirts of Londonderry at the end

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of last year - and it was one of the worst cases of illegal dumping in

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European history. Now government experts say a swimming pool's worth

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of polluted water could leak into the River Faughan if action's not

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taken before winter. Our reporter Beautiful countryside surrounds this

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wasteland at the former sand and gravel sites. Around 40 acres with

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hundreds of thousands of tonnes mining stinking and festering,

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hundreds of thousands of tonnes and below the surface. So far, 5,000

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tonnes of rubbish, two and a half tonnes of rubbish, two and a half

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thousand tonnes of tyres and 1.4 million litres of polluted water

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have been removed, but experts say that is just a drop in the ocean.

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Ella M you can see here a huge pool of polluted water.

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It consists of commercial waste, household waste and dead animals.

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It may look like ordinary water but this is the problem that huge pools

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of this harmful liquids are reappearing. The volume of this

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alone is the size of Derry swimming baths. The question is whether it

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could reach the River Faughan? It could kill the fish population and

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polluted the drink water. As we get towards September, -- we

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will do our utmost to contain the pollution as far as we can. It could

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be very harmful in terms of ammonia pollutants.

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Its closest point, the dump live just metres from the river. Teaming

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with salmon, it is a haven for fisheries. There are growing

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concerns that the water could be contaminated.

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It is a major environmental disaster in the making. Mitigating that

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disaster would cost a fortune. The money may not be there. We need to

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sort this problem out once and for all.

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There are calls for action to protect this waterway for future

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generations. protect this waterway for future

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A famous old dance hall in County Leitrim - the Rainbow Ballroom of

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Romance - has received a new lease of life. Following a 500,000 euro

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refurbishment - tourists are being invited to recall the innocent days

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of the Showband era, with a waltz on the dance floor and a cup of tea in

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the mineral bar. Our south west reporter Julian Fowler went to

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Glenfarne on the road between Enniskillen and Sligo to discover

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the ballroom's enduring appeal. Before discos and nightclubs, dance

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halls were centre of the social scene in Ireland. The ballroom of

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romance was built by John together and 80 years ago. Generations of

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couples have watched and giant on its dance floors.

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People came from all walks of life. People matched their future partners

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here as well. It was absolutely brilliant. I think that's what

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everyone came forward. A museum of memorabilia because the

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great show band are all stop the melody aces, the Miami and the main

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miners or played here. Now a new generation of country stars have

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given the downfall a new lease of life.

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Five years ago, people were going to discos. Now they're going to see

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jive band. It's amazing. Nathan Carter presented his old song

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-- presented a disc of his song to hang on the walls.

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Is important that places like this are kept well and restored. They

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will last forever. They connect people together.

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Some things have changed. The mineral bar now serves alcohol

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instead -- and instead of signs telling people not to take dreams

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onto the dance floor, you were told not to dance in the bar. As part of

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the ballroom experience, you can even buy a piece of the famous dance

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floor. These tourists travelled from Kerry for the rainbow experience.

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I thought it was fantastic. It brought me back to my youth. I

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looked at all the pictures and it brought back memories.

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Magic, magic. They've done a wonderful job. A venue for old

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memories and somewhere that continues to offer a bit of romance.

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Still to come, at the weekend to come for mixed martial arts.

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Sport now and on Day Two of the Open Golf Championship at Hoylake. And

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all eyes were on Rory McIlroy - would he suffer from second day

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nerves again. Stephen Watson is at Royal Liverpool.

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Second rounds have not been good for Rory McIlroy this season. Certainly

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not today, as he has extended his advantage to four shots. Two golfers

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from Northern Ireland have previously won the Open Championship

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and Roy is doing his best to make it three. He is still out on the

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course. Here is how the day unfolded. The overnight leader

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warmed up alongside the last Hoylake open winner this afternoon. This

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year, it's not Tiger Woods but Rory McIlroy who is treating thousands of

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fans to a golfing exhibition. Though he did get off to a shady start,

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dropping a shot at the first hole. He soon settled down. A birdie at

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the fifth restored his lead. And then he simply picked up where he

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left off yesterday. There were no signs of those negative Friday

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feelings. As a birdie, at the next whole opened up a two shot

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advantage. Nothing, it seems, was going to upstage or distracting

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today. He wrote in yet another pact. He continued to produce the type of

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special shots that have delivered him to major championships so far. A

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nice surprise for him and he has just finished the 16th hole. He

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still holds a lead of four shots. Darren Clarke is level par. He is

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tied for 31st. Graeme McDowell still has four holes to play. Michael Hoey

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and fortunately had to withdraw from The Open today with a foot injury.

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and fortunately had to withdraw from In Gaelic Games, the 2012 All

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Ireland champions and the 2013 Ulster champions go head-to-head in

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this weekend?s provincial football decider - A 30,000 strong crowd is

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expected in Clones for the meeting of Monaghan Donegal - Mark

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It was memorable and powerful. Monaghan's manager says his side is

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overly physical. We are fairly small team overall. We

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bring a high-intensity, we bring our physical edge that way. It's a

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matter of going out and trying to bring that intensity again.

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You do get the sense that this bunch mites enjoy a kick around in their

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backyard. The boys train hard. We'll just see

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what we have to bring to the table on Sunday.

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We can't really buy into the history. We have to focus on Sunday.

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You have to take all the emotion out of it. We have to take each game on

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its own merits. The game will be fiercely competitive.

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Manuscript, a new page and all to play for.

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Manuscript, a new page and all to Throw-in is at 4pm Sunday - it?s

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live on BBC Two and Radio Ulster. It's now less than a week to the

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start of the Commonwealth Games and the Northern Ireland team will leave

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for Scotland tomorrow morning. As we continue our countdown to Glasgow

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2014, Nial Foster looks at the prospects of success in Track and

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Field for the Northern Irish Athletics team.

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Pole-vault Zoe Brown heads to her fourth games in fine form. She broke

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a record this month and had the second highest clearance in the

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games this year. Anything can happen on the day. I'm

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putting myself in the best position to excel and jump my best.

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Obviously, medals to excel and jump my best.

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one. I am just going to do my best and that's all I can do.

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one. I am just going to do my best Jason Harvey ran the season's best

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in Dublin this month. He is now optimistic about his chances.

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At the end of the day, I feel like optimistic about his chances.

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I'm capable of getting to that final. I just need to execute every

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race as well as I can. In the sprints, Amy Foster has had a

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good year, equalling Irish 100 metres record. Jason Smith will make

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history after he was selected for the team. One to look out for is Ben

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Reynolds. He missed last the team. One to look out for is Ben

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championship through injury but is raring to go for Glasgow. There is a

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potential to raring to go for Glasgow. There is a

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and then gain momentum. You have that momentum, you have that listing

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drive. Its 24 years since Northern Ireland won any medals in track and

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field, but this team could and that drought. BBC newsline will be live

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in Glasgow for the duration of the Commonwealth games.

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in Glasgow for the duration of the Tomorrow night mixed martial arts

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fans will head to Dublin to see some of the world's best fighters in

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action. The UFC is holding a sold-out event at the O2. And

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Ireland's Conor McGregor is headlining the event. Chris Buckler

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has been to Dublin to meet him AND a County Tyrone teenager with dreams

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Fighting has a proud tradition in Ireland. In this sports, competitors

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trained not just to box but to Russell. They need a wide range of

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skills to compete at the highest level. The ultimate fighting

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championship is regarded as the premier league of the sport. -- also

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to wrestle. It holds events all over the world with huge crowds. The

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fights take place inside a cage. One of the rising stars of this man.

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Conor McGregor is the main event of the fight night in Dublin on

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Saturday. He believes that if he wins for the home crowd, he could be

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given a chance to fight for the world featherweight title.

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I nearly already feel that the title is one.

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The rising popularity of this martial arts is inspiring a new

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generation of fighters. James Gallagher leaves his home in

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Strabane to spend the rest of the week training at Dublin's gym. He

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had his first fight at the age of 13. When he turns 18, he hopes to

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turn professional. He is already training with UFC stars.

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When I came here -- when I get to UFC and get a few quid in the banks,

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it will all be worth it. I believe within the next year or so, I will

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join the UFC. This weekends, it is Conor

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McGregor's turning the spotlight. Here is a sign of the sport's

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growing appeal. A sold out arena. It's a tough sports. Finally,

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congratulations to Linfield who scored one nil in the 100s last

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night. That bit from Royal Liverpool. It looks pretty nice over

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there. What is our weekend got in store.

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The weather may have an impact on the Open Championship tomorrow.

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There could be some severe storms in the area. Northern Ireland is going

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to mist the worst of those. There will be then showers this weekend

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but it is by no means a certainty. Lots of places may stay dry or at

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least have only one to showers. It will continue to be worn with

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temperatures generally getting up to around 20 or 21 degrees. We have had

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areas of cloud moving out from the South today but we are now looking

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at clear skies edging up towards us this evening. It doesn't mean it

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will be dry everywhere. You could be one or two showers later on. Many

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places having a reasonable evening with some sunshine around. Later on,

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one or two showers moving out across the West. The risk of mist and low

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cloud. That may well played parts of the East. It will be another warmer,

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fairly sticky night with temperatures no lower than 16

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degrees. Tomorrow, fairly warm and humid. The mist and low cloud

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around. That will lift and brighten up with temperatures rising. A bit

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hit and mist as to where the showers will be at two areas to focus on

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tomorrow. The first, through the morning, will be Easter and areas.

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That is because of the closeness to the sphere of storm that will be

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happening across the border. Do the West, a lot of places dry with

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sunshine from time to time. Not as breezy as was today close to these

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posts. Despite being cloudy at times, temperatures will still be up

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around 20 degrees. As we start to see those sort of temperatures

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during the latter part of the afternoon, it is likely to be

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Fermanagh and Tyrone facing the risk of boundary showers during the day.

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Further east, it should start to dry up. Tomorrow evening, all that

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potential thundery weather fades away. It will become largely dry.

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Sunday, slightly fresher. Still one or two showers around. A lot of dry

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and bright weather with some sunshine. That should continue into

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