29/07/2014 BBC Newsline

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Tributes have been paid to Oswald Bradley, also known as Ossie,

who got into difficulties when he was attempting to swim across

He was trying to erect a union flag alongside two tricolours which

had been put up on a small island. And it cost him his life.

Our reporter Helen Jones spent today in the County Armagh village.

A family grieving behind closed doors.

A father of two and grandfather of four lived here.

Described as larger-than-life, Oswald Bradley was

a well-known character who loved bowling and country

and western music, and this is where he died, a local beauty spot

In a mixed village where relationships are said to be good,

two tricolours appeared last week on an island in the lake.

I've spoken to a few people who say they were here when Oswald Bradley

He talked to the friend of a 17-year-old who tried to save him.

He said he was going to put a union flag up

alongside the two tricolours. He said Bessbrook is 50/50.

He got into the water and that was when he shouted

This is where he collected his newspaper every day,

There wasn't a sectarian bone in Ossie Bradley's body, but he felt

strongly that the values of shared space had been breached by the

planting of Irish tricolour flags and he felt strongly that no-ne else

was doing anything about it and he needed to, with tragic consequences.

Last week Sinn Fein called for the people who put

It took a guess for that to happen. -- it took a death.

They were removed by the police with agreement

A man gave his life and I think we should respect the fact he died

doing something he wanted to do, but it is an opportunity that his memory

should not be of someone trying to remove flags but that would

Touched by tragedy, a memorial to the victims of Kingsmills.

Oswald Bradley's cousin was one of ten workmen killed in 1966.

One survivor was his lifelong friend.

In a small village like this, everyone pulls together.

We unite when something goes wrong, but Ossie, if there was a death in

any house, Ossie with be among the first to be there with a tray of

sandwiches and cake asking if they needed anything, that is the kind of

A simple act, and lost in thought, a wreath is laid.

Friends, family and a close-knit community in mourning.

A mother whose home was damaged in a hate crime attack in

East Belfast last night says she no longer feels safe there.

Paint was thrown, windows smashed and cars damaged in eight incidents

in the area late last night. Ciara Riddell reports.

There have been racist attacks in this area before, but nothing on

this scale. There is barely a gable wall free

from racist graffiti in the streets off Bloomfield Avenue.

Homes and cars were also attacked. This woman

and her children were victims. They moved here

from Slovakia two years ago. I'm sitting in this room, my

children also, boom, I don't know what is it. It surprises us.

It shook me up last night because I am a nervy person anyway

and it scared me, so what would it be like for the families?

They have to think about the children, they're in the house too.

The police are investigating eight incidents of hate crime

and say they are doing everything they can to find those responsible.

Politicians are also calling for calm.

There was a level of orchestration to these attacks.

However, at this stage it is impossible to say whether any

We would appeal to members of the community, especially in that area,

or anyone who has any information about these attacks, to come forward

And provide that information to detectives. It cannot go on. People

need to come together and show these people that they are welcome in the

area and if they have any information, bring it to police to

bring these people to justice. Council workers arrived early to

cover the graffiti, but the damage to community relations here will

take longer to erase. The home of the DUP mayor

of Coleraine has been attacked. Graffiti was daubed on the wall

of George Duddy's house The councillor says two of his

neighbours were also singled out. A corrosive liquid was poured over

a car parked in Granary Drive, while a union flag was removed

from the front of a house in Quilly Road and graffiti was

spray-painted on the front porch. The police have recovered what they

believe are confident parts for a bomb in Strabane. The items were

found in a search of a derelict outhouse.

Time now to head over to Glasgow for the latest on Northern Ireland

athletes in the Commonwealth Games from Stephen Watson.

Northern Ireland now has five Commonwealth Games medals.

Following a silver in bowls and a bronze in judo, tonight

Joe Fitzpatrick, Sean Duffy and Sean McGlinchey all

won their quarterfinal bouts to guarantee at least bronze.

They will now have a chance to go on and fight for gold.

And Team NI have six more fighters just one win away

Boxing is our most successful sports at the Commonwealth Games. And in

Glasgow, are fighters are excelling again. Joe Fitzpatrick was first in

action this evening. Good left hand out of that. The teenager from the

Anne to the Anne two that I club suffered a cut on his cheque. --

immaculate. Through to the semifinal, in the red corner,

representing Northern Ireland, Joe Fitzpatrick. A unanimous decision

for the Belfast lightweight. Dame Mary Peters loudly waving the flag.

It was some experience, with the crowd it feels even better. I can't

wait until Friday to get a better medal. Onwards and upwards from

here, when I was a kid I thought I would be up there, I want to be a

gold medallist, not bronze. Next up was Sean Duffy from Armagh. He was

also impressive in the light welterweight division. It was

another unanimous decision against a Malaysian opponent. Representing

Northern Ireland, Sean Duffy. But he is not finished yet. Too tough fight

to get here. We are looking beyond the bronze, from the first day we

started trading, with all the coaches, bronze was not an option.

He is tough, is this canyon. In the light heavyweight class, Sean

McGlinchey from Derry made it three out of three. After a bruising

encounter, he was awarded every round. Whatever's happened happened

and I have shown people all around the place that I am back and I am

here to take medals. And on the medal hunt tomorrow,

Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes, Connor Coyle and Steven Donnelly

Michaela Walsh and Alanna Audley Murphy.

NI shooter David Calvert just missed out on

He finished fourth in the full bore rifle.

In gymnastics, Nicole Mawhinney impressed the judges today.

The Down teenager qualified for the women's all-round individual final.

Peter Glass from Newtownards is making his Games debut.

Tonight he threw a season's best in the penultimate discipline,

the javelin, and will have gained a lot of valuable experience

The same goes for 20-year-old Dempsey McGuigan,

He contested the final of the hammer tonight, and enjoyed

Away from the games, the Northern Ireland Milk Cup youth

football tournament saw two of England and Scotland's biggest

Liverpool played Rangers at the Showgrounds

in the junior section, a game which attracted a big crowd to Ballymena.

And it was Rangers who came out on top, thanks to two first-half

goals, both scored by the same player, Sam Jamieson

A result which will go down well here in Glasgow.

I'll be back with lots more tomorrow.

Now, with the weather forecast, here's Cecilia Daly.

It looks as though most of us will have a fairly dry night but it looks

unsettled over the next few days. Most days will bring showers and

some could be heavy, especially on Thursday. There will be showers

tonight up towards the north coast and the west, otherwise dry and

temperatures dropping to 12 and 13 degrees in parts of the south-east.

Tomorrow there will be showery rain moving south during the morning,

initially in the north and west, some bits could be quite prolonged,

editing site towards Belfast and parts of Fermanagh by mid-morning

and then continuing south-east. It is a weak weather front which

stretches into southern counties of Scotland and will edge into parts of

northern England during the day. To the south of it, dry weather with

sunshine over central areas of England and Wales, and Southern

Ireland seeing pleasant sunshine. It should brighten up over north-east

Scotland but in western areas there will be cloud and showers at times.

We can expect further showers tomorrow afternoon but there will be

more dry than wet weather and sunny glimpses from time to time. Breezy

for a while but it will ease as the day goes on and temperatures will be

similar to today. Thursday morning has very heavy rain, possibly

thunderstorms, but it will become drier later in the day and sunshine

and showers continued towards the weekend. That's it for now. Our next

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