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Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline...

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Good news stories on the economic front -

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the seats are waiting to be filled as 140 new jobs are announced

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and ?14 million is set to turn this area into a massive new film space.

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No end to the fracking row as the DUP accuses the

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Environment Minister of wrecking a huge investment opportunity.

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It informs companies who want to investigate the possibility of shale

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gas that we are not open for business.

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It's all plain sailing in Strangford Lough after yesterday's

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drama, when a sudden squall hit a world Championship event.

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And it's deja vu as we can expect another day with

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The energy firm SSE Airtricity is creating 143 new jobs in Belfast

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with an expansion of its customer services centre.

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There was a danger that all the Belfast jobs could have been

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With the details, here's our economics

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SSE's businesses include wind farms, gas and electricity supply.

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It currently has 98 customer service staff,

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It is going to consolidate into one office in the city centre

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The expansion is being supported with Invest NI grants

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As in a lot of cases, we do compete internationally.

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In this case, it was a project that could have

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We are delighted that not only have we secured 90 jobs, but

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developing a centre of excellence here that will employ 250 people.

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It was hard fought and we are delighted to see it.

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The managing director says the quality

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It is important to stabilise roles for the future.

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The announcement today is for an additional 143.

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We can attract and employ great people.

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There are really talented people in Northern Ireland.

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New rules limiting grant aid for job creation have now been

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The Enterprise says that means being more creative when comes

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We have to look for new inward investors and look at different ways

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of helping companies invest in Northern Ireland whether it is

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through skills development or three research and development. We should

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increase the spend on research and development because it leads to new

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products and processes and that leads to more jobs in the future.

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With the economy here and elsewhere still showing signs of

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recovery, there could be more good news on the jobs front

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The film industry has had another boost and it's centred

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Planning permission has been granted for two new film studios

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Our arts correspondent Maggie Taggart joins us from there.

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Obviously, great news for the film industry. What more do we know about

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the development? The development has cost ?14

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million. It will be just down this road past the current Titanic

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studios. They have been waiting for this planning permission for eight

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months. Although the granting of it was never really in doubt, the news

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that it has been rubber-stamped will be a great relief and delight for

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the developers and film and television industry. The paint all

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studios in Belfast, -- PaperPort studios in Belfast were former

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painting studios in Harland Wolff. In recent years they have

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been expanded, upgraded and soundproofed and are used almost

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exclusively by international shows. It is now called Titanic Studios. A

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medieval fantasy was filmed there in 2009 and later the hit TV series,

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Game Of Thrones. A bid to build two new studios has been approved by the

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Environment Minister, Mark Birkin. The project will consist of two

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studios and production workshops bringing an extra 100,000 square

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feet of facilities. That is a doubling of the existing film-making

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facilities in the area. The HBO series Game Of Thrones is likely to

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want to use this space as it has become the centre point of

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international filming in Northern Ireland. It highlights Northern

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Ireland landscapes and last week the team went to film on the beach at

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Portstewart. In June, the Titanic Studios had a visit from the Queen,

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who toured the facility as part of her is to Northern Ireland. She met

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actors and studio staff and saw all of the familiar sets of the hit

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series. Do we know where the money for the

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new studios is coming from? We are not quite sure. It is ?14

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million and it is a company that wants to start. We have heard that

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DETI said it was expecting to make an announcement so we can take that

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as a hint they will contribute something.

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This is evidence of a long-term commitment to the film industry?

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Northern Ireland Screen said there was the need for more film industry

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infrastructure and they said they wanted to show the world that

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Belfast was up to supporting a global industry, which it is already

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at the moment. People are leaving work from the Game Of Thrones

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industry, where they are filming over there. A lot of work is going

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on in Northern Ireland and this can only be a boost. ?14 million may

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seem a lot of money but to build two studios with the associated parking

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and workshops, it is a great boost for the industry.

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Do we know when the studios are likely to be built?

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They have been waiting for this and hoping for the planning permission

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and they have finally got that, so I am told they hope to be on the site

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as soon as possible and they hope to have it completed next year, 2015,

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and they are ready for business. Thank you.

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Is there a staffing crisis in the Catholic church?

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We hear the warning that the service can't be the same as in the past.

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The DUP has accused the Environment Minister of letting

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his prejudices stand in the way of hundreds of millions of pounds

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It followed the decision by the SDLP's Mark H Durkan to block

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plans for exploratory drilling for gas in Fermanagh.

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The DUP's Sammy Wilson has criticised that decision claiming

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Our political editor Mark Devenport reports.

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Mark Durkan's position to block exploratory drilling in County

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Fermanagh was music to the ears of those attending an ecumenical

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service at the gates of the quarry last night. We are delighted. We

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know it is a small step but it shows that people are being heard and that

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the planning laws are being upheld. Absolute overwhelming relief. I was

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in tears for a good hour with pure emotional release. Thank you, Mr

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Durcan. But a former

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DUP Environment Minister accused his successor of putting his

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prejudices ahead of economic logic. We will lose thousands of jobs,

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economic investment, and a secure source of local energy which in any

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other sensible administration we would be tapping into.

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As some campaigners scaled down their protest camp, Sinn Fein

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We are right to take a precautionary approach. The gas is not going

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anywhere. We should not rush into these things. We need to be careful.

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If damage is done it might not be possible to rectify it.

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a University of Ulster energy expert says special regulations

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would have to be introduced to ensure the local economy benefits.

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Fracking is potentially an answer, but what is lacking is really strong

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leadership and legislation to ensure that any exploitation benefits

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Northern Ireland plc and not just some companies who can come in and

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exploit, pays licence fees, and then leave. Northern Ireland's dependence

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on imported energy may make the prospect of developing an indigenous

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source of power highly attractive but the concerned about fracking

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meanie politicians will argue this one out for many months, if not

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years to come. -- the concerns about fracking mean that politicians.

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A man and a child have escaped injury in a gun

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Two shots were fired at the front door of the house on Westland Way

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The police are investigating a motive for the attack.

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I was disgusted to hear this had happened in north Belfast. There is

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no justification. To think there was a child in this home, summary could

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have been injured or killed. We are trying to create a more peaceful

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Northern Ireland, not where a child is afraid in their own home.

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Queen's University in Belfast has been accused of unfair dismissal

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and breach of contract by a former professor of dentistry.

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Professor Philip Lamey, who was employed by both the Belfast

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Health Trust and the university, is accusing his former employer

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of failing to give him adequate notice or paying his full salary.

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He claims he's owed unpaid salary and is entitled to damages.

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The tribunal's findings will be delivered next week.

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Well, it's meant to be the beautiful game, but stray footballs have left

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the Guildhall in Londonderry with an ugly bill to fix smashed windows.

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Over the summer, Derry City Council has spent

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thousands of pounds repairing damage caused

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by children having a kick about in the recently renovated square.

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Now the police have stepped in to show young people playing ball

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It's a large open space - perfect for a quick game of football.

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But last week, a third window in the Guildhall was broken.

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It's believed the damage was caused accidentally

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by children playing ball outside - but it's left the council facing

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a repair bill of over ?10,000.

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So the police have come up with this...

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We have got this caged football setup. It is in response to a number

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of damages which have occurred in the Guildhall behind us. We are just

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here to have a bit of fun, get in football enthusiasts and get them

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some guidance as to where is the best place to play football. A

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section of the square has been transformed into a caged football

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arena. It is safe for players and safe for windows.

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The event's called It's Not How You Kick It, It's Where You Kick.

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It's hoped it will encourage young people to find more suitable places

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Open green areas, away from Windows, away from property like cars and

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houses and stuff like that. That is the message we are trying to get

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across. Hopefully we will have fun in the process.

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Parents say it's an initiative that could be used by community groups.

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We need to look at local communities and see where kids can play and

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where they venture. In football, accidents do happen and it costs

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money to repair damage. Plenty of fancy footwork on show -

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but this time without the Guildhall Still to come...

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Sailing conditions near perfect on Strangford Lough today after

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yesterday's emergency. We will bring you the latest.

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The Bishop of Derry Dr Donal McKeown has warned Catholics that they will

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not be able to depend on the same service they received

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from the Church in the past because of a shortage of priests.

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Many commentators believe there's a crisis in the Church which the

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In this special report, our North West reporter Keiron Tourish has

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for months been following a local priest in Derry as he went about

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his daily duties including visiting the sick and preparing children

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How are you keeping? Not too bad. You are looking well. Father Chris

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Ferguson is a priest in the Derry diocese. He is one of four it's with

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a congregation of 17,000 people in the Waterside area of the city. --

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he is one of four sure its. His visits are a source of inspiration.

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I cannot go to the chapel any more. I miss going so much and this is the

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nearest I have to it. But there is a potential crisis looming in the

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Catholic church as more and more priests are retiring, and there is

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only a small number of new recruits coming through. It means the

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workload can literally be 24/7. Yellow like you have daily rides

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hospital and your parish. -- you have daily rounds in the hospital

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and your parish. You have first Communion. Then you have baptisms,

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weddings, you have funerals as well. And of course, those who have

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recently lost a family member. It is varied and it is unpredictable. It

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is a great challenge and it is enjoyable. In more recent years

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there has been more to do. The Catholic church has been at the

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centre of many scandals in recent decades. A litany of sex abuse cases

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have badly damaged the institution. The ban on priests getting married

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and the fact that they must embrace a vow of celibacy has, it has been

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argued, had many young men off following a vocation in the

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priesthood. Is there a crisis? I think there is a huge change coming

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on in high we have the church. Whether it is a crisis or an

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opportunity is up to people of faith to decide. We cannot replicate what

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we had in the past. We can replicate what we did in a different cultural

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environment with loads of clergy, with Ireland exporting clergy. How

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do we cope in the new environment? One former priest who takes a keen

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interest in church affairs says the Vatican must take a fundamental that

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at itself and acknowledge the crisis. The people are still leaving

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in the past of the glorious church which was an institution. I am not

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talking about faith but the institution which over exaggerated

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its own importance which was badly governed, and which had many flaws

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and sins within it. That came collapsing down. There has been a

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lack of acknowledgement that that is as deep as it is and therefore there

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is very little effort, apart from the new Pope, to acknowledge the

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depth of the crisis and respond in a fashion which is appropriate and

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pertinent to the depth and breadth of the crisis. So, the challenges

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facing the Catholic Church remained and dealing with the problem of

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fewer priests in the future to look after the day-to-day running of the

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institution may well require radical thinking. But is the church for that

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challenge? Sport now, and Mark Sidebottom is

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in Killyleagh for us tonight. The sailing continued as planned

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today after yesterday's drama? Yes, all of the drama yesterday has

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simply drifted away on the tide. Earlier today, 100 boats, 200

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competitors from a dozen countries, got back in action. These little

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things, 14 feet long, retail at about ?15,000 so there was ?1.5

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million worth of equipment out there today. We spent the afternoon with

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them on the water. Add on the water today, where sea

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and land and sky converged, the sailing boats made a rainbow on the

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horizon. In contrast, yesterday was a different story. Two scores,

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across the ceiling area. The first was measured at 31 knots and

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capsized a few boats, which is not unusual for the class. The boats

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capsized and the crew know how to set them right. They were well

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covered for safety. Was there any warning it was closing in to

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quickly? Not particularly. It had not been forecast. This is the

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precise location where the squall setting very quickly. There was a

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second one which came in quickly and that caused the issue. By contrast

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today, conditions, organisers say, are perfect. In total, 95 boats

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competed today. They raced around a triangle course. Or run the prizes,

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flights and accommodation to the next DUP 14 World Championship in

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Barbados. -- GP 14. Among it all, this team were top dog. It feels

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brilliant. Fantastic. It is the first time we have won a World

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Championship race and it feels brilliant. Did you avoid going in

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yesterday? Unfortunately not, no. We capsized on the way to the start

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line. Can use the event of? Fantastic, lovely. Love it.

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Yesterday the emergency services line the jetty. This afternoon, it

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was very much back to normal. Now, another man who took a dip

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yesterday. This is Bruce field who was born and grew up in Rhodesia.

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You have come from Australia and you have competed in two World

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Championships. I suspect that Strangford will eclipse both Sri

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Lanka and Cornwall? Or places have a days and yesterday was hopefully the

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worst. I am looking forward to the rest. You were back on the water

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today. You can take a look at it. Yesterday you did have to be

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rescued. Tell me how dangerous you felt things were? It was not

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dangerous as such because there were rescue boats around. The rescue

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boats were always there so you knew you were going to be looked after.

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There was a chaotic set up going on with over a dozen boats on the water

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at the same time and it was stretching the resources of the

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local emergency boats. Part of our training is to learn how to fix a

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capsized. Did the speed of the emergency response surprise you?

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Over the top. We could not understand what was going on. We

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thought it was part of the event and all of sudden the flashing lights

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were there and the coastguard and everything else. We were a bit

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overawed with what happened but I am also very impressed with the way the

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response happened. If there had been serious injuries there would have

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been worse but my hats off to them, they did a good job. Has it been

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worth coming? It is worthwhile. We do it because we are passionate

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about the sport. It is also for the camaraderie. There's not much

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winning. -- it is not so much about winning. I know it is time you to

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go. I appreciate you joining us. He took a dip yesterday but has

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survived to tell the tale, as they did all.

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Cliftonville have replaced Liam Boyce with David McDaid from

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Coleraine. He has joined the Reds for three years. He scored four

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Coleraine on the first day out of the new league. He has signed for

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Cliftonville. He is from the Republic of Ireland under 19 squad

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and will play tomorrow night for the red against Portadown. -- the Reds.

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Alan's women play England in France tomorrow. Can they do it?

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This game had to be moved to a bigger stadium given demand for

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tickets. The Irish squad are relishing the opportunity to

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showcase their talents on the big stage. I personally love playing big

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games, in big stadiums. It motivates me. I love those games. I think most

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of the team will be the same and they will really enjoy it. The last

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time the two sides met in the Six Nations, World Cup favourites

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England came out on top. We were not happy with our performance at

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Twickenham. I know it was only 17-10 but there were errors we were not

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happy with. We lapse in concentration. That is something we

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have been working on. They have come up trumps in the past but we are

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looking to set that right. Confidence should not be an issue

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after their historic victory over New Zealand. I think it shows that

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we are intelligent rugby players and we can adapt to any game and I think

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that by speeding New Zealand it shows that we can take it to the

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next level. England are a fantastic side. Paris was the venue where the

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men lifted their Six Nations crown in March. It has been the Irish

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women's side's most successful World Cup ever. Tomorrow would give them

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the opportunity of silverware on a global scale.

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Already I feel like a salty old sea dog! Back to the studio...

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Let's find out what the weather has in store.

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I wish I could tell you we have a settled spell in the forecast but we

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do not. It stays and settled for the rest of the week. This was the

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picture a short time ago. The rain moving south and east. It is

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clearing nicely with dry conditions. There will be scattered showers and

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through the night, a band of rain sinking southwards from the north

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coast. It will be aimed my night with temperatures of 12 or 13. -- it

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will be a mild night. Not great news if you were hoping to catch sight of

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the proceeds meeting shower or the International 's base station --

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International Space Station but hopefully you will see something.

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Deja vu tomorrow, scattered showers but not all the time. Plenty of dry

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and bright weather as well. One or two showers clearing away to begin

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with and then the band of showers pushing in from the West. It will

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clear eastwards eventually but not until around lunch time so about

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tomorrow you could see some showers along and, Belfast and County Down

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in the afternoon. Further west, drier and brighter with half decent

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spells of sunshine the cards. 1780 degrees. The north-westerly winds

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will keep it feeling fresh and autumnal, especially towards the

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north Coast. Tomorrow we have Harry came Bertha sitting to the North

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East of Scotland, keeping it windy. -- Harry came Bertha. Temperatures

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should reach 22 degrees London. Across Ireland plenty of dry and

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bright weather on the cards but again with breezes coming in from

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the north-west. There will be one or two showers in the forecast.

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Tomorrow evening, plenty of spells of sunshine taking us to the end of

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the day but a handful of light showers will remain. They will stay

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with us overnight into Thursday. A cooler night in the countryside with

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temperatures in single figures. Towns and cities sit stay at about

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ten or 12 degrees. Thursday, scattered showers. This time one or

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two will be slow moving. If you catch those you will know about it.

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Dry weather also developing, especially in the West, with bright

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and sunny weather. Friday shaping up to be not too bad. Similar for

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Saturday but we also weighs -- with half the risk of showers in the

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forecast. Thank you. Good evening.

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MUSIC: "It Don't Mean A Thing" by Duke Ellington

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celebrating the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

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