08/11/2015 BBC Newsline

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, says he expects a political deal at Stormont

Speaking in Enniskillen, where he was attending a

Remembrance Day service, Mr Kenny said he was hopeful the remaining

Together in Enniskillen to remember the past. But for politicians, the

present was also on their minds. The Taoiseach gave his most optimistic

and occasion yet that a deal with Stormont was close. I do hope that

it can be concluded successfully in the next couple of days. Today, I

will be talking to the Prime Minister in Downing Street tomorrow.

And I hope we can have this concluded. In Belfast, the Secretary

of State was more cautious. The gap is closing, but it is still a very

difficult task. There are some very sensitive and difficult issues were

getting a resolution and finding common ground between all the

participants will be difficult. The final few days before any deal is

signed are often frenetic. It will be an important week in terms of the

process which I hope will come to an end of this week. I am optimistic

because the alternative is something that we be bad for Northern Ireland.

Two months have passed with little outward sign of progress. But

high-level meetings and a shift to more optimistic language indicates

that the end is in sight. There have been acts

of remembrance in towns The main ceremony was in Belfast

as Will Leitch reports. In the pouring rain at Belfast City

Hall, the act of remembrance was led by the first Minister and the

Secretary of State and the Deputy Lord mayor, joined by the Irish

Minister for foreign affairs. As well as the official wreaths,

many had come to lead their own. Despite the rain, so many people

came out because it means so much to those people. It is absolutely

fantastic. If it was dry, I'm sure more would have been passing by. It

is fantastic to see so many people conducting such a significant act of

remembrance. It is important for all Irish people to reflect on the

memory of our loss and to commemorate in a way that we perhaps

have not in the past. Meanwhile, in Enniskillen, the remember the fallen

for 11 people died in the bombing. The Taoiseach took part in the

service. A soldier injured in the Ballygawley

bus bombing in 1988 has been reunited with

a woman who came to his aid. James Leatherbarrow was helped as he

lay trapped after the blast in which Fate brought them together 27 years

ago. A yearning to find out more about that night brought them

together today. I have only had snippets of what happened that

night. It has put the jigsaw together. Put things into dust. The

roadside bomb was detonated shortly after midnight. The following

morning, there was a fuel view of the sacrifice. The soldiers killed

in the bomb explosion were all young, aged between 18 and 21. Their

colleagues who were injured were also young. Many of them injured

seriously. Among them James. For a moment today, unknown. Also a moment

to share. If it wasn't for these girls and these people in the band

and the people in Northern Ireland, we wouldn't be here today. A lot

more of us would have died. I just remember the road so quiet and so

dark. I just remember the cries, my children crying. We just tried our

best to save as many as we possibly could. There were prayers for the

fallen at the service. For one of the survivors, the gratitude was

personal. Rugby and Ulster have beaten

the Dragons in the PRO 12 league. They move up to 5th place

after a 19-12 victory as It was our first game in charge of

the new director of rugby. The Australian saw his Ulster side trail

9-nil early on. But they were only down by three points at half-time.

Then Paul Marshall gave the visitors the lead at the start of the second

half. Paddy Jackson kept the scoreboard ticking over as Ulster

opened up a 7-point advantage. But they've acquired some stern defence

in the last few minutes to keep the Dragons at me. It wasn't pretty at

times, but they were satisfied. He will be happy to get his first away

win. There is a lot of work to do. But not a bad place to start. Add a

confidence boost before the start of the European campaign.

confidence boost before the start of It's been a wet old day, let's see

what's in store in the new week, here's Barra.

Hello. I better end to the day after a very wet one. Bag you for your

photographs. Tonight, it will be largely dry for a good part of it

for BC the next area of rain coming in from the west. Temperatures

tonight 6-7 . The week gets off to a windy start. Further spells of arena

through the week. But to begin with, it's going to be mild, but

temperatures back to normal by the end of the week. Tomorrow, gusty

wind from the South and West driving in bands of rain. Quite unsettled

weather across Ireland, northern England, Wales and uproot Scotland.

Largely dry for much of central and southern areas. Temperatures above

normal for the time of year. 14-15 degrees. The rain will last into the

evening before it turned a bit drier. Further outbreaks of rain

coming and going right through the week. Mild to begin with, but by the

end of the week, the temperatures will fall back to what they should

be for the time of year. That's it for now. Have a good

The knives are sharpened and the heat is on. It can only mean one thing.