05/12/2015 BBC Newsline

The funeral has taken place in Coleraine of one of the two men

from Northern Ireland who were killed in a building site accident

A priest described the tragedy as one single moment that had

turned the lives of the family of Gerard Bradley upside down.

On a gloomy wet December day, the funeral cortege of 29-year-old

Gerard Bradley arrived at St Malachy's Catholic church

In stark contrast to the scene of the construction site accident

in Perth in western Australia that caused his death ten days ago.

Gerard Bradley died along with his workmate Joe McDermott from Omagh

when they were crushed by a large concrete slab on the building site.

This afternoon hundreds of people gathered to pay

their respects as the Bradley family accompanied the coffin into

St Malachy's for what was described as a celebration and thanksgiving

During the funeral service the parish priest reflected on that

moment ten days ago that changed the lives of the Bradley family forever.

In a single moment last week their lives were turned upside down when

the news came that Jarrett had died so suddenly and tragically. In a

single moment they found themselves caught up in the middle of the

situation you would not wish on anyone.

After requiem mass Gerard Bradley was burined in a nearby cemtery.

A number of roads have been closed across counties Fermanagh,

Tyrone and Londonderry due to flooding as Storm Desmond sweeps

Parts of the west coast have been the worst affected.

The centre of Larne got a blast of Storm Desmond last night -

Dunluce Street and Lower Cross Street closed after high

In the Creggan area of Derry, the sandbags are ready as residents

All night it rained - and with sodden ground the water has

And further south - Storm Desmond battered the west coast

County Donegal - and areas of Letterkenney were left

Further south again and in the town of Kenmare in County Kerry

the water is still rising. Although another 50mm of rain is expected

overnight - people up and down the west coast are hoping the

The railway station in Londonderry has been evacuated due to

It follows reports that suspicious objects were left there and also

in the nearby Quarry Steps area of Spencer Road.

Trains have been cancelled and bus substitution services put in place.

Meanwhile, the annual Apprentice Boys of Derry parade took place in

the city and passed off without incident. Here's our North-West

Despite heavy rain and driving wind mini visiting Apprentice Boys made

the trip to the city today for the annual rate. Conditions were the

worst they've been in recent years but it did not deter the marchers

taking part. It was estimated at around 1500 members of the loyal

order accompanied by 30 vans converged on the city for the

demonstration. You can see the conditions are adverse but the

turnout of the visiting clubs, they are totally committed. This is the

most important date in the calendar this association. The marchers made

away in and around the city centre before a religious service. Today

has been successful for parading in Londonderry. Derry City has worked

hard to make sure parading is a success and I pay tribute to those

behind the scenes who worked hard, affinity groups, Apprentice Boys and

traders and city centre managers. In keeping with tradition after the

main parade an effigy of the traitor Lundy was burned in Bishop Street.

Now with full details of our weather for the rest of the weekend, here's

Storm Desmond has been having an impact. Debris on roads, flooding in

places and power outages across parts of the Republic. Here in

Northern Ireland there is a warning remaining in place throughout the

night of the risk of further disruption. The rain could be the

main concern, very wet through this evening with heavy and persistent

arrests of rain especially in the West. And of course we have those

gusty winds as well, up to 60 miles an hour. They tend to ease through

the night as the rain moves away. But still blustery and showers

coming through, some wintry on the hilltops. Into tomorrow it is a

brighter and drier day. Still quite gusty and places to begin with with

showers running through for a time. But at least we have some sunshine.

Dry weather and sunshine across the Republic, Wales, central and

northern England. Still wet and windy in the far south and

south-east but also miles. Elsewhere temperatures starting to come down.

Windy in the North of Scotland with gales or severe gales. Showers

across the mountains likely to turn to sleet and snow. Well in Northern

Ireland in the afternoon it is dry and temperatures are down at around

seven or eight degrees, but feeling more pleasant than today. But make

the most of that because another no moves in for Monday and yet more

following through the middle part of the week. And if I survived pectin,

indicating yet more blustery wind. Rain at times with bright spells and

showers in between. That's it from us until ten

past six tomorrow evening. You can keep up to date with local

news on Radio Ulster or From everyone here on the programme,

enjoy the rest of your evening.