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Good evening. for the news where you are.

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An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Enniskillen.

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The woman's husband was rescued from the blaze,

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Our reporter Clodagh Rice has been to the scene.

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Emergency services were called to the house on Silverhill Park

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Fire fighters forced their way into the bungalow, and found

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The woman's husband, who is in his seventies,

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He is being treated in hospital for his injuries.

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It's the second death that has been caused by a fire at a house

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It is terrible. Especially at this time of year. This is the second

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fatality in the Enniskillen area within the last month. Obviously, it

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is something with people waking up this morning and hearing the news,

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of another death by fire, people are devastated.

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Neighbours have already started to lay flowers at the house

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which was badly damaged by the blaze.

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Forensic tests were being carried out at the house by police and fire

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The investigation into what caused the fire is ongoing but, at this

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stage, police are not treating it as suspicious.

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A man has been charged in connection with an attack on a police patrol on

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Christmas Day. Charges include attempted murder. He appears in

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court tomorrow. The last 12 months have been a tough

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time for dairy farmers, There were farmers' protests,

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and calls for help, but not much Our agriculture and environment

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correspondent, Conor I first met David Irvine

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and his father William on their farm They were milking

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140 head of cattle, and taking two salaries

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from the enterprise, As William explained to me,

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things were tight, and paying It adds up very quickly,

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very quickly into a difficult The Winter Fair is a big event

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in the farming calendar, a time for dairy people

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to congregate, and compare notes. There will have been little festive

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cheer amongst these farm families, and it was here that I met

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William Irvine again to ask how It has been more of the same,

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the price remains low, Long-term projections

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are quite good. But this month's bills

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have to be paid, Traditionally, dairy farmers have

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been prepared to ride the wave, making money when the price was up,

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suffering loss when it dropped. But the trough is longer

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and deeper than before, Alternatives include an insurance

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scheme which kicks in to shore up and fixed-term contracts

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with dairies which farmers can use to lock

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in some of the milk. It's about taking the volatility

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out of the system. We have said, this is our milk price

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for the last quarter of the year. Farmers have some form of visibility

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of what their milk cheque will be They may not be happy

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with what it is, but at least There are tentative

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signs of an improvement. Countries that import dairy produce

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are showing interest again. Countries that produce it

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are cutting back on supply. It is just a question of how long it

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takes the market to balance out. It was a year dominated by concerns

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about money in education. While the schools budget

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was relatively protected, if still stretched, as our education

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correspondent Robbie Meredith reports, higher and further

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education will face more New buildings went up

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at Ulster University's Belfast campus, but the number of staff,

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students and subjects came down. We will be removing our provision of

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modern languages in this specific subject of mathematics and design

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and other areas impacted. Queen's also announced

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it was shedding over 200 staff, and over 1,000 student places over

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the next three years. Leaving many staff concerned

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about the future shape Further education colleges

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also faced budget cuts. But, elsewhere, a breakthrough,

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as the education authority finally replaced the five education

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and library boards, after seven Meanwhile, seven years

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after the end of the 11-plus, academic selection

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was in the news again. The BBC revealed details

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of a draft report commissioned by the Office Of The First

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And Deputy First Minister which recommended ending

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academic selection. It also asked why pupils

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in disadvantaged predominantly Catholic areas outperformed

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their Protestant peers. Deprivation is not a barrier to

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learning. It does pose problems, it does give us some major challenges,

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but we have to be up for those challenges.

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But, amid the money worries and ideological battles,

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a lot of good work still went on in local schools.

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Delighted with my results, so happy with myself.

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And there was national recognition for some of our schools.

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St Patrick's High School in Keady won the prestigious TES

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We are about unleashing human potential, not limiting it. We are

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not just an all ability school, every school is, every class is all

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ability. We believe the edible enhance the learning of the less

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able, in particular, their discipline.

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While Fairview Primary School in Ballyclare attracted teachers

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from across the globe, to see how they recycled

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With the possibility of a new Education Minister

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to replace Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd in May, and the Department

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For Employment And Learning being merged into a new Department

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Of The Economy, 2016 is set to be a year of more change.

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But much of that good work, which rarely hits

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A look ahead to tomorrow's Talkback Christmas Special.

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And William Crawley speaks to the Northern Ireland manager

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Michael O'Neill who'll be talking about his career in football,

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and the prospect of next summer's European Championships.

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Now, let's have a look at the weather forecast.

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Hello. A very wet end to the day with widespread rain, some heavy,

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lasting for a few hours. Overnight, turning drier, the skies will clear

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with temperatures falling to freezing.

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What a fine start tomorrow, light winds. By the end of the day,

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turning stormy. This storm is pushing its way to the west coast

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offs collection of Ireland. Tuesday, plenty of dry and sunny

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weather, light winds, picking up a little. For the most part, a good

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day outdoors, 10 degrees the high, a little above average.

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By mid-afternoon, the cloud will creep in from the west. The storm

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makes itself known, bringing stronger winds and rain.

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An amber warning has been issued for the west coast of Ireland.

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Across Britain, a better day. Lots of dry weather. Relief to those

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affected by flooding. Northern Ireland, tomorrow evening,

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the rain will push east across all places. Lasting several hours,

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causing problems with the roads, some heavy, flooding as a result,

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lasting through the night. It will break up on Wednesday. We

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will see further outbreaks at times. Calmer conditions for New Year's Eve

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and into New Year's Day. Our next television news

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is at 10:20pm this evening. In the meantime, you can follow this

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programme on Facebook From all of us on the BBC

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Newsline team, good evening.

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