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a priest there says the community is in shock.

It is not what happens in civilised society. Who makes these people the

judge and jury of anyone? Who give them the right to terrorise a young

family like this? in Ecuador.

Almost 800 children face The latest in our series

of constituency profiles Rangers supporters are celebrating

after yesterday's victory in the old firm match but here in Belfast what

is the A priest has described how a woman

cradled her husband as he lay dying Michael McGibbon had been

shot by paramilitaries. Mr McGibbon who was 33 had been

in contact with the police about an incident the night before

when masked men came It's understood he's the prominent

North Belfast republican Michael McGibbon had a young family.

His wife, a nurse, try to save his life after finding him in an

alleyway on Friday night. Just yards from their home. The direct chain of

events which led to the murder of Michael McGibbon is as brief as it

was brittle. Sometime on Thursday evening, he refused to leave his

home when men covering their faces called at the door. On Friday

morning, he spoke to the police about the incident the previous

evening. It has been reported that on the Friday afternoon he was

approached by a man as he picked up his children at school. He told him

to go to a meeting later. That evening, he was shot three times in

the alley not far from his family home. Although Michael McGibbon had

contacted the police about the encounter with the masked man, it is

now understood that he and his wife spent Friday anticipating the

meeting at the alleyway that evening. He set off for it at the

appointed time, still hoping to persuade whomever he met not to harm

him. During the shooting, a major artery in his fight was severed.

Their day was centred around this alleged appointment when in fact,

they sat with the children, they ate together and they watched a DVD

together. At the appointed time, he left somewhat early, having said a

fond farewell to her. I suppose in the vain hope that maybe he could

change the mind of those he met. Mr McGivern's contact with the PSNI

after the incident on Thursday was raised with detectives at a police

news conference at the weekend. Did he ask for police protection after

what may have been a death threat on Thursday? Actors like that would be

confidential and at this time I am focusing on the murder inquiry. As a

matter of course, anybody in contact with police within a short period of

time before dying is automatically referred to the police ombudsman.

The police ombudsman 's office has confirmed it has received a referral

by the police and is carrying out initial inquiry is. The First

Minister has added her voice to the chorus of condemnation of the

killing. This is a terrible tragedy. Of course Northern Ireland is in a

much better place than many years ago but we still have to deal with

this evil that is on our street and I give my full support to the police

service in order to do that. A 34-year-old man understood to be the

prominent North Belfast republican, Dee Fennell, was arrested yesterday

and is being questioned by detectives.

One of the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador at the weekend

Sister Claire Crockett had been working as a teacher.

Our North-West reporter Keiron Tourish begins this report

with a video of Sister Claire as she spoke about her vocation

When I entered as a sister, I did so to dedicate my life to God and I

knew I was putting my life in his hands. Sister Claire Crockett who

was from the Long tower area of the city was based at the school where

she served with the home of the mother order. The earthquake caused

devastation on a massive scale. The home of the mother order said Sister

Claire Crockett and the bodies of former others were found in the

early hours of the morning at the school. The five women had been

playing guitar and singing when the earthquake happened. Back home, the

principle of the nun's former primary school said she would be

remembered with great affection. Claire was here from 1987 to 1994

and I would say she was a lovely youngster and the whole family have

been at the school. They were a bubbly, nice family and Claire was

the epitome of somebody who loved being at school. Big into her music

and she was in every choir going, verse speaking, she was a great

youngster. The Bishop of Derry said her loss would be felt especially

amongst those whom she dedicated her life to over the years. A young

woman of 33 who decided at the age of 18 she wanted to give her life in

the service of people living in poverty and desperation to stop

anywhere around the world that she would be sent. It is terribly sad

for her family and I suppose for those out there it will be a huge

loss of the ministry they had but our thoughts in a city like Jerry

are always with those who are most sorely grieved, her parents, her

sisters and those who would have grown up with her and will be

terribly shocked by this awful loss of an energetic, charming young

woman who wanted to do so much good in the world. Those who worked

closely with Sister Claire described her as a joyful girl and a beautiful

person. She will be remembered with deep affection.

A man has appeared in court charged with a stabbing at a house in west

It happened in Vere Foster Walk in the early hours

Aidan Muir, who's 19 and from Springhill Grove

in the city, faces charges of possessing an offensive weapon,

burglary and causing grievous bodily harm.

The 51-year-old man who was injured is in a critical condition

One of the teenagers accused of beating Christopher Meli to death

in west Belfast must remain in custody.

A High Court judge rejected claims that 19-year-old Lee Smyth,

of Colinbrook Gardens in Dunmurry, should be released because of delays

Three teenagers have been charged with murdering the

Thousands of parents have found out by letter where their children

While the vast majority of children will be going to their chosen

school, hundreds of parents were left disappointed..

A break for lunch at this nursery school in Lisburn. Around 23,000

children will be starting preschool like this in September. Of those,

over 22,000 children got a place in school, nursery or playgroup chosen

by their parents but 790 didn't get placed and their parents will now

have two apply again. Parents like Downpatrick Mum, Karen. She didn't

get into any of the four schools I selected. Those people who are on

benefits, not ticking away from them, but they get first priority. I

just feel as if those people that are working are discriminated

against and it is the second time this has happened to me. My first

child also didn't get into a school in Downpatrick and my parents had to

drive the four miles every day to take her to a school in cross car.

How are decisions made about who gets a place? Meshes kills

playgroups and required by that branded education to admit children

from socially disadvantaged backgrounds first. Then it can

depend on things whether the children have had a sibling of the

school or how far away they live. There is a big expectation that

parents will get automatically the fresh school of their choice.

Unfortunately that's not the case. And necessarily enough the school

places in their area that the parent wants their child to go to. Barbara

feels its 52 places every year and they would like to take more

children. We are always oversubscribed. We get many phone

calls after the letters have gone out. Much as we would like to take

every child that applies, it is not possible. There is still some hope

the disappointed parents. The education authorities say they are

only halfway through the process and further decisions and places will be

announced at the start of June. Back to our main story and the

murder of Michael McGibbon. The police have released the 34-year-old

man they were questioning. It is understood he was the Ardoyne

Republican, Dee Fennell. Still to come on the programme:

between the EU and South America, that could see huge

The European Union is negotiating the terms and says it'll

But the deal has been condemned locally as posing an unacceptable

risk to an industry that's already under price pressure.

The next generation of beef farmers learning the skills of the trade at

agriculture College today. But these youngsters will have to survive in a

much tougher business climate if the proposed

much tougher business climate if the goes through. The European Union is

in talks with a block of South American countries including Brazil,

Argentina and Uruguay. We want to send

Argentina and Uruguay. We want to financial services. You want to send

us third, especially beef. Campbell Tweed is a beef and sheep farmer.

us third, especially beef. Campbell has visited South America and their

farms. The Uruguayans have very high health standards, they are rigorous

in relation to any products that they use on the animal like

antibiotic use. Unfortunately in Brazil and Argentina, they are

antibiotic use. Unfortunately in more of a bulk operation. It

antibiotic use. Unfortunately in high and sell cheap. That kind of

book shipment, up to 78 thousand tonnes a year, and favourable

currency exchange will make South American beef cheap and attractive

to processors in Europe. While that could be good news for

to processors in Europe. While that will drive down the price for

European beef farmers. This deal will not go through without a fight,

there's already opposition from lots of European countries about

something that could impact on domestic beef production. The next

stage in the negotiations take place in May. That will be watched closely

by farmers already under price pressure here. We have already seen

prices fall very substantially over the past number of months a been a

steady decline. That situation is going to be made worse if more

suppliers come onto the market. Europe says it will build in

protections to the deal for the farmers, something they will be

keeping a good eye on. Fermanagh and South Tyrone provided

one of the most dramatic results in last year's Westminster election

with Tom Elliott's surprise victory This constituency also had

the closest contest Just 62 votes decided

the final seat. As we countdown to May's ballot,

our south west reporter Julian Fowler has been

on the election trail. This is about as far away as you can

get from the corridors of power at Stormont. From here it you can see

all the way across the world Lough Erne and elections in the manner and

South Tyrone are often as dramatic as the view. Last May Tom Elliott

made the headlines here. One year on, the parties are back out

canvassing for support. On the doorsteps, people are on first name

terms with the First Minister. Arlene Foster has put in a new style

of leadership but it will also be the substance of policies the DUP

will be judged on at the polls. I want to look at the Hall of Northern

Ireland and whether that is in respect to infrastructure or health

or education, budgets, the fact we have kept household taxes low, all

of those issues will have an impact across Northern Ireland and I want

to make sure I am First Minister for everyone. Five years ago, Sinn Fein

got three MLAs elected here. This time, they have four candidates

after Michelle Gildernew was selected then dropped and selected

again. At Westminster defeat, she says the assembly is the place to

get things done. There's still a lot of issues this constituency, like

broadband, infrastructure, a lot of businesses still struggling, health

is still a massive issue. Not just our primary and acute services but

our mental health services. The SDLP is hoping to win back the seat is

lost by 62 votes in 2011. The party did well in the last local elections

when Richie McPhillips won a council seat. He now has his sights set on

Stormont. Cancel election results, we have six councillors, one in each

of the constituency. If we can replicate and do better than that,

we are in a very good chance of regaining the seat and that is our

aim. The Ulster Unionist 's have two new SMB candidates who have been

getting to know the dogs in the street. There are hoping to build on

their success in the General Election. This time it doesn't have

the Tom Elliott on the ballot paper who has been there since 2003 so

this time I am one of the new kids on the block. That is the message

but I'm getting on the door, people are delighted to see someone new

coming on the scene and I am hoping we can gather up that support. With

a history of close results, this year 's election in Fermanagh and

South Tyrone is set to be another cliffhanger.

There's a list of all the candidates in Fermanagh and South Tyrone

on our news website along with analysis of the

In football, Rangers fans are celebrating victory

over their traditional rivals Celtic in the Scottish Cup

Rangers may have been four years in the lower leagues but the game

demonstrated that once again they are a match for Celtic.

BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson has been hearing from local fans

Celtic were the hot favourites. Rangers, the underdogs. But after a

2-2 draw, it all came down to penalty kicks. This is the moment

when the match was won and lost. He makes a real mess of that penalty

and Rangers have pulled off the seemingly un-thinkable. And

thinkable because Rangers went bust four years ago. There were demoted

to Scottish football's lowest league but beating Celtic in a cup

semifinal completed their comeback to the big-time. No wonder their

fans were so happy, including many from Belfast. I am so proud of the

boys out there. The bar has been raised and we are back, we will win

the league next year 100%. It's an exciting time to be a Rangers fan.

Of course there are not just Rangers fans in Belfast, there are tens of

thousands of Celtic fans too. Let's talk to one of them, the journalist

and Celtic share holder, Hugh Jordan. The elected 3-0 to Celtic

yesterday? I did but you win some, you lose some! Is the mood among

Celtic supporters today? Shock? I would say shock is not a bad

interpretation. We did not anticipate how good Rangers were,

they were excellent yesterday. I wouldn't go as far as Noel Johnson

who said he wasn't sure if he was watching Rangers or Barcelona. That

was a bit over the top! I am sure the Celtic responsible be commencing

with the threat that Rangers now clearly pose. Some Celtic fans are

beaming -- blaming the pitch. Watch how the ball moved before the

crucial penalty. Here it is again. For Celtic, it just wasn't there a

day. The celebrated aristocrat

from County Monaghan, Sir John Leslie, has died

at the age of 99. Sir Jack, as he was called,

was one of Ireland's last surviving He served as an officer

in the Irish Guards and last year he was honoured by France

for his bravery with He passed away this morning

at his home Castle BBC Radio Ulster's School Choir

of the Year final was held at the Ulster Hall in Belfast

yesterday and winners came After nine weeks of competition,

Dalriada School in Ballymoney won St Patrick's Primary,

Drumgreenagh, Rathfriland won the junior prize in their first

attempt at the competition. We had the best day ever, a dream

come true. We all had to pinch ourselves several times on the way

home on the bus. The four judges, to hear the lovely compliments and

comments that they give the quire really was very special. What I love

about singing is, we get to learn a variety of songs. We get out of

class a lot. To more winners next in the world

of sport and Thomas Niblock has news about Jonathan Rea and he had a good

day at the office this weekend. Yes - Jonathan Rea has

increased his lead at the top of the World Superbikes standings

after victory in both races at Assin Rea's victory in Sunday's second

race was a tactical triumph. The track had dried out after a wet

start and Rea and Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes opted to came in earlier

than their rivals for a tyre change. It was a decisive move as Rea went

on to win by two seconds, In the beginning, I tried to ride as

slow as possible because the track was starting to dry faster in some

places so I wanted to be safe. I decided to come in early and the

places so I wanted to be safe. I guys were confused in the pits

because they were asking what tower I wanted. I just took my time in the

beginning and managed the race. I am so happy, they double win.

It was a good weekend for Ulster rugby- specifically Tommy Bowe.

The Ireland international hasn't played since the World Cup

in October because of injury- but marked his return to action

with two tries in the 47-17 win against Zebra.

So where does that win leave Ulster Rugby with only

Les Kiss side are currently 4th in the Pro 12 league table,

if they remain in that position until the end of the season,

they will qualify for the semi-finals What's also

important for Ulster rugby, is qualifying for the European

To guarantee that position, they have to finish in the top six,

meaning as it stands- the Irish province to miss out

on European rugby next season would be Munster.

So plenty to play for from an Ulster perspective after a successful

Florence is the zebra rugby stadium. The weather was glorious. The

players, Ulster needed a win and undefeated was on the double. Three

minutes gone and the perfect start. The Italians are second from bottom

in the league table and surprised many, scoring their stride and

levelling the game at 7-7. Then during his first competitive game of

Ulster this season, Tommy Bowe scored a try. He was good but Jared

Payne was exceptional. This was tried number one, followed after the

interval by trying to. To secure the win in comprehensive style, this was

the New Zealanders try number three. A hat-trick for him and a double for

the man who scored more tries in the competition 's history than any

other player ever. A much-needed competition 's history than any

but ospreys and Leinster will provide more difficult opposition in

Ulster 's final two league games. Two more Irish boxers

booked their places at this Summer's Olympic Games

after winning their 3rd/4th place bouts at the European qualifying

tournament in Turkey at the weekend. Lightweight David Joyce and Belfast

flyweight Brendan Irvine both took their second chances to make

it to Brazil. Irvine won his fight

by a unanimous verdict against the Bulgarian Daniel Asenov

to join Michael Conlan, Paddy Barnes and Stephen Donnelly

on the plane to Rio. It's been a dream since I was a kid,

to get to the Olympics. It was just the Olympics and I decided I am 19

and I have qualified for the Olympics aims is an amazing

achievement for myself and my family. People only see me winning a

fight, they don't see the blood, sweat and tears that go into it in

the gym. I am happy but I am nearly crying here, is unbelievable.

Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter says securing successive

Irish Premiership titles would represent the biggest ever

Victory over Cliftonville tomorrow night would ensure that Crusaders

retain the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.

Another step closer to the title. Jordan Owens finish was

Another step closer to the title. claim a 1-0 win away to Glenavon.

David Healy 's side secured second place with a victory over Coleraine.

Curtis Allen found the net as Glentoran 12-0 at Cliftonville. At

the other end of the table, this stunning shot held Ballinamallard to

a crucial victory over Warrenpoint. Dungannon Swifts defeated a

struggling Portadown side. Ballymena's good form and David

Jeffrey continued with a 2-0 win at Carrick.

Gaelic football and Ulster champions Monaghan suffered defeat by Cork

in the All-Ireland U21 semi-final at Tullamore.

Having won their first Ulster title since 1999,

Monaghan were seeking a place in the All-Ireland final

But Cork came out on top, 2-15 to 1-16 and now go

Great Britain won their opening goal at the Ice Hockey World

Championships in Zagreb last night, beating hosts Croatia four-one

And half the GB goals came from Belfast Giant players.

Craig Peacock scoring the third goal of the game before Colin Shields

I can tell you GB have just won their second match in the group,

The weather is next. Fairly decent details, some

reasonable weather coming up this week. A lot of settled weather in

the forecast and this tells the story. We are looking at generally a

lot of dry weather. Variable amounts of cloud but that means we will have

some fun at times and for much of the week, the average daytime

temperatures but the Knights could be chilly and for Friday and the

weekend, and cartooning Calder with northerly winds. Back to today, we

did have some cloud edging its way southwards. It brought some patchy

rain. On either side of that front, broken cloud, you can see it is

quite thin so we have had some sunshine coming through. Not a bad

evening, merely drive. Spells of evening sunshine to end the day and

overnight it stays dry. Bits and pieces of cloud minute towards the

north where we find temperatures holding at around four 5 degrees but

inland where we get clear spells, the potential for temperatures to

drop close to freezing so that means the potential for some rural ground

and Graf Prost. Tomorrow, not a bad day coming up. A lot of dry weather

and it looks as though we will be mucking around with cloud at times

that given the clear spells overnight, there will be some

sunshine on offer, perhaps the best of that being during the morning.

During the morning and into the afternoon the cloud will start to

gather a little bit but having said that, it will stay dry and it is

thin cloud again so they will be some bright spots on offer. Filling

pleasant with light winds and highs of around 12 degrees. Tomorrow

night, once again we are mucking around with cloud. Temperatures

generally holding at around 4 degrees at rural spot dipping lower.

Another fine day as we head into web and stick with decent spells of

sunshine and highs of around 13. This is how the rest of the week

looks, high pressure in charge so saying merely drive.

The main story: police continue to investigate the murder of Michael

McGibbon in Belfast on Friday, they have released a 34-year-old mild

they were questioning. It is understood he is the prominent

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