27/06/2016 BBC Newsline

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A proposed deal to end an Orange Order stand-off

Reverberations from the EU referendum result. The Prime

Minister rules out a border poll. We set this out clearly in the Good

Friday agreement and I don't believe it has been triggered. I man for

Irish passports after the Brexit vote. Some post offices have run out

of application forms. Thousands gather at the fanzone

in Belfast to welcome the Northern Ireland team

home from the Euros. The Queen arrives for a two-day

visit to Mark a 90th birthday. It has tried up nicely, but will it

stay that way? Find out later in the programme -- it has dried out

nicely. A proposed deal between

the Orange Order and a nationalist residents'

group in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast to end a long

running dispute has stalled. The agreement would have meant

an Orange parade prevented from returning to Ligoniel

on the 12th of July three years ago would be completed early on Friday

morning, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle

of the Somme. A loyalist protest camp

at Twaddell Avenue The agreement was due to be

announced this afternoon, but a planned press

conference was cancelled. Our Home Affairs Correspondent

Vincent Kearney reports. Violence erupted moments after an

Orange Order told the parade was stopped in North fast in July 2000

13. The Parades Commission ruled it could not pass the Ardoyne shop

fronts on the common road. Three days of violence followed with

dozens of police officers in Jude and dozens of rioters arrested.

Since then there has been a loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue. The

policing operation has cost more than ?20 million. An agreement to

end the dispute was due to be announced today. The remit would

have allowed the Orange Order to complete the parade back to Ligoniel

but was stopped nearly three years ago. When that happened, the

Twaddell Avenue protest camp was to be dismantled. Agreement had been

reached on future Orange Order parades the area. But not everyone

involved in the dispute agreed. The agreement was the result of talks

involving the Crumlin and Ardoyne residents Association and the Orange

Order. Another residents Association in Ardoyne said it would not support

the deal. And members of one of three Orange Order bash my Orange

Order watchers said they would not back the agreement and would not

take part in the parade. A public meeting organised by the residents

group involved in the talks has been held in this hall and Ardoyne

tonight. It would say whether the group continues to support the

agreement, despite opposition from one of the Orange lodges. Else will,

other measures aimed at saving the deal are also taking place. --

Next, the continuing fall out elsewhere.

from the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

The First Minister revealed she wants to explore

with the Treasury if the move could cut the cost of

The Deputy First Minister remains concerned about what he describes

as the "bombshell" Stormont has to deal with.

Here's our political correspondent Gareth Gordon.

First item on the order paper is a motion on the United Kingdom

withdrawal from the European Union. The first Stormont post Brexit. Well

now, and who blame? I do not want my fingerprints on the button that

Nicola Sturgeon would press to secure a second referendum and my

fingerprints are not on that button but the fingerprints of the leader

of the DUP I won that button and she is going to press it. It wasn't the

only button being pressed with emotions running high. The question

was not the you want Northern Ireland to stay and the only upon

answer is the answer that came from the entirety of the people of the

United Kingdom. Is he going to accept that or not? Know, is the

ads, because I stand by people on this island. -- nor is the answer. I

stand by people on this island, in this country, who don't want to

leave the European Union. The First Minister, whose party back leaving

the EU, try to calm fears. I know there are a lot of people in

Northern Ireland is appointed, lots of people angry, lots of people who

had made all sorts of terrible prophecies of doom. If others want

to engage in navel-gazing that is fine. My focus is on what is doing

what is right for all the people of Northern Ireland in terms of the

negotiations that will be coming up very soon. She and her it's a good

partners were on different sides over the referendum but have decided

to put those differences behind them. It is obviously a bombshell,

but we have to try and make sense of it. And whenever we look around, we

have a responsibility to deal with all of that. And we look to London

and what do we see? We see total turmoil. And we can't afford

turmoil. As for claims that Stormont could overturn the result and Sinn

Fein 's calls for a border poll, those were addressed by the outgoing

Prime Minister. On the issue of a border poll, rules for that are set

out in the Good Friday agreement and I don't believe they have been

triggered and in terms of the decision to leave the EU, and how we

do it, that is principally a matter for this Westminster United Kingdom

Parliament. Brexit is a first test of the DUP and Sinn Fein 's new

working relationship was so far, it is holding. Now, they have got to

come up with a plan. Our Political and Economics

Editors are with me. It's early days, but what's been

the mood in the corridors It fairly reflects what the sauna

chamber. There is great concern on the part of nationalists and those

who lobbied to stay within the EU that something this important might

be lost. There is a mixture of disbelief, actually, on the side of

the Leave campaign because they thought that ultimately, the Remain

campaign is going to win so they did not expect to be in this position.

Between their very differing views of the outcome, it is hard to get a

concerted position. How much pressure will this result put on

that working relationship between Sinn Fein and the DUP? It caused the

honeymoon period into a bit of question. They did put on a fairly

good show today in the chamber, with the harshest but this is coming from

the SDLP, and Sinn Fein, whilst they don't like this they were avoiding

direct assaults on their DUP counterparts. They can probably

agree on things like mine to make sure that any funding year is

replaced by London if it is lost from Brussels, but enter is of

whether Northern Ireland should have some special status within the EU,

nationalists might like that and pro-EU politicians might like that,

but the DUP might end up vetoing it. There was more turmoil

on financial markets today. We saw the parent company of Ulster

Bank, RBS, with its share price down 15%. What is more important is

happening the currency and we saw the pound beginning against the

dollar Rabiu wrote. That is bad news if you're getting holiday money, you

get less bang for your buck, but if you are company exporting to the US,

it is good news. You suddenly have a massive competition boost. It means

your products are cheaper to buy abroad and you can gain market

share. The flip side is, imports will become more expensive if the

pound stays low. We had Lord Wilson the boss of the clothing chain,

Next, saying that we could see highest click prices rising by next

year. Arlene Foster was keen to reassure people that Northern

Ireland is still an investment location.

One of the big issues for business is uncertainty, in trading

relationships. They don't want to make investment that will not pay

off for three or five years, might wait to see how things shake down

before committing money. The First Minister was trying to make

reassurances around foreign investment. They were saying listen,

market access to the EU is not the reason companies invest here. There

are other reasons, we are well and pretty cheap to employ. So they said

they are still chasing Forest -- foreign investment. Alistair

Hamilton said he is excited by the possibilities of Brexit. He said

that the state aid rules would give another kind of thing in his

armoury. And we had an announcement about investment. Yes, one of our

biggest home-grown manufacturing success stories STC trailers has

been sold to a Chinese company. That is another sign that life goes on.

Businesses continue to trade. And with this deal, the buyers did not

see Brexit as any barrier to coming here and spending a large sum of

money. The Republic's government has urged

people not to be panicked There has been heavy demand

since the Brexit vote to leave the European Union

and some post offices have run out

of passport forms. The prospect of Northern Ireland

know being part of the EU has made some travel is worried that journeys

abroad could be more difficult in future. The solution for some is to

get a passport from a country remaining in the U. Such as the

Republic of Ireland. The Irish government says there has been a

spike in interest but is trying to calm the fears of Northern Ireland

residents. Some of the rules have changed recently, but in basic

terms, those entitled to an Irish passport have to have been born on

the island of Ireland before 2005 or alternatively, have a parent or

grandparent born in Ireland. I have been into this south Belfast Post

Office to see if they had any Irish passport forms and they had them at

the ready. Staff said they have been inundated with requests for them

since Friday and today there had been 30 passport forms handed out,

but they say that the demand is so high they met have to say to people

you can only have one form at the time. At this east Belfast Post

Office I have come away empty-handed because they don't actually stopped

Irish passport forms. That does not mean they have not been asked for

them constantly over the" even a prominent DUP politician has

encouraged people to apply for an Irish passport. In fact, this is a

mainly loyalist area has not dampened the man. I asked if they

had any Irish passport forms and they said they didn't have any. We

are just telling them where to get them. They didn't say why they

wanted them what for. How many could you have given out? I would say 100

or 200 by now. The apology sign was up at this east Belfast Post Office

by mid-morning. We have gone through 1200 since last Thursday. Just the

fact that they are afraid of, when this comes about, that they can

travel within Europe under an Irish passport and have no hassles,

basically. And Sinn Fein politician has asked for an Irish passport

office in Belfast but the Irish Minister for foreign affairs says

that most people here applied through their post offices. He said

that an unnecessary surge put pressure on the service and lead to

delays for those who urgently need a passport.

How 40 students found out their school trip was cancelled when they

arrived at the airport. Thousands of Northern Ireland

football supporters have gathered at the big fan zone in Belfast

to welcome home the players The team reached the last sixteen

but were knocked out on Saturday. Louise, what's happening

at the minute? Thousands might have made it to

France, but thousands have come to the fan zone during the tournament

turning up for every match. They turned out again and there are

thousands tonight, in fine voice and every player has a musically name

checked while we waited for them to take to the stage. Tonight was all

about letting the team thank the fans for that incredible

performance. It is also a chance for the fans to thank the team for

keeping the dream alive and making those memories. Stephen Watson has

been speaking to one of the men responsible, some say he's a

distorted billion have ever had, Michael McGovern. Can you put it

into words, the experience you had at Euro 2016? The experience has

been well beyond anything I expected beforehand. It has been an

unbelievable time. We thank everyone for their support. In my opinion

they have been the best supporters in the tournament.

CHEERING What did you make of this reception

tonight? It is unbelievable. This is something else. It just

shows you how good the fans are. And a half of the players I would like

to thank you very much. -- behalf of. Finally, this week, the fans in

Belfast have done a great job in the fan zone. What was it like for those

thousands of supporters who watched all the games in France? How big a

difference did they make? Brilliant. You know that if you go out and give

it your best shot, good or bad, the fans will back you, no matter what,

and that makes it so easy for the boys. Thank you, the goalkeeper,

ladies and gentlemen. That dream may have ended on Saturday afternoon,

but the flags and heads are still being held high. For the team that

did dare to dream, and the Green and white army that marched behind them.

For the supporters who made their way to France

for the tournament it's been a long, costly journey.

BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson is still there in Paris.

You're missing the party here, Mark.

I certainly am. In fairness, I have witnessed my fair share parties

overhearing France in the past couple of weeks. Today I been doing

some number crunching. It is estimated more than 40,000 Northern

Ireland fans have been in France this month across the four matches.

There were 11 arrests. The average spend per hour fan is more than

?1000 on travel, tickets, accommodation, food and drink.

Making a grand total, wait for it, and I watering ?40 million has been

spent by Northern Ireland fans. Everyone you speak to in Paris says

exactly the same thing. It was worth it. Going, going, gone. And among

the last elite Paris today were these fans from Cookstown. They

included Ian Hughes, brother Robbie Northern Ireland defender, Aaron

Hughes. Looking forward to going home and see my wife, but I will

miss France, it has been a good trip. What was the highlight?

Probably the Ukraine game. The night afterwards was incredible. It was an

incredible night. That was probably the highlight that night. He had to

fly home and missed it. I got to see 31-0 defeat is, unfortunately, so I

don't think the lads will invite me to the game again. CROWD CHANT: Will

Grigg's On Fire. It has become the unofficial anthem of the whole

tournament. Have the fans got tired singing it? You would have thought

so, we have done it all so many times but people will come up to you

and sing it to you when you are wearing the Northern Ireland top, so

it would be rude not to. The other night we were coming back from the

hotel and we were outside the hotel singing Will Grigg's On Fire. We

were Will Grigging it. It has even become a verb now! They certainly

made their mark. Now after three weeks in France, it is time to wave

goodbye. Not quite all the fans are disappointed on the way home. One

fan this afternoon said he was absolutely delighted. He looking

forward to seeing his family and sleeping in own bed and, best of

all, he's going to be able to watch all of the football now on the TV. I

like his style! He will be home soon with a big bag of washing, I am

sure! The Republic of Ireland

team also arrived They too made it to the knockout

stages of the tournament but lost out to the host nation,

beaten 2-1, yesterday. Thomas Kane has been with the squad

throughout the and has sent us this Martin O'Neill said he would give

any of these veteran players the time to decide themselves whether or

not they wish to call it quits at international level after the

Republic of Ireland exit. He praised the influence of Shay Given, John

O'Shea and Glenn Whelan during their time at the Euros. As for the

manager 's future, he expects formal ratification of his contract

extension and also Roy Keane 's very soon, as he looks to build on the

positives from the performances in France. In many ways, this

tournament represented the passing of the baton from the old to the

new. Will we see in that jersey again? We will wait and see. I will

talk to the manager going forward. Just enjoy this moment because these

are special moments, when you see the few minutes that we had with our

families, but also with the fans in the corner. That was a very special

moment of appreciation for the amazing support that we have been

given. Young players impressed the challenge of taking on the best in

Europe on the big stage. In it comes now, Brady 's header! The Republic

of Ireland have scored and the place is going mad! We thought that so

many players would be hearing in the next phase, and if we can take the

atmosphere and the emotions into the next tournament, then that will only

stand for us. A quite hard-working Donegal man emerged as a leader as

an -- and an inspirational captain. We took a lot of belief from the

game. We did well and we realised, we thought it was there for us

today. The fans have been unbelievable. We would love to go a

bit further for them. We hope that we make people proud, because the

fans were amazing. Everyone back home was amazing. We were

disappointed we couldn't see it out. Thomas Kane reporting from France.

The Queen has arrived in Hillsborough Castle for a visit

Accompanied by the Duke of Edinbugh,

most of her engagements will be tomorrow.

Our reporter David Maxwell is in Hillsborough for us.

What a lovely evening at Hillsborough. The Queen arrived just

before half past five this evening. Some people are out honestly see

what matter. At the Cassell itself, it was the head of the council who

welcomed the, the Secretary of State not here as would normally be the

case. We are told that she was rather otherwise engaged in London

at the moment. This is the Queen 's 25th visit to Northern Ireland. She

had two official engagements this evening, a private audience with

Arlene Foster, the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister, Mark

McGinest, and we had an opportunity to speak to both of them when they

came out of those private meetings which lasted 15-20 minutes. Neither

of them giving anything away. Martin McGuinness said it was not protocol

to reveal the contents of those assertions but he said they had the

opportunity to thank the Queen for her contribution to peace. And so to

tomorrow, David. What is planned? A much busier day. This visit is for

her 90th birthday, but it has a focus on tourism. What do the more

iconic in terms of Northern Ireland tourism Giant's Causeway, and that

is ruddy visit will start. But Mac that is where the visit. Then they

will visit additional is well able unveil a statue of Robert Quigg, and

what a week to do that, almost exactly 100 years says he

demonstrated his bravery in the battle on, for which he won the

Victoria Cross. Then the royal couple will have one chap Portrush

Golf Club and their last engagement of the day will be the opening of a

new station. A busy day for the 90-year-old monarch tomorrow. We'll

have the weather for the Royal couple shortly.

A group of Ballymena school children have missed out on a trip to Poland

after airline Easyjet cancelled their flights.

More than 40 history pupils from Slemish College

had been planning the trip for over a year.

But when they arrived at the airport on Sunday morning,

they found their flight was cancelled.

Our North East reporter Sara Girvin has more.

These history pupils are reading about survivors of the Holocaust.

But they should be in Poland meeting one. Yesterday, 43 students from

Slemish College had their flight cancelled by easyJet because there

was no crew. No other suitable flights could be found, leading to

much disappointment and the cancellation of the entire trip.

This was my only foreign holiday this year. Portrush, that is about

the height of it now. But days away with my friends and that, it would

have been brilliant, but unfortunately now it is not going to

be. Features at Slemish College said the students have been let down by

easyJet. At this moment in time we were supposed to be meeting a

Holocaust survivor. Tomorrow we were due to go to Auschwitz. These are

experiences that these students have now missed that they will not have

again. The airline told the BBC air-traffic control restrictions and

weather conditions led to delays. EasyJet said they apologised, adding

that the Slemish College group would get their fair money back plus 250

euros. Whilst easyJet has offered refunds and compensation to those

affected, people at Slemish College say that they have missed out on an

experience that money simply can't buy.

The weather forecast is next with Barra. It has improved as the day

has gone on. Many enjoying some fine evening sunshine. It will stay dry

through the night for most. On the chilly side temperatures into the

single figures under clearing skies. For tomorrow, if you're up very

early, you will get some sunshine and dry weather but it will not stay

that way for long. We have this next batch of rain coming our way. It

will be widespread during the first half of the day, giving us some wet

weather. It will linger on the north coast for a while. Elsewhere, it

will gradually clear from the West. Not much in the way of sunshine with

some grey skies, drizzle and showers coming in behind. It will be an

improving picture for some parts of Ireland tomorrow with some glimmers

of sunshine, as that rain band pushes across the Irish Sea,

affecting many areas of Britain. It will hold off in the south-east of

inland but eventually it will get wet here, too. A cooler day for many

temperatures roundabout the mid-teens. 14, 15 degrees at best.

Showers will linger for a while, but by tomorrow evening there should be

some sunshine through County Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh. Tomorrow

night, if you're heading to the Belsonic concert there will be some

scattered showers. For everyone else, some lingering showers

overnight but generally dry and cool with temperatures dipping down to

six, 7 degrees. Wednesday, we do it all again. It will be a wet first

half of the day with widespread rain moving in. Like tomorrow, it will

improve, with more in the way of sunshine and temperatures around 15

Celsius. That low pressure remains in control through to the weekend.

There will always be scattered showers in the forecast. So you

might want to keep your umbrella is handy. We don't need to water the

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