29/06/2016 BBC Newsline

Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:

After that Brexit vote, the Secretary of State rules out any

special EU membership status for Northern Ireland.

EU rules are very clear, membership is that membership level. It is not

possible within the EU rules to have part of the country being part of

the European Union. The Kincora abuse inquiry -

a retired RUC detective says he found no evidence of a vice-ring

or State cover-up. After the latest terrorist attack

in Turkey, what's the advice A controversial scheme to replace

older teaching staff with newly-qualified teachers

gets the go-ahead. Six years ago he was forced

to resign as Irish Football association treasurer

as the government deemed the Last night, David Martin

became IFA president. After a dry start tomorrow, it's

another day of showers to come. The Secretary of State Theresa

Villiers says Northern Ireland cannot maintain any kind of special

status within the European Union The idea was floated again

today by the Deputy First For the first time since

the exit result, executive ministers met at Stormont

to discuss the implications. Here's our political correspondant

Gareth Gordon. The Brexit picture is no clearer.

Opposite sides of the argument but having to plot a joint path, the

Deputy First Ministers visited each children's animation company whose

owner did not get the referendum result he wanted. Re-trade with

Europe to sell our shores. We have two presell a lot to European

countries. It's important those treaties are protected. This is one

of his basic success stories. -- big success stories. That is

make-believe but could be perfect for a post-Brexit world and some

claim a little direction is lacking. But not the First Minister. There is

a lot of fear because it's been whipped up. What we need to do is

stand back and say that what we are doing is representing all of the

people of Northern Ireland in the negotiations that are to come. How

executive partner hasn't given up on Europe just yet. The number one

priority, given the nature of the decision that was taken last week,

is to ensure we maintain our relationship with Europe and that

Europe sees and that we see our future being in Europe. . Brexit

backing member of state, says that's not possible. The EU rules and a

clear, membership is that membership level. It's not possible within the

EU rules to have part of the country being part of the European Union.

This decision has been made, the people of the UK voted to leave the

European Union. That decision is going to be respected and that is

what the Government will take forward. Arrange the executive table

for the first time since the referendum, ministers met for 45

minutes to consider its implications before attending a meeting with the

Secretary of State and the Irish Foreign Minister. It's important

that we agree and that we can assist to ensure that ultimately nothing

happens in the context of these negotiations that will adversely

impact on the economies, north and south, or of society north and

south. It's going to test the negotiation skills of the best

brains here in London, Dublin and Brussels but all the signs are it

could be some time yet before it anything even resembling a plan

emerges. Our political editor

Mark Devenport is at Stormont. Sinn Fein and the SDLP both talking

about keeping Northern Ireland within the EU. To reserve earlier as

begs to differ. What sort of practical barriers either to some

kind of special status? There are significant obstacles both close to

home and further afield. Close to home, quite apart from what to

reason de Villiers had to say, we've got the GU P's position. The wooded

veto such a move. We don't have the same unity were in Edinburgh Nicola

Sturgeon has been talking about very much the same thing. Nicola Sturgeon

over in Brussels today ran into international difficulties because

both Scotland and France made it clear they are not interested, not

at this stage, talking about keeping Scotland when the heat EU. They have

their own domestic reasons for vetoing mats. Big barriers ahead.

The one thing the Nationalist parties are hopeful for is that they

got someone on the inside track, enter Kenny, he would be subject to

the boycott of negotiations that EU senior officials have put in place

in relation to the British Government. Instead, he, they hope,

will put the case inside EU meetings for the unique circumstances of the

island of Ireland. The argument about special status puts the

remainders and believers against each other yet again. Today, a

division within the leave camp over corporation tax. Earlier on in the

week, when she was trying to sell the opportunities presented by

Brexit, Arlene Foster said she wanted to exploit as a matter of

urgency, the whole notion of whether corporation tax wouldn't be quite as

expensive as we have been led to believe. That's because Stormont is

due to have its grant cuts by several hundred million pounds in

order to abide by an EU ruling. Certainly, Arlene Foster was

wondering whether it may be part of that bill could they be waived but I

put that to Theresa Villiers earlier on and she was adamant that the

Treasury wouldn't cut the cost of devolving corporation tax, instead,

it Stormont presses ahead with it, it'll be on the basis as previously

agreed. The body that gives out EU money to voluntary groups

cross-border projects was brief in the assembly today. What was said?

That is known as the special EU programmes. It has peace funding.

Gena McIntire speaking on behalf of the agency admitted she had been

feeling a lot of cars from groups concerned that they might lose the

funding they depend upon in order to continue their work. Her message was

that for the images feature it is business as usual. She will continue

to disperse a range of ?400 million in EU funding as part of the various

programmes running up until 2020 but she did add that if the UK triggers

Article 50 that of the article they have to trigger to see the leading

the EU, she didn't then know quite what the situation would be. Thank

you. The government says further

terrorist attacks in Turkey are likely and Western

tourists could be targeted. 41 people were killed

in a gun and bomb attack People planning to visit the country

are warned to be vigilant. The attack happened in Ataturk -

Europe's third busiest airport. Travellers fled in fear

as the shooting started The three gunmen then

blew themselves up. Unrest in the region had

already had an impact With the busiest period for summer

holidays getting underway, travel agents are now trying

to reassure tourists. You can never gave a cast iron

guarantee to anyone. We can try and reassure them that things are normal

in all the tourist resorts in Turkey at the moment and hopefully that's

the way it will remain. All countries have tightened security

and very much tightened security to try and prevent the sort of thing

happening. It says the country is generally

safe but you should be alert to your surroundings and remain

vigilant in crowded places The Honorary Consul for Turkey

here says the terrorists cannot It is an absolute outrage targeting

the one of in the world. I would hope that it doesn't that our

visitors from visiting Turkey. That is the objective of these terrorists

so we must make sure that doesn't succeed.

The attack has been condemned around the world, with Wednesday

declared a national day of mourning in Turkey.

A retired RUC detective has told the Historical Institiutional Abuse

Inquiry that when he started looking into events at Kincora Boys Home,

the Chief Constable Sir Jack Hermon told him to leave "no stone

Even so, George Caskey says that one interview with a senior intelligence

Will Leitch reports from the inquiry in Banbridge.

George Caskey discussing live RUC investigations in the late 1980s. He

was the man return to after a newspaper article in January 1980

left the lead on Concorde. Today he came here to answer questions about

that time at the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. George

Caskey retired from the RUC with 39 years service. A widely respected

investigator, he was put under the Kincora enquiry in 1980. He says the

Chief Constable Jack Hermon told him to leave no stone -- stone unturned.

He told the enquiry before then... There have been claims the RUC could

have investigated the abuse years earlier. Once he was in charge,

George Caskey said he could interview he felt anyone he ought to

interview. That included leading politicians...

But one interviewer eluded him. George Caskey called it a loose end.

His attempt to interview Ian Cameron, the assistant secretary

political about reports on Kincora his army intelligence staff had

provided for him. That request was discussed and debated by senior

figures in the military intelligence and legal astonishment. Answers came

inviting from someone else. In the end, George Caskey saw three men

jailed for a Kincora but didn't find a vice ring for signs of prominent

establishment figures come into the home to abuse boys. There have been

many allegations of cover-ups and intelligence service collusion in

the abuse at Kincora. George Caskey and his team investigated the mark

and he said the find no evidence. He feels that view is borne out by the

many victims with him his book. The enquiry continues.

Still to come on the programme. On the BBC newsline, we are out the bee

inspectors checking on the health of these important pollinators.

The Education Minister Peter Weir has decided a controversial scheme

to replace older teaching staff with newly qualified

However, only teachers who have graduated since 2012 will be

eligible to apply for jobs under the plans.

Our education correspondent Robbie Meredith is with me.

This scheme was first announced by John O'Dowd last year.

This scheme it means that some teachers over 55 can retire early

but not to get hit in their pension. That only happens at the school

replace them with a newly qualified teacher. It was delayed because

there was controversy just how newly qualified a teacher had to be to get

a job under these plans and that had implications for the much money the

schemas can deceive the public. As it has been given the go-ahead but

only teachers who have graduated since 2012 are eligible. This is a

win-win disappoint some people but it will help provide jobs for newly

qualified teachers, it will allow some teachers at the opposite end to

be able to retire with the package. It will mean for skills that be can

reinvigorate their workforce and actually financially benefit schools

what has been the reaction? They have welcomed it. A lot of young

teachers here find it tough to get a full-time job. They can work for

years on temporary or part-time contracts. Many of them will have

qualified before 2012. They will be able to apply for these jobs and

some are very disappointed. I graduated in 2011 and feel I've been

left out because I am trying my best to try and obtain a permanent job

and I find it's disappointing for the Northern Ireland Government to

bring the scheme out. There is thousands of us working and slogging

our hearts out trying to get ourselves a permanent job and this

is just a smack in the face to a to 40 judges say, you're too extensive,

you're too extensive, your tools. Go away, we'll give it to be cheaper

ones. With regard to number of jobs, it will create fewer jobs. John

O'Dowd wanted to spend ?33 million replacing 500 teachers. Peter Weir

is going to spent ?8 million replacing 120 in the next school

year but he does say that he hopes there will be more funding to free

up more jobs in the year after that. Thank you.

This Friday will be the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme,

one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.

Among the many dead were 3,500 soldiers

2,000 of them were in the 36th Ulster Division.

Our reporter Mervyn Jess has been to those battlefields in France

and met some County Down teenagers keen to learn

what it was like for those in the trenches.

Another day, another tour of the Ulster terror and trenches by its

official Guardian. This area of the Somme is the epicentre of memorials

to the 36th Ulster division. Anyway you see this going here, you're

looking at the German front line. If you start here, take a sweep right

round, that is the German front line. The centenary of the Somme is

on Friday but the number of people visiting this area and the Ulster

terror has increased markedly in the weeks leading up to it. Many of them

are young people. School trips from Northern Ireland. All that was found

here was dead and wounded Germans and Ulsterman. One of them visiting

is from County Down. That is the thing when people forget they think

of World War I, it was one huge battle and massive slaughter. They

have been learning about the impact at what happened at the Somme,

including the loss of the three Donaldson brothers who felt

side-by-side on the first day of the battle. Are there any of you who

have relatives or of relatives who died at the Battle of the Somme are

other battles? Are you bringing a little cross anyway? What you have

in mind? Put it on his grave. Seeing first-hand had a big impact on these

people. It's brought it to life. You can get a real insight of what it is

like and what it would have been like for the men fighting in the

war. When you see those trenches, what do you think? And would like to

be in them. I don't know how men stayed there for so long and

especially with injured and dead bodies around them. It must have

been full. -- offal. Seeing all the headstones, in newly bring security

arrive. Looking at it now, it's so beautiful and many think about how

much description was here, it's surreal. To come and see it is more

emotional. It's mind blowing. This is reality. It's not on TV or films.

It's what it is. Nothing prepares you for the experience. Moving from

textbook to reality is transformative not just the year as

a teacher in terms of what you gain from it are what the pupils gain

from it but it's that silence that develops amongst everybody really

get into a reflective space and overwhelmed really. This was a

history lesson on the death and destruction is -- destruction

brought to life for these young people on the killing fields of

France. And we will have a special programme

broadcasting live from Thiepval in France as a commemorative service

at the Ulster Tower marks the 100th anniversary

of the Battle of the Somme. That's at 1.15PM on Friday

here on BBC One. And on Sunday, we'll have another

special programme to mark William Crawley will be looking

back on her many visits to Northern Ireland over

the last six decades. That's at 5.15PM this

Sunday on BBC One. Still ahead on BBC Newsline this

evening: Forced to resign from the Irish Football

Association six years ago. So why has this man now been

appointed to the top job? A 19-year-old has been seriously

injured in an assault. Just over a midnight, the burst into a house and

attacked him. A woman in her 20s and TBB were in the house at the time.

They were not injured. -- ABB. The bus and train company Translink

has reported a ?10,500,000 pre tax loss and a drop in

passenger journeys. There's been a fall of ?1 million

in the combined number The publicly owned company's

accounts reveal that its Ulsterbus operation was responsible for

the overwhelming share of the loss. The shortfall will be made up

from the company's cash reserves. Inspectors are visiting the hives

of honey bees to search for a devastating disease that has

seen a spike. American Foul brood can wipe out

entire colonies and if it's found the authorities have little option

but to destroy the hives Our agriculture and environment

Correspondent Conor Macauley has been to the orchards

of County Armagh to find out more. When you're out with the bee police,

you need a certain level of protection. Thomas Williamson

expects hives, he has taken a stinger to in his time. I have got

caught and stung a few times. Years looking for a devastating disease,

one there has been a spike of here. It is called American Foul brood. I

can see the lively sitting in there with the head-up, it is nice and

white and there is nothing wrong with that. These inspections are

happening because these are a key pollinators. Without them, flowers

and fruit, including Apple industry can survive. Horticulture has

benefited greatly from our bee population. It estimated the

contribute ?1 million a year pollination services. The field test

for it American Foul brood is confirmed in a lab. It is here we

get the bit about how spores in the VB bees into mash. From that Marsh,

it generates hundreds of millions if not billions of spores and these

then spread throughout the colony and can cause the colony to

collapse. It is a very serious nasty disease. Thankfully, it has been

found in comparatively few hives, around 48 5000. Officials are with

beekeepers to improve reporting even though hives show the disease have

to be destroyed. The more we can eradicate and reduce the incidence

of brood diseases, the more likely we will have strong colonies of bees

that can withstand a lot of the pests. There are a couple of other

things that are very bad for abuse that have arrived in continental

Europe but I'd hear yet. That is why this kind of vigilance is crucially

important. The Irish Football Association

has a new president. Although some eyebrows have been

raised about who it is. Mark Sidebottom has

this evening's sport. It was more of a coronation

than an election and David Martin's Just six years ago, he was forced

to resign as IFA treasurer when the then Sports Minister Nelson

McCausland deemed the Subsequent to that,

Mr Martin attempted to return to the IFA but failed

independent competency tests. Yesterday, and again today,

he declined BBC Newslines requests Our cameras weren't allowed to

attend last night at IFA's council meeting. This is archive footage.

Just how has this man who was forced to quit as the association Treasury

note stepped into the President's shoes? It is a remarkable turn of

events. In 2010, the Department for culture, deemed the IFA not fit for

purpose and the then president reluctantly resigned. The Government

then released ?26 million of public money for the redeveloped of Windsor

Park. And built in independent competency tests for any future

holders of high office in the IFA. Mr Martin did attempt to return to

office but on more than one occasion failed the test. In 2013 at an IFA

general meeting, delegates voted to remove those Government competency

tests. Three years on, David Martin, unopposed has been rubber-stamped as

IFA president. We did contact the Government department responsible

for sport this afternoon to ask for its response to Mr Martin's

appointment. The I get to reply. The 2016 summer Olympic games

are a little over a month away and a quarter of the GB hockey squad

will be made up of Ulstermen. BBC Newsline's Nigel Ringland

was with the quartet at yesterday's announcement and sends this report

from Bisham Abbey in Berkshire. For years ago, he couldn't hide his

disappointment in missing out as an Olympic medal at London. He believes

the squad is capable of making the podium. You've got to have the

Olympic experience because that's important for them and they're any

good place psychologically. When the time comes, they know they're there

for business as well which is the good thing about the squad. Everyone

knows we're going there to turn up and to play and to come home with a.

Hopefully, not just me but other guys in that situation, can pass on

some knowledge and experience that could help nudge us in the right

direction. Years joined by the youngest member of the squad, a 22

old. It is something I've always wanted to do, a dream come true. It

has been a difficult journey along the way but it's all come good in

the end. I'm really excited. It says a lot about hockey in Northern

Ireland. Sports Northern Ireland has been fantastically whole way

through. Personally, it's a really proud moment for me to play

alongside three other guys from Northern Ireland. Great Britain are

fourth in the world so a medal is realistic. Their opening game in the

pool stages is against Belgium in the opening day of the Olympics.

Ulster have been drawn against two French clubs in the European

champions cup in addition to Clermont and Bordeaux.

Les Kiss's men also have Exeter in Pool 5.

The weather forecast is next with Geoff Maskell.

Tell us what's in store. Today is definitely one of those days that

finishes on a better note and it started. It was a miserable morning,

plenty of rain. This is the radar picture from this morning. That rain

sitting over us all the way through the drive to work. It was very

miserable indeed. I contrast to that, it is a much better evening,

drier and brighter. Still the odd shower here and there but few and

far between. The cloud cover that is around as those sherries continued

overnight, temperatures will stay around double figures. It could be

cooler weather breaks in the cloud. Tomorrow is a decent start but make

the most of it because it would take very long for these guys that were

bright in the morning to start colliding over and that rain to move

on from the Atlantic later on. Nothing like that spread of rain

this morning but those sherries could pop up anywhere and the cloud

covered that goes with it will hold back the temperatures. It is really

a very similar story as we go through Thursday evening. Those

sherries continue and will fizzle out as we go into the overnight

period and we will have the fume breaks around. It will keep those

temperatures reasonably respectable. Either time we get into Friday,

things are and settled. It is due to this area of low pressure in the

north of Scotland. These fronts coming through. You can see these

tightly packed isobars, a sign of a strengthening westerly breeze. That

is a feature come Friday. We have showers coming through, forming into

bands so when they arrive they could be heavy. There will be breaks in

between but all the while it is driven in on that strengthening

westerly breeze. Things improved a bit towards the weekend with the

hope of something better for the start of next week.