22/07/2016 BBC Newsline

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A special post-Brexit meeting of the British Irish Council is held

in Cardiff, with the border high on the agenda.

We do not want to see a European border internal in the island of

Ireland. There will not be a hard border from Don Dr Derry.

A fire which destroyed a bus belonging to a Loyalist band

A row over breast-feeding in public caused by comments from a DUP MP.

Funding is restored for special needs units at two Irish

A change of landlord could mean the good news

He has arrived in Rio is a Commonwealth, European

and world champion, but can Michael Conlan land gold

And an unsettled look to the weekend, but there are some

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has said there will be no hard border

between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

He was speaking at a specially convened meeting of

the British Irish Council in Wales, where political leaders including

Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness have been discussing

Our political correspondent Stephen Walker is in Cardiff.

Good evening from Cardiff, where we had a day of talking as politicians

came together, four weeks after the EU vote. Here is how the day

unfolded. This was the first opportunity these

leaders had to sit down and talk about Brexit together, and work out

how they can cooperate in this new political border. This summit was

brought forward following last month's EU referendum vote, and

there was one thing on the agenda, Brexit. Away from the main summit,

there was a series of smaller meetings. In those meetings, things

like the border and Common Travel Area were discussed. The Welsh First

Minister, Carwyn Jones, who hosted the summit said the Common Travel

Area which guarantees free, unhindered travel between the UK and

Ireland was under threat because Brexit.

I don't see a way out of this. Not one once the hard border, it all

depends on what the Home Office does in London. But you have to reconcile

freedom of movement on one side of the border, but not on the other. It

will be a tricky issue, not beyond the realms of possibility, but three

years the UK and Ireland had the same immigration policy - that will

not be the same in the future. Those beers were shared by Martin

McGuinness. There is great concern about the

common area travel -- Common Travel Area being protected. The debate was

held about immigration and effectively won that vote for the

racists within the Ukip and the loony white dolly macro right wing

of the Tory party. We have huge concerns over the prospect there

will be a hard border between north and south.

So I we about to see a fundamental change between how people cross the

border? This man and says there won't be a return to the past.

I want to protect the Common Travel Area. Not returning to the borders

of the past. I recognise the significance of this, that is why we

been having these compositions today.

So are those words conferencing to the Irish Government?

We do not want to see a European border in turn away within the

island of Ireland. There will not be a hard border from Dundalk to Derry.

So what of the First Minister, Arlene Foster us dishy except the

decades-old Common Travel Area and is now under threat?

I'm a realist, but not a must as well. I think it will stay, and we

will be able to work through it. You heard from the Taoiseach he does not

want to see a hard border, no-one wants to see that. What people are

remembering as the border from the 1970s and 80s, that was ever

different purposes, security reasons. What we want to see, in

this modern era, the Iraqi internet and doing things differently, let's

do things differently will stop let's make the Common Travel Area

work for us all. -- the era of the intranet.

This was the first opportunity these leaders had to sit down and map out

what life will look like after Brexit. This was the start of the

conversation, and there is much talking to do.

No agreement over their Common Travel Area, but I understand the

difference of opinion over what Brexit could cost?

That's right. A statement was issued this afternoon by Sinn Fein saying

Northern Ireland could lose ?3.5 billion in EU money Opto 2020. An

enormous amount of money. Those figures are being questioned by a

officials. They are so being questioned by Arlene Foster. She

said, at the very earliest, Northern Ireland with the out of Europe by

2019, so much about money with becoming anyway. So difference of

opinion between the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

The talk of Brexit continues, what do you think happens next?

There will be many more conversations, many more meetings

and discussions, because the future is clearly unclear when it comes to

Brexit. They will be a very important meeting next week, Theresa

May will be coming to Northern Ireland and will be hosted by Arlene

Foster and Martin McGuinness. It will be her first official visit to

Northern Ireland as the new Prime Minister.

The burning of a bus belonging to a Loyalist band in County Antrim

Our northeast reporter Sara Girvin has the story.

Yesterday, this bus was full of instruments, banners and flags

belonging to the Dervock Young Defenders flute band. Today, it's an

empty shell. The band were supposed to be performing tonight, they left

their insolence on the bus and for convenience. Now the destroyed.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire which broke out around

8:30am. Band are devastated. I have lost a flute that is strong

to my heart. For that to be gone, I was woken by Mike wee sister this

morning, she called me and I couldn't believe it.

She said, it's real. There have been tensions in this area since the

Orange Order's 12 July parade. Following the march, a man was

arrested. Police get to establish a motive for this morning's fire, they

are treating it as a hate crime. The Orange Order have described it as a

bile and premeditated attack. Local unionist has said the fire has not

just heard the band. It was used by a number of

organisations in the community, the committee relied on this bus. They

fought hard for the bus and gathered funds for it over a number of years.

It will be a devastating loss but admitted the band, but the entire

community. The incident has also been the

condemned by Republicans. The community has lost a facility,

my thoughts are with them. What I would add to that is to appeal to

people not to react to this. We need to ensure now there are no further

incidents of this nature, and that we try to reduce the tensions in the

community. Community relations in this part of

North Antrim have been strained over the past number of weeks. The

politicians are united in their call to allow corporation, and not

retaliation, to meet the way forward.

A man in his 20s has died in a car crash in County Tyrone.

The car he was travelling in struck a bridge on Longland Road

in Donemana shortly after 7am this morning.

The partially collapsed listed building that's causing

The DUP has distanced itself from remarks over breast-feeding

Sammy Wilson claimed it would amount to exhibitionism if women members

of Parliament were allowed to breast-feed in

His party says the comments were personal.

Here's our political correspondent, Gareth Gordon.

This is Sammy Wilson in full flow. Not knowing for holding back.

I want your bullying on record! Sammy Wilson, quite pleased for a

moment. Colourful has been one word used to

describe him. Today there have been others, after his outspoken remarks

over the possibility of MPs being allowed to breast-feed in the House

of Commons chamber. If you decide it is appropriate and

you want to actually do it in the chamber itself, then had he got a

motive other than simply the child? You say voyeurism, but voyeurism as

defined in the sexual interest in spying on people involved in

intimate acts? You know, voyeurism can be for...

Exhibitionism then. This is not the first time Sammy

Wilson has been involved in controversy. This afternoon, the

party moved itself to distance themselves from him over this one.

In a statement, the DUP said... It DUP MLA, Pam Kamman, quickly made

it clear she did not agree with Sammy Wilson. Others went further,

including this pregnant Alliance councillor.

When I read the comments this morning in relation to

breast-feeding and has a commons, I felt they were antiquated. In times

of women's value and role in public life.

Other female politicians joined in. My goodness, I was astonished, I

find myself shouting at the radio. This is a senior politician! He

needs to grow up, yeah acting like a schoolboy giggling at the back of

biology class. As Mr Wilson, he was not returning

calls, for once avoiding publicity. An example, you beliefs,

breast-feeding women should follow. After a U-turn by the Department

for Education, vulnerable young pupils who attend two Irish language

primary schools are to It previously said it had could not

fund what are called special But today, the department said it

had got extra money for the scheme, as our education correspondent

Robbie Meredith reports. Scoil An Droichid and Bunscoil

Bheann Mhadagain would have been the first Irish language primary is to

get money for nurture units. Special classes which provide help for young

pupils with emotional or behavioural programmes. This girl had been given

the green light to run these programmes back in April, but in

June the department said there was no money for them. But today, good

news. It now says it has extra money to lead the units to be set up. This

means a legal challenge against the Department's decision to defund them

will be dropped. The correspondence we have received

today is extremely welcome. The news today that the funding had been

secured, and that the nurture groups would be going ahead was one that we

were very grateful to receive. And believe this parent too, whose

child is due to attend one the units. He wishes to remain anonymous

to protect their identity. It helps them learn more effectively

and acts as the curriculum better. If they have a better day of school,

the inevitably have a better day at home once they come home. It's going

to be better for the other children around them, the teachers, it just

enhances everybody's day and opportunity.

There are currently 30 nurture units in primary schools across Northern

Ireland. Research has shown they make a huge difference to children's

lives. Today's decision means that the pupils in these two Irish

language schools will get the same help as their counterparts

elsewhere. Hundreds of private tenants

in North Down and parts of Belfast stand to benefit

from improved housings conditions. Their former landlord has been

removed by the Charities Commission, and the new managers say

they are putting a plan in place to make sure all the homes

are of a decent standard. Our investigations reporter Kevin

Magee has been finding out more. Residents in the Riverdale housing

estate in West Belfast have just found out the property company many

there had been paying rent to four years is in fact a charity. And

they're asking questions. I know my parents didn't benefit a

whole lot of other people. I would like to know who the beneficiary as?

The main beneficiary is leading county down businessman. In 1986

he... Owned more than 200 houses in Riverdale into a charity to avoid

paying tax. Following an investigation by the Charity

Commission, new managers have now been installed. This man has been

removed, losing control of its housing empire, worth around ?50

million. He is also being asked to repay any money he removed from the

charity, a request estimated around 10 million. But he denies owning

anything. -- owing anything. They have taken control and

confiscated property I spent 50 years working and attending my

integrity and are no treated like a common criminal. It is disgraceful.

They think I'm a crook. But I am not.

At one stage when he was in control, he was getting tens of thousands of

pounds each month in rent. So what kind of landlord was a?

We spent generously on repair programme. We were good

landlords, we did our repairs. We did everything that was necessary.

I think, you go and ask. We did go and ask, but none of the tenants we

spoke to agreed. There was no central heating in the

house when I moved in. You had but that any yourself.

Anything you want on, you do-it-yourself.

A lot of the times they didn't do the repairs they should have done.

That was the case, it should now change. From now on, Victoria

Housing says it will work for the benefit of its tenants, saying it

will make sure all houses are of a decent standard. Others may be set

to benefit as well, Victoria says there are plans to upgrade some of

the vacant houses, like these ones, which could help reduce housing need

in certain areas. Concerns have been raised

in Holywood about a listed building that partially collapsed yesterday

next to homes and businesses. There are calls for the building

to be demolished, while some people want parts of the structure

to be preserved. It was made for Hollywood's first

postmaster, Hugh Stewart. Now, the once grand building bearing his name

has fallen apart. This partial collapse has led to a stretch of the

main street here in Holywood being closed because of public safety

concerns. The building is more than 150 years old. Another major

question marks are over whether any part of the structure can be saved

for future developments. A member of the team came through

the front door just as was collapse, she felt the whole welding was

coming down. A real state of shock, because it was quite sizeable. Since

the property developer's sign went up, you can see the cracks forming.

They got bigger over the winter. It is only a matter of time before it

collapsed. It has been deteriorating for a very

long period of time. It concerns me, because it looks like it could start

to fall down, and it's a 3-storey building, not just a one story

building. Stuart plays stand alongside its

twin building that successfully restored. Now, a local councillor is

directing the blame firmly at the owner.

The 20 oh building fell into disrepair and was restored. So it is

disappointing to see this building fall into disrepair. It has trees

growing out of it, it is an example of how our heritage is not being

cared for. The company that owns the building

declined to comment. Despite its current condition, some believe part

of it can be saved. It is isolated to one part of the

building, their four it has to be properly and adequately assessed and

seek the interpretation that gives the building the best chance of

redemption. Action must be made, spokesman say,

before the building deteriorates further.

Less than two months ago they were being written off as

no hopers, but now Derry's Gaelic footballers are just one win away

Mark Sidebottom has this evening's sport.

An avalanche of criticism came Derek's way after they lost to

Tyrone. They stuck at it, as has Jerod O'Kane, the defender. The

notes stand to face Tipperary in an all Ireland final.

You won't get any easier goal than that!

It was an abject performance, losing heavily at home. It entered strongly

at a Derry squad in disarray. But having bottomed out, the only way

was up. You would surely use that wake-up

call to click on a bit. In a aftermath of the game, but the team

and the management had to have a look at themselves. The squad as a

whole felt that some of the criticism was warranted. But the

personal criticism was not. I'm not a fan of that. People are entitled

to their opinions. The manager came in for criticism too, I'm sure they

went away and looked at it. People use criticism to drive them on. It's

funny, what better of momentum do freely. Playing every week as

helping us, as opposed to having a lay-off between games. Boys are

playing football every week on the field, we get a better momentum

behind us and generating goodwill in the county.

So it's back to combine, with discovered as upset last week, and

onward to Tipperary. The match live on BBC Radio Ulster

tomorrow from 4:45pm. He's Commonwealth champion,

he's European champion, He is, of course, Michael Conlan,

and the Belfast bantamweight has amateur boxing's Grand

Slam in his sights. In the latest of BBC

Newsline's series of special reports on the road to Rio,

Gavin Andrews previews the 24-year-old who's in the form

of his life. Bantamweight world champion, from

the blue corner,... Michael Conlin has done it! He

becomes Island's first ever male, senior world boxing champion!

He's now won everything there is to win in amateur boxing, except

Olympic gold. Conlin as the bantamweight favourite for Rio, and

that's just how he likes it. I love that, the feeling seeing, yeah world

champion, it he is carrying our hopes. I like that feeling, going in

as favourites, people are resting their hopes on me, I'm happening on

it. But the Englishman Conlan beat in

the European and world finals is out for revenge.

He has this experience, but I do believe that my own self I can beat

him on my day. We'll very close in the European final, but hopefully

I'll be ten this time. I fought him twice now. The first

one was quite easy. I think I'm excelling. It's a friendly,

competitive rivalry. I think I've got his number now. I don't think

he'll ever be able to beat me. At both of us arraign files in the

future, that is a rivalry to build on.

For now, here is my not bothered about the opposition. Michael Conlan

is focusing on himself and gold. From one fighter with the world

at his feet to another on an upward curve -

Carrickfergus schoolboy Bradley Beck As Nial Foster reports,

it's a decision which has paid off. School may be out for summer, but

15-year-old Bradley Beck, the hard work continues. The Carrickfergus

kick boxer spends hours in the gym working on this board which has his

life. Been doing this since I was five. I

got bullied in school and mum and dad wanted me to get into sport.

There is a lot more titles in kick boxing, and I like the kicking as

well. I'm quite good at kicking. I prefer to boxing, boxing is heavy. I

like turning pro and gaining one of the biggest titles, to go and win

one of those pro-titles. And Bradley's dedication has paid

off. He captured his latest blog title last month by stopping his

appointment, adding to an already impressive collection of belts.

He's and inspiration. He goes to conditions at weekends and wins

titles. Kids take photographs of him. They can think then, I want to

be a world champion. There's loads of bodies in kick

boxing, it's just unbelievable to win that.

He travels to the Scottish open next month, aiming to bag another belts,

before it's back to the books in September.

Give up on the books, just 15 years old from Carrickfergus and he's king

of the kick boxer is. Another winner with Angie. We start

the week with temperatures in mid to high 20s, we end in the teens. The

weekend as looking a bit more unsettled. We have a little rain to

move through, some drier gaps between those, and the temperatures

will stay around average for the time of year. That is where they

were today, not bundles of sunshine for the honeysuckle wishes today,

they did hold onto stubborn cloud. A pleasant scene there, and a pleasant

evening. A few greater gaps, and apart from the odd shower, mainly

dry. Try to the course of the night, some clear intervals, fairly mild.

Temperatures around 14 degrees, a little muggy for summer. All change

as we go into tomorrow, as we do have the first of those weather

systems coming in, bringing damp weather in places. If you're in the

east, it may start dry in the first part of the morning, but the clouds

will be gathering, spells of rain moving into the west. Burst towards

the north, then extending eastwards through the morning. Once it reaches

the Eastern counties, it could linger on and off there, perhaps

into the middle part of the afternoon. We do have some drier

weather following for the second half of the day. Good news if you're

planning a barbecue, temperatures up to 18 degrees. Through tomorrow

evening and night, we do have dry weather and the forecast, just the

odd shower. Villa tomorrow night, 11 degrees or so. Then the weather

system coming off the Atlantic. This system is a bit more lively than

they want tomorrow morning. So after the dry night, we are likely to get

heavy bursts of rain through Sunday morning for a time. That again moves

away, the second half of the day looking better. Highs of 19 degrees.

Pressure next week, sunshine and scattered showers.

A mixed bag. We'll have local news throughout the day on BBC One and I

relate summary as at 10:30pm. Have a nice weekend, bye-bye.