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Five deaths in two days as another road tragedy in Donegal

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There's condemnation of dissident republicans after they issue threats

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to organisers of community events in West Belfast.

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Ten years after the murder of Denis Donaldson, a man is charged

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Why do people here have so little money to spend compared

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How do you entertain children during wet days over the summer? I have

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been trying to find out! Help! The countdown is on a new York ahead of

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the biggest fight in the career of Carl Frampton, going up against Leo

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Santa Cruz. And after that lovely summer's day

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today, the outlook is much drier. I'll be back later

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in the programme. Five young people have died in car

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crashes in the space of 24 hours In the latest head-on collision

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overnight two men and a woman In the same area yesterday two men

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were killed when their car collided Here's our North West

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reporter, Keiron Tourish. This head-on collision happened

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on a rural country road near the village of Drumkeen around

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four miles outside Letterkenny Two cars were involved -

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a red Toyota Carina Three young people died -

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a girl who was 19 and two men. One was 18 while the other

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was in his 20s. I would appeal to the young people

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in this county FA know why these vehicles were on the road at night,

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we think they knew each other and we cannot understand how they collided

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and we believe there was a lot of speed involved. Again, the appeal is

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mostly for the families and for the parents who have been contacting us

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all morning about young ones who have not come home last night and we

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have some people in the station and we are telling them that their

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children have died. We need that information so we can tell the

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mothers and fathers while their children died.

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Yesterday, two young men died when their car was involved

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in a head-on collision with a van at 4.45am in the morning

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They were named locally as 28-year-old Barney McGinley

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They were travelling in the wrong direction on the dual carriageway.

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In this latest crash, one man is in hospital receiving

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When I was putting out the newspapers this morning, you can see

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the tragedy from the front page. And to hear that, I opened up at seven

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AA and to hear about fatality overnight... It is just very sad. It

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is very important that the families of the deceased and those injured

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know what happened to their loved ones and how this happened and more

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importantly, what we can do as a local authority to ensure that the

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roads we have in this county are safe to travel on. As the county

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tries to come to terms with the death of five young lives in 24

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hours, the Gardai have revealed that weather conditions at the time of

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the latest accident were good. They have made an urgent appeal for

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information as their enquiries continue.

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There's been anger in West Belfast after leaflets were distributed

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criticising two different groups for their engagements with the PSNI.

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One named the organiser of a children's street party

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in Turf Lodge, the other named the staff of the West Belfast

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The leaflets are being blamed on dissident republicans,

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Monagh Road in Turf Lodge - the venue for a community

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children's street party, when the PSNI's Black Mountain

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What happened next has forced one woman to take a few days

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The street party at the weekend was organised for the younger children

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of the Turf Lodge area but there has been a good deal of local anger at

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the leaflet campaign criticising the PSNI's inclusion in this event and

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the naming of one of the organisers. The leaflet was distributed

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by the Irish Republican Prisoners' It was entitled "Community Notice"

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and said asking the police to attend The organiser is also pictured

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and named on social media. On its Facebook page,

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the policing team say they were "invited and very

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happy to attend." The leaflet has been widely

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condemned. They have been named on a leaflet that has been put through

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some doors and West Belfast, which is wrong, they are trying to install

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fear among people and people should resist this type of action.

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Another group has been singled out - Feile an Phobail,

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This leaflet names festival staff, accusing them of "promoting

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the PSNI" and speaking of "unnecessary PSNI

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The festival's director says the leaflet is

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a sinister development - especially as it's unsigned.

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We invite groups and organisations, regardless of political background,

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to build a fence on during the festival and we have done that for

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27 years. If groups have an issue with the Feile an Phobail programme,

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they are welcome to speak to the staff about the programme and how

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they can get involved but as I say, we don't know who we are speaking to

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other stage. Festival events are

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going ahead as planned. A 74-year-old man with an address

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in Glasgow has become the first person to be charged in connection

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with the murder in County Donegal 10 years ago of Denis Donaldson,

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a former Sinn Fein official Patrick Gillespie was charged

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with withholding information Our Dublin correspondent,

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Shane Harrison, was there Shane, remind us of who

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Denis Donaldson was. Denis Donaldson was a former IRA

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prisoner and a friend of the hunger striker Bobby Sands while they were

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both in Long Kesh. He worked for Sinn Fein and was arrested by police

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as part of their investigation into an alleged spy ring at Stormont. In

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December 20,005 the case against him collapsed because the prosecution

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said it would not be in the public interest to proceed. -- 2005. Gerry

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Adams immediately told a news conference in Dublin that Denis

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Donaldson was produced by and Denis Donaldson at the same event said he

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had been recruited and vulnerable period in his life. In April 2006 he

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was found shot dead at a pre-famine cottage he had been living in in

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County Donegal. Almost immediately the provisional IRA said it had no

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responsibility or part in the murder whatsoever and three years later the

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Real IRA said it was responsible. To date, there has been no inquest,

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much to the annoyance of the family. What happened in court today? At the

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3-judge Special Criminal Court, Patrick Gillespie, who will be 75

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and December, was charged with withholding information from the

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dates of April three 2006 until July the 20th 2016 about the murder of

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Denis Donaldson. The court heard his main address was that Craig Farrer

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Street in Glasgow but that was disputed by his solicitor, who said

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that his residence was in the download area of County Donegal. He

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was remanded in custody until noon tomorrow when it is expected there

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will be a bail application. Many thanks.

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A new report into a cancelled education scheme has found it

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helped thousands of pupils improve their English

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The literacy and numeracy signature programme ran for two

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years until last year, but it wasn't renewed

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by the Executive due to a lack of money.

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Our education correspondent, Robbie Meredith, reports.

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It helped 19,000 pupils like these at Holy Cross boys primary in

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Belfast and gave over 300 young teachers and job for two years.

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Schools had extra staff to help struggling children in English and

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maths and they had a real impact. Of the primary school pupils helped,

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over three quarters reached level four or above in English and the

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expected skill level at the end of primary school.

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Input primary, almost two thirds cut a grade C or above in GCSE English

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and 60% got a GCSE grade C or above in mathematics. It cost OFMDFM and

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the Department of Education ?60 million over two years. But money

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could not be found to keep it going beyond last June, to the regret of

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many school leaders. It provided schools with an additional pair of

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hands, and additional qualified teacher to work and these are a

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newly qualified, highly motivated and skilled and they knew the

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curriculum and they were able to work with groups in a targeted

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manner who had been identified as being potential underachievers.

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Numerous ear and literacy are the cornerstone of subjects so it is

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important to get children up to standard. This report shows just how

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much of a difference this scheme made to schools, pupils and young

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teachers. All for a tiny fraction of the overall to billion pounds

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education budget. The money could not be found to keep it going,

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showing just how squeezed the budget is.

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A dog seized by Belfast City Council can be returned to his home

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but his owners must comply with court conditions

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Two-year-old Hank was confiscated by dog wardens earlier this month

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They concluded he is a pitbull but say that any behavioural issues

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Household spending power here is just about half the UK average,

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The report compiled for Asda by a firm of economic consultants

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shows families in Northern Ireland are experiencing some growth

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in their incomes but are still far behind other parts of the UK.

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As our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell explains,

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it reflects long standing weaknesses in our economy.

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Asda produce this report four times a year.

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They use official data on pay, taxes, prices,

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They try to show what an average household has left over

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after they've paid for life's essentials, like groceries,

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And it doesn't make great reading for us.

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Average disposable income across the UK is estimated

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Scotland is just below that and in Wales its ?180 a week.

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And to be honest, this number is no real surprise.

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It mainly reflects the fact that this is a low-wage economy.

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It is on private sector wages where we fall significantly behind and we

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have been falling behind since the recession. There was an object last

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year in private sector wages but that has only been making up for

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lost ground. We have a significant structural problem in terms of the

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private sector in Northern Ireland and an explosion of low-wage jobs.

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And we really do need a strategy to turn that around.

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Disposable income has been edging up over the last two years,

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helped by low inflation and a buoyant jobs market.

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In 2014 it was just an estimated ?82 a week compared

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But even then, we're not closing the gap with the rest of the UK.

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The Executive does recognise this is a problem.

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The DUP, in particular, have talked about the need

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But delivering on that won't be easy.

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Wind turbines with a diameter bigger than the London Eye are being

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assembled at Belfast Harbour ahead of being lowered into

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And the huge project is being followed by another

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Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent,

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Belfast Harbour can do this work because of a ?50 million investment

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which makes it the only UK port with the deep berth

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The various bits of the huge turbines are built elsewhere then

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brought here for assembly before they're shipped to be lowered

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This project involves 32 turbines destined for the coast off

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Together they can power a city twice the size of Belfast.

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It is only up close that you get a true sense of the monstrous scale of

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these turbines, the three blades on each one, this week is bigger than

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the London Eye. And one single turn would generate enough electricity to

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power a home for almost 30 hours. Government subsidies for land-based

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wind farms were cut and many of them But there's still subsidies

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for offshore facilities like this. On a day when an announcement

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is expected about a new nuclear power plant for the UK,

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the company behind this renewable These are ground-breaking machines,

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the next generation of technology and crucially, through the use of

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turbines we can drive the costs down and reduce the amount of subsidy we

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need and that enables the government to commit to supporting us.

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And Belfast Harbour says this kind of work has a major

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A lot of the operational people are from the local companies in the port

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and the ship agents, and a lot of supply companies for equipment,

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trucks and etc, we have local companies and some of the

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engineering skill set employed in the Assembly will be drawn from

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local supply companies as well. This project will be complete

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by the end of the year. It'll be followed by another one

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which is three times the size. A woman from West Belfast,

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whose son has Tourette's, says families here need more support

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to cope with the condition. It's a neurological disorder that's

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characterised by repetitive In some cases the person

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repeatedly swears. Suzanne Lavery's son, Daniel,

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was diagnosed when he was ten. Two years later, she's set up

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a local support group. As our health correspondent,

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Marie-Louise Connolly, reports, Tourette's affects

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different people in different ways. Tourette's is a condition that

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often has no boundaries. Captured in this BBC programme,

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Tourette's syndrome is an inherited

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neurological condition. Extreme cases can involve

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constant swearing. Other key features are called tics,

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which are involuntary, But not everyone will display

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the typical symptoms. Daniel Lavery was diagnosed

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with Tourette's two years ago. While today his symptoms appear

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mild, sometimes they're severe. When he comes home from school, a

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lot of the time I would say he has a severe tic explosion, he would

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twitch with his shoulder and his neck and he would float clear quite

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a lot, drinking his eyes and sniffing.

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A keen footballer, Daniel was encouraged when he received

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a letter from former Everton footballer Tim Howard,

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He gave me some advice about not being worried and it is just a

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little thing in your life. I don't really notice it.

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It's not known what causes Tourette's.

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At present, research points to abnormalities

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But over time the symptoms can get worse.

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We think it works on a transmitter in the brain, which causes

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overactivity and therefore you are not able to put the braking system

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on so it presents in children with abnormal movement, which they are

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not able to stop. Suzanne has now set up a local

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support group in Belfast with families travelling

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from as far as Dublin. It is really hard to reach any

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professional support and help. Most of the support and help we have

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received has been from other parents.

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Suzanne's next challenge is a conference on the issue taking

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It's halfway through the school holidays and for many parents,

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the challenge of entertaining children without

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resorting to screens is getting harder and harder.

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So we sent BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson on a search for some ideas.

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The weather can be a problem. A big problem. But it is not the only one.

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For others like Julian Watson, it is getting the children off computers

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and phones. They are an absolute nuisance, 20 47, constantly in their

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hands. It is a nightmare to get them off them. -- 24-7. Belfast City

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Council are running free fun days. But what about the rest of the week?

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Finding things to do can be a tall order. But here is some advice. Make

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a rotor with your kids, plan the week ahead and give them ideas of

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what they want to do and said that in writing so they know what is

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going on and when, just to give yourself some peace. There is always

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the summer scheme. Where someone else has to clear up the mess. But

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many kids prefer to stay at home and play electronic games. It is

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increasingly hard for parents to compete but if you can just create

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space within your day for the tablets to be put to one side, the

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mobile phones to be switched off. Including the parents, because we

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are as guilty at times of being stuck to the screens as our

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children. And just planned activities with children, make a

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packed lunch, take yourself out. It will rain in Northern Ireland but

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let us get on with it, but only waterproofs and splash in the

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puddles. That is what being a child is all about- playing and having

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fun. You can have all the new craft ideas in the world, gymnastics, a

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brand-new part, but let's face it- were some kids you cannot beat the

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old favourite... Kicking a ball about! It is going to be a long

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summer! D-Day for Carl Frampton

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is just two days away. Mark Sidebottom is here with this

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evening's sport. He was the special guest

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at a New York Mets The aim for Frampton is to make

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sporting history by becoming the first fighter from here to win

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world titles at two The difficulty comes in the shape

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of the tough and unbeaten Mexican, New York is in the middle of a

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heatwave and the pre-fight publicity bandwagon is in full swing. With

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huge demands on Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz in the build-up to

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Saturday's showdown. Unlike most high-profile contests, there has

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been no verbal sparring between the fighters, both boxers are determined

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to do their talking in the ring. We don't need any aggravation, this

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fight is not needed, this fight sells itself, amazing, two

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undefeated fighters ready to go to war and do what it takes to win. All

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the pressure is on Leo Santa Cruz, people are expecting him to win, I'm

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going to upset things. I am not here to take part, to just put in a good

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performance, I am here to bring the title back to Belfast. Everybody

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loves you buy come, will America love you after this? I hope so, I

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had a good reception artier, I hope people appreciate my style of

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fighting, I think myself and Leo Santa Cruz, our styles will gel well

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together, an interesting fight and I am hoping to pick up new fans.

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People talk about his height and reach, how would you counteract

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that? I have dealt with bigger guys my whole career! I am used to that

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and I have fought bigger guys than Leo Santa Cruz. On the night I will

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be stronger, heavier in the ring. I will be the bigger man and a

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stronger man and that could be a difference. It is a first time he

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has been the underdog. I used to love that. He is a fighter. And you

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tell this fighters that you cannot do that you cannot beat him, it

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gives them that extra inspiration. No better time for him to move up

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and fight this fellow. He has just unified the belts, Super

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Bantamweight, moving up, he is on the crest of the crest of a wave.

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Once you get in the ring, where both the same fighter. I never take that

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for granted. I always respect any fighter when I get in the ring. We

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train the best, whoever trains the most will take this. Winning against

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Carl Frampton, that will get us to the next level. If he gets the win,

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he will go up. It is career defining both of. Whoever wins this will be

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considered maybe the best pound for pound or even get into the rankings

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as one of the best. Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton will go

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head-to-head at the final pre-fight press conference in a couple of

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hours before the way in tomorrow in Brooklyn.

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Golf and Rory McIlroy's assault on a third USPGA title is underway -

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the world number four won the event in 2012 and 2014.

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But he struggled today, shooting an opening round of 74.

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McIlroy believes the course suits his game and reckons this

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is a good chance to add to his four Major titles.

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Meanwhile, heavy overnight rain resulted in a six-hour delay on day

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one of the Northern Ireland Open at Galgorm in Ballymena,

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but the rain abated and the surface water was cleared.

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John Ross Gilbreath shot 68 to go three off the lead. Michael Hoey is

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two shots further back. Next, to one of rowing's

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greatest ambassadors. Alan Campbell was a bronze medallist

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at the London Olympics. The Coleraine man's tears

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on the podium became one For the latest in BBC

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Newsline's Road to Rio series, Nigel Ringland caught up

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with the 33-year-old on the cusp From a precocious 21-year-old in

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Athens 12 years ago to fifth place in the final at Beijing... And then,

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as a perk medal winning performance at London 2012. Alan Campbell!

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Getting the bronze medal! In Rio, Alan Campbell will become the first

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four-time Olympian from Northern Ireland. I am proud to represent

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Northern Ireland, Coleraine, my family. All the way through. To my

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fourth Olympic Games, I feel very honoured, it is very special and I

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am pretty happy about it. What makes the Alan Campbell of 2016 different

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to the man who went to Athens all those years ago? I was very naive,

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very young, I did not know what to expect, I was quite wide-eyed,

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starry night, but now, I am older, wiser, rugged and possibly a bit

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more worn down as well! I have definitely got a lot more things

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going on outside of my sport. I have a family. I am married. It makes a

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big difference because I feel I am not just going there to represent

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myself, when you think about the sacrifice I have made individually,

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I am there to represent myself and all of those people who have helped

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and supported me all the way through to do something very special. If

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Campbell can reach the single sculls final, more than likely it will be

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his last competitive race. Can he finish on a high? It is the best of

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the best competing in the final and there will be six guys entering that

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race and if I can put myself in their, three of us will be going

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home with medals and three will not, but you can be rest assured that I

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will do everything in my power possible to win the medal. I know

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that the whole of Northern Ireland will be cheering for me. Whatever

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happens in Rio, it is a sporting career to be proud of. He is a true

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titan, as is Aaron Hughes. He has signed a one year deal with Indian

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Super League side, Carella blasters. Cecilia has the weather. What a day!

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Today is the worst of the week and after tonight, parents can breathe a

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sigh of relief because things are looking much drier, not just

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tomorrow but through the weekend. He drier weather has already reached

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much of Londonderry, Antrim and it is still quite armband drizzly

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across parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh, County Armagh and County Down and

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will continue to sink southwards over the next few hours so by around

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midnight most places will be dry and the rest of the night will be dry

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with breaks on the cloud Underwood could get quite cool with

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temperatures falling to eight or 9 degrees and the wind blows back into

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the north-west tomorrow so there will be a coolness to the air and

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freshness as well. But no big puddles tomorrow morning. A much

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nicer dry, lovely sunrises around, sunshine, and most places will get

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away with a dry morning but by lunchtime the cloud will bubble up

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and we will start to see just a scattering of light showers breaking

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out. But completely rain free but no big downpours, plenty of dry gaps in

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between the showers and still some sunshine at times as well. The best

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sunshine in the morning. Because breezes coming from the sea, 16

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degrees towards the north coast but close to the average, 1920, over

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parts of County Down is that will feel quite nice when you get

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sunshine. And that means much drier conditions for the Armoy road races

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on Friday and Saturday. Some passing showers around so it will not be

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completely dry but certainly much drier than today. Saturday, you

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might be more likely to catch a shower but there will still be dry

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weather around. It is on the cool side as well with temperatures

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stepping back a degree or so but can you imagine if you had a picnic

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today? How wet and soggy it would have been! Saturday afternoon is

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looking a bit drier. That is the Belfast City Hall big picnic.

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Looking ahead to the weekend, it is drier, the odd shower and a coolness

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to the breeze with sunshine also. You can also keep in contact with us

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