24/10/2016 BBC Newsline

and these are the headlines this Monday evening:

lose their appeal in the so-called gay cake row.

This undermines democratic freedom, it undermines religious freedom and

it undermines free speech. for a United airlines plane

on its way from Belfast to New York. Theresa May tells the first

and deputy first ministers she wants -- the first and Deputy First

Minister is say there were widespread support for the plant at

Westminster. An exciting and emotional weekend for Irish rugby.

and Appeal Court judges have upheld a discrimination ruling

The court said the Christian-run bakery

was wrong to refuse to make a cake for a customer -

Gareth Lee - with a decoration that supported same-sex marriage.

The argument over this image on a cake has lasted over two years and

cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. But of course, this court

battle has been about much more than a cake. Last year, a court found the

owners of the bakery had it discriminated against Gareth Lee by

refusing to make it. They arrived at court hoping for a favourable

outcome but the judge rejected their appeal. The judges said just because

they were going to put the message on the cake, it did not believe they

believed in the message or supported at it. In the same way that if they

baked a Halloween gig, it did not mean they believed in witches. We

would not decorate a cake with a pornographic picture or swear words.

We would not even decorate a cake with a for message about gay people,

because to do so would be to endorse and promote it. The court said the

commission gave the impression it was not interested in assisting the

faith community in issues like this. Well, I think a lot of people agree

to that today and that is certainly how we felt. The customer who took

the original case has remained publicly silent throughout but today

he briefly spoke to the assembled media. The only thing I would like

to say is that I am relieved but also very grateful to the Court of

appeals for the judgment, which I welcome, obviously.

Relief as from the equality commission, who supported his case.

The judgment today was very clear. It said unequivocally faith is

important but it cannot set aside the quality legislation which has

been long fat. The Appeal Court judges said the company was bound by

legislation. In other words, they could not pick

and choose which customers to server. So, what are the wider

ramifications? Like the case itself, it depends what side you ask. For so

many LGBT people across Northern Ireland peace have been a worrying

two years. People have been contacted us about going to a local

restaurant, picking Hotel rooms and whether or not they can participate

in society and will be a great of relief for other across Northern

Ireland today. What about the Catholic Baker asked to produce a

cake with a message supporting abortion, does he have to do it?

What about a Muslim printer asked to print cartoons of Muhammad? Does he

have to because of this ruling? These are serious issues and the

court has thrown all of that wide open. The couple walked away from

court today but it is not clear is that is the end of it. They could

decide to make a further appeal to the House of Lords.

The legal affairs expert Joshua Rozenburg joins me from London.

What about the ramifications of this ruling for service provider? How

specific and open to deny have to be in what they choose to provide to

the public? To take up the examples given in a report just now, I think

a Muslim printer would have to print anything reasonable, in a single of

all that a customer asked a printer to do. It does not follow that a

bigger house to put anything on a cake, despite what Asher is bursting

today. What we understand is that they have stopped making cakes to

order, apart from birthday cakes, which produces. Now, if you merely

make birthday cakes, there is no problem. It is if you say you're

going to make custom made cakes and the customer can order whatever he

or she likes, that is what you have to do. If you say we are not going

to make these bespoke cakes at all, there is no problem. The couple had

won the bakery, if they choose to take this further, what options are

open to them? -- the couple who own the bakery. The only court they

could go to know if the Supreme Court in London, which has replaced

the House of Lords as the final Court of Appeal. You need

permission, either from the court in Belfast or the Supreme Court itself.

There may be technical problems, because this was a special type of

appeal to the court in Belfast. It was what is called in appeal by way

of case stated, which means the district judge as the number of

questions to the appeal judges and was told she got it right. That may

make it difficult on technical grounds. It is just possible be

Attorney General could challenge the decision. He lost all for today. He

argued that Stormont did not have the power to make the legislation,

it was discriminatory, that was thrown out but he may be able to

appeal. The real question is money. If the Grimston Institute, which has

been supporting the couple, going to be able to afford this in the event

that the Supreme Court reject the appeal? -- is the Christian

Institute... Same-sex marriages not legal in Northern Ireland but what

sort of interest has this case Timlin -- spark and London? There

has been a lot in London, but it is more curiosity, because people think

-- it is more curiosity rather than people thinking it will affect the

law. It does not have a direct influence on the wall here, although

the Supreme Court would. Gay marriage is illegal here, you really

do not have the same sort of family run Christian shops that you haven't

Northern Ireland was to be certainly have shops that sell quarter of it,

who loves food, whatever that may be, but they serve everybody and

know that they have to serve everybody. Provided they do that,

they are entitled to sell what they liked and remain open or closed on

the Sabbath as they wish. OK, thank you for your thoughts.

from Belfast International Airport to Newark

has made an emergency landing in the Republic.

The plane landed safely at Shannon Airport

The pilot declared an emergency not long after take-off. The airline

says it is putting passengers up in hotels overnight and they will

continue their journey tomorrow. Our reporter David Maxwell

has sent this report United operate one flight per day

from here to Newark. This morning, that flight took off shortly before

11:20am. It had 121 passengers and nine crew on board. Shortly after

take-off, it developed a mechanical issue to do with landing gear. An

emergency was declared and that flight headed towards shunning

airport in the Republic of Ireland. Before it got there, it spent some

time at high altitude burning of fuel before conducting a low flight

over Shannon airport at around 600 feet. That allowed people on the

ground to observe the aircraft and make sure everything was OK before

it made a final approach and landed safely shortly before 2:30pm. Those

passengers are still have to get to Newark. United airlines say they are

providing assistance with that and have apologised for any

inconvenience caused today. David Maxwell, Belfast International

Airport. The First Minister and Deputy First

Minister said there was widespread agreement that Northern Ireland was

facing unique circumstances in wake of Brexit. The leaders of all the

devolved nations met to discuss how the UK will leave the union.

There is a new broom of Downing Street and quite a lot of tidying up

to do in the wake of the Brexit decision. Stormont leaders used

today's meeting to use them express their concerns about the movement of

people and goods across the border after the UK leave the EU. There

will be more discussions, but as talking goes on, the moment when the

Prime Minister will formally trigger the UK's departure gets closer. I

think she has made it clear that she wants to go forward into

negotiations with the European Union with an understanding and with the

sure knowledge as to how it is going to impact the whole of the United

Kingdom. I welcome that, because what we want to see after we exit

the European Union is a United Kingdom that works for everybody.

The test will be how desperate minister deals with the issues of

concern that we have raised through what will be a very, I suppose,

negotiation. -- how the Prime Minister deals with. That is yet to

be accomplished. It is a complex balancing act. The Scottish First

Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to stay in the European single market.

She will be keeping a close eye on any lex abilities offered Northern

Ireland and are demanding equal treatment. The position of Northern

Ireland will be a particular position because it will be the one

part of the UK with a land border with a country that will be

remaining inside the EU. It is in that... Given that fact, there is

goodwill and good spirit from both this government and from the

government of the Republic of Ireland to ensure that arrangements

that are put in place in the future do not entail a return to borders of

the past. We want this to strengthen the United Kingdom, strengthen those

bonds that bonded together each of the different nations and how that

is at the heart of the work of the government. You want that but Nicola

Sturgeon and Martin McGuinness do not. What came through today was a

real share content to work with the UK Government. Over the next few

months, the Brexit secretary, David Davis, will chair a meeting in

Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, working through the nitty-gritty of

her leaving the EU will impact on each region. Nobody knows quite how

things will work out and if Larry the Downing Street cat has been

privy to the Prime Minister's tactics, well, he is not telling.

You said the Deputy Prime Minister said the Prime Minister faces a

test. When will we be able to judge if she has passed?

Probably not before the actual point of Brexit. At the moment, the

Stormont politicians are taking some hard that there was an

acknowledgement that because of the land border Northern Ireland needs

more flexibility than any other region, but both are practically the

UK Government can achieve that is still very much open to doubt. They

have the good mill, -- the goodwill of Dublin on their side, but this is

a complex web negotiation which will involve not only the other parts of

the UK but other member states of the EU, and that is far from taken

as read. Thank you very much.

This is BBC Newsline and there's plenty still to come.

Padraig Harrington's first win on

The GAA has ditched its plans for a 38,000 seater stadium

Instead, a design was unveiled today for a smaller stadium

which it hopes will get the approval from local residents.

It is still a big stadium, but rather than having room for 38,000

spectators, the proposed new Casement Park will have a capacity

of 34,500 fans. It is a change, and it is not the only one of the GAA

has planned. We have included terracing capacity of 8500, so the

GAA has set aside its ambition for an all seated facility. We have done

that because we wanted to listen to the community, to address their

concerns on the scale, height and mass and we genuinely believe that

this is the day that will be seen as the GAA signalling its willingness

to listen and we still believe we have an iconic facility that

everybody can be proud of. In this previous design, there were concerns

over the emergency exits. But the GAA says they believe safety experts

will approve the new design. We have a high level of confidence that they

will find this off in terms of being a vehicle that is suitable for

achieving the save capacity, and in time will apply to Belfast City

Council for a safety certificate. They got it wrong last time, but

have they got it right this time? The first application was too big, I

agree, the stadium was too big. This is a real no-brainer and you can see

the masses of positive impact is going to have in the whole area. For

me, the community impact is more important than the fact you have got

a stadium for a few games a year. Residents living beside the stadium

have been invited to give their view on the plans and that is expected to

happen later this week. The previous plan for a new stadium ended up in

the courts and they need them. The GAA are hoping that this time will

be different and that the new Casement Park will be open by the

summer of 2020. -- the previous plan for a new stadium ended up in the

courts and then in the bin. An alleged Dissident Republican

has appeared in court in Newry The charges facing 34-year-old

Darren Gleeson from Corduff Green, Dublin, include membership

of an illegal organisation, conspiracy to possess explosives

and preparing for acts of terrorism. The charges arise from

an undercover MI5 operation at a house in Ardcarn Park

in Newry in 2014. Ten other men have already been

charged as a result of the operation which saw the security services

record conversations in the house. Firefighters are tackling a major

blaze at a large industrial unit on the Drumnacanvy Road,

in Portadown. Local residents are being asked

to close all windows and doors The latest review into

Northern Ireland's Health and Social Care

system is expected to be A panel led by a Spanish academic,

Professor Rafael Bengoa, will suggest how the system

should be modernised. Our Health Correspondent

Marie-Louise Connolly reminds us From people using GPs surgeries to

patients in hospital wards, this will affect us all. If you feel like

we have been here before, well, we have. In the past 15 years, there

have been three major reviews into the health service. In 2001, the

Maurice Hayes review... So, why is more genes required? The

most tangible sign is our seemingly endless and ever-growing waiting

lists. In August 2016, the Department's on figures showed more

than 225,000 men and women were waiting to see a consultant. 70,000

were waiting for inpatient and day patient appointments. 96,000 were

waiting for diagnostic services. In fact, between 2014 and 2015, there

was almost a 50% jump in waiting lists. And people continue to wait.

So far, from being referred, I have now been waiting two years, two

months and the chronic back pain has just affected my quality of life

both physically and mentally and I find it very hard to do day things I

used to do very easily. Also, I have got when two-year-old boys who I am

having to contend with all full. It has a huge detrimental effect on

your ability to do things and is extremely debilitating. The effects

of our lifestyle, such as smoking, over eating and drinking are all

placing added pressure on the health service. While demand increases for

mental health services and cancer drugs. And all those against the

backdrop of an ageing, growing population, many of whom have

chronic and complex medical conditions. Some health

professionals are calling for radical change. If we look at the

bigger picture, Northern Ireland has too many hospitals. We need... To

address that. It is politically very challenging but we need to see our

politicians step up to the plate and work together, move away from their

parochial mentality and work to ensure that Northern Ireland has the

sort of high-quality hospital facilities that it needs. While

there is much expectation around the content of this report, in reality

it is unlikely to provide a lot of detail. For instance, it will not be

a list of hospital closures. However, what it is expected to do

is set out how services here should be redesigned to make them fit for

the 21st century. More from Marie-Louise

on tomorrow's BBC Newsline. Ulster's rugby players won

a thrilling European Champions Cup Stephen Waston's here

with this evening's sport. as Ulster snatched a last gasp

victory over Exeter - on what was an emotional weekend

for all involved in Irish rugby. In Belfast, Ulster fans

paid their own poignant tribute to Munster coach Anthony Foley,

who died suddenly last week. While in Limerick,

Munster thrashed Glasgow Warriors on a day when Thomond Park

remembered Anthony Foley. Just 24 hours after his funeral, the

Munster rugby family came together again to pay tribute to one of the

most influential funds. On a difficult day, the players delivered

a display worthy of his memory. COMMENTATOR: Laws again in Limerick!

After the game, his children, Tony and Dan, joined in the victorious

Munster Hoddle. THEY

SINGH AND AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR FOLEY, A SONG ERUPTED AROUND THE

STADIUM. CHEERING

A moment of magic from the man of the match... That man can create a

goal out of nothing. He set up Sean wheelie for the game's only try. But

with time ticking down, also found themselves behind. Is it to be the

fairy tale finish for the Belfast boy? Gareth, who grew up here, split

the posts. The home side did not panic, however, as Paddy Jackson's

drop goal saved the day. Oh, what a finish! I am very, very proud of the

performance tonight and definitely there is things to work on, you

know, we had to change the game plan but with the way the weather went in

the end, we dug deep, showed a lot of character and produced a very

important win. Next up for Ulster in Europe are back-to-back fixtures

with Clermont. One other piece of rugby news,

the IRFU confirmed today that Ireland coach Joe Schmidt

has extended his contract until the end of the 2019

World Cup in Japan. Now Gaelic Games, and a little bit

of history was made yesterday as Slaughtneil became the first

Derry side ever to win They beat Loughgiel

by two goals and 14 points and received a fitting

heroes' welcome upon their

return home last night. Irish golfer Padraig Harrington

has won his first title on the European Tour

for eight years. The three-time Major winner won

the Portugal Masters by one shot after an impressive final round 65

for a 23-under-par score, finishing ahead of defending

champion Englishman Andy Sullivan. Yes, obviously stranger things, I

made up in that race to Dubai and the biggest thing for me now is I am

not in the Masters, so I have to find out what my best chance of

getting in there is. Whether it is world ranking points, I feel like I

am playing well so I'm just wouldn't have to re-examine all things.

Great to see him back winning again. In motorcycling, Glanen Irwin

had an unforgettable day at the Sunflower Trophy

races at Bishopscourt. He notched up a hat trick

of race victories, and followed in the footsteps

of his father Alan who won the feature Superbike race

twice in his career. The trophy back in safe

hands - just about. We'll have a full report

on tomorrow's BBC Newsline. Crusaders will re-play their fourth

round IrnBru Cup tie against Livingstone,

after the Scottish side were found to have fielded an ineligible player

in the original tie. The Champions stretched

their lead at the top of the DanskeBank Premiership

to four points. But the standout performance came

from Glenavon, who ended Ballymena United's 10-game unbeaten

run, as Nial Foster reports. In his time at Coleraine, and no

Glenavon, Owen Bradley has scored 12 goals against Ballymena United, two

of which came on Saturday as the Blues cruised to a 5-0 win over

David Jeffrey's side. Having scored the first goal, he crossed for the

second, I think he scored the fourth or fifth and all that I think he was

a thorn in their side. It is easy to say that was a great performance but

the work rate they put into match Ballymena, we much fire with fire

and are obviously delighted. In north Belfast, it was the whole

show. The 29-year-old forward fight his way through the chronic Rangers

defence to help Crusaders to a 3-1 win.

COMMENTATOR: There is the hat-trick! And water quarter words put his team

ahead but James MacLachlan's header earned the other is a point.

At the Oval, J squad opened the scoring but this Stephen Gordon

header helped Glentoran two all three points.

Portadown ended their six-game losing streak in the league with a

2-1 away week, when. And a point was salvaged in stoppage time with ten

gallons with drawings and 70 with their opponents.

The former Northern Ireland striker Sammy Smyth

A member of the famous Wolves team of the early '50s,

Smyth scored a memorable solo goal in the 1949 FA Cup final

as his side won 3-1 against Leicester

in front of 99,000 people at the old Wembley Stadium.

He also played for Stoke and Liverpool and

won nine caps for Northern Ireland, scoring five goals.

71 goals in 186 appearances for Wolves, Stoke and Liverpool.

What would he have been worth in today's game?

He was signed for 25 grand back then!

He would be a start today. He was a star then. 'S I have been thought of

Chile today. It is cooler, is it not?

Still an unsettled week. -- still a settlement. It is not looking

particularly unsettled, still not a lot of rain and the forecast. A lot

of decent dry spells and bright to begin with, although mid week onward

the wind changes round from the West. It becomes a bit more mobile,

bringing workload and brief at times as well. Not much of a breeze today,

it has to be said. Very light easterly winds and with these calm

autumn mornings, we are getting some beautiful sunrise feel like this

one. A little bit of mistiness in the valley, cloud coming overhead,

lifting the mist quite quickly this morning. We have had quite a lot of

cloud moving in from the east throughout the course of the day but

what will happen through this evening now that we have lost the

sunshine, it will start to break up. Apart from the odd coastal shower, a

lot of dry weather. Increasingly clear spells developing through the

course of this evening and fairly clear in places throughout the

night. It is going to be cold, particularly in the countryside.

Five or six in the towns around the coast but rural areas below freezing

by a couple of degrees. That would give quite a bit of frost and some

mist and fog patches, particularly in the south and west. But a fairly

decent day for many tomorrow. A lot of dry weather once again. Sunny

spells developing. Although, if you have that mist and fog bursting, it

could be floated clear with the morning chill so one or two

disability issues. But they will eventually go, spells of sunshine.

Hopefully more than today. -- some visibility issues. Highs of around

12 or 13 degrees. Out towards the West, a bit more cloud ageing in

tomorrow evening. That is associated with a weather front and will bring

a bit of rain