16/03/2017 BBC Newsline

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The names of many of the companies which are getting RHI subsidies have

been published by the Department for the Economy.

It shows some firms claiming hundreds of thousands of pounds

Here's our Agriculture and Environment Correspondent

The names of some of the companies getting RHI subsidies

are published on the Department for the Economy website.

Partial postcodes, number of boilers, pay-outs,

The companies with most boilers include a poultry firm based

While many are on farms, other businesses have them, too.

There's a biomass and warehousing business near Banbridge with 12.

The list shows a wide geographical spread.

In Ballyclare, a truck and bus business has 11.

Whilst many of the boilers are in rural postcodes,

a car dealership company based in Belfast has ten.

The payments range from tens of thousands of pounds to several

The department has been at pains to point out that being on the list

doe not indicate any wrongdoing on the part of the companies.

The next important step in this saga will be

Not only will they ensure that the boilers are

compliant with the scheme, but that the businesses

There are a wide range of businesses in the list.

A lot are farms, mostly paltry and mushroom,

but there are also manufacturing, haulage and energy firms

as well as a couple of church groups and sports clubs.

We contacted a number of those named in the list.

Several said they had business need for the heat

Another said there had been a huge amount of bad publicity

and if there had been less fuss if they had been selling drugs.

That's around half of those eligible for the pay-outs.

The rest are people who applied as individuals, not as companies.

Their details will be published later after data protection checks.

The Department for the Economy said this was being done

Some boiler owners had resisted in court, claiming it would lead

The organisation which represents them said it hoped the publication

of the list would not lead the public or the media

to an assumption that the businesses had acted improperly in any way.

It said they had entered the scheme legitimately which had been designed

Cost controls may curtail the huge projected overspend,

but the saga has contributed to the collapse of the

It will be up to the public inquiry to shed light rather than heat

The Donegal woman whose body was found in the Indian state of Goa

Danielle McLaughlin from Buncrana was discovered in a field

close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday.

Yogita Limaye has sent this report from Goa.

Tributes being paid to Danielle McLaughlin.

She was found dead here on Tuesday morning.

Police said she had injuries on the face and head.

The 28-year-old Irish woman had travelled to India

Police believe the man with her in this CCTV footage

They have arrested him and say they have compelling evidence.

TRANSLATION: When we questioned him, the accused confessed to the crime.

After that, we also found an item with what stains on it.

We have collected a lot of forensics evidence.

This is a state that is known all over the world

Foreign and Indian tourists come here in throngs,

sometimes for weeks or months year after year to enjoy the sun.

This time, for many, the peace has been broken.

Women's safety in Goa is once again in the spotlight.

Some are still trying to come to terms with what has happened.

Absolute horror. Shocked.

The whole community is just in disbelief.

For this state, though, it will be important to show that

That those who killed Danielle will not walk away free.

The US President Donald Trump says he intends to visit

He was speaking as he met the Taoiseach at the White House

as part of the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Washington.

Our correspondent, Shane Harrison is there.

Well, Tara, as you join me, I can tell you that in the White House

there is a reception going on at the moment where the Teak Enda Kenny is

presenting the president with the traditional bowl of shamrock. The

two men met earlier today in the Oval Office where they had 35

minutes of talks and discussed the plight of illegal or undocumented

Irish immigrants and of course, Northern Ireland.

I gave the president a detailed account of the outcome of the

election in Northern Ireland. The fact that it is a priority to put

together an executive that will provide a voice for Northern Ireland

and the fact that we have a clear agreement with the British

Government that there will be no return to a hard border and no

direct rule from London. The president spoke at the Speaker's

lunch where he talked about the close relationships between the two

countries. APPLAUSE

And all of our friends welcoming Taoiseach, as my new friend. That's

my new friend, that's my new friend. He is a great guy. The people of

Ireland and the people of the United States have stuck together through

good times and through bad times. Over many centuries we have built a

bond that thrives and inspires and endures and with us it's going to be

closer than ever before I can tell you that.

APPLAUSE Tomorrow the Taoiseach will go to

New York and take part in the St Patrick's Day parade all of course

as part of his long goodbye. Back to you. Shane, thank you.

There'll be more on today's events in Washington in The View after this

bulletin and with news of what's in the rest of the programme,

Yes, Tara the Ulster Unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt,

gives us his first broadcast interview since his dramatic

resignation announcement almost two weeks ago

and it's clear that he holds Arlene Foster responsible

That crocodile comment really did serve as a lightening rod that

incredibly energised nationalist and Republicans and that was the real

quote of the election and the real consequence was the result that put

Sinn Fein just a seat behind the DUP.

We'll also hear from Gerry Adams in Washington and we hear

what unionist living on the border think about a united Ireland.

That's straight after this bulletin here on BBC One.

Belfast boxer Michael Conlon is gearing up for his first fight

He's topping the bill in one of the sports most famous arenas,

Madison Square Garden, New York.

Conlon will tomorrow, St Patrick's Day, take

A big crowd of Irish-Americans are expected to watch

the 25-year-old Olympic bronze medallist in action.

Feeling great. I'm really excited. I've got a big event. What an arena

and what a place to make my professional debut. Tomorrow I will

be nervous, but I'm feeling excited. Good luck to him.

The showers becoming more persistent. The temperatures really

dropping one or two Celsius. There is the chance of a little bit of

sleet over the highest ground and maybe a few icy patches on untreated

roads for a time. It sets us up for what is a rather unpleasant day

tomorrow. St Patrick's Day is going to be wet and windy. The best chance

of any breaks in the rain come across the eastern half of Northern

Ireland, the further west you go, the more persistent that rain is

likely to be and quite a keen westerly breeze too. You can see

this weather front sitting here right across Northern Ireland,

across the central belt of Scotland and stretching down into the

north-west of England and North Wales too. In front of it some

warmer conditions. Behind it something cooler. Overnight the rain

is going to continue. Finally introducing more mild air, but the

outlook for the weekend is not much better. It is going to be unsettled.

We're going to see rain coming through and at times over the next

few days quite windy as well. So, the theme on Saturday is again of

quite a wet picture. Come Sunday, we will start to see that rain peeling

back and the day will dry up and improve just a little bit. But we

are really looking out for this ridge of high pressure to build in

at some point later on next week to settle down our weather. The next

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