13/07/2011 BBC Newsline

This is BBC Newsline. The headlines... Him 16 police officers

injured in last night's chaos in Ardoyne. A bishop is condemned for

failing to follow regulations concerning sex abuse. A woman

abused from the age of 12 but says she will never get over what

happened. The first up everything for me at such a young age was this

a devil. It was like being contaminated by a horrible disease.

The defence secretary apologises to the families of two pilots blamed

for the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash. We will have a squeeze on

the sunny weather. More later in Good evening. We had more violence

in Northern Ireland last night, the worst in Ardoyne where a peaceful

protest against the Orange parade became chaotic and 16 police

officers were injured. We had trouble in Londonderry, Strabane,

Armagh and Ballymena. The police said the disturbances did not

A moment of horror frozen in time. The officers's colleagues put out

the flames. Then he emerged with his helmet still on fire. He

returned to duty. Other officers came under fire as dozens of petrol

bombs were thrown by nationalist rivals. The first indications that

this violence was likely came just before 7 o'clock last night.

Shortly before the Orange order arrived, a counter-demonstration

got started. We will be asking people to peacefully despairs and

that is it! -- depart. As that was starting, a police operation sprang

into action. People were shot at the front of Ardoyne. This was used

to launch attacks last year. They also blocked streets and alleyways

to prevent potential troublemakers targeting of the parade. Shortly

after 7 o'clock, the Orange parade passed peacefully with people

walking past and protesting. Any hopes of a piece for aftermath

banished. Last month, the police were attacked in East Belfast. Last

night, loyalists are watched as a nationalist mob attached this

target. -- attacked. They used water cannons to drive them back.

Specialist officers were deployed because of concerns that a gunman

was in the area. The local MP criticised the people responsible

for the violence but praised people that made certain the Orange parade

passed peacefully. In Ardoyne we had one of the most peaceful

parades itself and the peaceful protest which was well controlled.

But a small group of republicans were determined to have a violence,

come what may. They did not even see the parade. It was about

violence against the police -- police. It continued until early

this morning. By then just a few people were involved. The clean up

operation was already underway. People are hoping they will not be

a repeat of the balance. There is not any reason for people to gather

here tonight. We hope we denote have a repeat of last year. -- do

not. I would characterise that as young men in random violence for no

apparent reason. They have not got any degree of control or direction.

It was spontaneous in the way they organised themselves. It did not

appear to have any ability to be influenced or discouraged.

violence was not as severe as last year. It does not appear to be

highly organised. For that reason, the police are hopeful it will not

be repeated but they emphasise that A damning report into how the

Catholic Church handled allegations of sex abuse has found a Newry born

priest did not implement the guidelines. The report focuses on

Cloyne in county court and found some cases would not reported to

the police. Three investigations involving big Catholic Church in

Ireland have involved child abuse allegations. This looked at

allegations in Cloyne between 1996- 2009, when child-protection

guidelines were in place. It investigated allegations against 19

clerics, including the Bishop of Cloyne, Cardinal Sean Brady. They

said it had been dealt with appropriately but in general,

appropriately but in general, procedures were not followed and

the responsibility lay with Cardinal Sean Brady. The failures

included not reporting all -- the The diocese was falsely claiming it

The diocese was falsely claiming it reported all allegations of sex

abuse. Another bad state of the Catholic Church. Yes, another

difficult day for the Catholic Church. It has had a bad or

shocking report. It demonstrates the breathtaking indifference

towards child protection demonstrated by the church, or the

way up to the Vatican. Blame is squarely on the shoulders of the

former Bishop, John McGee. What makes it different from previous

reports is how recent these cases are. Just two years ago they

persisted with hypocrisy but said they were complying with child

protection guidelines. They clearly were not. The Minister for Justice

said that was clearly scandalous. The findings could not be more

stark or disturbing. The authorities in Ardoyne gave

assurances that they were operating under proper guidelines. -- Cloyne.

They said a culture of covering up was a thing of the past. But they

were not adhering to the guidelines. The report as signs primary

responsibility to be Bishop of the diocese. Legislation will be

implemented in making it a criminal offence for anybody knowing about

abuse not passing information on to the Gardai. Church figures cannot

anymore hide behind anything. It will not just be a study document,

the legislation of the Gardai. have people reacted to today's

news? Survivors of abuse say what has been exposed today represent a

depressingly familiar story. But they welcome the new legislation

that will be implemented. They say above all for the survivors, they

just want justice to be served. is a case to investigate other

dioceses. As we have seen in all of the reports we have been reading,

be any justice victims have received is the fact that the

report has been published. The experience is and how they were

handled has been published. But there have not been prosecutions

for the offenders. Of course today is about the victims in Cloyne in

particular. The public acknowledgement of what they have

been through. I spoke to some of the people affected by abuses in

that area and what happened when they first came forward.

picturesque town on the south coast and a place of painful pilgrimage

from victims of abuse. This is where victims and families came to

tell John McGee about the horrors they had suffered. Jack came with

his daughter, who died four years ago after an operation. This woman

is now 14. The first thing he asked what were we looking for money. We

said we were not. We were speaking in private. He did not say he

believed her. But he said he would look after things. Nothing was

accomplished and they came again. Eventually, his deputy said that

the abuser had been cured. A they said the police had been a way and

that they had had counselling and that he was all right now.

further action was taken by the Church. It was not an isolated case.

The failure to act swiftly and appropriately but others in danger.

This woman was abused for the age of 12. The first of everything for

me at a young age was this devil and it feels like being

contaminated by a horrible disease. I feel like I have really been

touched by the devil and that is something that nobody will ever fix

for me. It took decades before she felt able to report her abuses. The

file was sent to be Director of Public Prosecutions but the case

was not pursued. No justice from the system and a little church

understanding. I went to an archbishop. And he said in 2005

that it was a great example of child practice for the rest of the

country. The failure to protect children has let a painful legacy

it. The extraordinary thing about these things is that you were

ashamed even though you had not done anything wrong. It is all very

ugly. You get that feeling of guilt. That this is happening. The impact

for some victims and families was of resignation but for others,

simmering anger. As far as I am concerned, the state of the church

in 2011 is corrupt, eagle and rotten, absolutely rotten. It is a

diseased organisation and the state For some, no response can

adequately persuade them that things are getting better. But

people are hoping this marks the end of the failure to protect

innocent children from clerical sex abuse. What do we know about John

McGee, who has faced a scathing criticism? He progressed from a

farm outside Newry to one of the but influential church positions.

He was in effect a gatekeeper to three popes. We have been finding

out about this former Vatican insider. For years he was at the

heart of the Vatican. He was personal secretary to three

successive men as Pope. He went far beyond his clerical grade. This is

just outside the area where he was a student. Then he joined the

priesthood and headed to missions in Africa. When he returned he

became secretary to be Bem Pope. He was kept on by his successor. Then,

he died after just 33 days in office. The Newry reported charted

the rise of his local priest made good and the death of the Pope at

the time gave him a great local angle. It was the date of the Pope

acclaiming him as he was then that thrust his man into the spotlight.

That claim that he had been there has to find the late pontiff was in

fact not correct. It was in fact a number that found him. When asked

why he made that claim, he simply said, I did find the Pope dead and

I just was not the first. John McGee worked for the Popes for

eight years and would have been in debt confidences. He would have

seen a lot. They live with the Pope in his quarters. They are basically

I do not plan to return. We have another meeting?

He was said to have by the Vatican to try to resolve the Prison

protest. The Bishop's Palace is a long way from the grace-and-favour

apartment in Rome he would have called home. But it was to hear

that Bishop Magee returned in 1987 to takeover the diocese of Cloyne.

And it was not just his mishandling of clerical abuse allegations that

caused concern. Matt was a trainee priest at the time and the subject

of allegations that he try to kill his father to benefit from the

family well. The claims resulted in it will feel on-off investigation

in which Bishop Magee was involved. It led to illness which forced him

out of the priest had. He says just like the child abuse controversy,

Bishop Magee and the rest of the hierarchy did not know how to deal

with a difficult case like his. was totally inconsistent. There was

no systematic policy at all procedures for dealing with child -

- such events. Generally a lot of the people responsible for the wake

it was managed and that experience. Be sure John McKie it is now living

in retirement. His was a glittering career that will be overshadowed by

the way it was ended. He made the same mistake as many of his

contemporaries but in his case, the child protection arrangements were

supposedly in place, so he cannot claim he did not know how to deal

with the abuse allegations. In response to the report, the

Catholic Prime that Sean brainy face the media. Colin Macaulay

asked him whether he except he was wrong not to remove John Magee.

was hopeful that this situation we continue under his leadership but I

knew this status could not have continued indefinitely, some change

would have to come about and that change would only happen if he

would step aside, which is the normal thing when an allegation is

made, and apply for an Apostolic administration, somebody else to

run the diocese but he would be there to help the enquiry which had

been announced by the state at that time. A in the context of

everything, do you regret the decision to back him? I regret that

any heard and misunderstanding that cause people because I wanted him

not to resign and not to run away. But to stay and face his

responsibilities but it soon became clear that he needed help running

the diocese. How bad a day is this for the Catholic Church? It is a

very bad day. It saddens me greatly. I am very upset. I want to

apologise to all the victims of abuse and to their parents and

families, but as I say, if there is one positive thing to come out of

it is the confirmation that this church structures have been proven

to be effective. Still to come: everyone is talking about glory,

but there is more than one coal stammer and hoping for glory at the

A new report into the Mull of Kintyre crash in 1994 as clear the

two pilots of gross negligence. The Defence Secretary has apologised to

their families and said he hoped this would remove any stain on

their reputations. All 29 people along -- died along with 25 of the

UK's most senior intelligence experts.

This is the day the families of the pilots have longed for, the day

they received an apology and the day they were told that that ruling

of gross negligence would be set aside. The worst peacetime accident

took the lives of 29 people, four crew and 25 intelligence officers

from Northern Ireland. What exactly happened has been the focus of

near-miss inquiries. In 1995, a review by two RAF air marshals

found that the two pilots had been grossly negligent. Today the

Defence Secretary Liam Fox said that finding should be overturned.

I have written to the widows of the two pilots, to the father of

Jonathan Tapper and the brother of Richard Kirk to express our apology

for the distress that was caused to them by the findings of negligence.

I wish to express that apology publicly. The Defence Secretary's

remarks about the pilots goes to the heart of the relatives campaign

and his statement received a warm welcome. Absolutely delighted, very

taken aback. A I was not expecting we would get that much today. I

understood we would get an idea of what the report said and that was

it, so to get the fact that Liam Fox is supporting Lord Philip's

recommendations, that they made an apology is really much appreciated.

Watching Liam Fox's statement was Susan. Her husband was in the

Special Branch and died in the crash. She believes the Defence

Secretary has done the right thing. In the sense that he has given back

those men's reputation I am delighted because this is the day

about the family is there, and it is important that it is their day.

That must be wonderful for them. Today's report received political

support from across the house as well as the apology and the

overturning of the gross negligence Roding, today's findings recommend

that the Ministry of Defence should reconsider how senior intelligence

officers are transported in the future.

The Defence Secretary said we may not know exactly what caused the

crash. He said he hoped today's report would offer some closure to

the families. There are fears that the Republic

could need a second international bail-out after the country's debt

was downgraded to junk status. That means investors few Irish

government debt as too risky to buy. Our economics editor joins me. What

does it mean? Can Ireland not borrow more money? It means it

cannot borrow money in the international money markets. There

are people getting better deals from loan sharks than Ireland would

get at the moment. That is why it is relying on the European Union

and the Central Bank and IMF to fund it. When Moodys downgrade the

value of Irish debt and says that is because they think it could be a

second bail-out, it becomes a self- fulfilling policy because it pushes

up the rates that would be charged on our debt, that means it is

unlikely they can return to the market and have to rely on the

European Union and the chances of another bail-out become more likely.

Moodys does praise island's efforts that financial consolidation.

They also have their own measures which they announced on Monday

which they thought would stabilise things and allow Ireland to return

to the markets. But Moodys does not think Europe is doing a good job.

It wants a better deal to sort out these problems, so they say this is

not an Irish problem, it is a problem by Rick -- European

leadership. The Republic is our biggest export market, 40 % of our

exports there. It is a huge market for the UK, bigger than Brazil,

Russia and China combined so we are seeing the impact of that. Less

sudden money coming into Northern Ireland because of the austerity

budget. 10 to thousands of people turned

out for the traditional Sham Fight. Thousands of members of the Royal

Black Institution along with 80 bans made their way. The Battle of

the Boyne was re-enacted with King William fighting King James and not

surprisingly the winner was William. The institution says it has been

working hard to promote the fight as a major tourist attraction.

Today is one of our celebrations. It has been going on for a long

number of years. This is almost my 50th year and I must say this is

the biggest crowd I have seen. is a day for a picnic, a good

family day out. You see people you do not see all year, get to say

hello to them. The events that beast Sham Fight.

Golfs Open Championship tees off tomorrow. Focuses on the favourite

or caught -- Khoury McCoy but that Everybody wants to talk about one

golfer. But Graeme McDowell is happy to deflect the attention.

be number two player, it takes me out of the limelight for a few

weeks and this week is the week Fourie. He will be getting a lot of

attention. It will be a lot of shaking hands and back-slapping

because our people are proud of what he has accomplished. I know

for me it was very overwhelming. I am sure he will be ready, Thursday.

And if you wanted to watch Rory McIlroy today you would have to be

up early. He started his practice round at 6:15am. Final preparations

in pursuit of another major championship. There was no doubt by

-- we will continue to inspire each other. He has matched my feet. He

is a great player and I would love to see him on Sunday afternoon.

that could be a shoot-out everyone in Northern Ireland would enjoy.

Borrie Mackle work starts tomorrow. Graeme McDowell tees off in the

afternoon. We will hear more on those

preparations in a special programme tonight called The Open Plan here

on BBC One at 10:45pm. Let's get on BBC One at 10:45pm. Let's get

the latest on the weather. We are going to get another day or

so of the fine and warm weather before things go down hell. This

weekend is looking unsettled. Very pleasant today. Even though it

clouded up a bit in the afternoon, temperatures peaked at 23 degrees.

One of the warmer spots in the concert -- countryside. Fat cloud

starts to melt away this evening so for many it is a bright end to the

day. Some lovely sunset scene so. Three the night, it stays dry, a

few clear spells. Temperatures are looking at 10-11 degrees. Just a

few rural spots which could dip down to around 5 or 6 degrees.

Restart tomorrow on a fine note, a bright note before cloud increases.

Once again we will probably find the best of the sunshine unlikely

to be first thing in the morning. But the cloud does increase,

particularly if into Londonderry as we head into the afternoon. Not a

lot of rain. The emphasis is on a lot of dry weather. You would be

lucky to catch one of those showers. Particularly for eastern areas,

still bright enough come the end of the afternoon. 18-19 Celsius in the

West. Up to 21 in Belfast. Tomorrow night is quite a warm night and.

Temperatures holding at 12 or 13 degrees but they do not rise as

much as we head into Friday. Not much sunshine in the sky, a lot of

cloud. Cool temperatures continue into the weekend. Some heavy

showers and it looks as though it will be increasingly windy. A

reminder of the stories making the headlines: 16 officers were hurt,

26 people were arrested in violence across Northern Ireland last night.

A report has condemned a bishop A report has condemned a bishop

John Magee for failing to follow church rules on reporting clerical

abuse. Three per Murdoch has dropped his