:00:18. > :00:23.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline...
:00:23. > :00:27.Our main story this Monday evening. Attacks on the former business M
:00:27. > :00:34.Farr -- empire of Fermanagh Business tycoon Sean Quinn that
:00:34. > :00:38.threaten jobs and put lives at risk. The other headlines this evening...
:00:38. > :00:40.The family of the teenager who drowned in Lough Swilly say they
:00:40. > :00:44.are relieved his body has been found.
:00:45. > :00:49.The Vatican recalls its garage ambassador for discussions over the
:00:49. > :00:55.clerical sex scandal. A palette factory is destroyed by
:00:55. > :00:59.fire. A final �4 million is pumped into
:00:59. > :01:09.the SS Nomadic with just idea left to finish the job of restoration.
:01:09. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:14.And I will have the weather for the BBC Newsline has learned that in
:01:14. > :01:19.the last three months there have been more than a dozen incidents of
:01:19. > :01:25.serious vandalism connected to businesses once owned by the firm
:01:25. > :01:30.and a tie Quinn Sean Quinn. -- the firm and a tycoon.
:01:30. > :01:34.The vandalism has caused hundreds of thousands of pounds in damage.
:01:34. > :01:38.In many cases it has involved bringing down power lines and NIE
:01:38. > :01:45.has warned that, if the pattern continues, someone is likely to be
:01:45. > :01:48.killed. Our correspondent is outside the Quinn cement factory in
:01:48. > :01:52.Derrylin. The incident here at the cement
:01:52. > :01:56.factory at the weekend was the most serious so far. A number of
:01:56. > :02:03.vehicles were set on fire, and the police have told me they believe
:02:03. > :02:08.the damage was up to �250,000. In addition, three electricity poles
:02:08. > :02:11.were cut down. They connect the wind turbines on the hill to the
:02:11. > :02:18.electricity grid as well as supplying power to the Quinn
:02:18. > :02:23.businesses in the area. NIE say there have been 14 incidents in
:02:23. > :02:27.recent months. They say that, on most occasions, the poll has been
:02:27. > :02:33.partly cut through and they are left for the wind to be brought
:02:33. > :02:36.down. On one occasion, power lines fell onto a road, and on another
:02:36. > :02:42.occasion a farm worker hair but the fizzing of the electricity lines
:02:42. > :02:46.coming from a hedge. -- heard the fizzing. They say it is a matter of
:02:46. > :02:56.time before someone is killed. Why do the police think this is
:02:56. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:03.happening, and who is responsible? This is the subject of a police
:03:03. > :03:06.investigation. The PSNI are devoting considerable resources,
:03:06. > :03:13.drafting in officers from outside an area as part of the
:03:13. > :03:18.investigation, also increasing patrols in the Derrylin area. They
:03:18. > :03:23.are investigating several possible motives for the attacks, but they
:03:23. > :03:27.say this began when Sean Quinn was removed from his business empire.
:03:27. > :03:32.I had a meeting with Sean Quinn a few weeks ago, and he made it clear
:03:32. > :03:39.to me that he is very concerned about this, that he does not want
:03:39. > :03:46.anyone acting in his name, that the Quinn group is something he worked
:03:46. > :03:50.very hard to develop over a number of hears in that particular area of
:03:50. > :03:53.Derrylin. He has a significant number of employees working there,
:03:53. > :03:58.and does not want to see that destroyed.
:03:58. > :04:02.There was no comment from the Quinn group today, but back in May when
:04:02. > :04:06.the vandalism began day warned that these attacks were putting the
:04:06. > :04:10.businesses under serious threat. Local Sinn Fein politicians have
:04:11. > :04:14.condemned what has happened, and they say that people here may not
:04:14. > :04:19.like the way Quinn was removed from his business empire, but these
:04:20. > :04:25.misguided acts are putting further jobs at risk.
:04:25. > :04:28.The body of the Londonderry teenager Sean McNair was recovered
:04:28. > :04:34.from Lough Swilly yesterday afternoon. He had been celebrating
:04:34. > :04:39.with friends in Rathmullan and had jumped off the peer and swept away
:04:39. > :04:43.by strong currents. The teacher at his school described him as a good-
:04:43. > :04:47.natured people who would be sadly missed.
:04:47. > :04:53.Sean McNair went missing nine days ago. He had been drinking with
:04:53. > :04:57.friends when they decided to jump into the water at 1:30am. They had
:04:57. > :05:00.been in high spirits enjoying birthday celebrations. Friends
:05:00. > :05:04.tried to grab hold of them, but he was swept away with the strong
:05:04. > :05:11.current. For eight days, a huge search operation had been
:05:11. > :05:13.continuing round the coastline, involving navy divers, the
:05:13. > :05:19.coastguard and hundreds of volunteers. The search ended
:05:19. > :05:27.yesterday, when the teenager's body was recovered. His mother, Jackie,
:05:27. > :05:31.who was comforted during the search, said she was now relieved she could
:05:31. > :05:36.give her son a Christian burial. All week, people have been called
:05:36. > :05:39.into the family home offering condolences and support. They
:05:39. > :05:45.included teachers from his school. The popular teenager had been
:05:45. > :05:55.waiting to find out the results of his GCSEs and intended to take A-
:05:55. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:02.levels. In a statement, the school Had described Sean McNair as a
:06:02. > :06:05.quiet and good-natured young man. His tragic loss was deeply felt by
:06:05. > :06:11.the entire school community. A heartfelt sympathy was offered to
:06:11. > :06:14.the family, with friends pledging support at this difficult time. The
:06:14. > :06:24.family of name to -- Sean McNair have paid tribute to all those who
:06:24. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:31.helped in any way. The funeral's take -- the funeral is taking place
:06:31. > :06:36.here at St Mary's Church. The Vatican has recalled its
:06:36. > :06:44.representatives to Ireland. The Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Leanza is
:06:44. > :06:49.back in Rome to discuss the report that clinical abuse cases were
:06:49. > :06:52.dealt within County Cork. Is this a sign of the Vatican's displeasure
:06:52. > :06:55.at the very public dressing-down that the Taoiseach gave it last
:06:55. > :06:59.week? I think there is a certain amount
:06:59. > :07:06.of that. The Vatican are trying to show displeasure at what they see
:07:06. > :07:10.as the excessive political reaction. They can't hide from -- at the
:07:10. > :07:13.appropriate this at at least some of what Enda Kenny said, and I
:07:13. > :07:19.think the Taoiseach was saying what a lot of people felt about the
:07:19. > :07:23.issue. The ambivalence from the Vatican, on this issue. People are
:07:23. > :07:27.annoyed about the -- they are annoyed about the excessive
:07:27. > :07:31.reactions, calls for the Papal Nuncio to be expelled even before
:07:31. > :07:35.the Vatican can respond. I think they feel that is premature and
:07:35. > :07:42.want to protest about that. At the same time they want to show how
:07:42. > :07:46.serious they are taking the issue. It is unprecedented, no Papal
:07:46. > :07:56.Nuncio has been recalled before in Ireland, I cannot think of one in
:07:56. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:00.western Europe -- western Europe., a Enda Kenny is unrepentant and is
:08:00. > :08:07.talking about the massive support he has had for what he has said.
:08:07. > :08:13.I think that will have shocked at the Vatican greatly, and the Papal
:08:13. > :08:17.Nuncio will be able to articulate to them the depth of anger there is
:08:17. > :08:22.among politicians, ordinary Catholics and people in Ireland as
:08:22. > :08:25.a whole. One of the criticisms us had to be taken at a Beale level is,
:08:25. > :08:31.they do not seem to have been able to sufficiently called the summit
:08:31. > :08:36.of public anger or appreciate their slackness in the past has
:08:36. > :08:44.contributed to this problem, and as a result to the anger that is there.
:08:44. > :08:47.I hope the Papal Nuncio can inform A pallet business has been
:08:47. > :08:52.deliberately burned down in County Antrim. The police are looking for
:08:52. > :08:58.a man seen running away from the building. They are also
:08:58. > :09:02.investigating unrelated suspicious fires over the weekend.
:09:02. > :09:07.This company has been put it of business. It had customers all over
:09:07. > :09:12.Ireland. Used pallets were brought here. Today, some orders were due
:09:12. > :09:15.to go out but nothing will be leaving now. The fire service work
:09:15. > :09:19.through the night to get the blaze under control using seven fire-
:09:19. > :09:23.fighting units from nearby towns in Belfast. It took seven hours.
:09:23. > :09:29.damage is extensive. Inside the building, a car, a
:09:29. > :09:35.couple of forklift, and a heavy- duty industrial salt, all valued at
:09:35. > :09:39.thousands of pounds, and all destroyed. A man was seen running
:09:39. > :09:42.away close to midnight. Although investigations are continuing to
:09:42. > :09:47.find out how it started, the fire service have confirmed it was
:09:47. > :09:52.deliberate, and looking around it is easy to understand. All of the
:09:52. > :10:00.building, inside and out, all of the yard, gutted. Every last pallet,
:10:00. > :10:04.no rubble. Meanwhile, over the weekend in an unrelated incident, a
:10:04. > :10:09.building in west Belfast was damaged by fire. There have been a
:10:09. > :10:13.number of break-ins at St John's in recent weeks.
:10:13. > :10:18.We have 26 teams are at any one time, throughout the week we would
:10:18. > :10:23.have a lot of activity, and it impacts us. Even from our point of
:10:23. > :10:28.view of revenue, this would generate funds for the club and
:10:28. > :10:32.that will have actions. Along the road, a block of flats
:10:33. > :10:38.had to be evacuated following a fire. It was an old printing shop
:10:38. > :10:42.that was unoccupied at the time. The police say it was our son.
:10:42. > :10:48.A book of condolence for the people of Norway has been opened at the
:10:48. > :10:54.City Hall in Belfast. At least 76 people lost their lives at the
:10:54. > :11:00.youth camp massacre and the Oslo bomb attack. The lord Mayor and
:11:00. > :11:03.deputy lord Mayor worse first to sign the book. -- were first to
:11:03. > :11:11.sign the book. No one could help but be horrified
:11:11. > :11:14.by what was taking place. I felt compelled that we should extend
:11:14. > :11:19.that solidarity and show our support.
:11:19. > :11:24.I hope the Lord wraps his arms around them at this time and loves
:11:24. > :11:27.them through their grief and through their pain. We in Northern
:11:27. > :11:33.Ireland have experienced this for too long and they are experiencing
:11:33. > :11:37.it now. I hope the Lord will be with him and will confront them.
:11:37. > :11:39.A team from knobbly is competing in this year's Milk Cup and be able
:11:39. > :11:49.report on them later in the programme.
:11:49. > :11:54.Also coming up... Just idea left to turn two new
:11:54. > :12:03.decks into a maritime money spinner. We look at some of the best local
:12:03. > :12:07.hopes for next summer's Olympic I knew councillor in Bali money who
:12:07. > :12:11.has been in self-imposed exile since the legality of his election
:12:11. > :12:15.was questioned, says he now regrets pitting himself before the
:12:15. > :12:20.electorate. He has been interviewed by the
:12:20. > :12:25.police and could face prosecution for breaching electoral law. He is
:12:25. > :12:28.our Political Correspondent. Ian McAfee became a Barlinnie
:12:28. > :12:38.counsellor in me. A council official claimed he should never
:12:38. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:53.Boy decided that if there was going to be a query over my Energis --
:12:53. > :12:59.eligibility, I told them there and then... Since then, his seat in the
:12:59. > :13:07.council chamber has been absent. His mistake was not to read the
:13:07. > :13:10.1972 Local Government Act. He works as a health equality officer. He is
:13:10. > :13:18.attached to Ballymena Borough Council. He has been interviewed by
:13:18. > :13:24.the police. Some days it was really difficult. Other days, you get
:13:24. > :13:30.really determined that there is still a job to do. I really want to
:13:30. > :13:34.stand for a number of issues. I stand for a six -- a section of the
:13:35. > :13:44.community who feel they were not been listened to. The affair is
:13:44. > :13:54.causing anger both inside and outside the council. Above all, he
:13:54. > :13:58.was branded a criminal. It was trivial. Is the letters in the
:13:58. > :14:04.local paper is anything to go by, the public agrees. They are voters
:14:04. > :14:11.out there who want to change, and I think Iain McAfee wrote that tide
:14:11. > :14:16.of opinion. He wrote that ticket and got elected. Those voters feel
:14:16. > :14:22.cheated. Iain McAfee says he has regrets. It has been a life
:14:22. > :14:30.experience, regardless of the how this turns out. I have had, if you
:14:30. > :14:36.like, a double edged sword. I have been elected, and the fact that so
:14:36. > :14:40.many people voted for me. I have the downside of it, everything else
:14:40. > :14:46.that has happened since. council says it is now a matter for
:14:46. > :14:51.the police and the court. They point out where a councillor fails
:14:51. > :15:01.to attend a meeting for six consecutive month, the position
:15:01. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:15.will become vacant. That could Money has been found to restore the
:15:15. > :15:25.SS Nomadic. More than �3 million of lottery money and government cash
:15:25. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:35.There is no way I could walk along here and come down the steps in
:15:35. > :15:41.front of the like the stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Charlie Chaplin.
:15:41. > :15:46.They were ferried out to ocean liners. We are here at the -- now
:15:46. > :15:56.but the final funding hurdle has been cleared. �3 million of public
:15:56. > :16:00.and government money. It must be the only ship that war for
:16:00. > :16:09.engineers have had a second go at finishing. With the money found,
:16:09. > :16:12.you can now get a clear look at how the work is being done. In this
:16:12. > :16:19.space in four or five weeks time, you will see both the upper decks
:16:19. > :16:24.restored and therefore the SS Nomadic to this public will look
:16:24. > :16:30.how it did when it left. There will be finishing touches. The funding
:16:30. > :16:34.announced today will cover all the detailed work. �7 million of work
:16:34. > :16:39.for an old ship with no roof which will never sail again. It has been
:16:39. > :16:43.a hard sell, but the Stormont Mensa's it -- minister responsible
:16:43. > :16:49.feels equal to it. We explained that there are economic benefits,
:16:49. > :16:54.but there it would be a major draw and a major aspect of our tourism
:16:54. > :17:00.for the city. The money that has been brought in through tourism,
:17:00. > :17:07.the number of jobs that are created, we begin to realise the value it
:17:07. > :17:12.has. The tourists will visit for next year's and Erith --
:17:12. > :17:16.anniversary of the Titanic sinking. What we do give a project like this
:17:16. > :17:21.millions of pounds? Let's ask a representative of the Heritage
:17:21. > :17:27.Lottery Fund. What was it about the Project Committee and the trustees
:17:27. > :17:32.say it was worth it? Look around to hear. This is the last remaining
:17:32. > :17:36.large-scale authentic type of Titanic heritage. It is a place
:17:36. > :17:41.that will tell the story of the Titanic and the people who built it.
:17:41. > :17:46.It will contextualise what the 8th early 1900s were like. It is a
:17:46. > :17:51.compelling argument for our trustees. It is going to be a
:17:51. > :17:55.tremendous restoration of what the ship looks like 100 years ago. You
:17:55. > :18:01.will be able to go in the first class, second class and third class
:18:01. > :18:06.areas. We think is really exciting. �7 million in restoration. Do you
:18:06. > :18:10.think it can pay for itself through tourist money? Very much so. The
:18:10. > :18:16.business plan we received is quite conservative. At least it is wise
:18:16. > :18:20.in that respect. We believe it will be a tremendous extra accolade for
:18:20. > :18:24.Belfast. They work so well with the signature project which is right
:18:24. > :18:30.hide -- beside us, and places like the Thomson dock as well. Thank you
:18:31. > :18:38.for joining us. In a few weeks, they tell us this marquee will be
:18:38. > :18:43.removed, and people be well-armed word -- well under way in getting
:18:43. > :18:47.its into a maritime a money spinner. Thank you very much. It has been a
:18:47. > :18:56.difficult and poignant afternoon for a Norwegian soccer team playing
:18:56. > :19:00.today. They were playing at the Nokia -- Milk Cup soccer tournament.
:19:00. > :19:05.They are a team from a small fishing village just outside Oslo
:19:05. > :19:10.with a population of 5,000 people. It is their first visit to the Milk
:19:10. > :19:14.Cup, and usually they would not get much media attention. But the
:19:14. > :19:22.tragedy back home and there was a lot of insult -- interest in the
:19:22. > :19:30.side today. A colourful carnival through Colraine. But this year's
:19:30. > :19:35.Milk Cup parade had a sombre note. This Norwegian team made the
:19:35. > :19:41.decision to travel. They received a standing ovation as they came
:19:41. > :19:43.through -- came into the Showground. Their first game was today. They
:19:43. > :19:50.Their first game was today. They may have lost to Plymouth Argyle,
:19:50. > :19:56.but the result was far from anyone's thoughts. Even the Prime
:19:56. > :20:06.Minister of Norway is saying that they want lot to go on as normal.
:20:06. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:12.We came onto the pitch. It was fantastic to see the people. There
:20:12. > :20:20.was one minute's silence. Everyone was standing. It was fantastic for
:20:20. > :20:27.us. It was absolutely fantastic. us. It was absolutely fantastic.
:20:27. > :20:34.For one local player, the visit has given him a special opportunity.
:20:34. > :20:39.Another keeper came in. The second keeper broke his fingers, so they
:20:39. > :20:44.rang my old coat and they said they should play me. That is how I ended
:20:44. > :20:49.up here. What does it mean to have a chance to play in the Milk Cup?
:20:49. > :20:59.It is very big. I'm glad I am here. It is just amazing. Many people
:20:59. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:04.will bring great memories. This Donegal and Tyrone will carry after
:21:04. > :21:09.hopes into the business end of the All-Ireland Jadeja. Both counties
:21:09. > :21:19.go to Croke Park four matches because Kildare and Roscommon
:21:19. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:39.respectively. But it was the end of A black day at Croke Park. One
:21:39. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:46.A black day at Croke Park. One point separated Cork from Down.
:21:46. > :21:52.After all the progress of last year, it seems that Down have taken a
:21:52. > :21:59.wrong turn. We will have to think about where we go for another day.
:21:59. > :22:04.We will sit down as a management team. We will regroup and
:22:04. > :22:12.recuperate. They will go back to club football. At the end of the
:22:13. > :22:20.day, it was hard to swallow. would be unfortunate if Martin
:22:20. > :22:30.Clark's last act as a Gaelic footballer would be a red card.
:22:30. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:46.This discount -- this disallowed the qualifiers, art Tyrone. They
:22:46. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:54.were helped by this terrible moment The London Olympics are one year
:22:54. > :23:02.away this week. Over the next five days here on Newsline, we are going
:23:02. > :23:07.to look at the best regional hopes. We begin with Wendy Houvenhagel.
:23:07. > :23:13.She just needs a gold medal in London to complete her collection.
:23:13. > :23:19.As Northern Ireland's first female athlete to claim a gold medal since
:23:19. > :23:24.Dame Nellie -- Dame Mary Peters, it turned Wendy Houvenhagel into a
:23:24. > :23:28.household name. When I got into the last Olympics, I have been a
:23:28. > :23:33.professional for just to make years, and to get a silver medal after two
:23:33. > :23:38.years was phenomenal. I think it was another former years and just
:23:38. > :23:44.knowing what is involved, it sets me in a good position to go one
:23:44. > :23:47.better. Spike coming to the sport relatively late, when the has
:23:47. > :23:53.become one of the most consistent performances -- performers in
:23:53. > :23:59.British cycling. He has got silver medals in the world championships
:23:59. > :24:05.and Commonwealth Games. Wendy's hopes of gold light in the team
:24:05. > :24:15.discipline. It is -- it was an inaugural event in 2000 late. Since
:24:15. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:25.then we have won another two colds. -- golds. Personally, I feel that
:24:25. > :24:32.our best performance will come at the back -- London Olympics. After
:24:33. > :24:42.that, I will consider moving on from sport after that. If it is to
:24:42. > :24:49.be her swansong, the 36-year-old is trying for a dream finale. I enjoy
:24:49. > :24:55.it preparing for my events. I put - - I enjoyed the aspect of being
:24:55. > :25:02.thorough and getting through the training is a day-to-day job, and I
:25:02. > :25:12.get on that -- get on with that as conscientiously as possible. There
:25:12. > :25:19.is just one more to add to the More Dreams Of Gold all this week,
:25:19. > :25:26.but for Katie Kirk of Lagan Valley, it is already a reality. She ran in
:25:26. > :25:31.the team relay in Lucerne yesterday. The gold medal clinched in dramatic
:25:31. > :25:41.fashion right at the finish line. Evident delight afterwards. Good
:25:41. > :25:41.
:25:41. > :25:49.for them. Ciara Mageean claimed silver in the 1,500 metres. She hit
:25:49. > :25:59.the front in the last straight, but she was just pipped at the end. Two
:25:59. > :26:09.other notable successes. Peter Chambers partnered Kieren Annamarie
:26:09. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:22.The Irish girls can do it just as That get the latest weather.
:26:23. > :26:32.great weekend, and you were out in force with your cameras taking lots
:26:32. > :26:36.and lots of pictures. My e-mail him box was foiled. If you were sitting
:26:36. > :26:46.in your own back garden, you were aware of the strong July sunshine.
:26:46. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:02.Some fabulous sunsets. The clouds It was a lovely evening for the
:27:02. > :27:08.Milk Cup. The cloud has cleared away quite nicely. It will stay dry
:27:08. > :27:13.for most of us. The worst case scenario is some rain in the West.
:27:13. > :27:18.Despite the clear skies, a fairly warm night. The next couple of
:27:18. > :27:22.nights will feel more humid. Tomorrow, the sunshine continues.
:27:22. > :27:30.Eastern Counties will look like they have the best of it. It will
:27:30. > :27:39.be a dry day, and the sunshine will mean it is warming up quite nicely.
:27:39. > :27:44.20 degrees in Belfast, 21 over Down and Armagh. Temperatures will be 18
:27:44. > :27:50.or 19 in the West. Strong July sunshine meant there were a couple
:27:50. > :27:55.of red faces in the newsroom today. The East-West split continues