:00:14. > :00:24.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Mark Carruthers and Donna
:00:24. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:29.Traynor. The headlines. The Facebook Page set to be putting
:00:29. > :00:33.it the likes of police officers at risk.
:00:33. > :00:36.A 68-year-old man appears in court charged with having guns and
:00:37. > :00:42.explosives. A major hotel development gets a
:00:42. > :00:48.new lease of life. Either Glens of Antrim been
:00:48. > :00:57.overlooked as a tourist destination? People had been drawn
:00:57. > :01:00.here by the promise of good music and good food.
:01:00. > :01:03.As the British Transplant Games get under way, we are live at the
:01:03. > :01:05.opening ceremony in Belfast. You may have dodged today's
:01:05. > :01:12.downpours but you will not have escaped the humidity - fresher
:01:12. > :01:15.weather coming our way. A Republican site on Facebook has
:01:15. > :01:21.been shut down after it was criticised for putting police
:01:21. > :01:23.officers' lives at risk. It called for people to post pictures of
:01:23. > :01:25.members of the police and details of security operations.
:01:26. > :01:35.The organisation that represents rank and file officers says
:01:36. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:42.publishing pictures was an attempt to target its members for murder.
:01:42. > :01:48.It was called Crown Forces Watch - and that is precisely what this
:01:48. > :01:52.Facebook Page aim to do. It was set up and the last couple of months
:01:52. > :01:57.and had 300 members. Is said it wanted to keep people up to date on
:01:57. > :02:02.what it described as harassment by security forces. It asked members
:02:02. > :02:06.to a post information about police and soldiers which made others
:02:06. > :02:11.demand to have it closed down. People may have a problem with
:02:11. > :02:14.police but there are many ways you can deal with that. There are
:02:14. > :02:21.political and independent members of the police board to them you can
:02:21. > :02:25.bring complaints. This was a nonsense from the start. It was the
:02:25. > :02:29.potential to provide information to terrorist groups. A short time
:02:29. > :02:34.after cost to close down the site, that is what happened. The group
:02:34. > :02:39.itself close it down St bad publicity. Crown Forces Watch
:02:39. > :02:45.claims its aim was to reports harassment only, not to endanger
:02:45. > :02:50.life. I think they need to answer the question - why would the Sikh
:02:50. > :02:56.members of the public to supply them with information about the
:02:56. > :02:58.movements of police officers, the details of police operations
:02:58. > :03:04.towards the terrorist activities and why would the as members of the
:03:04. > :03:09.public to send photographs of police officers? I am very clear,
:03:09. > :03:14.and it is my view as a police officer, it was for malevolent
:03:14. > :03:18.intent. The Police Federation says the administrators should be
:03:18. > :03:22.arrested and brought to justice and the legislation needs to be put in
:03:22. > :03:25.place to discourage others from doing something similar.
:03:26. > :03:28.A West Belfast man has been in court charged with having guns and
:03:28. > :03:37.explosives. The 68 year-old from Suffolk Drive was arrested by
:03:37. > :03:43.police investigating dissident republican activity. Thomas Maguire
:03:43. > :03:51.is charged with having four handguns, 100 rounds of ammunition
:03:51. > :03:56.and explosives. Belfast magistrates court heard that police found this
:03:56. > :04:01.in Thomas Maguire's car, when he was arrested in West Belfast on
:04:01. > :04:06.Tuesday. He faces another charge of having guns with the intent to
:04:06. > :04:10.endanger life. The court heard this related to a security operation
:04:10. > :04:15.last year. Police discovered what they described as a small fire arms
:04:15. > :04:22.factory. The Prussia -- the prosecution claims his fingerprints
:04:22. > :04:27.were found on a pistol. A barn late Thomas Maguire has 12 convictions
:04:27. > :04:31.dating back to the 1970s minus ten of them are related to explosives.
:04:31. > :04:38.A prosecution says there is a risk that the accused would reoffend
:04:39. > :04:42.efforts failed. -- a prosecution lawyer. The defence lawyer argued
:04:42. > :04:48.for bail, saying that Thomas Maguire suffered from serious
:04:48. > :04:52.health problems. The district judge said there was a strong risk of
:04:52. > :04:57.reoffending and he said that if that happened, the consequences
:04:57. > :05:02.could be very serious indeed. He demanded the queues in custody for
:05:02. > :05:06.a four weeks. As he was led away from the dock, Thomas Maguire blew
:05:06. > :05:09.a kiss to his friends and relatives in the public gallery.
:05:09. > :05:12.News organisations including the BBC have been ordered by a judge to
:05:12. > :05:14.hand over all unbroadcast pictures of last month's rioting in Belfast.
:05:14. > :05:17.Lawyers for broadcasters had opposed the PSNI application
:05:17. > :05:26.because of fears it could heighten the risk to the safety of camera
:05:26. > :05:29.crews and reporters. The BBC said it was disappointed by the ruling.
:05:30. > :05:33.Plans for two new hotels in Belfast could be revived - a matter of
:05:33. > :05:36.months after the initial project seemed to have been shelved. The
:05:36. > :05:40.Jermon Property Group had been going to build the hotels on a site
:05:40. > :05:50.known as South Bank Plaza. Now another group is planning to take
:05:50. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:57.the project on. Our reporter was there. There might someday be 150
:05:57. > :06:04.hotel bedrooms on offer right here - this Belfast site runs between
:06:04. > :06:12.Victoria Street and Dublin Road. Plans were well develop -- advance
:06:12. > :06:19.for work hotels. The name for the whole site was to be south bank
:06:19. > :06:22.Lazard or South Bank Square. Then the recession made its mark. The
:06:22. > :06:26.group went into administration and planning applications were
:06:27. > :06:33.withdrawn. The whole project seemed to be finished. But now there is a
:06:34. > :06:37.new owner and a new plan. It is understood the Republican's
:06:37. > :06:44.nationalists management administration agency over stop the
:06:44. > :06:49.sale of their site to South Bank's square limited. Its director has
:06:49. > :06:53.signed a contract with them Mattel Group with a view to building the
:06:53. > :06:58.tour tells on the site. A new application has been lodged with
:06:58. > :07:04.the planning service to build a hotel right here which would front
:07:04. > :07:10.on to Dublin Road and have 146 bedrooms. A further application
:07:10. > :07:15.will fall for the next to tell. This will be the site where this
:07:15. > :07:21.tower block currently stands. You do not have to try too hard to find
:07:21. > :07:25.sites in Belfast for projects which came to nothing. This was to have
:07:25. > :07:29.been the tallest building in Ireland. This revived project does
:07:30. > :07:35.indicate that some companies are still looking for ways to build for
:07:36. > :07:41.the future. That could mean more jobs.
:07:41. > :07:44.Later in the programme we will find out why hospitality business --
:07:44. > :07:48.hospitality businesses in the Glens of Antrim feel they're being left
:07:48. > :07:50.out by the tourist board. The tourist trade makes up about
:07:50. > :07:53.five per cent of Northern Ireland's business and while efforts are
:07:53. > :07:56.being made to increase that, today we have had a pessimistic
:07:56. > :07:59.assessment that our economy, as a whole, faces an increasing risk of
:07:59. > :08:02.slipping back into recession. The Northern Bank says growth here
:08:02. > :08:12.continues to lag behind the UK average. Our business and economics
:08:12. > :08:13.
:08:14. > :08:19.editor is with me. We did think the recession was over, so is that
:08:19. > :08:25.going to change? The recession is over but, like every horror movie,
:08:25. > :08:29.there is always a sequel, it is a question of when. The Northern Bank
:08:29. > :08:33.is saying that the likelihood is that it will come sooner rather
:08:33. > :08:39.than later. There is a one-in-five chance of going back into recession.
:08:39. > :08:43.We are seeing some growth. A bit less than the UK average. That
:08:43. > :08:47.growth is so fragile that any big shock could send us back into
:08:48. > :08:52.recession. Unfortunately, today we're saying tremors in the
:08:52. > :08:57.international markets. 15 billion went off the value of such shares
:08:57. > :09:01.in London today. Just the sort of thing we do not want if we want to
:09:01. > :09:05.avoid recession. There are businesses working away in Northern
:09:05. > :09:10.Ireland, Even if the margins are tight, what needs to be done to
:09:11. > :09:16.boost the economy on words? sector looks out words and sells
:09:16. > :09:21.out towards - that is manufacturing and food production and it is doing
:09:21. > :09:26.well. The other sector is the one which looks to consumers here which
:09:26. > :09:31.does not do so well. We need to ensure that our manufacturing
:09:31. > :09:36.experts continue to do well and that our and some economy, like
:09:36. > :09:44.lawyers and retailers, picks up. If we had the answer to that, we would
:09:44. > :09:49.be rich. Is there anything that our politicians can do to help? Local
:09:49. > :09:53.taxation is simply rates. Previously they froze the rates and
:09:53. > :09:59.now they can do that again to boost consumer demand. This is something
:09:59. > :10:02.really for the Bank of England which has kept interest rates at
:10:02. > :10:07.have a percent. It is something for the Chancellor and international
:10:07. > :10:09.politicians as well. -- half a percent.
:10:09. > :10:12.Social services in Dungannon have intervened to protect four children
:10:12. > :10:16.were left at home when their parents went on holiday. The eldest
:10:16. > :10:19.child is 14 and the youngest five. It is understood that children are
:10:19. > :10:22.now staying with relatives. The head of the NSPCC in Northern
:10:22. > :10:28.Ireland says there is no excuse for leaving children so young to go on
:10:28. > :10:32.holiday. We are not at all saying that
:10:32. > :10:37.parents need to be feeling like criminals were leaving children for
:10:37. > :10:41.a short period time but clearly, the length of time involved here,
:10:42. > :10:48.risk can be generated and something could go wrong.
:10:48. > :10:52.You're watching BBC Newsline. Still to come on the story -- on the
:10:52. > :10:58.programme - at touch of Baywatch for a beaches.
:10:59. > :11:01.The Northern Ireland connection to the 1936 Olympic Games.
:11:01. > :11:06.The Northern Ireland Tourist Board says it is trying to double the
:11:06. > :11:09.number of visitors here, more than 3 million sampled our hospitality
:11:09. > :11:13.last year with the Giant's Causeway seen as the big highlight. Some
:11:13. > :11:18.tourism businesses in the Glens of Antrim feel they're not getting
:11:18. > :11:24.their fair share of the publicity push. They are doing their
:11:24. > :11:28.promotion themselves. Our district journalist has more.
:11:28. > :11:35.The waterfalls - it is not difficult to see why this part of
:11:35. > :11:40.the coastline is betrayed as an E area of outstanding natural beauty.
:11:40. > :11:43.-- is betrayed. It is not the only duel along this stretch of coast.
:11:43. > :11:48.Many in the tourist industry here feel they do not get the promotion
:11:48. > :11:53.they deserve and are missing out on vital business. So how the Glens of
:11:53. > :11:57.Antrim seems to be neglected. We're not sure why this happens. Perhaps
:11:57. > :12:05.because we're so close to the Giant's Causeway. We are only 25
:12:05. > :12:09.miles away. We feel that self-help is the answer. And so the Antrim
:12:09. > :12:14.glens tourist group have created their own pocket guide which they
:12:14. > :12:21.say will be like taking a local alongside. It details everything
:12:22. > :12:26.from walking and fishing to local folklore. A lot of people come and
:12:26. > :12:30.do a whistle-stop tour. They go to the Giant's Causeway and then go
:12:30. > :12:35.back to Belfast. We want them to stop in this region and spent time
:12:35. > :12:43.here. Everyone has spin-offs from that, not just accommodation
:12:43. > :12:46.providers but the restaurants, bars and taxi services. We want to try
:12:46. > :12:50.and build up Community Support. That is very important and
:12:50. > :12:55.sometimes that has been missed in the past. The to his board denies
:12:55. > :13:01.failing to promote the glens at the expense of the Giant's Causeway and
:13:01. > :13:06.other attractions. We see it as very much one of her signature part
:13:06. > :13:10.-- projects. As far is been left out is concerned, we are more
:13:10. > :13:16.concerned about promoting the whole of the region. Once we get people
:13:16. > :13:20.into the region, they can look good local maps and attractions that are
:13:20. > :13:25.supplied. It is very unique and the Rhone culture year. We do not see
:13:25. > :13:30.it as being left out. Details of the pocket guide will now be
:13:30. > :13:39.available on the to his board website. For those in the Glens of
:13:40. > :13:45.Antrim it is a chance for them to The summer months can be a busy
:13:45. > :13:53.time and for the RNLI. It is known for its daring sea rescues but is
:13:53. > :13:58.now looking for a power to keep people safe in and out of the wades.
:13:58. > :14:04.Another busy day on port Stuart Strand. This summer, the watchful
:14:04. > :14:09.eye is being kept on those enjoying the waves. RNLI lifeguards will be
:14:09. > :14:14.patrolling seven beaches along the north coast. For the last five
:14:14. > :14:20.years, we have had an in house Life Guard Service. The opportunity came
:14:20. > :14:25.on board to work with the RNLI. In the current economic climate, there
:14:25. > :14:30.are a lot more people staying at home. We encourage people to come
:14:30. > :14:34.down, have a fun-filled day. Beautiful beaches and above all
:14:34. > :14:39.feel that they are safe. This is the type of emergency the Life
:14:39. > :14:45.Guards may have to deal with. Bringing an unconscious were too
:14:45. > :14:50.sure. The team is ready and willing to put their training into practice.
:14:50. > :14:55.I heard the RNLI were coming in, so it was a fantastic opportunity for
:14:55. > :15:00.me. We try to talk to the public as much as we can to spread the
:15:00. > :15:08.messages. Most people, once you explain and advise them are very
:15:08. > :15:13.positive. They have trust in youth. You have to be aware of the people
:15:13. > :15:16.that are in the water. Many people might think that being
:15:16. > :15:21.a lifeguard is very dramatic, dashing into the ocean and saving
:15:21. > :15:27.people. There are those times, but most of their job is spent
:15:27. > :15:33.preventing accidents before they happens. We advise all swimmers to
:15:33. > :15:39.swim between the red and yellow flags. Looking at what these guys
:15:39. > :15:43.did yesterday, over the course of the day they did 73 preventative
:15:44. > :15:50.actions. When we do training we have a saying that a Good Life
:15:50. > :15:56.Guard never gets wet because they do all of the groundwork before. If
:15:56. > :16:02.so whether it is going for a dip, or just watch him -- walking the
:16:02. > :16:07.dog, rest assured there is someone are looking out for you. Belfast
:16:07. > :16:12.City Council, Belfast city centre should I say, is holding a special
:16:12. > :16:19.opening ceremony around now. They are hosting that glamping over the
:16:19. > :16:23.next four days. -- they are hosting the British transplant Games.
:16:23. > :16:29.600 athletes had just made their way through Belfast city centre.
:16:29. > :16:35.Most have been on a journey only a Libyans could dream of. One of the
:16:35. > :16:40.organisers is here. Tell us about what is happening. It is fantastic.
:16:40. > :16:45.We have the British transplant Games coming to Belfast. It is like
:16:45. > :16:49.no sporting event we have ever seen. Not only is the competition fierce,
:16:49. > :16:54.but every one of these athletes have got their own story about
:16:54. > :16:59.getting the gift of life and the defence that has made to them. It
:16:59. > :17:03.is about the message we are trying to get across. Each athlete will be
:17:03. > :17:08.in fierce competition with each other. It will be brilliant to
:17:08. > :17:13.watch. It is about the message of organ donations. These lives have
:17:13. > :17:18.been saved due to organ donation. How can this event raised the
:17:18. > :17:23.profile? These events make a huge difference. We have seen Belfast
:17:23. > :17:28.responded tremendously to the Games. We have got many more on the organ
:17:28. > :17:34.Donor Register and we won that number to keep rises. The youngest
:17:34. > :17:39.competitor is four, the oldest is about 80. The youngest is here. It
:17:39. > :17:43.is a special weekend for everyone? Absolutely. We are celebrating
:17:44. > :17:48.three years yesterday of our daughter's transplant. We never
:17:48. > :17:52.dreamed she would be representing Belfast in a sporting event. She is
:17:52. > :17:58.really looking forward to it. We have been practising today and she
:17:58. > :18:05.is raring to go tomorrow morning. They are so many athletes competing.
:18:05. > :18:08.Yes, there is. We recognise one or two children we have seen in
:18:09. > :18:14.hospital. It is great to meet up with these people. Hopefully we
:18:14. > :18:19.will see more and more of these events around the United Kingdom.
:18:19. > :18:24.We will move on to Golfs. They could be seen less of Rory McIlroy
:18:24. > :18:28.Roy over the next year or so. He has given an indication he is going
:18:28. > :18:35.to rejoin the the the US Tour. Speaking in the States, he has been
:18:35. > :18:40.talking about house-hunting. I feel as if I play my best golf over here.
:18:40. > :18:49.Am very comfortable in this country. I am going to look at a few houses
:18:49. > :18:54.in Florida. High and it definitely are looking towards coming back and
:18:54. > :19:00.playing a full schedule over here. At the World Golf Championship
:19:00. > :19:04.event in Ohio, he had a reasonable start. Graeme McDowell finished one
:19:04. > :19:08.over and Darren Clarke has just teed off with Tiger Woods. Moving
:19:09. > :19:12.on, the Irish Football Association along with its Welsh and Scottish
:19:12. > :19:17.counterpart are opposed to a British team at the Olympic Games
:19:17. > :19:27.next year. There was a British team their 75 years ago, and a Belfast
:19:27. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:37.man was on it. Jesse Owens was undoubtedly the
:19:37. > :19:39.
:19:40. > :19:49.outstanding athlete of the 1936 They were the first Olympics to be
:19:49. > :19:52.televised live. And politics featured as prominently as a sport.
:19:52. > :19:56.A Belfast man experienced the game's first hand as part of the
:19:56. > :20:04.Great Britain football squad having turned down the chance to go
:20:04. > :20:08.professional with Manchester United. I definitely saw Hitler. To be in
:20:08. > :20:12.the same stadium as Jesse Owens, a suppose if I had signed for
:20:12. > :20:21.Manchester United that would not have happened. Nowadays,
:20:21. > :20:27.professionals can go to the Olympics. To me, he was a real
:20:27. > :20:33.Olympians. Magnificent leadership qualities and indeed I would say
:20:33. > :20:37.that if I was selecting an international 11 of all Ireland
:20:37. > :20:42.players, he would definitely be the full-backs.
:20:42. > :20:47.Bertie died 22 years ago, but this official handbook gives an insight
:20:47. > :20:54.into how different things were for the players them. Can you imagine
:20:54. > :20:59.the superstars of today been told to bring their own soap, but that
:20:59. > :21:02.their shirt, knickers and stockings would be provided. The games ended
:21:02. > :21:12.in disappointment as they were defeated in the quarter-finals by
:21:12. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:19.Poland. We all like to win. His big regret was the Cliftonville
:21:19. > :21:24.goalkeeper was not on the team. He always maintained that if Fred had
:21:24. > :21:29.been doing goals, they would have won at least a gold medal. I do not
:21:29. > :21:34.think he was too happy with the English goalkeeper. He did not
:21:34. > :21:38.return from Germany with a medal, but every participant in Berlin was
:21:38. > :21:43.presented with this memorial medallion. It has now been handed
:21:43. > :21:48.down to Bertie's nine-year-old great-grandson.
:21:48. > :21:53.Rugby and three Ulstermen had been named in Ireland's starting 15 for
:21:53. > :21:57.the World Cup warm-up game against Scotland. Paddy Wallace, Andrew
:21:57. > :22:02.Trimble and Tom Court all get the chance to impress in Edinburgh.
:22:02. > :22:07.Robert Kearney returns in full-back for the first time since November,
:22:07. > :22:14.and his provincial team-mate Leo Cullen will captain the side. Kick-
:22:14. > :22:18.off is 2:15pm. Still no sign of any sunshine. The
:22:18. > :22:25.parade are still ongoing for the British Transport games. There is a
:22:25. > :22:29.reception tonight in the Waterfront Hall.
:22:29. > :22:33.Let's see what it is like at the annual Taste Fest in botanic
:22:33. > :22:42.gardens. A all sorts of food will be
:22:42. > :22:51.showcased in the next few days. I mention Glastonbury earlier, it
:22:51. > :22:55.is not unlike it. The rain is falling. In here it is cooking.
:22:55. > :23:05.Some of Northern Ireland's top chefs. What is the big seller
:23:05. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:14.tonight? So far it is pork belly. Let's walk along here. Some of our
:23:14. > :23:19.top chefs. Selling everything from Stratford Proms to my goals. About
:23:19. > :23:27.the end we have kangaroo on the menu. The man who is cooking the
:23:28. > :23:34.kangaroo is here. All the way from Australia. Can you cook me
:23:34. > :23:40.something in a minute question mark we will give it a go. Over here we
:23:40. > :23:44.have a member of the organising group. What is this all about?
:23:44. > :23:48.is a celebration of food and entertainment in Belfast that
:23:48. > :23:56.celebrates everything in Northern Ireland in terms of culture. We're
:23:56. > :24:00.very proud of this event. It began as a Taste Fest about 10 years ago?
:24:00. > :24:10.In 1991 we introduced it as a Belfast taste best. It eventually
:24:10. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:19.evolved to taste and music. rain is falling, let's hope it
:24:19. > :24:29.picks up. Let's see what the chef is doing. We have a little kangaroo.
:24:29. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.Tastes a lot like Rennison. I have never tried a kangaroo before. Not
:24:41. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:59.too hot? Not too hot, just right. Skippy will never seem at the same
:24:59. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:14.-- Skippy will never see me the The I am trying to make a pathetic
:25:14. > :25:19.link about hopping over to the Just as we thought we were getting
:25:19. > :25:29.away without any showers. Humoured and warm today and wet in some
:25:29. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:35.areas. -- humoured and warm. Showers will start to ease away in
:25:35. > :25:40.the next hour or so. Some of them are still quite a sharp in eastern
:25:40. > :25:46.counties. When they fade away things gradually freshen up in the
:25:46. > :25:51.West. Not as muddy as it was last night. Hopefully more comfortable
:25:51. > :25:59.for sleeping and it will feel much fresher tomorrow. Tomorrow will
:25:59. > :26:05.stay dry in most places. Showers will be fairly isolated. If fresher
:26:05. > :26:09.feel tomorrow, a more noticeable breeze. Pleasance spells of
:26:09. > :26:14.sunshine so. By cannot guarantee no showers tomorrow, there will be one
:26:14. > :26:21.or a two and more likely across the north-west. As we come further
:26:21. > :26:26.south and east we're more likely to state drive. When the son is out,
:26:26. > :26:31.and the breeze is easing off it should feel quite pleasant. Not as
:26:31. > :26:40.warm as today but for most places it should stay dry. A pretty good
:26:40. > :26:46.day if you have to do anything outdoors tomorrow. Much more
:26:46. > :26:50.unsettled conditions likely for the weekend. Fortunately the festival
:26:50. > :26:56.goes on until 10pm so there will be some dry weather at times over the
:26:56. > :27:01.weekend. For Saturday quite cloudy in the morning, it should gradually
:27:01. > :27:11.start to dry up from the West later in the day. On Sunday it is the
:27:11. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:17.opposite. A dry start before the Finally, a reminder of the stories
:27:17. > :27:21.making the headlines tonight. The Republican side on Facebook has
:27:21. > :27:26.been shut down after it was criticised for putting police
:27:26. > :27:31.officers' lives at risk. Plans for two new hotels in Belfast
:27:31. > :27:36.could be revived after the initial project seemed to have been shelved.
:27:36. > :27:43.The economic crisis is spreading. The EU Commission has warned debt
:27:43. > :27:48.contagion threatens Italy and Spain. Major human rights groups have
:27:48. > :27:53.decided to boycott the independent inquiry into what British security