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Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel

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Thompson. The headlines this Friday evening: An ambulance is ransacked

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and robbed during a 999 call. Sinn Fein makes history with its first

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Ard Fheis in Belfast, and its Presbyterian guest. Margaret

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Ritchie is going as SDLP leader. There's one declaration to run for

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the position, but who's lining up to join the race? I'm at Bangor

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castle, where I will be sing tomorrow in the Proms in the Park.

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Join us later for a preview. Ireland get ready to kick off their

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Rugby World Cup, the coach springs a surprise. And the weekend will

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bring strong winds and some heavy rain, but I'll be tracking some

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potentially stormy and damaging winds for Monday morning. It's

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thought an emergency call last night may have been a trick to get

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an ambulance into east Belfast where it was robbed of equipment.

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While the paramedics were treating a patient, thieves took the

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vehicle's satellite navigation system and walkie-talkie. That

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meant it had to be withdrawn from service. Chris Page reports. The

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ambulance which the thieves targeted is back here at the

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ambulance station in east Belfast. But it is missing two pieces of

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equipment. First, a sat-nav unit and second lay hand-held digital

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radio with they use to keep in touch with other emergency services.

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The theft could have had serious consequences. The sat-nav had to be

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replaced at the station that. Meant the crew were not available for one

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hour. Had been any other calms the response could have had to have

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come from a neighbouring station and that would have added on vital

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minutes. The theft happened here. Around 1 o'clock in the morning, an

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unknown caller phoned 999. Par Med yibs went into the man's house.

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have been talking to that man, he is in ill health and does ask the

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neighbours to call an ambulance for him. But he did not do that last

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night. The police will be investigating if that 999 call auz

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trick, to set up an opportunity for the thieves. The ambulance service

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said when a theft has happened in the past, the equipment has often

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been dumped. So they're asking people in the area to check their

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gardens. The Sinn Fein Ard Fheis is starting this evening and for the

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first time the annual conference is being held on this side of the

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border. Issues, north and south, are up for discussion. Our

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Political Correspondent Martina Purdy is covering the Ard Fheis for

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us. Already a guest speaker grabbing the headlines, the

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Reverend David Latimer? Yes, the minister from the Presbyterian

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church is at the Ard Fheis. He accepted - o' received a warm

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welcome. He has been criticised by the DUP's Gregory Campbell and Jim

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alszair. They say he has been used. But David Latimer seems to be his

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own man and has brushed aside the criticisms. He would not tell me

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what he was going to say, but he suggested it would be along the

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line of giving Sinn Fein credit for how far they have come and the DUP

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for getting Stormont up and running, but the fact that there is still

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work to be done. How significant is it that the Ard Fheis is being held

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in Belfast? I think it is a sign that the political and security

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landscape has been transformed. Now, I think Sinn Fein in the past may

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have been sensitive about having an Ard Fheis in Belfast, because it

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didn't want to be seen as just a northern party. They had a

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brilliant election from their point of view earlier this year, Gerry

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Adams is TD for Louth and he has returned with another 13TDs. You

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will see a confident Sinn Fein. you expect that we may see a

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nomination for the Irish presidency? Well Sinn Fein are

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keeping that close to their chest. They are going to nominate for the

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presidency I think, be they are not saying who it is. The vice

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president wouldn't be drawn and wouldn't rule out any names. There

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has been speculation about Martin McGuinness, the bookies have been

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take odds on him and also the MP for Fermanagh. That was raised in a

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radio interview. I think Sinn Fein see an opportunity in the fact that

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the other party have not put up a candidate. We will see, but they

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will keep us guessing for another week or so. Thank you. And we'll

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have live coverage from the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis tomorrow at midday

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and at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening on BBC Two. It was in our exclusive

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interview last night that Margaret Ritchie revealed she would not be

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standing again for the SDLP leadership. Today Ms Ritchie's

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colleagues have been paying tribute to her and spelling out the

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direction they believe the party should take. So far only the deputy

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leader, Patsy McGlone, has declared his candidacy. But it's thought the

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South Belfast MP, Alasdair McDonnell, will also enter the race

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and other assembly members may be taking soundings. Here's Our

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Political Editor, Mark Devenport. Last night's decision by Margaret

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Ritchie has transformed the dynamics of SDLP leadership contest.

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After she spoke to the BBC she travelled to Armagh to attend an

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Irish all-stars event. On the guest list were two others likely to be

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on the ballot paper. Patsy McGlone and Alisdair McDonnell are friends,

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but that does not mean they won't fight it out when the job is at

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stake. The party needs a radical change both in terms of the

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defining our politics and in terms of the energy we put behind them.

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In other words the organisation. Presumably you would welcome a bit

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of a scrap for it? Scrap is maybe the wrong word. Within any

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organisation competition can be healthy and if it leads to rebirth

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and steadying the ship and regrowth of the organisation, that is a good

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thing. It notice only the leadership that is at stake. There

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is a question mark over whether the SDLP's only minister will continue

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to be this man. But if the west Belfast's career hangs in the

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balance, maybe he has nothing to lose by entering the race. He has

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been speculated on just saying well I'm going to lose my Minster smip I

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may as well go for it. I think he should bow out gracefully. Then

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there is Connor McDevitt. Who may appeal to a younger generation. The

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contenders are sprinting o' to the party conference now. But whoever

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gets the job has a long hard climb trying to overhaul Sinn Fein. In

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the United States a man has been arrested in relation to an incident

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in a Gaelic football match that left another man in a coma. The

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game happened in San Francisco. Patrick Power was arrested by

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police on Thursday. Still to come on the programme: A poet's

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inspiration and the home to a celebrated greyhound - finding out

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more about our hidden heritage. Barry Douglas and I will be playing

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at Proms in the Park tomorrow. Join us later for preview. After two

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days of engagements Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have

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completed their visit to Northern Ireland. Our correspondent was

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there for us. As an organic farmer, Prince Charles has been keen to

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include an agricultural dimension to his visits here. This time there

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was a personal interest. The free range chicken produced here is

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being sup Floyd over 100 Waitrose stores unthe -- under the dumpy

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originals brand. He was very -- Under the Duchy originals brand.

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was very knowledgeable and he wanted to see our standard were

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that expected. Six generations of this family have farmed here and

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the farmhouse dates back to the mid 17th century. While the prince

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prepared to depart, the Duchess of Cornwall was at the RUC National

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Semiconductor memorial garden in Belfast. She -- at the RUC memorial

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guard non-Belfast. It is reward for our voluntary workers, we couldn't

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run it without them. Then came the final engagement. They met up at

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this historic village. In the old school room they met children and

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two living history characters, re- enacting a classroom situation from

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the 1820s. This was a memable day and in the church hall, Prince

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Charles enjoyed the market. It is not every where you can pick up a

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nice fresh duck egg. By the afternoon, it was time for the

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royal couple to go. Bringing to an end a very relaxed two day visit.

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Catholics across the world are getting ready for some significant

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changes to their daily and weekly mass. It involves changes to some

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of the church prayers and music. Local dioceses are preparing to

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introduce the new prayers this weekend, as Kevin Sharkey reports.

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Out of date and changing from this week. Church responses rehearsed

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for a lifetime, but no longer in use. One of the first Pam Prime

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Ministers is in the introduction of mass where the -- first exam Prime

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Ministers is in the spwrduction where the priest says -- introduest

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where the priest says the Lord be with you. Their response will be

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and with your spirit. The old wording has become familiar, even a

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habit. This church is in the heart of Belfast and it is unusual, in

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that as well as the standard daily and weekend masses, it has a lunch

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time mass. And its for such services that the changes will come

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into effect. I think it is probably necessary. It hasn't been changed

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for a long time. With need the leaf let to remember. You agree? Without

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that we're still saying the same words. I don't see the point.

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reverting to the older church. Anything would be beyond me. All

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you do is by by the hierarchy. there are changes to music. Where

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the Gloria is sung, there will be a big change, because of the way it

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has been retranslated. The reason for the change, a return to a Latin

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heritage. But why now when there are bigger challenges? There is

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never a perfect time to go and redesign the prayers that people

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have become familiar W we have been using this for 40 years. People are

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familiar with it. There is never a perfect time. Priests in each area

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are introducing special programmes in schools to make the transition

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easier. As long as it doesn't go back to Latin. I don't remember it

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of course. The drawing offices at Harland and Wolff, Dunluce Castle,

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tiny Quaker churches - they're all included in what's called our built

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heritage. And on this weekend's European Heritage Open Days, we can

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explore what's inside hundreds of these important buildings. Our

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district journalist Gordon Adair A poet found inspiration in its

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towers. Dwight Eisenhower locked himself away here to plan Allied

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victory in Africa. And it was home to a celebrated greyhound. Brownlow

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House also had a role in the First World War. This is the headquarters

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of planning. It is one of those sort of things, Irish people do not

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realise the background and culture and the history that they have here.

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It is history like this, so often overlooked, bed European heritage

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weekend will celebrate. For some, it is a passion, a joy, and even an

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obsession. The first Regiment here before the war it was the Royal

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Welsh Fusiliers. They stood out there and raised the flag. There it

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was! Today, Brownlow House is a living museum, as well as a wedding

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venue and what must surely be the world's plushest Orange hall. This,

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and over 300 other properties across Northern Ireland are open

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this weekend. You can see the full list at BDO week's website. -- the

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D O E's website. The lock me he has had its name

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protected under European law. -- Lough Neagh Eel it. What's next?

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Agger suggestion of his book. -- At Your suggestion on Facebook.

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The Irish rugby team is getting ready for the World Cup. If you are

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a fan, it is an early wake-up call on Sunday. I bet Stephen Watson has

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his alarmed said! There will be a lot of early

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morning calls over the next few weeks. The tournament is under way.

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The All Blacks had an easy win against Tonga after an impressive

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opening ceremony this morning. A traditional welcome for the world's

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best rugby players. Aren't start against the USA on Sunday. Declan

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Kidney has included three Ulster men. Tom Court, Rory Best and

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Steven Ferris are included, and the scrum half Conor Murray is his

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first Irish start. There is a lot of pressure on him so as much as

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possible, we can take it off and deliver him the silver service and

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get him away from the ruck and see his options. We have to provide

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that as a team. Rory McIlroy has got his eyes on

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silverware this weekend. He is tied for 6th place going into the

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weekend at the KLM Open in the nether lands. Thanks to some

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fantastic shots like this! This weekend, two amateurs will

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represent Great Britain and Ireland at the Walker Cup. Alan Dunbar from

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Rathmore and Paul Carter from Portstewart take on America. --

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Paul Cutler. These two golfers grew up just a

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few miles apart on the north coast but they will feel at home on the

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links of Royal Aberdeen. It is a fantastic course. We have had two

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sessions. It is a good place to play golf. It is not just me, but

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nine other team-mates as well. are said to be ready for

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competition this weekend. At the start of the year, the main aim was

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to make the team, then I wanted to play with Paul. We travel a lot

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together. It was on our minds at the start of the year and hopefully

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on Saturday morning it will be me and poll. This local pair will be

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hoping to end a run of three consecutive American victories in

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the competition. There was drama and confusion at

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the big fight weigh-in at Belfast's Titanic Quarter today. Pour Moi

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Class B and Breidis Prescott turned up ahead of schedule only for the

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Colombian to disappear again. -- Paul McCloskey. But it is still

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very much on tomorrow. Shortly after 2 o'clock today, Paul

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McCloskey stepped on the scales and made the weight. An art earlier,

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Breidis Prescott mysteriously left the building. Prescott emerged a

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pound overweight. A jogger, a son and a few hours later, all was well.

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-- after a run and a son and. I am not worried at all.

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TRANSLATION: I was 800 grams over. I had to do a little shadow-boxing,

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but that was it. It is a career defining night for both men. They

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are due in the ring at 9th tomorrow. -- 9 o'clock.

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The tickets for the 2012 Paralympics went on sale today and

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an Archer from Northern Ireland got close to realising her dreams to

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compete next summer. Sharon van and won a gold medal at Stoke

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Mandeville. We have two places for it ladies. I

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will be one of the ladies are fighting for one of those places. I

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want to get to 2012. I think the opportunity to perform in front of

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a home crowd would be amazing. To have the stadium waiting for you,

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they would not be any feeding to equal it.

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Ireland's cricketers clinched a five wicket win over Namibia at the

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Intercontinental Cup at Stormont Today.

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We will have all of the football action tomorrow on Final Score at 5

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o'clock. Binder is the venue for this year's

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BBC Proms in the Park, linking up with the Last Night of the Proms in

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London's Albert Hall. I went down earlier to catch up with some of

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the performers. Bangor Castle is a magnificent

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setting for this year's concert. 32,000 people applied for tickets.

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If you were unlucky you can catch it on Radio Ulster were on the red

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button. There will be a feast of music. With me, two of the stars.

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It is very nice to have you back, Lesley Garrett. I am so excited to

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be here. I was last here in 2006. We had a blast with the Ulster

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Orchestra. I am thrilled to be back. What we use saying? I will be doing

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a Verdi aria and then into show time. I will do somewhere Over the

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Rainbow, which will be lovely. Also, a song from Milan Rouge. Barry, it

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is a pleasure to have you. It is hard to fit things in? It is

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difficult for an itinerant musicians. I have heard about it so

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much, so I am really happy. What have you got for us? I am going to

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do some Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, and then an Irish ditty. I am

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looking forward to tomorrow. I am looking forward to it! There are

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are performers as well. Craig Ogden and Declan all brought -- O'Rourke

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will also be there. It is going to We are in for a spell of windy

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weather. I am keeping an eye on the other side of the Atlantic, poor

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hurricane Catia is sitting of the eastern seaboard. She will be

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coming towards us over the next couple of days. She will not even

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be a tropical storm by the time she gets here but will bring

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potentially damaging winds. We are on amber alert. In the meantime,

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fairly quiet. Damp is breaking Ardley to tonight and a brisk wind.

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-- dampness breaking out tonight. There will be rain at times, but

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tomorrow looks to be the drier day of the weekend. Your mum is the

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worst of the dampness if you lie in tomorrow. -- you will miss. The

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wind will be strong and gusty. Temperature is not bad for the time

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of the year. There will be sharp showers around but because the

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winds are strong, they will move through quickly. Some of the

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showers could have a rumble of thunder but most of them will ease

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away tomorrow evening. That is good news if you are heading to Proms in

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the Park. The wind will be strong and gusty and make it feel cold if

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you are sitting outdoors, so bring something to keep you warm. The

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rain returned on Saturday night into Sunday. Sunday will be cooler,

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wetter with heavy rain at times. We get into Sunday night, the amber

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alert kicks in and we are likely to see the wind peak. What ever you

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are doing this weekend, tie things down. I will be here up until

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