:00:12. > :00:21.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline, with Noel Thompson. The headlines
:00:21. > :00:25.this Friday evening. Martin McGuinness is to run for the
:00:25. > :00:32.Irish presidency. Two police officers are injured in
:00:32. > :00:39.a bomb attack in a toy shop. And a rush hour rampage on shops in
:00:39. > :00:46.West Belfast. And the SDLP leadership race gets
:00:46. > :00:50.under way. And, can Ulster set the ball rolling with a win?
:00:50. > :00:58.And, don't be getting your hopes up for the weekend weather. It's
:00:58. > :01:01.Good evening. Sinn Fein has confirmed that the Deputy First
:01:01. > :01:04.Minister Martin McGuiness will stand as the party's candidate for
:01:04. > :01:08.the Irish presidency. He'll temporarily step aside from his job
:01:08. > :01:11.as First Minister for the campaign. The Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams
:01:11. > :01:14.says he believes Mr McGuinness can be the people's president,
:01:14. > :01:18.personifying the genius and integrity of all the people of the
:01:18. > :01:27.island, Catholic, Protestant and dissenter. Our political editor,
:01:27. > :01:31.Mark Devenport, is with me. How much of a surprise? It is a
:01:31. > :01:40.bold move in a sense Martin McGuinness was the highest profile
:01:40. > :01:46.person Sinn Fein could throw into this, they believe he can take
:01:46. > :01:48.votes. We are expecting him to stand down temporarily as Deputy
:01:48. > :01:53.First Minister in the same way Peter Robinson stood down when he
:01:53. > :01:59.had those difficulties and was replaced. Mr McGuinness will be
:01:59. > :02:09.replaced by one of the Sinn Fein Executive ministers. And, it is
:02:09. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:18.looking likely that John O'Dowd is likely. Does Martin McGuinness have
:02:18. > :02:22.a good chance? A idea this is why Sinn Fein has decided to be bold,
:02:22. > :02:29.because they have seen other parties not putting up a candidate,
:02:29. > :02:34.or low key candidates. They see an opportunity to raise their profile.
:02:34. > :02:37.It will be a turn up if you got this. According to the Irish
:02:37. > :02:42.constitution, he would not have to give up the Deputy First Minister
:02:42. > :02:50.position to stand as a candidate, but he would have to if he emerged
:02:50. > :02:55.as winner. I suspect this temporary arrangement is the most likely they
:02:55. > :02:59.will put into place during the campaign and run-up into late
:03:00. > :03:02.October. He will of course say that this shows a Sinn Fein is
:03:02. > :03:12.concentrating not necessarily on the transitional arrangements at
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:17.Stormont but on their golf of a united Ireland in the long run.
:03:17. > :03:22.This is the back story of Martin McGuinness.
:03:22. > :03:27.The Bogside of the 1950s, an unlikely starting point for the man
:03:27. > :03:31.who would lead the IRA, become Sinn Fein's leader at Stormont, and now
:03:31. > :03:35.the party's candidate for the Irish presidency. Many Unionists will
:03:35. > :03:42.always see Martin McGuinness as one of the figures behind the bloody
:03:42. > :03:46.conflict by the IRA. He first came to attention in the 1970s. Martin
:03:46. > :03:51.McGuinness was second in command of the IRA at the time of Bloody
:03:51. > :03:56.Sunday. Months later he was part of an IRA delegation in secret talks
:03:56. > :04:01.in London. In 1974, with the bombing campaign at its height, he
:04:01. > :04:08.was jailed in the Republic for IRA membership, something he regularly
:04:08. > :04:12.denied. He stood for election to the Assembly in 1982 but still
:04:12. > :04:16.articulated a hardline strategy. do not believe winning any amount
:04:16. > :04:21.of votes will win freedom for Northern Ireland. It will be the
:04:21. > :04:27.cutting edge of the IRA. He played a key role in talks which led to
:04:27. > :04:33.the IRA ceasefire. His support was enough to convince many Republicans
:04:33. > :04:37.to sign up to the peace process. His first ministerial portfolio did
:04:37. > :04:42.not go down well with Unionists. When the Assembly returned after
:04:42. > :04:45.suspension, he was Deputy First Minister. The warmth of the
:04:45. > :04:55.relationship with Ian Paisley developing into an unlikely double
:04:55. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:05.act. It has been more businesslike with Peter Robinson. I see it as
:05:05. > :05:08.one of the true grit leaders of modern times. Martin McGuinness has
:05:09. > :05:14.continued to attract substantial votes for both Assembly and
:05:14. > :05:23.Westminster elections. Now he has put his name forward, he is bidding
:05:23. > :05:27.to leave one iconic building for another. If let us go to Dublin.
:05:27. > :05:32.Sinn Fein is still viewed with suspicion in political Dublin, what
:05:32. > :05:37.has been the reaction? For there is a great deal of
:05:37. > :05:40.surprise this evening among the political classes and commentators.
:05:40. > :05:45.As to the other presidential campaign teams, they are saying
:05:45. > :05:51.this won't make any difference. Sinn Fein are a growing political
:05:51. > :05:58.force in the Republic, they would still be regarded with some
:05:58. > :06:08.suspicion perhaps in the middle- class suburbs. If we look back to
:06:08. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:13.some add 2010, kenny said he wouldn't share power with Sinn Fein.
:06:13. > :06:18.So a big Martin McGuinness can expect tough questioning about his
:06:18. > :06:24.republican past. I asked Sinn Fein's deputy leader how she
:06:24. > :06:30.thought he would cope? We all have our personal narrative in history.
:06:30. > :06:35.In many respects it is a fascinating story. It parallels the
:06:35. > :06:40.political developments in Ireland. So come up and think Martin will be
:06:40. > :06:45.more than comfortable to answer any questions. I know him well. More
:06:45. > :06:51.importantly, I think he has the capacity to offer the kind of
:06:51. > :06:55.leadership people need, because we made debate the past but we are
:06:55. > :06:59.reliant on carving out a decent and shared future.
:06:59. > :07:05.It is the public which matters and it will be interesting to gauge
:07:05. > :07:08.their reaction in the coming days. In recent opinion polls, people
:07:08. > :07:11.have said they are not going to vote for any of the existing
:07:11. > :07:21.candidates, so maybe Martin McGuinness will take all of the
:07:21. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:25.right boxes for them. Stay with us for the day's second
:07:25. > :07:29.political story: the SDLP leadership contest. The party has
:07:29. > :07:32.revealed that four men will battle it out to replace Margaret Ritchie.
:07:32. > :07:35.They are the South Belfast MP Alastair McDonnell,. The Mid Ulster
:07:35. > :07:43.MLA Patsy McGlone,. The Environment Minister Alex Attwood. And the
:07:43. > :07:53.South Belfast MLA Conall McDevitt. We knew death and laid-back Patsy
:07:53. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:02.McGlone would be there. McDonnell has been making no secret. Conall
:08:02. > :08:05.McDevitt was in the background picking up nominations. In the end,
:08:05. > :08:15.all four have got the necessary five nominations to go ahead. We
:08:15. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:21.will see whether they made in the contest. We heard that the SDLP
:08:22. > :08:27.have maybe got too used to losing votes in the past and they were
:08:27. > :08:33.determined to change that. I have no intention of presiding over the
:08:33. > :08:37.further decline and disappearance of the SDLP. I am seeking that
:08:37. > :08:45.leadership because I firmly believe that I am the only candidate who
:08:45. > :08:51.can stop the decline and make the SDLP truly electable again. Can we
:08:51. > :08:58.put them in any kind of order? Patsy McGlone, the first out of the
:08:58. > :09:03.blocks, got the most nominations, the man to catch. The question is
:09:03. > :09:07.whether of Conall McDevitt and Alex Attwood will try to unite their
:09:07. > :09:13.position and one of them stand, because they come from a similar
:09:13. > :09:17.camp within the party. McDonnell, he still insists he will go on. We
:09:17. > :09:21.will see at least three of them. Two police officers are recovering
:09:22. > :09:25.after a bomb was thrown at them as they answered a call to a toy shop
:09:25. > :09:28.in County Antrim last night.T wo civilians suffered shock as they
:09:28. > :09:31.were caught up in the attack which happened at Mill Road in
:09:31. > :09:37.Newtownabbey. Dissident republicans are being blamed.
:09:37. > :09:41.In Londonderry, the Army have dealt with a pipe bomb left at a car wash.
:09:41. > :09:44.It was found at the Racecourse Road last night. Three masked men,
:09:44. > :09:48.travelling in a silver car, were seen in the area at the time.
:09:48. > :09:51.A shopkeeper has told BBC Newsline how he fought off an armed gang who
:09:51. > :09:54.rampaged across South and West Belfast this morning. The gang
:09:55. > :10:02.carried out a series of robberies in just over ten minutes. Sharon
:10:02. > :10:07.Bradford reports. The terrifying moment when three
:10:08. > :10:12.men burst into a shop. One of the men holding a knife to his son's
:10:12. > :10:16.throat, the shop owner could only look on as the other two help
:10:16. > :10:20.themselves to cash and cigarettes. The end of this shop has been left
:10:20. > :10:23.so shaken he did not want to appear on camera or be named. He said he
:10:23. > :10:29.has added business here for 36 years and has never experienced
:10:29. > :10:33.anything like it. The newsagent's near by was also targeted. Three
:10:33. > :10:39.men walked end, threatened a customer and tried to steal his
:10:39. > :10:43.wallet. He was stabbed in the hand. A few minutes later, down the road,
:10:43. > :10:48.two men went into another of newsagents brandishing a knife and
:10:48. > :10:57.crowbar. The owner had just arrived. That filly for him, help was at
:10:57. > :11:05.hand. The Fellow in the bakery, he grabbed the site outside and throw
:11:05. > :11:08.it at the fellow with the crowbar. We went after them. He attacked the
:11:08. > :11:13.one with the knife could try to cut him and managed to cut his back
:11:13. > :11:18.with the knife. Police believe all three incidences are committed and
:11:18. > :11:21.are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. Still
:11:21. > :11:31.to come on the programme: what does Martin Rogan say about the boxing
:11:31. > :11:34.bosses who've called off his world It would take a brave developer to
:11:34. > :11:39.build apartments in Belfast in the current property market. And a
:11:39. > :11:42.brave person to buy one too. But next week sees the launch of a new
:11:42. > :11:50.style of city centre apartment. Our business and economics editor Jim
:11:50. > :11:53.Fitzpatrick has seen the prototype. Belfast its skyline doesn't boast
:11:53. > :11:59.too many cranes these days, the construction boom is over and we
:11:59. > :12:03.are left with a glut of unwanted and overvalued property. Much in
:12:03. > :12:08.apartments. Basic economics tells us price is a function of supply
:12:08. > :12:14.and demand. Where demand outstrips supply, as in 2007, the average
:12:14. > :12:22.price of an apartment topped �213,000. Recently we demand at a
:12:22. > :12:26.low, that has slumped to �126,000. Could demand return if prices
:12:26. > :12:31.dropped further. One developer has come up with an idea he is hoping
:12:31. > :12:39.will do that trick. It is a compact apartment with everything ready to
:12:39. > :12:43.go, a luxury bathroom. Storage space. You have your sleeping area
:12:43. > :12:48.with a sound system and television already installed. And right beside
:12:48. > :12:52.it, your compact kitchen with appliances already in place. It is
:12:53. > :12:57.smaller than anything we have seen but it comes with a smaller price.
:12:57. > :13:01.Could this be the kind of thing to kick-start the property market?
:13:01. > :13:07.Let's talk to the man who has to sell these? It is different in
:13:07. > :13:12.terms of design, use of space, and above all price come up under
:13:12. > :13:18.�80,000. It gives people an opportunity to get in. Departments
:13:18. > :13:22.are not yet built but this replica is ready to view. The purpose of
:13:22. > :13:27.building this, this is the first time this has existed other than
:13:27. > :13:30.show houses in conventional schemes. This gives people an opportunity
:13:30. > :13:36.absolutely what they're getting for their money, the size, so there is
:13:36. > :13:41.no ambiguity, No Extras, this is what you get. Is it a good idea to
:13:41. > :13:46.encourage people to live in tiny boxes? As long as you know what
:13:46. > :13:50.you're paying for, it seems. Physically, it gets down to a point
:13:50. > :14:00.where it is too small. There can be judgments taken by people, if
:14:00. > :14:03.they're going in with their eyes open. You have to be aware of this.
:14:03. > :14:08.The 48 apartments will sit on Montgomerie Street. Construction
:14:08. > :14:16.will begin only if sales happen. It won't be long to discover if there
:14:16. > :14:18.Work is now complete on Northern Ireland's biggest piece of public
:14:18. > :14:22.artwork. The Rise, at the Broadway roundabout in West Belfast, has
:14:22. > :14:32.cost almost half a million pounds. Let's go live to our reporter Kevin
:14:32. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:36.Sharkey. A get a first view from the
:14:36. > :14:43.motorway, an impressive addition to the skyline of Belfast.
:14:43. > :14:48.So beside it, you see just how big it is. It is 7.5 metres tall, 30
:14:48. > :14:53.metres wide. Imposing from all angles, just under have won here in
:14:53. > :15:03.the making from a nondescript roundabout to a new city roundabout.
:15:03. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:13.It symbolises a new Belfast. This nouvelle first is vibrant, diverse
:15:13. > :15:23.and confident. So buried underneath it, a time capsule from a two
:15:23. > :15:28.
:15:28. > :15:32.community is revealing hopes for their tomorrows. I want to make a
:15:32. > :15:36.sculpture like the Rise. Are I would like to be an artist because
:15:36. > :15:39.it is something I have wanted to do for my whole life. But while this
:15:39. > :15:44.is a Belfast projects, it is already paying dividends in other
:15:44. > :15:49.areas. The steelwork was manufactured elsewhere and now
:15:49. > :15:55.London is calling. These are the early stages. We are just trying to
:15:55. > :16:01.be involved in the costings in a project in the east of London. It
:16:01. > :16:09.is rather different to this one. oppressive it may be, but the risk
:16:09. > :16:13.of anti-social behaviour lurks. A lot of people try to climate. From
:16:13. > :16:18.afar it looks easier to climate but up close, these are right angles
:16:18. > :16:24.which makes it incredibly difficult. The paint itself is very slippery.
:16:24. > :16:34.So not that easy to climate. It does not stop some! And it has of
:16:34. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:37.course immediately become so the Balls On The Falls!
:16:37. > :16:41.There's a big weekend of rugby ahead - Ireland take on Australia
:16:41. > :16:43.tomorrow at the World Cup - but it all kicks off at Ravenhill tonight.
:16:43. > :16:46.And Mark Sidebottom is there with this evening's sport.
:16:46. > :16:49.Yes, Ulster take on the Cardiff Blues this evening - more on that
:16:49. > :16:52.in a moment. We'll talk about Ulster's task shortly, but first
:16:52. > :16:55.let's turn our thoughts to Auckland. Ireland's World Cup record against
:16:55. > :17:04.Australia is played four, lost four - so can the boys in green upset
:17:04. > :17:07.the odds tomorrow? Thomas Niblock has been trawling the archives.
:17:07. > :17:13.Australia in the docks -- in the dark shirts kick off against
:17:13. > :17:19.Ireland. 1950 it was the thirstier Ireland defeated Australia. Since
:17:19. > :17:24.then, the Aussies have dominated. They are ranked second in the world.
:17:24. > :17:32.But confidence of our first ever as World Cup victory over the Giants
:17:32. > :17:38.is high. We have had a lot of support a, not just from the Irish,
:17:38. > :17:42.but also for whatever reason the New Zealanders. That is great. It
:17:42. > :17:46.is pretty close to a packed house here, so that is what you want to
:17:46. > :17:50.play. You want to be in the big games and there is no bigger stage
:17:50. > :17:54.than the Rugby World Cup. As his cause, we are very much looking
:17:54. > :17:59.forward to Rick's. Australia are seen as New Zealand's biggest
:17:59. > :18:09.rivals to winning the Cup, but she David Coulthard may be injured for
:18:09. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:13.tomorrow's clash, and that would help Ireland. hopefully he is all
:18:13. > :18:18.right. He will make that call, the doctors and medical staff will make
:18:18. > :18:23.that call. If he does not feel he can get out there and play, he
:18:23. > :18:29.obviously won't. We understand this is a huge game far as, a massive
:18:29. > :18:33.game in this tournament. Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll, who
:18:33. > :18:40.collects his 150th cap tomorrow, knows how to test the Australians.
:18:40. > :18:50.For supporters will be hoping he can do it at least one more time.
:18:50. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:54.Just as another number 13 did over 50 years ago. that was of course
:18:54. > :18:56.the former Ireland captain way back in 1958.
:18:56. > :19:06.Now to a man with divided loyalties, Australian international Ryan
:19:06. > :19:10.Constable - now very much an adopted Ulsterman. Do you give
:19:11. > :19:15.Ireland any chance tomorrow? Look, they are underdogs. They will have
:19:15. > :19:20.to find a new level of intensity and smuggle that very -- smother
:19:20. > :19:24.that very talented pair in the middle. Discipline will be key.
:19:24. > :19:29.They are underdogs for a reason that they have the individuals.
:19:29. > :19:35.this evening's game. The Cardiff crews are in town. It has been
:19:35. > :19:39.pointed out Ulster played very well last season. But there are 3, 4,
:19:39. > :19:43.five of them who should be out at the World Cup. There is quality in
:19:43. > :19:47.both teams. There is a reason Cardiff have 10 points. He have an
:19:47. > :19:54.open style of robbery and experience throughout the team. It
:19:54. > :20:01.is experienced that really counts. Ulster need to control the game.
:20:01. > :20:06.I'm looking forward to seeing the Auckland make his debut? If you can
:20:06. > :20:12.take that sort of form into an Ulster Jersey, he is a very
:20:12. > :20:14.exciting prospect. So I think that is possibly bolstered to win. Now,
:20:14. > :20:18.on to boxing. Martin Rogan's world title fight,
:20:18. > :20:20.scheduled for next month in Belfast, is off. Two weeks ago, the former
:20:20. > :20:23.Commonwealth champion announced he would fight Luis Pineda for the
:20:23. > :20:26.vacant WBU world heavyweight title. But the British Boxing Board of
:20:26. > :20:33.Control has refused to sanction the bout. Rogan told me that he can't
:20:33. > :20:38.understand the decision. The faster they turned me down without giving
:20:38. > :20:46.me any reason just leaves me puzzled in any way. -- the fact
:20:46. > :20:54.they turned me down. There have been former champions switch we
:20:54. > :20:58.know so it is acknowledged. So it is hard because I have worked hard
:20:58. > :21:02.to get where I am. In a brief statement today, the British Boxing
:21:02. > :21:08.Board of Control said it did not recognise the WBU belt - the WBU
:21:08. > :21:11.has countered saying it will now stage the bout in America.
:21:11. > :21:13.Local football and the top two meet in the Carling premiership tomorrow,
:21:13. > :21:16.as champions Linfield travel to Shamrock Park where second-placed
:21:16. > :21:26.Portadown are aiming to preserve a 100 percent home record - here's
:21:26. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:32.Thomas Kane. There is a late goal made it four
:21:32. > :21:37.victories in four home games and Portadown and was further evidence
:21:37. > :21:40.that the side could challenge Linfield's dominance this season.
:21:40. > :21:50.think that they may well be a measuring stick to see how far they
:21:50. > :21:54.have improved. They are realistic challengers this season and that is
:21:54. > :21:58.something there fans will be wanting. He only Linfield have
:21:58. > :22:02.scored more goals than quarter down this year and they have beaten
:22:02. > :22:07.tomorrow's opponents in the last five meetings between the sides.
:22:07. > :22:13.Linfield are the best team in the league. Their proven that. The last
:22:13. > :22:16.time we played them at trammel Park, they humiliated us. It was 4- 0. We
:22:17. > :22:20.felt a bit embarrassed after that result. We want to go out on
:22:20. > :22:26.Saturday and put that result right and hopefully we can do it. There
:22:26. > :22:31.is no reason why we can't. Portadown have a 100% home record.
:22:31. > :22:40.Linford have a 100% away record. So at least one of those statistics
:22:40. > :22:45.will be redundant in 24 hours' time. Something has to give tomorrow.
:22:45. > :22:49.Goals and action live from five as usual. You will get the match live
:22:49. > :22:54.after BBC News line. And there will be a minute's silence observed
:22:54. > :23:04.before kick off the saving in memory of those four miners who
:23:04. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:09.tragically lost their lives. Now, to North Belfast where a new
:23:09. > :23:19.peace wall has opened. There are hopes a whole community can share
:23:19. > :23:22.
:23:22. > :23:26.the space. 5, 4, 3, 2, who want. Yes!
:23:26. > :23:31.It only took five seconds to overturn decades of separation.
:23:31. > :23:35.These pupils were the first to go if you the new Peace Gate in
:23:35. > :23:39.Alexandra Park. It is the only part in Western Europe with a three-
:23:39. > :23:44.metre high fence running right through the middle of it. It has
:23:44. > :23:49.two separate playgrounds, one used mainly by Protestants, the other
:23:49. > :23:53.mainly by Catholics. Sectarian fighting forced the building of the
:23:53. > :23:59.security fence, but community relations have now improved and
:23:59. > :24:03.from today schoolchildren will be able to play in both parts. It is a
:24:03. > :24:07.chance to make new friends and we can all stay together. You can play
:24:07. > :24:12.with other friends, like from this side. You can call for them, and
:24:12. > :24:16.take them to the park and show them all around the park. The adults
:24:16. > :24:20.were excited as well. I think it is very significant. This is what we
:24:20. > :24:23.have all been working towards, with communities working together and
:24:23. > :24:29.dealing with their problems his partnership. For me, this is on a
:24:29. > :24:32.par with the Berlin Wall. I am just so pleased to be cut of living
:24:32. > :24:37.histories year in Northern Ireland. But the so-called Peace Gate will
:24:37. > :24:43.not be open all of that time. It will be shut every afternoon at 3pm.
:24:43. > :24:48.It will also be closed at weekends. The divisions in Northern Ireland
:24:48. > :24:58.run deep. There are 59 peace walls. Removing these barriers will be a
:24:58. > :25:02.long and difficult process. But today at least it began.
:25:02. > :25:07.Now, a happy coincidence that Mark Sidebottom at Ravenhill said he was
:25:07. > :25:10.as white as an altar's pocket, because it relates to our picture
:25:10. > :25:13.of the day. Time now for our Naturewatch spot
:25:13. > :25:15.and some rare pictures of one of the most notoriously shy residents
:25:15. > :25:19.of our waterways. One of our viewers, John Armstrong, caught
:25:19. > :25:21.this otter on Belfast Lough near Bangor as it tucked into a fish
:25:21. > :25:24.supper, completely oblivious to his audience. The USPCA say otter
:25:24. > :25:27.sightings are uncommon because the creatures are so good at keeping
:25:27. > :25:31.out of our way - and that their presence is an encouraging sign of
:25:31. > :25:41.the health of the water in Belfast Lough and the Lagan. Oops, this
:25:41. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:46.fella then decided that a takeaway The now, a look at the weather. It
:25:46. > :25:49.will be a white, breezy weekend. Certainly raincoats were needed for
:25:49. > :25:54.today with that weather front living in earlier on, bringing a
:25:54. > :25:58.band of heavy and quite persistent rain. Sunshine did come through in
:25:58. > :26:06.the afternoon, but it has been quite unstable. One of two
:26:06. > :26:12.thunderstorms as well. Still a few showers this evening, especially
:26:12. > :26:16.towards the north and west. Still a few showers around the Belfast area
:26:16. > :26:23.at the moment so raven which is not out of the woods. It could be
:26:23. > :26:26.slippery weather risk of showers. Hopefully some drier spells as well.
:26:26. > :26:30.Overnight, that westerly breeze starts to pick up, bringing more
:26:30. > :26:35.showers in an almost anywhere could catch them. They will be more
:26:35. > :26:40.frequent across the north and the west. There could be a rumble or
:26:40. > :26:45.two of thunder. Overnight lows 10 degrees. For the weekend we are
:26:45. > :26:49.looking at a pretty strong winds. There will be some showers at times,
:26:49. > :26:52.particularly tomorrow. Having said that, for the Southern Counties
:26:52. > :26:58.tomorrow morning I think they showers will be scattered and there
:26:58. > :27:01.will be dry, bright gaps in between. They will be more frequent towards
:27:01. > :27:06.the north coast though with some thunder. There is a chance into the
:27:06. > :27:11.afternoon that they could become a more prolonged and drift across
:27:11. > :27:16.parts of County Antrim. Inland, a mixture of bright spells and
:27:16. > :27:23.showers. Chalice might ease towards the evening although it cannot be
:27:23. > :27:27.guaranteed. All of us, a cool day. Highs of 14 Celsius. It could be a
:27:27. > :27:37.while before they cleared to give a drier end to the night. Sunday,
:27:37. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:46.still breezy and fairly cloudy but Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is to
:27:46. > :27:48.stand as the party candidate in the Irish presidential election. He is
:27:48. > :27:52.in New York at the moment on an investment trip with the First