21/12/2011 BBC Newsline

Hello and welcome to the programme. The headlines: the justice minister

under pressure to force the higher RDC officers to pay back their

redundancy money. What we need to do is correct this.

Call it what you want, but what is clear is that this is not right.

Pharmacists when a court case against the Department of Health

against cuts in funding. Domestic abuse on the increase,

especially at Christmas and it takes many forms. Mine was not

physical abuse. Mine was more a mental torture which got to the

point where I thought, I cannot take this any more.

An early Christmas present for the National Library of Ireland, Seamus

Heaney donates his literary archive. And we have another very milky, we

have another one in store tomorrow. Will it stay that way for

Christmas? Good evening. The justice minister

David Ford has said he is not ready to block a loophole which allows

former RUC officer to be be employed at to keep the payments

made under the Patten redundancy scheme. Under the present law, a

former officers can be be hired as civilians within days of retiring.

They would be doing jobs like checking CCTV pictures to handling

sensitive intelligence. Sinn Fein says that anyone be hired within

five years of retiring should have to return their pattern redundancy

money. Changing the face of policing was

highly contentious, and hugely expensive. Almost �0.5 billion was

spent on what is believed to be the most journalists -- generous

redundancy scheme anywhere in the world. It encourages experience of

us have to retire early to make way for new recruits, half of women

were Catholic. It worked. More than 4,000 RTC officers retired with

large lump-sum payments and enhanced pensions. Further after

taking off their uniforms, hundreds of former officers would be hired

at the PSNI as civilians. Legislation introduced in 2003 said

that anyone who volunteered to retire early under the scheme has

to repay any lump-sum payment they received St be joined the police

within the five years. That rule does not apply to anyone be hired

as a civilian. As a result, many claim that retired officers where

taken on within a short time performing duties similar to those

they performed before leaving. Sinn Fein's board members have

criticised the cost and practice of be hiding a former RUC officers in

recent weeks. They bought the Justice Minister to change the law.

In future, they say former officers be hired to the PSNI in any role

within five years of retiring should have to get back any lump-

sum payments they received under the scheme. What we need to do is

correct this. Call it an anomaly, call it a huge expense. Call it

whatever you want. What is clear about this is that it is not right.

It is not the way to move the policing project forward. We need

to put an end to it. DP members of the policing boards said they will

oppose any attempt to change the law. It would be discrimination to

refuse them the opportunity to apply for a job in the PSNI. Let's

be absolutely honest, there are police forces throughout the world

for our headhunting X RUC officers. It is too, offer them advice based

on their experience. The PSNI could well do with the former RUC

said he is willing to discuss the issue with Sinn Fein, but seems

unlikely to agree to their request. What is clear is that there are

wider employment law issues. I remain to be convinced that it

would be easy to make the kind of changes they are suggesting, or

that it would be right to make the changes they are suggesting. In a

statement, the PSNI said they forelock UK and European employment

law legislation, which does not allow discrimination against any

individual based on their former employment.

500 pharmacies are celebrating a court victory. They took legal

action against the Department of Health over its a big cuts in

funding earlier this year. They judge has ruled that the department

failed to carry out for proper consultation.

Chemists say that collectively they have taken a �38 million head to

business after the Department changed their funding arrangements

for things like fees for dispensing prescriptions and the way drugs are

paid for. Today's court when is the first good news after months of

financial pain. In essence, 30% of the income to

pharmacy business has been taken out of the system, and it happened

back in April 2011. It is ongoing month-on-month, and most of us were

looking into the New Year with huge problems ahead of us. Therefore,

today's does when comes as a great relief.

The High Court judge ruled that before the changes were implemented,

the Department of Health failed to carry out proper consultation. He

also said that the department did not conduct a sufficient impact

assessment. We welcomed the ruling given today by the judge in this

case. It was about process and the Department and board have been

found to have an inappropriate process. This does that get away

from the magnitude of funding cuts facing pharmacies. The department

did not comment on today's ruling, saying that it would study the full

judgment carefully when it is a should by the court in due course.

While pharmacists say that today's ruling represents a great victory,

it does not solve the funding issue. He won fresh talks with the

Department of Health. Both sides will be back at the High Court

early in the New Year. Some more court news now, the trial

has ended of the two men accused of murdering two soldiers at

Massereene barracks in and some in 2009.

Colin Duffy from Lurgan and Prime shivers denied murder and attempted

murder charges. Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot dead as

they collected a pizza delivery at the gates of the army base.

Liam Adams, the brother of the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been

refused bail on charges of sexually abusing his daughter. He denies the

charges. This time of year should be a happy

time for families, but at Christmas the police always in say -- always

it see a rise in calls from people suffering domestic abuse. There we

are more than 12,000 reported incidents in the six months between

April and October. Or correspondent has been hearing from a victim who

wants to encourage others to speak to the police and support groups.

Mine wasn't physical abuse. Mine was more mental torture. It is

harder to prove to family members, two friends. He controlled

everything. It got to the point where I thought, I just cannot take

this any more. Jane, not her real name, suffered abuse from her

husband for around 15 years. She felt helpless and intimidated.

aspect of domestic abuse that a lot of people are not so familiar with

is the issue around finances. Financial abuse did hold me back

from running away. He knew that. If there is no money there, she cannot

drive. There is nothing she can do, she can -- she will come back. Kids,

using them as a threat. experience as -- in being trapped

any abusive relationship is disturbingly common.

The police received more than 12,000 calls from people claiming a

family member was abusing them between April and a proper. The

area with the highest number of incidents was Londonderry, with

more than 1,100. Women are not always the victims, one in five

calls came from men. The police say that there are still lots of people

who stay silent. It is an under- reported crime. In the last six

months, we have seen an increase in over 600 calls in what he would

have expected this time last year. Maybe the stigma is disappearing.

This new advertising campaign is try to get more victims to come

forward. Domestic abuse can only stop when you report it. Sadly,

cases of domestic abuse tend to peak around Christmas and new year.

The Director of Public Prosecutions it must decide at the soldier

should face criminal charges for killing a teenager in Londonderry

in 1972. Daniel Hegarty was shot twice in the head during Operation

Motorman. The senior coroner John Leckey has passed the file on the

case to the PPS. This road has been troubled often.

Flowers and memories are brought here for almost four decades. These

sisters lost their brother in troubled times on the streets of

Derry. Four years, Daniel Hegarty was officially classified as a

terrorist. His family eventually cleared his name. As the years

passed, new generations have come along, and now a new hope for

justice. When Operation Motorman are rolled onto the streets almost

four decades ago, it achieved the army's main objective of creating

the no poor areas. The legacy of the life and particularly the

circumstances of the death of Daniel Hegarty has never gone away.

This mother's inquest have found that he was no more than a curious

teenager excited at the prospect of seeing big tanks in his home city.

The finding has moved this case on to a new legal level.

It is prompting interest and expectation in legal circles close

to the case. I have no doubt that the director will take into

consideration the views of the Hegarty family, which I think are

well known. It is a matter for the prosecution service. The Hegarty

family to date have placed their faith in our legal system and I

think they should be commended for that. Daniel bigoted's family have

spent a long time waiting. -- Daniel Hegarty's family. The loss

say they are here to protect us all. I want to know what went wrong that

they did not arrest the soldier on d1. Why was it left to bowl on 40

years before someone started to listen? The family say they cannot

look rest until they get justice for their brother. Even if the

quest is left to coming generations. You are watching BBC News Line, and

still to, the programme. biggest music festival in Ireland

forced to take a break by the economic downturn. I have a report

on the distillery which has been swallowed up by an American giant.

If you want to know the work involved in being Ireland's

greatest living poet, you now have a chance to read hundreds of papers

penned by Seamus Heaney. The Nobel laureate has donated his literary

archive to the National Library of Ireland. It is the real coup for

the appellant to have no books and manuscripts gathered over details.

Our correspondent was among Seamus Heaney's family who gathered in

Dublin for the occasion. The Reading Room in the National

Library. A magnificent setting on a momentous occasion for the

institution and for Seamus Heaney. I am overwhelmed with the number of

people that the library have brought in to celebrate this moment.

I am deeply indebted and deeply honoured, that is what it means to

me. Here to honour him, a prim full of writers, family and some old

friends. On one level, we are immensely proud of Seamus. I think

this gesture is fantastic. Just looking at the manuscript and

seeing how an entire page can be reduced to make four or five lines

just by the editing and the constant warning of the skills is a

great insight into the whole process of writing poetry.

Nobel laureate donated 12 boxes full of papers, notebooks Scripts

and essays, all offering a unique insight into his creative

imaginings. What people will see in the future is the process, and the

stops and the start. The alleyways and byways that Seamus went down in

his creative process. Depending on their knowledge of his poetry and

where they're coming from, there will be something for everyone to

learn. At the heart of it all, the poetry. As recited by this 14-year-

old. Paying tribute, the tee shot said Seamus Heaney had given an

important and priceless gift to the nation's sickie and soul. As for Dr

Fine, he was relieved to have more space in his home. There is

happiness to feel no regrets at the removal of the stuff from the house.

But to feel it rather a cause for gratitude and pride. Thank you,

You can read more about Seamus Heaney's donation to the National

Library on Our local news website. Fans will be disappointed to learn

there will be no Oxegen Festival next year. Local companies will

lose the income it generates, but the downturn is the reason for the

festival taking a break. Diouf Oxegen Festival is one of the

biggest in Ireland and has been at bringing in thousands of festival

goers. Hot weather, at last year's sales were down and the impact of

the cancellation on some businesses in Northern Ireland will be

significant. Every year, festival- goers were ferried across by the

local bus company. Promoters also advertise heavily in the local

media. It also gave a chance for an coming bands in Northern Ireland to

perform. Playing the festival's -- Festivals, hanging around the be a

list as backstage, it is a massive opportunity. -- a Alastair's.

Glastonbury is also taking a break next yeah, but the Oxegen Festival

organisers insist it will be back in 2013. If you want to get in

touch with us, here are aware details. -- our details.

A drop of the crater is one of Ireland's most popular tipples, but

now the Americans are catching on to the delights of Irish whiskey

with sales up by more than 10% in the last year. The drink is making

such a comeback across the Atlantic that one of the America's biggest

whiskey firms has bought a distillery in County Louth, from

where our business correspondent Kevin Magee reports. This is one

product that has not been affected by the global downturn - Irish

whiskey. Around the world, a drop of a heart stop has never been in

such demand. The American company Jim Bean is buying this distillery

in County Louth. So why the renaissance in Irish whiskey?

think it is because it is smoother, more balanced and a little bit

sweeter. It has really caught on in the United States, with young men

in particular. That has led to an explosion of sales and what starts

in the United States goes on to other countries and that is what is

happening today. This distillery currently sells 250,000 cases of

whisky a day, but has the capacity for substantial growth. It owns and

produces four main brands, but it is not divulging any trade secrets.

In it is a secret recipe. What we do when we produce our spirit of

grain and malt, we mature than in different casks and then from those

we have a matrix of whiskies that we can blend together. The company

was started in 1987. The shareholders can expect a windfall

following the �60 million acquisition. You are more likely to

see these brands in the United States rather than your local pub.

Just like the product itself, there is strong prove that Irish whiskey

in has international appeal. Now to football.

Linfield and Portadown, the top two sides in soccer's Carling

Premiership, both dropped points last night. And in the five matches

played, only Glenavon, under their new boss Gary Hamilton, had a win.

If the Glenavon Cup continued to produce performances like this, it

Gary Hamilton will become a firm favourite. In his first home game

as boss, a 3-2 victory was secured. I have followed this up all my love.

-- this club all my life. I am glad Porton Down fell to take advantage,

despite leading twice. The But as time ticked on, a point was

rescued in the final minute of the game. And there will also honours

at the Coleraine Showground. The home side took the lead through

Curtis Alan. The Derry City manager Stephen

Kenny has confirmed he's in talks with Shamrock Rovers about the

managerial vacancy at the Dublin club following the departure of

Michael O'Neill. One former Brandywell legend says it's no

surprise. When you are successful over a number of years, beat top

people will come looking for you. He has proved himself with Derry.

He has got the experience and know- how, so it is no surprise that

Shamrock Rovers is looking for him. Sean McGoldrick is one of the four

finalists contesting this year's BBC Sports Unsung Hero award. Sean

has already received the Northern Ireland award for helping to

transform the fortunes of the Coleraine GAA club Eoghan Rua. He

has dedicated 25 years of his life to the sport as a volunteer. The

overall winner will be announced during tomorrow's BBC Sports

Personality of the Year ceremony, which starts here on BBC One at

eight o'clock. And on the subject of awards,

congratulations to our education and arts correspondent Maggie

Taggart, who has graduated with distinction after completing her

Masters in Arts in Media, Film and Television Management and Policy.

An exponent of life-long learning. She will be so smart now, there

will be no holding her. Also, talking about congratulations,

people want to know whether Our weather girl has had her baby. She

has. It's a little girl and she is called Alex. Congratulations to all

of them. Now, this time last year we were all feeling the effects of

the big freeze. What a difference a year makes.

It is hard to believe that this time last year we had daytime

temperatures of minus 12 degrees. The weather also cause problems on

the roads and at their airports. However, it was not all doom and

gloom. We had fun as well. That was last year, but back to this year.

It is very mild out there. Today we had temperatures of around 12

degrees. Compare that to last year, we had temperatures of minus at ten

degrees. -- ten degrees. Tonight, temperatures will be nine or ten

degrees. Tomorrow, it will stay mild, but not much in the wake of

sunshine or brightness. We may get one or two glimmers of sunshine in

the early part of the morning. Temperatures will be up to 12

degrees. Further east towards Belfast, or we could see

temperatures up to 13 Celsius. Not much change in the evening. A

little bit of drizzle. The rain will push in from the West and it

will start to cool down. The colder weather will come in by Friday it

and we will see one or two wintry showers. As we go into the

Christmas weekend it starts to turn mild again and on Christmas Day we

could see temperatures of around top degrees. It will be wet, windy

and mild. We will keep you up-to- date.