:00:12. > :00:22.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline, with Donna Traynor and Noel
:00:22. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:27.Thompson. The headlines this Friday evening:
:00:27. > :00:31.A proposed new golf course on the causeway coast is dividing opinion.
:00:31. > :00:33.Staff shortages could be affecting prosecutions for waste crime.
:00:33. > :00:36.The nightmare on Marlborough Terrace. Residents are finally
:00:36. > :00:41.getting some festive cheer. After the floods which blighted
:00:41. > :00:44.their lives, we hear how one Tyrone family are coping with Christmas.
:00:44. > :00:49.Michael O'Neill is the man the IFA want as the new Northern Ireland
:00:49. > :00:53.manager, but will he be in place before the New Year?
:00:53. > :00:56.It might not be a white one but it could be the mildest. I'll have the
:00:56. > :00:59.Christmas forecast. We will have a Christmas carol
:00:59. > :01:09.tonight from the pupils of St Malachy's Primary in Armagh and, as
:01:09. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:14.you can see, they are joining us A new golf resort beside the
:01:14. > :01:17.Giant's Causeway. There are strong environmental reasons to stop it
:01:17. > :01:20.and strong economic reasons to give it the go-ahead. There is no doubt
:01:20. > :01:23.this planning decision will be a controversial one.
:01:23. > :01:26.It will be made by the Environment Minister by the end of next month.
:01:26. > :01:29.The developer has told an American magazine that he expects Alex
:01:29. > :01:32.Attwood will approve his proposal for a hotel and golf course.
:01:32. > :01:38.Nicola Weir tells us what is proposed for the Causeway coast,
:01:38. > :01:44.home to Ireland's biggest tourist attraction.
:01:44. > :01:48.These are the plans for a 120 bedroomed Golf resort and spat
:01:48. > :01:54.close to the giant's Causeway. They have been submitted by an American
:01:54. > :01:57.businessman. He has told a magazine that he expects the development be
:01:57. > :02:02.given the go-ahead. But the National Trust believes the
:02:02. > :02:08.application is inherently and fundamentally wrong. It cites at
:02:08. > :02:11.its main reason, the potential loss of World Heritage Site status. This
:02:11. > :02:16.is the land they want to build on. It is within a three: to
:02:16. > :02:20.protections on around the Giants Causeway. At the moment, an
:02:20. > :02:25.ordinary household are living inside the zone, could not extend
:02:25. > :02:29.their property over and above what they already have. Objectors are
:02:29. > :02:34.wondering why an American businessman can build at major golf
:02:34. > :02:37.resort in the same media. But do local MP says the permit --
:02:37. > :02:42.potential economic benefits far outweigh any arguments against it.
:02:42. > :02:46.He says that it is wrong to call it at the Dell and at the Giants
:02:46. > :02:50.Causeway. He added it was over a mile away from the causeway and
:02:51. > :02:54.would utilise a beautiful countryside at at to its very best.
:02:54. > :02:58.The minister wrote to make a decision this month but a listed
:02:58. > :03:02.wall on the property has led to a delay. Whatever people might say or
:03:02. > :03:07.do between now and then to push be one way or another, I will make the
:03:07. > :03:13.right decision, balancing the environmental, heritage and
:03:13. > :03:17.economic factors in taking into account what will be an important
:03:17. > :03:25.decision for the coast one way or another. The decision on what this
:03:25. > :03:27.you will look like in the future is expected in the new year. -- view.
:03:27. > :03:29.A tougher crackdown on environmental crime is being
:03:29. > :03:32.promised with the hiring of more specialist investigators.
:03:32. > :03:35.For the past thee years, the Government unit which investigates
:03:35. > :03:42.issues like illegal dumping has been running well short of its full
:03:42. > :03:47.complement of staff, as BBC Newsline's Julian O'Neill reports.
:03:48. > :03:52.The crime unit within the Environment Agency has never seemed
:03:52. > :03:56.is this investigation involved cat litter soaked in diesel as part of
:03:56. > :04:01.a fuel laundering scam. But the unit, which also investigates
:04:01. > :04:06.illegal dumping like this waste, buried in for a manner, has been
:04:06. > :04:09.understaffed for several years. I told to a specialist in
:04:09. > :04:15.environmental law, he said the staffing problems had noticeable
:04:15. > :04:19.problems. -- consequences. In terms of the cases we have seen prosecute,
:04:19. > :04:22.there is a distinct lack of enforcement at the bottom end of
:04:22. > :04:26.the scale and also the top end of the scale. The small fly-tipping
:04:26. > :04:30.offences are not being dealt with that all and also, at the same time,
:04:30. > :04:35.there is very few of the big financial cases which involve CDs
:04:35. > :04:38.criminality. The Department of the Environment has written to Stormont,
:04:38. > :04:44.explaining the difficulty. It's his recruitment has been delayed
:04:44. > :04:49.because of serious financial difficulties. As a result, many
:04:49. > :04:53.issues and cases cannot be pursued. And, even after a recruitment drive
:04:53. > :04:58.which is under way, the unit will remain challenged responding to
:04:58. > :05:02.priorities. The unit is responsible to the Department of the
:05:02. > :05:08.environment and should have 41 staff but it is running currently
:05:08. > :05:11.at just 25, with many of the vacancies at senior level. The
:05:11. > :05:15.Department of the Environment told the BBC that the recruitment of
:05:15. > :05:20.specialist additional staff is currently under way. People like
:05:20. > :05:24.financial and criminal investigators. Once completed it
:05:24. > :05:29.will allow the unit to expand its caseload. A living poster in the
:05:29. > :05:32.process of being filled up, at the direction of the minister. There
:05:32. > :05:37.have also been told to encourage courts to take crimes like illegal
:05:37. > :05:41.dumping much more seriously. Two men have been in court on
:05:41. > :05:44.cocaine charges. They were among five people arrested earlier this
:05:44. > :05:54.week in Bangor, Belfast and Coleraine. Will Leitch was in the
:05:54. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:04.court for BBC Newsline. The two men are brothers. The each
:06:04. > :06:10.faced six charges of possession of Class A and class B drugs with
:06:10. > :06:14.intent and conspiracy to supply. Bail was refused for one and both
:06:14. > :06:18.men were remanded in custody until 3rd January. A detective constable
:06:18. > :06:22.told the court he could connect both the men to a police operation
:06:22. > :06:29.on Wednesday. A part of an ongoing investigation by the organised
:06:29. > :06:39.crime back branch -- the organised crime branch. Cooking with a street
:06:39. > :06:44.value of �120,000 was seized. �11,000 -- �1,100 was seized.
:06:44. > :06:48.Police say they can connect that to unfit and sulphate found at an
:06:48. > :06:52.address in south Belfast worth the same amount. Three other men are
:06:52. > :06:56.due to appear this morning on charges connected will now appear
:06:56. > :07:02.tomorrow, Christmas Eve, after the police failed to present them in
:07:02. > :07:05.time this morning. Still to come on the programme:
:07:05. > :07:07.The police pilot scheme which is fostering good relations with local
:07:07. > :07:10.schoolchildren. And Michael O'Neill will he be the
:07:10. > :07:19.new manager the Northern Ireland football team and will it all
:07:19. > :07:23.There's some festive cheer tonight for residents of Marlborough
:07:23. > :07:26.Terrace in Londonderry. Ten days after the first landslide at the
:07:26. > :07:29.back of their homes, the first phase of work to make the area safe
:07:29. > :07:37.has finished. And, as Kevin Sharkey reports, one structure which just
:07:37. > :07:43.wouldn't give way has finally come down.
:07:43. > :07:53.Teetering on the brink for days. While all around it fell down. Or
:07:53. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :07:59.was brought down. This man-made structure, it standing defiant. But
:07:59. > :08:07.what man put up, man brings down. Security of positions the reasons
:08:07. > :08:14.it -- the reason it went up. Close by, the scene of the first
:08:14. > :08:22.landslide. The cars were buried and destroyed by falling earth and
:08:23. > :08:32.stone. Now new stone and lot of that will hold up the ground above.
:08:33. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:37.-- lots of it. Just little battles now. After two landslides and ten
:08:37. > :08:47.days of anxiety and stress, the people of the street can now look
:08:47. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:52.forward to a happy Christmas. And all around, happy children.
:08:52. > :08:55.The police in Larne are holding what is called police surgeries at
:08:56. > :08:58.the local high school. They are "get to know you" meetings aimed at
:08:58. > :09:01.developing better relationships with young people. The pilot scheme
:09:01. > :09:04.is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and the police
:09:04. > :09:06.hope it will help the students be more aware of what's going on in
:09:06. > :09:09.the community. Our district journalist Ciara Riddell reports.
:09:09. > :09:13.High-school students chat with a police officer from the
:09:13. > :09:21.neighbourhood policing team. Officers have come to the school to
:09:21. > :09:26.hold a police surgery. It is this type of openness between youngsters
:09:26. > :09:34.and officers that the police are aiming for. I do not want to see,
:09:34. > :09:38.or them to see us, as purely law- enforcement. Bring us more
:09:38. > :09:43.international in by a -- natural environment when they are in school,
:09:43. > :09:48.I want him to see that they are on first name terms with me so that
:09:48. > :09:51.when the back on the streets, socialising, if the ECB officer
:09:51. > :09:58.they can call on them if they are in need of support, if the need
:09:58. > :10:01.advice, or if it is a simple question and then we can put some
:10:01. > :10:05.of those protective measures around him. It is making it more natural
:10:05. > :10:11.for them to engage better with the police officer. Can the police stop
:10:11. > :10:15.and ask students questions if they are on the street? These students
:10:15. > :10:19.are interested in everything from the police as a career to what
:10:19. > :10:22.rights they have out and about on the streets. I think it is good
:10:22. > :10:32.that they can come in and we can have conversations with them and
:10:32. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:37.ask questions. The police surgeries are held at the school once a month.
:10:37. > :10:47.The neighbourhood police team is hoping to extend them to other
:10:47. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.schools across the borough. You may have noticed that the light
:10:52. > :10:55.are dimmer than normal. In the meantime, we will continue!
:10:55. > :10:58.The weather is better than it was this time last year, but 2011 has
:10:58. > :11:00.had its share of weather drama too. You will remember the floods in
:11:00. > :11:03.October. One of the worst affected places
:11:03. > :11:06.was Beragh in County Tyrone, where 17 families had to leave their
:11:06. > :11:12.houses. Our district journalist Louise Cullen has been back to see
:11:12. > :11:18.how one family has coped. Getting ready for Christmas. It was
:11:18. > :11:21.clearly a very different festive season for this family. We were
:11:21. > :11:26.going to be eating our dinner nearly offer knees, because the
:11:26. > :11:31.kitchen was so small and we had no table. We had to get back home.
:11:31. > :11:39.After the floods in October, work to repair the his -- houses became
:11:39. > :11:43.-- began immediately. She and her daughter had both been in hospital.
:11:43. > :11:49.Asthma brought on by the stress of the second flooding in it two years.
:11:49. > :11:53.I cannot tell you how bad it has been. I thought 2008 was bad, but
:11:53. > :11:57.this really take its toll. I feel I could never go through it again.
:11:57. > :12:00.After her hospitals the, her husband borrowed money from the
:12:00. > :12:05.credit Dean were waiting for the insurance payment, so they could
:12:05. > :12:13.leave their rented accommodation and come home. We only got hour
:12:13. > :12:17.payment in on the Friday and Saturday. People had been very good.
:12:17. > :12:21.They were more than helpful to come into the sewage and we were in.
:12:21. > :12:28.Last month, the Agriculture Minister announced that works had
:12:28. > :12:31.been brought forward. Some comfort for the Red -- residents. I just
:12:31. > :12:36.hope and pray that the rains will not come to the extent that they
:12:37. > :12:41.came before. Until we get security of our flood the wall. The first
:12:41. > :12:46.meeting to approve the flood wall design takes place next month.
:12:46. > :12:51.We're in the problem Leddy diseases -- the preliminary stages. There
:12:51. > :12:56.will be an economic appraisal. love it here. I love my neighbours,
:12:56. > :13:01.my home. That is where the kids have been raised. I feel it is
:13:01. > :13:09.secure. Security mean so much. now, having Christmas at home is
:13:09. > :13:19.BBC News Line has learned that the next manager of the Northern
:13:19. > :13:20.
:13:21. > :13:30.Ireland soccer team will be... Well, I will let her sports Correspondent
:13:30. > :13:35.tell you the latest. Bad here. -- thank you. It is not
:13:35. > :13:39.signed and sealed yet, but it appears that Michael O'Neill is the
:13:39. > :13:42.Irish Football Association's choice to become the new manager of
:13:42. > :13:50.Northern Ireland. It is believed that the appointment could be
:13:50. > :13:53.confirmed next week, subject to some details being confirmed.
:13:53. > :14:00.Michael O'Neill was one of three candidates interviewed for the
:14:00. > :14:06.Northern Ireland manager's job. Ian Dury and Joan Mitchell 10 were the
:14:06. > :14:12.other two. One-nil's meeting took place just days after he stood down
:14:12. > :14:16.as manager of the Shamrock Rovers. The 42-year-old had made no secret
:14:16. > :14:23.of his interest in managing the international side. Today, it is
:14:23. > :14:28.understood that the Irish FA sees him as their preferred candidate.
:14:28. > :14:31.But the deal is not done yet. Negotiations over personal terms
:14:31. > :14:39.will continue during the Christmas period, the formal announcement
:14:39. > :14:43.could happen before the new year. Glenn Ferguson is the front-runner
:14:43. > :14:50.to replace Roy Walker as by their manager. He is one of a number of
:14:50. > :14:54.candidates on a shortlist. -- Ali Mr Allam manager.
:14:54. > :15:02.The management team have yet to see their team win a match. But they
:15:02. > :15:07.are not panicking just yet. John Cunningham is the coach who is
:15:07. > :15:11.used to getting results at this soccer academy where he works.
:15:11. > :15:17.Victories have been in short supply since he took over as manager at
:15:17. > :15:20.Lisburn Distillery. But a 1-1 draw against to the champions have
:15:20. > :15:25.signalled a turning point in the club's fortunes. We have had some
:15:25. > :15:31.really good results against the the better teams. But it is turning
:15:31. > :15:34.that around, you know, that result a draw and day when. As I say to
:15:34. > :15:38.the players, you have to keep believing and working hard. We were
:15:38. > :15:43.unfortunate the other night. pressure is on now to steer them
:15:43. > :15:46.away from the relegation zone. thing I say, you are not in
:15:46. > :15:50.football to get all the plaudits and everything else, if you are
:15:50. > :15:55.there to try and help and improve the situation. If I can do that and
:15:55. > :16:00.I am a help, then so be it. If I am not the right man for it, then I am
:16:00. > :16:05.a big enough man to move to different project. The next
:16:05. > :16:10.challenge is a way to Donegal Celtic on Boxing Day. But didn't I
:16:10. > :16:17.get a surprise when I wish them luck? That you very much. If you
:16:17. > :16:21.bring a pair of boots, you might even get on the bench.
:16:21. > :16:26.There was disappointment for Darren Clarke and buoy arrive at the BBC's
:16:26. > :16:34.Sports personality of the year award last night. -- Roddy in
:16:34. > :16:44.Conroy. Clark was a favourite to win the award, but was spotted run-
:16:44. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:52.up to cyclist Mark Cavendish. Rain Roy missed out on the spot. --
:16:52. > :16:54.Rory McIlroy. Ulster coach Prime a lockable be
:16:54. > :17:00.without key Irish international Rory Best, Stephen Ferris and
:17:00. > :17:05.Andrew Trimble for at the derby games over the festive period. They
:17:05. > :17:10.must be rested as part of the high RFU player management programme.
:17:10. > :17:14.And Ferdie boxing game -- Boxing Day did you...
:17:15. > :17:20.There is no tougher place to go in European rugby than the Rds.
:17:20. > :17:25.Leicester have 11 wins and a role in all competitions.
:17:25. > :17:33.Also have not won in Dublin since 1989. At this time of year, there
:17:33. > :17:36.is something of a selection dilemma for the coach. -- 1999. There are
:17:36. > :17:43.only four days between the matches. You need to use your squad. When we
:17:43. > :17:46.sat down and looked at it, our medical staff and air-conditioners
:17:46. > :17:52.if you're going to pick the same team out for those games, it is
:17:52. > :17:55.impossible. -- and Alan conditioners. We have got to use
:17:55. > :18:01.her squat over this Christmas period.
:18:01. > :18:06.But despite a weakened team without the big names, the captain says the
:18:06. > :18:10.pro 12 in this fixture still matter. If you are a professional sport,
:18:10. > :18:17.you want to win all of your games. He want to get on a run of wins
:18:17. > :18:22.regardless of which to mature playing in. The week is your bread
:18:22. > :18:28.and butter. -- the League is your bread and butter.
:18:28. > :18:34.The advantage for Leicester, they start at 10 Irish International's.
:18:34. > :18:38.It is a big ask for prior McLaughlan's men.
:18:38. > :18:48.It will not be easy. We have live coverage of that match on Boxing
:18:48. > :18:48.
:18:49. > :18:53.Day at 5:25pm. Ulster verses Munster is also on the cards.
:18:53. > :18:56.We were a little disappointed for Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy at
:18:56. > :19:03.the BBC Sports personality of the year. The Gulf Ford would be split
:19:03. > :19:08.three ways. The golf vote was split three ways, the Northern Irish vote
:19:08. > :19:16.was split three ways. I was disappointed for Darren after
:19:16. > :19:22.fulfilling a lifetime dream. It was not to be his year. What about Rory
:19:22. > :19:27.-- what about Rory McIlroy's glasses.
:19:27. > :19:31.The temperature today has certainly got a little, but I do not think
:19:31. > :19:38.that it will last right through to that it will last right through to
:19:38. > :19:42.Christmas Day. Let's get the latest I think we needed the hat and
:19:42. > :19:46.gloves again to take a few the Christmas shopping. This cold snap
:19:46. > :19:51.is only temporary and and as we head through the Christmas weekend,
:19:51. > :19:56.the mild air will start flooding back in. It could be hanging around
:19:56. > :19:59.right up to Boxing Day. Unfortunately, it is likely to be
:19:59. > :20:05.unsettle and windy. Despite the chill today, it was at least
:20:05. > :20:09.brighter than it has been the past couple of days. There were blue
:20:09. > :20:15.splashes and showers. There are still a few of those across parts
:20:15. > :20:21.of the north-west in particular. Tonight will be clear and under
:20:21. > :20:25.those clear skies it will be bitterly cold. Through the night,
:20:25. > :20:30.that peace will start to feed them more cloud again, bringing some
:20:30. > :20:36.showery rain into the north-west. The more East you are, the more try
:20:36. > :20:40.you will be. Temperatures will get down to two or three degrees. Well
:20:40. > :20:46.enough for the odd icy patch. Perhaps most of it, by tomorrow
:20:46. > :20:50.morning. Nevertheless, a cold start to the Christmas weekend. It will
:20:50. > :20:55.turn more mild but quite windy. First thing tomorrow, probably not
:20:55. > :20:59.too wet but already cloudy and breezy. We find that the cloud will
:20:59. > :21:07.pick up and more persistent spells of rain will enter into Fermanagh,
:21:07. > :21:11.to Rome and a Londonderry. -- Tyrone and Londonderry. Not a very
:21:11. > :21:15.pleasant end to the day at all. Temperatures eventually recover,
:21:15. > :21:20.nine degrees, but probably not until late in the day. If you're
:21:20. > :21:24.out and about, for much of the day it will be quite cold tomorrow. It
:21:24. > :21:28.does not look like it will be a white Christmas, you will probably
:21:28. > :21:33.have to import the snow a few wanted. This Christmas-card scene
:21:33. > :21:37.taken in the run-up to Christmas last December. Last year be
:21:37. > :21:41.recorded the lowest ever temperature on Christmas Day, -17.5.
:21:41. > :21:49.This year could be the mildest, something we are keeping a --
:21:49. > :21:53.keeping an eye on. 13 Celsius ease the temperature to beat. There will
:21:53. > :21:57.be a lot of cloud around on the pity itself, it will be quite
:21:57. > :22:00.blustery and perhaps quite damp at times. But exactly festive, but
:22:00. > :22:04.better than last year for getting out and about and visiting friends
:22:04. > :22:09.and relatives. I do not think it feels right when
:22:09. > :22:17.it is mild. I think we need it to be called. Picture head in the
:22:17. > :22:21.fridge. Apparently the shops are bound to deal with people getting
:22:21. > :22:26.those last-minute presents in, but the next 36 hours will all be about
:22:26. > :22:28.wrapping them and preparing all of the food. Our reporter has been
:22:28. > :22:38.beating a variety of people, and he beating a variety of people, and he
:22:38. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:46.has asked them of the same festive It is all about family, it is all
:22:46. > :22:51.about getting together, it is being in touch. It means great things to
:22:51. > :22:56.me, happy things. Christmas is a time of coming together, at a time
:22:56. > :23:05.that we remember the vulnerable, as it sees as himself was of course
:23:05. > :23:09.very watchable as a baby in Bethlehem. -- as its reserves.
:23:09. > :23:12.not a Christian person. Hallowe'en is my time of year. Christmas is
:23:13. > :23:17.just another working day for the Northern Ireland Fire and rescue
:23:17. > :23:21.Service. It is sad for people who are lying at on the street and
:23:21. > :23:25.people who have no body. I visit homes and there are plenty of
:23:25. > :23:29.people sitting there and no one comes to see them. It is not much
:23:29. > :23:35.different from any other day of the year. In fact, Christmas tree is
:23:35. > :23:38.usually very busy. Especially the afternoon and evening. Because a
:23:38. > :23:41.number of other health care providers will shut up shop and go
:23:41. > :23:49.home for the long weekend, the public expect the medicine
:23:49. > :23:59.department to pick up the tab, no matter how bad it is. Can I get a
:23:59. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:04.hat on? Can I start again with a hat on? As a hat. -- have a hat.
:24:04. > :24:08.What does Christmas means to you? Spending time with family and
:24:08. > :24:12.friends and getting everyone together. And Santa coming to my
:24:12. > :24:16.children. Christmas means getting time to spend with family and
:24:16. > :24:26.friends. Christmas to me means precious time with family and
:24:26. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.friends. What about this had? part of the experience. And the
:24:41. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:47.case. -- and the tight. I think they call that entering
:24:47. > :24:51.into the spirit. We are very glad that we have the lights back on.
:24:51. > :24:56.That means you will see full, glowing take the colour, the
:24:56. > :25:01.shining faces of our guests. have St Malachy's primary school
:25:01. > :25:06.from our man in her studio. If you check out our Facebook page, B took
:25:06. > :25:11.photographs of them rehearsing this afternoon. I bought just interrupt
:25:11. > :25:21.them. I will say prepared to breed. Clay, what are you hoping to get
:25:21. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:29.for Christmas? A new phone. And what about new? Presents come and