:00:16. > :00:26.Good evening. This is Newsline with Donna Traynor. The headlines this
:00:26. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:31.Thursday evening. Repairs to the electricity interconnector between
:00:31. > :00:35.here and Scotland have been delayed. This is the ship carrying out the
:00:35. > :00:40.work, but how much is it costing? Royal Portrush will host the Irish
:00:40. > :00:43.Open this summer, a year earlier than expected. The breast implants
:00:43. > :00:49.scare - a Belfast woman tells us why she had hers removed. The SDLP
:00:49. > :00:59.leader apologises over his comments on MLA pay. A reprieve for an arts
:00:59. > :01:02.venue that thought it was on its last legs. I'm live from the Black
:01:02. > :01:05.Box in the Cathedral Quarter. And after a rough couple of days of
:01:05. > :01:10.weather, it is looking calmer at long last. I'll have the full
:01:10. > :01:13.forecast for you later. First, an exclusive story about our
:01:13. > :01:17.electricity supply which could end up costing tens of millions of
:01:17. > :01:22.pounds. An electricity inter- connector runs under the water
:01:22. > :01:29.between Islandmagee in County Antrim and Aryshire in Scotland. It
:01:29. > :01:32.is made up of two supply cables. Both have been out of action, which
:01:33. > :01:36.means we cannot rely on importing energy from across the Irish Sea. A
:01:36. > :01:39.big repair job has been going on but it's behind schedule. And this
:01:39. > :01:49.could all lead to a repair bill of about �20 million. Kevin Magee has
:01:49. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:57.been finding out more. This ship is one other largest of its kind in
:01:57. > :02:00.the world. Capable of deep-sea trawling and construction, it is
:02:00. > :02:04.repairing the electricity interconnector. But today it was
:02:04. > :02:08.tied up in Belfast Harbour. It began work in the North Channel at
:02:08. > :02:13.the end of October but the currents and the weather conditions have
:02:13. > :02:18.hampered progress and the repair work is now behind Churchill.
:02:18. > :02:21.Coming ashore at Island Magee, the connector links the grade of
:02:21. > :02:26.Northern Ireland and Scotland through submarine cables. Because
:02:26. > :02:31.they're not working, Northern Ireland cannot rely on power from
:02:31. > :02:36.outside the island of Ireland. the power station tripped, there
:02:36. > :02:40.would be a risk of the lights going out if at a peak period during the
:02:40. > :02:45.day or the evening. And in cold weather, those periods are even
:02:45. > :02:51.worse. We are at risk until the interconnector is repaired of some
:02:51. > :02:54.lights going out and some dark, cold nights. A company responsible
:02:54. > :02:58.for ensuring there is enough electricity in the system says that
:02:58. > :03:04.supply should not be affected. loss of the interconnector for such
:03:04. > :03:09.a period does reduce the operating margin which increases risk. But we
:03:09. > :03:14.manage that delay and we're confident. It would take the loss
:03:14. > :03:20.of another major generating unit to further reduce those margins, which
:03:20. > :03:25.would make it very tight and then the risk increases. The fault in
:03:25. > :03:29.one cable has been detected and a section has been removed. This is
:03:29. > :03:33.part of the actual interconnector that has been dug up from the
:03:33. > :03:38.bottom of the sea. Normally there is enough electricity passing
:03:38. > :03:43.through this to be the equivalent other small power station and went
:03:43. > :03:47.before it was detected, it was the size of a 50 pence piece. Work on
:03:47. > :03:52.the second fractured cable will not begin until the first one has been
:03:52. > :03:58.repaired. The overall bill could run towards �20 million but the
:03:58. > :04:04.owners say that customers will not be expected to pay. The cost of the
:04:04. > :04:09.repairs are very significant in terms of this major exercise. To
:04:09. > :04:16.mitigate against that, mutual energy and its subsidiary carry
:04:16. > :04:22.insurance for this and this incident, we are insured for. When
:04:22. > :04:32.the bill rolls then, the insurance companies will pay. And not the
:04:32. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:36.concern. Yes. -- not the consumer. The insurance company will pay.
:04:36. > :04:43.is expected that one of the cables will be fixed next month but the
:04:44. > :04:47.other will take longer. The success of local golfers on the world stage
:04:47. > :04:56.has helped bring a prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland. The
:04:56. > :05:01.Irish Open will be staged at Royal Portrush this summer. The last time
:05:01. > :05:05.was a 1953 in Belvoir Park golf course. There will be an official
:05:05. > :05:08.announcement at the venue tomorrow. Stephen Watson is here to give us a
:05:08. > :05:11.heads-up on what to expect in June and he has been speaking to some of
:05:11. > :05:16.the golfing stars. How big is this for Northern Ireland? Fantastic
:05:16. > :05:20.news. It was expected Royal Portrush would host this in 2013
:05:20. > :05:24.but it will happen one year earlier and the news will be announced
:05:24. > :05:28.tomorrow by the head of European Tour. Darren Clarke will be in
:05:28. > :05:35.attendance, as well Arlene Foster, because the executive have agreed
:05:35. > :05:41.to help fund this, probably to the tune of �2 million. The tournament
:05:41. > :05:46.welcome off for one year and go back to the Republic in 2013 and it
:05:46. > :05:51.comes off the back of that success by our major champions and they are
:05:51. > :05:56.thrilled at this news. We are excited that it has a great date in
:05:56. > :06:01.the calendar, going in at the end of June. Killarney has been great
:06:01. > :06:04.for a couple of years and we all know that it is tough times
:06:04. > :06:08.economically so sponsors are hard to find but Irish golf has never
:06:08. > :06:14.been stronger. To have that drive behind the actual event is
:06:14. > :06:19.fantastic. Irish players are 100% anything that we can possibly do to
:06:19. > :06:23.make the Irish Open in Portrush be the best that can be. Things and
:06:23. > :06:28.Ireland are not as good as they used to be. It is nice to come home
:06:28. > :06:32.and support the home tournament and bring some joy back into some
:06:32. > :06:39.people's lives by playing Your Home event. I am looking forward to
:06:39. > :06:44.getting there and trying to win. Darren Clarke with his trophy. What
:06:44. > :06:50.part has he played in getting us to Portrush, his home club?
:06:50. > :06:53.success in the summer, like Graham McDowell the year before, but will
:06:53. > :06:57.Portrush in the golfing headlines. Previously, Darren revealed that he
:06:58. > :07:03.would act as an ambassador for Royal Portrush and would open up
:07:03. > :07:09.his contacts to attract big names. He also acknowledged that the
:07:09. > :07:15.financial hurdles that would have to be overcome by a Portrush...
:07:15. > :07:21.With the current economic climate, it is tough to get new sponsors and
:07:21. > :07:27.we are looking for around 4 million euros to put this on. It is a big
:07:27. > :07:33.expense but we have such an amazing product here. Links is the purest
:07:33. > :07:37.form of golf and this is the best course in the world. It is hoped
:07:37. > :07:41.that the successful staging of the Irish Open could lead to the return
:07:41. > :07:46.to the biggest and best tournament in the world, the Open, coming to
:07:46. > :07:50.Portrush. It was already there in 1951 and the governing body has
:07:50. > :07:55.been to Portrush to look at the venue. The Irish Open in the sombre
:07:55. > :07:57.will be a fine example of what Royal Portrush can do. Thank you.
:07:57. > :07:59.The police believe a fire that badly damaged commercial premises
:07:59. > :08:02.in Ballyclare was started deliberately. The blaze at the
:08:02. > :08:04.family-run business, Clare Farm Supplies, in Park Street was
:08:04. > :08:10.discovered early this morning. 40 firefighters tackled the blaze in
:08:10. > :08:14.strong winds and there were fears it could spread to other buildings.
:08:14. > :08:18.A review ordered by the government into the risks of a type of breast
:08:18. > :08:21.implant is due to report back tomorrow. Local health trusts told
:08:21. > :08:26.the BBC earlier this week that the French PIP brand is not used in
:08:26. > :08:29.hospitals but is in some private clinics. It's thought not many
:08:29. > :08:34.women here are affected but the former Miss Great Britain and model
:08:34. > :08:39.Gemma Garrett is one of them. Her implants had to be removed last
:08:40. > :08:49.year at a cost of �11,000. Earlier she told me about when she realised
:08:50. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :08:55.something was wrong. I had researched another surgeon at
:08:55. > :09:00.Harley Street in London and I had found a lump on my left breast. He
:09:00. > :09:06.examined me and said, I and 99% sure that the implants have
:09:06. > :09:12.ruptured. And they are probably from PIP. That is the first-ever
:09:12. > :09:17.heard of the company. Were you told of the potential danger of having
:09:17. > :09:20.these then when you first got them in 2008? Not from the surgeon, the
:09:20. > :09:26.surgeon did not talk me through any dangers or the fact that I might
:09:26. > :09:34.have them replaced in 10 years. I was 26, I was our of the dangers of
:09:34. > :09:38.going under anaesthetic for Vanity reasons but nothing to this extent.
:09:38. > :09:44.Having this sort of surgery for cosmetic reasons is growing, very
:09:44. > :09:51.popular in Northern Ireland. Argue night very wary, giving your
:09:51. > :09:56.experience? -- are you very wary? The last year has been very hard
:09:56. > :10:00.for me, horrific. I would advise anybody thinking about getting in
:10:00. > :10:04.plants, to think very hard about the decision because in 10 years
:10:04. > :10:09.you will have to have them replaced and we do not know the effects that
:10:09. > :10:16.they have on the body. But there are a reputable surgeons out there
:10:16. > :10:22.and in a lot of cases, nothing goes wrong? That is true. I am not
:10:22. > :10:26.slitting fall in plants, I think that they work very well for people
:10:26. > :10:29.if it is affecting the life, like cancer patients are people who are
:10:29. > :10:35.depressed about their body. But it should not be a decision that you
:10:35. > :10:42.just make one day. Yes, I might have in plants. I would advise
:10:42. > :10:47.anybody to think very hard about that because I have had a few years
:10:48. > :10:52.from hell. To make out speaking earlier on the programme. -- Gemma
:10:52. > :10:55.Garrett. A second day of searches on the Antrim coast for a missing
:10:55. > :10:59.cyclist has ended. Samuel Campbell from Kells disappeared on New
:10:59. > :11:01.Year's Day and so far the only sign of him has been his bike, which was
:11:01. > :11:04.found near Glenarm on Tuesday. Since then, rescue teams have been
:11:04. > :11:11.scouring the shoreline for Mr Campbell. But the bad weather made
:11:11. > :11:16.today's operation difficult. weather today has been north-
:11:16. > :11:21.westerly and is coming up to storm force, very gusty wind up to 80 mph.
:11:21. > :11:25.With those conditions on the sea, it is quite difficult for the
:11:25. > :11:30.lifeboat to get that close because of their swell. They will get as
:11:30. > :11:34.close as they can. We are dealing with the search for a missing
:11:34. > :11:41.person, we have no other avenue is, so we are still hopeful we can
:11:41. > :11:44.locate the missing man. Still to come on the programme... Why this
:11:44. > :11:47.little boy is only getting his first day at school now. And the
:11:47. > :11:56.real Iron Lady divided opinions. But what will a unionist and a
:11:56. > :11:58.republican make of the new film about Margaret Thatcher? The SDLP
:11:58. > :12:00.leader, Alasdair McDonnell, has apologised for causing offence by
:12:00. > :12:09.arguing that MLAs are entitled to more generous pension provisions
:12:09. > :12:11.and a small increase in their salary. Dr McDonnell's comments in
:12:11. > :12:21.a newspaper interview have been criticised by his own party members,
:12:21. > :12:28.including his deputy, Dolores Kelly. Dr McDonnell is with me. Did you
:12:28. > :12:33.not know that it was your party's policy to have a pay freeze? I do
:12:33. > :12:38.know the party's policy. I was sitting and my choice of words
:12:38. > :12:43.might have been not judicious and I was careful not to put them in
:12:43. > :12:48.context. You admit that you were wrong? I admit that I did not put
:12:48. > :12:51.the thing in context. I was asked a question about the Assembly
:12:51. > :12:55.commission on pay. I said I was concerned that if they were going
:12:55. > :13:01.to come through with a large pay rise, I was concerned that in the
:13:01. > :13:06.present context, it should be minimal or at most, one or 2%.
:13:06. > :13:11.come out with the statement, if it was a Bob -- the wrong one, before
:13:11. > :13:17.that panel comes forward with its recommendations? Politically, that
:13:17. > :13:20.was not very astute. I did not come out with a statement. I was being
:13:20. > :13:25.interviewed by a newspaper. This question was put to me and I have a
:13:25. > :13:31.habit of being honest and straight and I give a straight answer.
:13:31. > :13:36.not have been politically astute to not answer that question. I could
:13:36. > :13:40.quote to in future that politicians should not give direct answers in
:13:40. > :13:45.the BBC studio but I stand on my record and I am as concerned as
:13:45. > :13:49.anybody else about social justice and poverty and job losses and my
:13:49. > :13:53.colleagues and myself work every day and has only a few weeks ago
:13:53. > :13:59.that you are standing shoulder to shoulder with public sector workers,
:13:59. > :14:04.defending their incomes and pension rights. Do you accept that what you
:14:04. > :14:09.have said, you have apologised, but that has angered and embarrassed
:14:09. > :14:14.tour party colleagues? You have made an apology, very often in
:14:14. > :14:18.these circumstances, an apology is accompanied by an offer of
:14:18. > :14:23.resignation. My leadership is very strong and I was elected leader
:14:23. > :14:26.with a very strong mandate two months ago. I was elected leader to
:14:26. > :14:31.rebuild the party and but it back in a position of winning more
:14:31. > :14:36.elections and seats. I have been engaged in that. It isn't a very
:14:36. > :14:43.good start to her Ladyship. Even coming from Dolores Kelly, your own
:14:43. > :14:47.deputy. People are very annoyed and embarrassed. I am not perfect. I do
:14:47. > :14:52.not know anybody who is. I have been a mistake in that I did not
:14:52. > :14:57.set this thing in the right context and I have put my hands up. I have
:14:57. > :15:04.made a mistake. Right? The St a policy is that there should be a
:15:04. > :15:09.pay freeze above �31,500. I subscribe to that and I will
:15:09. > :15:13.subscribe to that going forward. I emphasise, I did not a bird from
:15:13. > :15:22.that in the first place. I merely allowed myself into a hypothetical
:15:22. > :15:27.situation, discussing this, as to what the commission might recommend.
:15:27. > :15:33.I was suggesting, thinking out loud, but perhaps it would be wrong of
:15:33. > :15:43.them to make a big pay increase. That is all. OK. It has been turned
:15:43. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:49.upside down. We have run out of The Black Box arts venue in Belfast
:15:49. > :15:52.has had a major boost to its chances of survival. It opened in
:15:52. > :15:56.2006 to fill a temporary gap in arts provision and was due to close
:15:56. > :16:06.in April this year if, but last night, Belfast city Council handed
:16:06. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:11.a lifeline. Yes, I am in the main space of this former whiskey
:16:11. > :16:15.warehouse, then transformed into offices and now into an arts venue.
:16:15. > :16:20.It was set up for six years, but it was so popular and the managers
:16:20. > :16:25.liked it so much they want to keep it open. The dilemma is that Black
:16:25. > :16:31.Box arts venue is relying on funding of �61,000, but is just top
:16:31. > :16:36.up money because it is 82% self- sufficient. It is hard out for
:16:36. > :16:46.numerous events and festivals. Today, this actor is performing in
:16:46. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:51.a musical adaptation of the Third policeman. It drew a capacity
:16:52. > :16:56.lunchtime crowd and many events are sold out. The public funding is due
:16:56. > :16:59.to run out in April and there have been appeals to extend it. Last
:16:59. > :17:04.night, Belfast city Council give it a boost by approving an extension
:17:04. > :17:08.of its �25,000 annual grant. It thinks it is the value for
:17:08. > :17:13.ratepayers money. Having examined the evidence we are satisfied that
:17:13. > :17:15.the investment of �25,000 in Black Box arts venue would represent good
:17:15. > :17:20.Friday for money. Black Box arts venue adds to the cultural product
:17:20. > :17:26.that exists in the city and there have been independent study showing
:17:26. > :17:29.that it would not have an adverse effect on other locations. Well,
:17:29. > :17:33.here at Black Box arts venue, the performers for tonight Show are on
:17:33. > :17:37.stage waiting to go ahead. I am joined by a man who runs many
:17:37. > :17:42.festivals and events here. What makes this base so special that you
:17:42. > :17:46.want to keep it. As an issue come in here, you realise it is special.
:17:46. > :17:50.Do something about the ambience, the friendliness of the staff, the
:17:50. > :17:57.acoustics, there is something magical about it. You will have
:17:57. > :18:01.competition shortly from the Mac? Yes, it is very exciting. We are
:18:01. > :18:06.excited to see it coming. The two venues will work well together, if
:18:06. > :18:11.they have the funding to survive. We attract a slightly different
:18:11. > :18:14.audience to the Mac, but it is a very valuable audience. I spotted
:18:14. > :18:22.these petitions which were aimed at Belfast city Council, so they have
:18:22. > :18:25.been successful. Yes, it is the power of lobbying. We asked our
:18:25. > :18:32.audiences to write to their local councillors and they did. It seems
:18:32. > :18:35.to have worked. That will not be the end of the fund-raising.
:18:35. > :18:39.Video-games, you might be completely obsessed are completely
:18:39. > :18:44.clueless about them. The Bill Harry it is the fastest-growing business
:18:44. > :18:48.in the entertainment world, a 70 billion-dollar global industry and
:18:48. > :18:52.won the Republic this is trying to get a bigger slice off. If you
:18:52. > :19:02.think the typical game there is a teenage boy shooting enemy targets
:19:02. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:08.on the consul in his bedroom, you would be wrong. It is as simple
:19:08. > :19:11.puzzle game and a worldwide sensation. Bejewelled has been
:19:11. > :19:16.downloaded 50 million times and the US company behind it has its
:19:16. > :19:20.European headquarters in Dublin. aim to make a video gamers out of
:19:20. > :19:24.none gamers. What we are seeing now is with advances in smart phones,
:19:25. > :19:29.the availability of games three notional net working sites, more
:19:29. > :19:34.and more people are turning to what games and thinking and a dip in and
:19:34. > :19:40.have a play. We think of gamers as teenage boys, but actually the
:19:40. > :19:44.demographic now has been skewed so what is the Nebraskan housewife who
:19:44. > :19:51.is playing foreign film. These are the new gamers. The people making
:19:51. > :19:55.the games are the 12 eight boys in their bedrooms. Many games are now
:19:55. > :19:59.produced in Ireland and the market is growing rapidly. 500 million new
:19:59. > :20:03.gamers are playing games with in Facebook. This is the real
:20:03. > :20:07.opportunity for Ireland. Two guys on a laptop can attack that market
:20:07. > :20:11.and they do not need a lot of start-up revenue. They do not need
:20:11. > :20:16.to be part of the publishing string. They can go directly to a consumer
:20:16. > :20:20.and it gains out there. One Irish company doing that is Ideal Binary.
:20:20. > :20:24.They bring fairy-tales to life for young children. The company set up
:20:24. > :20:29.to two-and-a-half years ago and are set to double inside this year.
:20:29. > :20:35.have a boom in the TEC sector here for. We need more graduates. There
:20:35. > :20:38.are more than two and a half 1000 jobs open in this office. It has
:20:38. > :20:42.never been a better time to start up a business in Ireland and never
:20:42. > :20:46.a better time to get involved in the games industry. The government
:20:46. > :20:53.hopes over 2000 new jobs can be created in the sector by 2015. This
:20:53. > :20:57.is proof that playing games is a serious business.
:20:57. > :21:01.Now, to Family Focus and a happy end to a story report due several
:21:02. > :21:04.months ago. Ross Cartmill from Banbridge could not start primary
:21:04. > :21:07.one in the school for deaf children in September because the education
:21:07. > :21:11.board had not organised as transport. But as Chris Page
:21:11. > :21:19.reports, that has now been sorted and this week he joined his class
:21:19. > :21:24.mates for the first time. The first day at school is memorable for any
:21:24. > :21:29.child or parent. For Ross Cartmill and his family, it is all the more
:21:29. > :21:32.special. Ross, who is five, is deaf. The southern Education and Library
:21:32. > :21:36.Board did not provide transport from his home in Banbridge in
:21:37. > :21:41.September, so he could not begin school again as planned. Now, the
:21:41. > :21:46.problem has been resolved and he has now started primary one here in
:21:46. > :21:50.Jordanstown. We knew it was right. He jumped in the bath and he was
:21:50. > :21:57.happy, waving away. We were here to greet him coming in and he was not
:21:57. > :22:00.interested in us. He settled great. He is happy. His teachers are
:22:00. > :22:10.delighted, as well. They think Jordanstown School is the best
:22:10. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:17.place for Ross. Ross is a child who has profound hearing difficulty. He
:22:17. > :22:22.has difficulty with communication. He needs signing to help them
:22:22. > :22:28.communicate. With our ethos of total communication, I am confident
:22:28. > :22:34.that Ross's level of communication will increase and improve and he
:22:34. > :22:38.will become a confident communicator. Ross is thoroughly
:22:38. > :22:42.enjoying learning sign language and playing with his new class mates.
:22:42. > :22:48.His parents' persistence has paid off. Their local MP has supported
:22:48. > :22:53.their case. Parents know when the child isn't well. They know the
:22:53. > :22:59.mood swings and all of that. I would encourage parents out there
:22:59. > :23:03.to fight their corner for the children. We could have other good
:23:03. > :23:07.results and news stories like today. The family have had a great start
:23:07. > :23:15.to 2012. Now that Ross is in school, he is quite content to be left to
:23:16. > :23:18.make the most of Primary One. Now Margaret Thatcher, perhaps the
:23:18. > :23:22.most controversial Prime Minister in living memory is back. Well
:23:22. > :23:28.almost. She's getting Holywood treatment in a new film which opens
:23:28. > :23:34.tomorrow starring the Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. Our political
:23:34. > :23:39.correspondent and a few guests went along to a sneak preview. Two fans
:23:39. > :23:42.of Meryl Streep, but only one loves Margaret Thatcher. BBC Newsline
:23:42. > :23:50.took a republican and a former member of the Conservative Party to
:23:50. > :23:57.the cinema to view the arak -- The Iron Lady. Aware there is discord,
:23:57. > :24:02.may we bring harmony. If vellum, not so much about politics and
:24:02. > :24:05.policy, as the loss of power, both professionally and personally. As
:24:06. > :24:10.Margaret Thatcher looks back as an old woman suffering from dementia.
:24:10. > :24:16.What did our critics make of the film and? I thought it was very
:24:16. > :24:20.good. It was genuinely moving. It was not just about a politician, it
:24:20. > :24:26.was about Margaret Thatcher the person. You you could see power
:24:26. > :24:34.slip, but the psychological and personal. It is a very well drawn
:24:34. > :24:40.portrayal. Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher got it down to 80. It was
:24:40. > :24:45.excellent. If you take it from a human being point of view, someone
:24:45. > :24:49.suffering from all signers. For me, it was difficult to suspend
:24:49. > :24:54.disbelief and always had in the back of my head, the reality of
:24:54. > :25:00.Margaret Thatcher. Her record in Ireland is deplorable and there is
:25:00. > :25:03.no way any republican would have sympathy with her. Unlike real life,
:25:03. > :25:13.events in the films are peripheral. Blink and you will miss the IRA
:25:13. > :25:17.bombing of the Brighton hotel. Putting aside the floors, want our
:25:17. > :25:21.critics watch it again? I would see it in the next few days and I would
:25:21. > :25:24.sit and relax. It is like every good for them, every time you go
:25:24. > :25:31.back you notice something else. It is the sort of film that will grow
:25:31. > :25:38.one people. Six out of him and that is because of the acting. I thought
:25:38. > :25:44.Meryl Streep did a brilliant job. Possibly she could win an Oscar. A
:25:44. > :25:49.Wood GC it again? No. Not even when it goes straight to DVD. A movie
:25:49. > :25:59.about a woman who rises to the top in politics. I, for one, would not
:25:59. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:06.mind seeing it again. We will be reporting live from Royal Portrush
:26:06. > :26:16.golf club as it announces hosting this year's Irish open. Not much
:26:16. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:24.golf played there over the last few Lots of showers have been coming in
:26:24. > :26:27.today, very brisk north-westerly wind. Coming in of the sea and
:26:27. > :26:31.pushing south and eastwards, but as the wind starts to ease, so these
:26:31. > :26:35.showers are easing back as well. You should not hear the wind
:26:35. > :26:39.howling around the house tonight, because it is gradually going to
:26:39. > :26:49.ease through the rest of the evening. It was windy the seeding
:26:49. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:58.through the North Coast. Big waves at Portrush. There has also been
:26:58. > :27:02.some sunshine, a break in the rain for parts of for a man at work it
:27:02. > :27:08.was a complete washout yesterday. The last of the showers today dying
:27:08. > :27:12.away, most of the night will be dry and the winds will continue to ease.
:27:12. > :27:15.Temperatures will fall to two or three degrees, so a colder night,
:27:15. > :27:21.possibly a touch of frost or ice first thing tomorrow in eastern
:27:21. > :27:25.areas. Cloudier weather will move in and any frost or ice chute left
:27:25. > :27:30.by 9 am. It will not be in mourning for scraping the car windscreen.
:27:30. > :27:35.Generally cloudy, light winds and a will be some dampness around in the
:27:35. > :27:38.west. Many eastern areas will stay dry and it will stay dry for a good
:27:38. > :27:42.part of the day. Not much in the way of brightness. Temperatures
:27:42. > :27:46.will gradually left into double figures for the afternoon, to
:27:46. > :27:50.around 10 or 11 degrees. We will see a little bit more of rain or
:27:50. > :27:54.drizzle breaking out so most places will end up with some dampness by