0:00:11 > 0:00:17Good evening, this is Newsline. The headlines this Wednesday evening: A
0:00:17 > 0:00:23man has died after his car plunged into the canal at Newry in County
0:00:24 > 0:00:29Down. Also on the programme. A dramatic
0:00:29 > 0:00:36turnaround for the dairy Fleadh bid, can the show still go on? Fears of
0:00:36 > 0:00:40a double-dip recession hit the local economy.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Scotland's First Minister sets out his stall for the referendum.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48An Irish club in disarray, Donegal Celtic's former manager tells us
0:00:48 > 0:00:52why he has walked away for all good. And as cold weather moves in from
0:00:52 > 0:01:02the West, we can look forward to ice in places tomorrow morning and
0:01:02 > 0:01:03
0:01:04 > 0:01:08First tonight, a fatal accident in County Down. A man's body has been
0:01:08 > 0:01:15recovered from the Newry Canal when his car left the Bson denied Omeath
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Road. It was sealed off by the police and by Gardai -- left the
0:01:19 > 0:01:25B79 Omeath Road. Our reporter is by the scene.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29behind me here is the Omeath Road going out of Newry. Within the past
0:01:29 > 0:01:3330 minutes, police confirmed to me that the body of a man had been
0:01:33 > 0:01:38recovered in its operation. He is thought to be around his sixties.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42This accent seems to have happened at around 2 o'clock this afternoon.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47We are not sure the circumstances but the car left the road and went
0:01:47 > 0:01:51into the canal. The emergency services were called in, Ambulance
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Personnel, fire service and specialist died teams as well as
0:01:55 > 0:01:59police from both sides of the border. The PSNI called on their
0:01:59 > 0:02:05colleagues on the other side of the border to close the road on that
0:02:05 > 0:02:12side. The road remains closed here. As I said, within the past 30
0:02:12 > 0:02:16minutes we have heard that that man has died. This Road going towards
0:02:16 > 0:02:23or Meath has claimed lives in this manner in the past. Joining me is
0:02:23 > 0:02:28the Mayor of Newry. Charlie, this is a road that has had fatalities
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and in this manner in the past. there is a history on this road.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Quite a number of incidents and near-misses. Obviously what
0:02:36 > 0:02:40happened here is a tragedy, we do not know the full circumstances but
0:02:40 > 0:02:46the man has lost his life. early indications that a car had
0:02:46 > 0:02:52entered the canal around Victoria locks. We are responsible for the
0:02:52 > 0:02:55maintenance of that and the council have kept me up-to-date what the
0:02:55 > 0:03:01circumstances were and it has transpired that the car left the
0:03:01 > 0:03:07road, emergency services discovered that one person was in that they
0:03:07 > 0:03:11were taken from it. The name has not been released, they are a male.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17As you can see, the road remains closed and the police operation is
0:03:17 > 0:03:20still ongoing. Eunan McConville reporting. What a
0:03:21 > 0:03:25difference 48 hours makes in Londonderry. On Sunday, the Ulster
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Council of Comhaltas Ceoiltoiri Eireann which organises the All-
0:03:30 > 0:03:35Ireland Fleadh said it would not support Derry's bid to host the
0:03:35 > 0:03:40event. But it then reversed the decision and so bitter the
0:03:40 > 0:03:45application. But there's hot competition from other places --
0:03:45 > 0:03:50and submitted the RUN. The local branch voted to support
0:03:50 > 0:03:54the application to host the Fleadh next Wednesday at -- last Wednesday.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Ahead of the council meeting, two bombs exploded in the City and the
0:03:56 > 0:03:59council said security fears meant they could not support the
0:03:59 > 0:04:04application. But last night that decision was
0:04:04 > 0:04:06reversed and we were told the vote was unanimous. It is understood the
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness that a letter to the
0:04:11 > 0:04:19council urging them to reconsider. The U-turn has been welcomed in the
0:04:19 > 0:04:29city. We went through have the city can provide for the Fleadh in 2013
0:04:29 > 0:04:30
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and we are now safe to say that we We have put a fantastic document
0:04:34 > 0:04:38together and it was presented to the people in Derry, they were
0:04:38 > 0:04:43happy with it and it addressed the issues, they were happy we could
0:04:43 > 0:04:48deliver the Fleadh in Derry. If the bid is successful, it would be in
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Derry while it holds the UK City of Culture title. The OK it will not
0:04:52 > 0:04:56be a stamp on the Fleadh, it will be an independent event taking
0:04:56 > 0:05:06place in the City of Culture but we must also remind ourselves that we
0:05:06 > 0:05:10
0:05:10 > 0:05:14have 50 branches or Oireachtas in People watch it on television but
0:05:14 > 0:05:17to have places competing from all over Ireland for various prizes,
0:05:17 > 0:05:23the All-Ireland Fleadh would be fantastic. The decision will be
0:05:23 > 0:05:29taken this weekend. Derry will need 16 votes to beat the rival bids.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33People here are hoping their chances have not been harmed.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38So should Derry win the vote on Saturday and what would it mean for
0:05:39 > 0:05:43the city and surrounding area? The town of Cavan preparing to host
0:05:43 > 0:05:47this year's Fleadh. That will be three in the road. Our reporter has
0:05:47 > 0:05:53been finding out about the biggest Irish music festival.
0:05:53 > 0:06:01The cultural carnival on the streets of Cavan. For the last two
0:06:01 > 0:06:05years, the town has been filled with hundreds and thousands of Ms -
0:06:06 > 0:06:15- musicians. All musical traditions have been represented. Last year,
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0:06:18 > 0:06:24the sound of pipers and lamb big On a cold, wet January day, the
0:06:24 > 0:06:28contrast with those scenes last summer could not be greater. The
0:06:28 > 0:06:33plans are already on way this year for holding this year's Fleadh.
0:06:33 > 0:06:42He began 60 years ago as a competition. Mallarme car workshops
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Street and Damon and other forms and entertainment. We had hundreds
0:06:46 > 0:06:52of events that cater for everybody, not just the traditional music
0:06:52 > 0:06:55lovers. Events for families, drama, theatre, craft, Heritage, tourism,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and so there is somebody for everybody and that is what the
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Fleadh has become an that is what it can bring to a town. It brings
0:07:02 > 0:07:05visitors from all over the world and is a wonderful opportunity to
0:07:05 > 0:07:09showcase what you have on your doorstep. It is held over 10 days
0:07:09 > 0:07:13in August and has provided a huge boost for the local economy.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19Fleadh for the last couple of years has been an immense opportunity for
0:07:19 > 0:07:24the town. People would have spent in the region of 35 million euro
0:07:24 > 0:07:31which is huge. Last year, 325,000 people attended here in Cavan and
0:07:31 > 0:07:37we would have estimated a spend of 40 million euro. Whether Derry will
0:07:37 > 0:07:47get the chance to host this for the first time north of the border now
0:07:47 > 0:07:49
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Bad news for the UK economy today, the latest GDP figures showed it is
0:07:53 > 0:07:58still shrinking and that means for the last quarter of 2011 there were
0:07:58 > 0:08:02fewer product being manufactured and fewer services been delivered.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06How is Northern Ireland doing? Our reporter has visited Belfast's
0:08:06 > 0:08:13Titanic Quarter, an area which has experienced boom and bust before.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18How many times have you heard the 20 12th phrase, that it will be
0:08:18 > 0:08:24Northern Ireland's you? It would be nice to hear something positive and
0:08:24 > 0:08:28to many, the Titanic signature project is more than just a shiny
0:08:28 > 0:08:33building. It represents hope for the future. Pretty much like the
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Titanic did. But we all know what happened there. So is our economy
0:08:38 > 0:08:43about to sink or swim? People do not have a lot to spend, there are
0:08:43 > 0:08:50fewer jobs, we have lost 6% of our jobs in the private sector in the
0:08:50 > 0:08:53past four years. There are major problems and this is how we get the
0:08:53 > 0:08:57regeneration going and we are doing it in an area which has to be part
0:08:57 > 0:09:00of the building blocks to make it work for stopping at this area is
0:09:00 > 0:09:09still suffering from the hangover caused by the crash and the
0:09:09 > 0:09:12property market. Dozens of luxury apartments are empty. But in the
0:09:12 > 0:09:17same neighbourhood, battles are being fought to redress the balance.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22It is hoped that a new factory at this site will boost the local area
0:09:22 > 0:09:28and the economy. When it is finished, 300 people will work here
0:09:28 > 0:09:32building wind term -- wind turbines for a Danish company.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35And further signs of recovery elsewhere, he might they are
0:09:35 > 0:09:45repairing two ships and a tanker bringing much-needed employment.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46
0:09:46 > 0:09:49The question is, will there be more Today's GDP figures have led
0:09:49 > 0:09:53economists to talk about fears of a double-dip recession. So where will
0:09:53 > 0:09:57that leave the Stormont Executive strategy of shrinking the public
0:09:57 > 0:10:02sector and growing of Private Business? I am joined by
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Westminster by the Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson. If there is a double-
0:10:06 > 0:10:13dip recession, will that change of strategy? First of all, let's get
0:10:13 > 0:10:16this in context. The IMF has said that the UK economy is likely to do
0:10:16 > 0:10:20better than many of the other European economies because we are
0:10:21 > 0:10:24not tied to the euro. Secondly, they are not predicting that there
0:10:24 > 0:10:27will be a reduction in output, they are simply saying it will not grow
0:10:27 > 0:10:31as fast as the Government has anticipated. And thirdly, you have
0:10:31 > 0:10:35to look at what has happened in Northern Ireland in the economy
0:10:35 > 0:10:40over the past year. Remember we have had the first year of the
0:10:40 > 0:10:43austerity measures. Despite that, we have retained jobs in the public
0:10:43 > 0:10:49sector and one of the reasons for that is we have imposed a pay
0:10:49 > 0:10:55freeze which kept people in work although their pay did not go up.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Yet public sector jobs are under threat. How will the private sector
0:11:00 > 0:11:04make up the deficit? In context, the private sector job losses have
0:11:04 > 0:11:07not been what people predicted and we finished up this year with as
0:11:07 > 0:11:12many people employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service as
0:11:12 > 0:11:16we did in the beginning of the year despite the fact we have cut
0:11:16 > 0:11:21ministerial budget bike 4% over that year. But if you look at what
0:11:21 > 0:11:26we have done with the private sector, we have pumped what money
0:11:26 > 0:11:36we can in to the private sector to keep construction jobs going in the
0:11:36 > 0:11:37
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Titanic Quarter. And elsewhere. There's now and would investment
0:11:41 > 0:11:45being attracted at twice the rate you expect Northern Ireland to be
0:11:45 > 0:11:48able to do in comparison with the rest of the United Kingdom.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Manufacturing industry is experiencing an increase in output
0:11:52 > 0:11:58and that output is going increasingly to part of the world
0:11:58 > 0:12:06where the economy is growing and therefore we are holding out more
0:12:06 > 0:12:14prospect for future sales because of getting our ft in the market.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Sorry to interrupt you, but when the Government produced come in,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21where all the growth come from? Particularly in small and medium-
0:12:21 > 0:12:30sized businesses to make up the bulk of our are,? That is the whole
0:12:30 > 0:12:37point. By investing in the infrastructure -- our economy. We
0:12:37 > 0:12:42have tourists coming into areas every year and in doing so we will
0:12:42 > 0:12:47generate private sector jobs so we are investing in infrastructure to
0:12:47 > 0:12:52them and to then have sustainable work in part of Northern Ireland.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55The tourist industry, manufacturing, in the future. At that the
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Executive some time should be given credit for looking and planning
0:12:59 > 0:13:03ahead for putting money into sound infrastructure programmes which in
0:13:03 > 0:13:09turn will help us to grow the private sector economy and get a
0:13:09 > 0:13:14better balance. There's more to be done, I accept that. Many more
0:13:14 > 0:13:17hurdles and battles on the way but I don't think people should p
0:13:17 > 0:13:21entirely focusing on the gloomy aspect of the economic prospects.
0:13:21 > 0:13:31Let's look at some of the things we are doing to bring positive
0:13:31 > 0:13:33outcomes for Northern Ireland. You are watching BBC Newsline and
0:13:33 > 0:13:37still to come on the programme: Why researchers are taking the
0:13:37 > 0:13:41temperature at these temporary terraced houses.
0:13:41 > 0:13:51Look who got lost on the way to the Arctic Circle, and ended up in
0:13:51 > 0:13:51
0:13:51 > 0:13:53The biggest decision for the Scottish people in 300 years -
0:13:53 > 0:13:56that's how Scotland's First Minister, the SNP's Alex Salmond,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59described the referendum on independence when he unveiled the
0:13:59 > 0:14:02proposed wording of the question on the ballot paper in the Scottish
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Parliament today. He also suggested there could be a question on
0:14:05 > 0:14:09whether the Holyrood Parliament should have more powers, short of
0:14:09 > 0:14:17independence. Our political reporter Stephen Walker gave me the
0:14:17 > 0:14:20details from Edinburgh. Who Alex Salmond wanted a very simple and
0:14:20 > 0:14:24straightforward question on the ballot paper and you give those
0:14:24 > 0:14:30details today. The question that he wants is do
0:14:30 > 0:14:35you agree that Scotland should be an independent country? That is the
0:14:35 > 0:14:40question he wants. He also wants consultation on this issue of
0:14:40 > 0:14:45devolution maximum, was caught and gets more Paris from London, but it
0:14:45 > 0:14:50is not quite fully independent. He also wants people to think about
0:14:50 > 0:14:53whether 16 and 17 year-olds should be allowed to vote in this
0:14:53 > 0:14:57referendum in 2014. He wants people to have a long think about these
0:14:57 > 0:15:01issues. Up big concern to Northern
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Ireland's, what are the potential repercussions? Obviously, people
0:15:05 > 0:15:10from a unionist persuasion are really worried that this is the
0:15:10 > 0:15:14start of the break-up of the Union. People like Peter Robinson has
0:15:14 > 0:15:24already said that he may come here and campaign against it. Unionists
0:15:24 > 0:15:26are worried thinking about what's happening today, but opinion polls
0:15:26 > 0:15:30in Scotland have been against independence. Nationalists are
0:15:30 > 0:15:35looking at this and watching anxiously to see how this debate
0:15:36 > 0:15:38develops. Nationalists are not prepared to get involved as much as
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Unionists are, and Martin McGuinness has been on record to
0:15:44 > 0:15:49say that local politicians should stay clear of this debate. There is
0:15:49 > 0:15:54argument about when this referendum might be held. What is there might
0:15:54 > 0:16:04be time table? What will happen is there will be this consultation
0:16:04 > 0:16:05
0:16:05 > 0:16:09which will last until May. If things go according to plan and
0:16:09 > 0:16:14discussions with London and Edinburgh go well, then you could
0:16:14 > 0:16:24see a bill next year, then finally the referendum in the bottom of
0:16:24 > 0:16:28
0:16:28 > 0:16:302014. Next a project to help us cope with
0:16:30 > 0:16:33massive home heating bills. Insulation is the key to keeping
0:16:33 > 0:16:36the place warm, but that is a problem for tens of thousands of
0:16:36 > 0:16:39houses built long before cavity walls were the norm. Eyebrows were
0:16:39 > 0:16:41raised when the University of Ulster said it was building new
0:16:41 > 0:16:44homes without cavity walls, but as our environment correspondent, Mike
0:16:44 > 0:16:46McKimm, explains, it is all part of the pursuit of knowledge.
0:16:46 > 0:16:53This House in Belfast looks just like many homes around Northern
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Ireland, but it is unique because copying to its -- copying its
0:16:58 > 0:17:08features to the last Beech Hill, these two houses are a copy of it
0:17:08 > 0:17:12based at the University of Ulster. 20 % of homes in the United Kingdom
0:17:12 > 0:17:20don't have a cup of tea, so we have to find a solution on how to keep
0:17:20 > 0:17:25them. We want to be able to find solutions so we can retrofit homes
0:17:25 > 0:17:29that are comfortable for the people inside them, and the still have a
0:17:29 > 0:17:35floor area that is usable. Many of these older homes are not begin
0:17:35 > 0:17:39side. The problem is this is the outside wall and it is only at
0:17:39 > 0:17:44brick thick. So, how do you keep it warm and put in isolation on it
0:17:44 > 0:17:48without coming back into the room? Every part of the House is
0:17:48 > 0:17:53monitored for temperature in juice. Families will be living in them
0:17:53 > 0:17:58full time, but we researchers contest lots of different measures.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03When he insulate internally, you have to start moving architraves
0:18:03 > 0:18:08and radiators and all the electrics have to be moved. There is a lot of
0:18:08 > 0:18:15work insulating inside. The end of each terrace has an empty chamber
0:18:15 > 0:18:19kept to a temperature as if there was another house at the end.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24very impressed by what they have put together here with support from
0:18:24 > 0:18:30my department. I believe this will be a cutting-edge initiative and
0:18:30 > 0:18:35terms of maximising our knowledge on how best to invest in homes to
0:18:35 > 0:18:39make an energy-efficient. With 25 million single walled houses like
0:18:39 > 0:18:43these across the UK, if the university can come up with a
0:18:43 > 0:18:50workable solution, it could create substantial employment
0:18:50 > 0:18:55opportunities. I live in an old house and
0:18:55 > 0:18:58sometimes it feels that heating it is like tearing up five-pound
0:18:58 > 0:19:01notes! France has its Champagne, Italy its
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Parma ham, but as of today Northern Ireland is celebrating the
0:19:04 > 0:19:07elevation of the humble Comber spud to the ranks of Europe's produce of
0:19:07 > 0:19:10special quality. The move, which we have been waiting for, gives credit
0:19:10 > 0:19:12for something very distinctive and allows the local food industry to
0:19:12 > 0:19:14waken up to huge marketing possibilities. Our consumer
0:19:14 > 0:19:22correspondent, Martin Cassidy, has been savouring the success with
0:19:22 > 0:19:25farmers and restaurant owners. With their rich red sandstone soil
0:19:25 > 0:19:31and sheltered by Strangford lock, these are the fields which produced
0:19:31 > 0:19:35the famous convert potatoes. Price for their distinctive nutty flavour,
0:19:35 > 0:19:41they have now been granted Protected Geographical indication
0:19:41 > 0:19:47status. For farmers like this, it has been a painstaking process, but
0:19:47 > 0:19:52now at last the Comber potato has been accepted into an elite group
0:19:52 > 0:19:57of products, that include champagne and parma ham and Stilton cheese.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02We have been waiting three years to get this and finally it has come.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06We should be excited because hopefully it will make a lot of
0:20:06 > 0:20:15difference. Since the Plantation of Ulster, early potatoes have been
0:20:15 > 0:20:25grown here on land that was owned by the Hamiltons and Montgomery's.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Europe now recognises this land as producing special early potatoes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:39We had the potential of three products now a been on this list,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43including Bramley apples. It is not just farmers who are celebrating
0:20:43 > 0:20:48the success. Local restaurant owners see it as a significant
0:20:48 > 0:20:56event. You would be surprised a number of tourists travel to
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Strangford for the local delicacies, like the shellfish, lobsters and
0:20:59 > 0:21:04oysters in Strangford. You get a lot of French and Spanish jurists
0:21:04 > 0:21:09in the summer and I think if we can all go on to that bit additional,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13potatoes, it is something else to shout about. Local food producers
0:21:13 > 0:21:16might have been a little bit slower than their European rivals to
0:21:16 > 0:21:23recognise the potential marketing advantages, but now with Lough
0:21:23 > 0:21:31Neagh eels, conger potatoes and County Armagh apples, these
0:21:31 > 0:21:34visitors are starting to get the recognition they deserve.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Next to the ongoing difficulties at Donegal Celtic soccer club. As the
0:21:37 > 0:21:40search begins for a new manager, the club's former boss has broken
0:21:40 > 0:21:43his silence. Here's Austin O'Callaghan.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Paddy Kelly says he believes the future of Donegal Celtic is now
0:21:45 > 0:21:48under real threat. His comments come in his first public interview
0:21:48 > 0:21:51since resigning as manager. Several other coaches at the club, along
0:21:51 > 0:21:56with the football committee, have also stepped down in protest at how
0:21:56 > 0:22:03Donegal Celtic is being run. Paddy Kelly has been speaking to our
0:22:03 > 0:22:07reporter Thomas Kane. The players showed a united front
0:22:07 > 0:22:13in their traditional Hoddle, but Donegal Celtic is very much a club
0:22:13 > 0:22:18divided. Paddy Kenny felt he could no longer continue as manager.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25There has been tensions between this social end of the club and the
0:22:25 > 0:22:30people entered the club. When you ever go back? Most definitely not.
0:22:30 > 0:22:36My time there is finished. I have been there 30 years and I think the
0:22:36 > 0:22:40last two weeks has left a bad taste in my mouth. Some people say don't
0:22:40 > 0:22:44say never, but I'm saying never because I will not set Mayford back
0:22:44 > 0:22:52in the place. The fans have their own views and were concerned about
0:22:52 > 0:22:57the effect that will have on the area. I hear people saying it is an
0:22:57 > 0:23:02internal feud between the social and football club. The Football
0:23:02 > 0:23:08Club has brought a lot of people together. People have to decide if
0:23:08 > 0:23:14self-interest is what they want, or will they open up a dialogue.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20the pitch the club defeated Institute last night. The club will
0:23:20 > 0:23:25carry on the matter what happens. The players are here and here to
0:23:25 > 0:23:29stay. Me being in the inside for so long, I think I have a good idea of
0:23:29 > 0:23:34what is going on and I think if something isn't being done
0:23:34 > 0:23:40drastically, it could be the end. Officials will hold a crisis
0:23:40 > 0:23:43meeting on Sunday to attempt to resolve the dispute.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Nobody was available from the club today to speak to us.
0:23:46 > 0:23:56Several of rugby's international captains have been gathering in
0:23:56 > 0:23:58
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Rory McIlroy hopes to make a better start to 2012 than his girlfriend,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Caroline Wozniaki, did at the Australian Open tennis. McIlroy
0:24:03 > 0:24:06begins his season in a few hours' time in the opening round of golf's
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Abu Dhabi Championship. His playing partners for the first two rounds
0:24:09 > 0:24:13will be world number one Luke Donald and Tiger Woods. I plagues
0:24:13 > 0:24:17nine holes with Tiger Woods yesterday. The play with look
0:24:17 > 0:24:23Donald and him will be great. It is a great field and a great way to
0:24:23 > 0:24:26start the year. I am excited to get the new season up and running.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Finally a reminder that on tomorrow night's BBC Newsline we will be
0:24:29 > 0:24:32introducing you to this young footballer. He is from West Belfast,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35but along with several other lucky boys and girls, he is bound for
0:24:35 > 0:24:45Barcelona for the training trip of a lifetime and where they will get
0:24:45 > 0:24:48
0:24:48 > 0:24:51to rub shoulders with the great Nothing excites the local twitching
0:24:51 > 0:24:54community, that's birdwatchers of course, more than the arrival of a
0:24:54 > 0:25:04new bird on the block. As Francis Gorman reports, the binoculars are
0:25:04 > 0:25:11being trained on an unusual visitor to County Down.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15This is what all the excitement is about. Harry Ross's golf. It is a
0:25:15 > 0:25:20long way from home inside the Arctic Circle. It breeds in Siberia
0:25:20 > 0:25:25and usually flies to the North Pole for winter. This one may have had
0:25:25 > 0:25:34problems with the satellite navigation! It is in Ardglass
0:25:34 > 0:25:42harbour. My heart is just racing. It would be nice to get a look at
0:25:42 > 0:25:47the birch. Part of the reason why I am interested is that so you can
0:25:47 > 0:25:53see it again in the future if you happen to come across it.
0:25:53 > 0:26:02Jazeera 1984 when we had a very rare bird also from the Arctic. But
0:26:02 > 0:26:06this is even rarer. I don't think will happen again and my lifetime.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10If one possible explanation for this bird being here is because of
0:26:10 > 0:26:15bad weather in the Arctic Circle. It is impossible to tell how long
0:26:15 > 0:26:18it will stay in Ardglass, but while it is there, so too will be the
0:26:18 > 0:26:21birdwatchers. Well, our polar friend has brought
0:26:21 > 0:26:31some Arctic chill with it. Cecilia's here with a wintry
0:26:31 > 0:26:33
0:26:33 > 0:26:36It is already turning colder in parts of the West. It is not going
0:26:36 > 0:26:43to be desperately unusual temperatures for January because we
0:26:43 > 0:26:48have had a quite mild recently. We are expecting a frost and ice
0:26:48 > 0:26:57tonight and there may even be some snow in places. We have had lots of
0:26:57 > 0:27:03rain today and it is still remain in most places. This is our latest
0:27:03 > 0:27:13radar. It is still wet, but it's the cure skies are starting to edge
0:27:13 > 0:27:18him from the West. There is a warning for ice. So, the last of
0:27:18 > 0:27:24the rain will cure away and the wind will ease, too. There will be
0:27:24 > 0:27:28some showers around. Some of thick showers will have sleet and snow
0:27:28 > 0:27:34mixed in. If you are travelling tomorrow morning over hills they
0:27:34 > 0:27:42could be up to five centimetres of snow above 300 metres, but even at
0:27:42 > 0:27:52lower levels that could be some slushy snow. It could be a bit of a
0:27:52 > 0:27:57
0:27:57 > 0:28:02nasty rash Park tomorrow. -- Rush hour. It will be brighter tomorrow
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and the much more cheerful looking day. Temperatures will be
0:28:05 > 0:28:13considerably lower after today at just five or six degrees. Things