05/03/2012

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:00:13. > :00:21.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Noel Thompson and Donna

:00:21. > :00:27.Traynor. The headlines: Number one in the world, Rory McIlroy achieves

:00:27. > :00:30.his childhood ambition. I am live at Holywood Golf Club

:00:30. > :00:37.which is celebrating another milestone in Rory McIlroy's golfing

:00:37. > :00:42.career. Also on the programme.

:00:42. > :00:46.Fears of hundreds of job cuts at one of the big banks.

:00:46. > :00:51.A human rights report condemns the treatment of all people in some

:00:51. > :00:53.nursing homes. She was not being washed. Her teeth were not been

:00:53. > :00:59.brushed under one deserves to be treated like that.

:00:59. > :01:02.I heroes welcome home for are two Oscar-winning film makers.

:01:02. > :01:11.And a dry and cold night coming up, it is looking more unsettled from

:01:11. > :01:15.tomorrow onwards. Northern Ireland has a new world

:01:16. > :01:21.champion, at the ripe old age of 22, Holywood golfer Rory McIlroy has

:01:21. > :01:25.made it to number one in the world rankings, as he won the weekend's

:01:25. > :01:31.Honda Classic. It is the fulfilment of an ambition that began in his

:01:31. > :01:35.home club in County Down. Stephen Watson is there for us.

:01:35. > :01:38.Here at Holywood Golf Club where it all started for young Rory McIlroy.

:01:38. > :01:44.As a kid, he always believed he could be the best golfer in the

:01:44. > :01:48.world. From that boyhood ambition, he has developed into a truly

:01:48. > :01:52.global sporting superstar. Nine months ago we were here to see him

:01:52. > :01:57.return home triumphantly with the US Open trophy. That was his first

:01:57. > :02:01.major championship success. Now the club is celebrating another magical

:02:01. > :02:06.milestone for Rory. He is the second youngest world number one

:02:06. > :02:16.ever, behind Tiger Woods. Last year was Rory's coming of age. Last

:02:16. > :02:21.night, was truly his coronation. Rory McIlroy has realised his dream.

:02:21. > :02:26.He has ascended to the top of the world. The prize money may have

:02:26. > :02:30.been $1 million, but the achievement was priceless. As Rory

:02:30. > :02:34.McIlroy fulfilled his lifetime's ambition. It was always a dream of

:02:34. > :02:42.mine to become world number one, the best player in the world or at

:02:42. > :02:49.everyone to college. -- or whatever you want to call it. Being able to

:02:49. > :02:53.go to the top of the world rankings, it meant a lot to go out there. I

:02:53. > :02:58.did what they needed to do to get the job done. He gave a golfing

:02:58. > :03:04.masterclass to prove why he has become the best at the sport. And

:03:04. > :03:10.he had to hold of the challenger, former world number one Tiger Woods.

:03:10. > :03:20.-- hold off. He was back to his best, but Rory McIlroy was

:03:20. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:26.unflappable. I think Rory finished in the top 10 or so they let that.

:03:26. > :03:33.So, that is pretty impressive playing. That is what you have to

:03:33. > :03:41.do. You will not win every time, but you can be so insist -- be

:03:41. > :03:47.consistent and that what he has done. He may just be 22 years old,

:03:47. > :03:57.but Rory Mackle right intends to stay world number one for sometimes.

:03:57. > :03:57.

:03:57. > :04:01.-- and Rory McIlroy. If I can do that, if guys can get me off the

:04:01. > :04:05.top spot. The by I am playing at the moment, the level of

:04:05. > :04:12.consistency, I could stay there for a while. It is good for the game

:04:12. > :04:20.and everyone is excited. I know I am. Looking forward to getting back

:04:20. > :04:25.and giving it another shot. another trophy for the collection.

:04:25. > :04:31.As the young man from Hollywood finds himself on top of the world.

:04:31. > :04:35.Last year he famous they had a meltdown at the British Masters

:04:35. > :04:38.tournament. Since then he has proved he is the comeback Kid and

:04:38. > :04:42.who would bet against him winning the tournament in just a few weeks'

:04:42. > :04:46.time? I will be back later when I will be talking to the man who has

:04:46. > :04:50.coached Rory McIlroy every step of the way.

:04:50. > :04:53.Or from Steven later for stock they are growing fears that a First

:04:53. > :04:57.Trust Bank is on the verge of announcing hundreds of job losses.

:04:57. > :05:02.The company is controlled by Allied Irish Bank which was taken over by

:05:02. > :05:10.the Irish Government when it lost billions in the property crash.

:05:10. > :05:13.Kevin Magee is with me now. This has been a long time coming.

:05:13. > :05:19.The AIB Group announced in April last year that it could be looking

:05:19. > :05:23.for about 2,000 redundancies across all its operations, including the a

:05:23. > :05:26.and be back in the south, First Trust in Northern Ireland and

:05:26. > :05:29.interests in Great Britain. There was speculation in the media in

:05:29. > :05:34.Dublin at the weekend that an announcement would be made sometime

:05:34. > :05:40.this week. The bank is saying it is still a negotiations with the

:05:40. > :05:45.Department of Finance in Dublin. Since the bank was effectively

:05:45. > :05:50.nationalised, it owns the AIB. No decision will be made until those

:05:50. > :05:55.discussions have concluded. there are fears that First Trust

:05:55. > :06:00.will cut hundreds of jobs. Can you be specific? We do not know the

:06:00. > :06:04.specifics for the details yet, but if those job losses are

:06:04. > :06:09.proportionately made across all AIB's interests, that would mean

:06:09. > :06:13.that some were in the region of several hundred jobs at First Trust

:06:13. > :06:21.in Northern Ireland could be affected. That is a workforce of

:06:21. > :06:27.about 1,300. When will they know? The bankers union says that the

:06:27. > :06:31.expect an announcement soon. Some time this month. They expect the

:06:31. > :06:35.Bank to give more details on that, full details as to the extent and

:06:35. > :06:40.the scope of these lay-offs. As soon as that happens, I will give

:06:40. > :06:44.you the details. A 40-year-old man and a 35-year-old

:06:44. > :06:48.woman have been charged in connection with a murder of

:06:48. > :06:52.Christopher Mackin, was shot dead in Belfast on Thursday. They are

:06:52. > :06:55.expected to appear before Belfast magistrates court tomorrow. The 27-

:06:56. > :07:00.year-old man and the 24-year-old woman were arrested last night and

:07:00. > :07:03.are still in custody. An investigation into nursing homes

:07:03. > :07:07.has heard claims of appalling treatment of elderly residents,

:07:07. > :07:10.including allegations that some were hospitalised with dehydration

:07:10. > :07:14.and others were forced to wear incontinence pads. The Health

:07:14. > :07:18.Minister says many of the claims are old and have been addressed but

:07:18. > :07:22.the report by the Human Rights Commission will be studied. Here is

:07:22. > :07:27.Julian O'Neill. The elderly in nursing care are

:07:27. > :07:31.among society's most vulnerable and the Human Rights Commission says

:07:31. > :07:37.they are exposed to back practice. A report has detailed allegations

:07:37. > :07:43.of poor treatment. -- bad practice. It is giving cause for concern.

:07:43. > :07:48.are not saying that there is bad practice across the sector, we are

:07:48. > :07:51.talking about bad apples. follows a long investigation.

:07:51. > :07:56.Decommissioned did fieldwork research at for nursing homes, the

:07:56. > :08:00.most damning read it -- revelations came in submissions from members of

:08:00. > :08:04.the public who were answering an appeal for information. A number of

:08:04. > :08:09.disturbing cases were reported. 15 residents were hospitalised with

:08:09. > :08:15.dehydration because a home failed to give them enough to drink. A 17

:08:15. > :08:20.are gap without any food between dinner-time and breakfast. -- 17

:08:20. > :08:26.hour. And residents were told to using Continent pads instead of

:08:26. > :08:30.being taken to the toilet. -- incontinence pads. Suzanne says her

:08:30. > :08:35.late mother was treated badly in nursing care. She was not been

:08:35. > :08:41.lodged, her teeth were not been brushed. She was not receiving her

:08:41. > :08:43.medication. -- she was not being washed. You are paying an

:08:43. > :08:47.extortionate price and like everything else you pay for a

:08:47. > :08:50.standard of care and you expect to receive it. More importantly,

:08:50. > :08:54.whether you are paying or the Government are paying, it comes

:08:54. > :08:59.down to basic human rights and no one deserves to be treated like

:08:59. > :09:03.that. Or any of these people are being treated. A group representing

:09:03. > :09:10.many of Northern Ireland's nursing homes says more money is needed to

:09:10. > :09:14.improve standards. A prisoner costs society �5,000 per week, it really

:09:14. > :09:18.spend just over �500 per week for an older person. There is an issue

:09:18. > :09:21.there that needs to be addressed. They Health Minister says some of

:09:21. > :09:27.the worst allegations are old and have been dealt with. Having been

:09:27. > :09:32.picked up by health care inspectors. But he does accept there may be

:09:32. > :09:37.room for improvement. There is a strong regulation process. However,

:09:37. > :09:42.it is not perfect. The Human Rights Commission are identifying that

:09:42. > :09:45.there are areas that need work and we are happy to look at that.

:09:45. > :09:51.commission says the Stormont Executive man needs to act, and act

:09:51. > :09:54.urgently. You are watching BBC Newsline,

:09:55. > :09:59.still to come on the programme: More than 70 years after the

:09:59. > :10:03.Germans bombed Newtownards, the young servicemen killed are finally

:10:03. > :10:11.commemorated. And any other time we would take

:10:11. > :10:15.the draw, but for the players in Paris, it felt like defeat.

:10:15. > :10:19.The family of a former IRA prisoner shot dead by loyalists 22 years ago

:10:19. > :10:26.have rejected a report by the Historical Enquiries Team was says

:10:26. > :10:29.collusion in the murder. The HET says nine undercover soldiers were

:10:29. > :10:32.close to the scene when some martial was shot dead on leaving

:10:32. > :10:39.Lurgan police station. But it says there is no evidence that security

:10:39. > :10:43.forces knew there was going to be an attack. Vincent Kearney reports.

:10:43. > :10:47.This plaque marks the spot where Sam Marshall were shot dead 22

:10:47. > :10:52.years ago. His family say they believe members of the security

:10:52. > :10:57.forces helped the killers. The 31- year-old former prisoner was shot

:10:57. > :11:04.shortly after leaving Lurgan police station with two other men.

:11:04. > :11:08.Including high-profile Republican, seen here after leaving court. They

:11:09. > :11:13.were walking home after signing in, as part of bail conditions for

:11:13. > :11:18.charges of possession of ammunition. As they turned this corner, gunmen

:11:18. > :11:22.opened fire. Sam Marshall was shot three times in the head. Afterwards,

:11:22. > :11:25.the two survivors claimed they had been under surveillance by

:11:26. > :11:31.undercover soldiers in a car that had driven past them a number of

:11:32. > :11:36.times. The police said there was no surveillance operation. But a

:11:36. > :11:40.report by the Historical Enquiries Team has confirmed there was. It

:11:40. > :11:43.reveals that two undercover soldiers with cameras were in an

:11:44. > :11:48.observation post at Lurgan police station when the three Republicans

:11:49. > :11:53.arrived and left. The report says at least nine soldiers were

:11:53. > :11:56.involved in the surveillance operation. And that they used six

:11:56. > :12:03.different vehicles. Two of the soldiers were on fit and four less

:12:03. > :12:07.than 100 yards away when two gunmen fired shots. The soldiers said they

:12:07. > :12:11.did not intervene to try to stop shooting, because they did not see

:12:11. > :12:17.the attack taking place. Face of the gunmen leaving the scene, but

:12:17. > :12:22.said they did not challenge them because they were too far away. The

:12:22. > :12:26.HET does not make his report publicly available but sent a copy

:12:26. > :12:30.to some martial's family and they decided to release it. They reject

:12:30. > :12:35.the conclusion from the HET that there was no collusion in the

:12:35. > :12:40.shooting. These soldiers were so close to the gunmen. Trained

:12:41. > :12:44.soldiers and they did nothing about it. It just does not add up. Colin

:12:44. > :12:48.Duffy, who was with some marshal the night he was shot, supported

:12:48. > :12:54.that view, would he spoke at a press conference shortly after

:12:54. > :13:02.being acquitted of involvement in the murder of two soldiers.

:13:02. > :13:10.believe that all of these facts, you know, does in my opinion expose

:13:10. > :13:14.this case as being one of the cases which can truly shed light on the

:13:14. > :13:22.area of collusion. Some martial's family want a public inquiry into

:13:22. > :13:25.the circumstances of the shooting. A memorial has been unveiled to a

:13:25. > :13:28.group of young servicemen described by some as forgotten soldiers. The

:13:28. > :13:31.13 men died during the Second World War when Newtownards airfield was

:13:31. > :13:39.bombed. Our district journalist Claire Savage was at today's

:13:39. > :13:46.dedication. Before the Second World War, the

:13:46. > :13:52.German foreign minister landed at Newtonards airfield to meet the

:13:52. > :13:56.Mayor of London three. -- Londonderry. The love our cause

:13:56. > :14:00.back three years ago killing hundreds in the Belfast pits. They

:14:00. > :14:06.also bombed Newtonards airfield killing 13 soldiers, most of them

:14:06. > :14:15.teenagers. It is possible they mistook it for Belfast. Belfast has

:14:15. > :14:19.got a lock. It was a well lit up. They could have been mistaken.

:14:19. > :14:24.Others will tell you the planes came in Thurleigh low. And they

:14:24. > :14:30.knew what they were doing. Emma Maura has been unveiled to the

:14:30. > :14:36.victims. George's father was killed. I was five unsold when he was

:14:36. > :14:40.killed. I never knew him, but I have great pride. I feel very

:14:40. > :14:44.honoured to be here today to represent him and my mother.

:14:44. > :14:51.relative flowing from Texas and says the memorial means a lot.

:14:51. > :14:59.is important for me personally because I never met my uncle, but...

:14:59. > :15:05.It is a chance to do so. Among the 13, there were to 18 year-olds, and

:15:05. > :15:10.16 year-olds. So I thought, these guys are not mentioned on the local

:15:10. > :15:13.war memorial, something has to be done. Some of these have been known

:15:13. > :15:19.as the forgotten soldiers but now there will be a permanent reminder

:15:19. > :15:22.to those who lost their lives. The film director Terry George says

:15:22. > :15:26.his Academy Award is Northern Ireland's Oscar. He won last week

:15:26. > :15:30.for his film The Shore which was produced by his daughter Oorlagh.

:15:30. > :15:33.Most of the cast were local and it was set in County Down. Our

:15:33. > :15:43.reporter Chris Page met the Oscar winners when they arrived back from

:15:43. > :15:43.

:15:43. > :15:48.the United States this morning. A homecoming for an Oscar-winning

:15:48. > :15:55.hero. There was great sense of anticipation as Terry George's

:15:55. > :15:58.plane touched down at Belfast International. And then a great

:15:58. > :16:08.sense of pride, achievement and history as the director and

:16:08. > :16:14.producer appeared with their golden statues. What a tremendous moment

:16:14. > :16:18.this is. Terry George and Oorlagh have brought the biggest award in

:16:18. > :16:24.movie business back to Northern Ireland. There were hugs forever --

:16:24. > :16:31.relatives. What everyone wanted was to hold a real life Oscar. It is

:16:31. > :16:36.really heavy, isn't it? After another walked down the red carpet,

:16:36. > :16:40.Terry George said he wanted his homeland to share his success.

:16:40. > :16:44.film industry particularly in the North, I think, is a vital industry

:16:45. > :16:51.and it is important for me to support it, and because of the

:16:51. > :16:54.support they gave to The Shore and my next film, it is great to come

:16:54. > :16:58.home and this is Northern Ireland's asked. I am excited to share it

:16:58. > :17:03.with my family who were all in the film. And also with everyone who

:17:03. > :17:07.made it possible, so we are looking forward to celebrating we them.

:17:07. > :17:13.celebrations may happen in South Down are where most of the film was

:17:13. > :17:18.shot. I will go and get him. No, I want to surprised him. Was the

:17:18. > :17:22.Academy Award a surprise for the director? I knew from the cast and

:17:22. > :17:25.crew, from the acting we had, from the location, from the spirit of

:17:25. > :17:30.the thing that we had made something special and I am really

:17:30. > :17:34.proud of it and proud of where we shot and proud of what of the elms

:17:34. > :17:39.says. They have plenty of plans to make more movies here but, for now,

:17:39. > :17:47.the father and daughter are taking a break with the Oscar, literally,

:17:47. > :17:52.in the bag. Many of us have been asking why

:17:52. > :17:57.Oorlagh got one and wine Terry George? Why do they both get it? We

:17:57. > :18:00.have been doing some research. While the Oscar celebrations will

:18:00. > :18:03.continue into the night in Killough in County Down, further up the

:18:03. > :18:07.coast in Holywood, the golf club is getting pretty used to global

:18:07. > :18:10.success. Let's go back there to Stephen.

:18:10. > :18:16.And one of the sport's all-time greats on Rory McIlroy's

:18:16. > :18:20.achievement of reaching that world number one ranking.

:18:20. > :18:24.Earlier, we heard from the former world number one Tiger Woods who

:18:24. > :18:29.admits that Rory McIlroy is the best in the business now. How will

:18:30. > :18:33.he handle the pressure had been at the very top? Who better to ask

:18:33. > :18:39.than the man with more Major wins than anyone else, Jack Nicklaus.

:18:39. > :18:47.This is what he told me. He has got a big responsibility to the game of

:18:47. > :18:52.golf and to the world. He is the top player in the world. So if you

:18:52. > :18:56.take that responsibility, you have got youth, you have got the rest of

:18:56. > :19:01.the players looking up to you, the public looking at you. You have got

:19:01. > :19:06.to figure out who you Oregon, and how you handle that, and how you go

:19:06. > :19:11.about being the player you are, the person you are, and been the role

:19:11. > :19:15.model for young kids. I am sure he will handle that very well. There

:19:15. > :19:23.is pressure with everything, but that is what we live off. Drilling

:19:23. > :19:26.Me Live is Rory McIlroy's code. -- joining the live. We heard from

:19:26. > :19:32.Jack Nicklaus saying that Rory McIlroy can handle the pressure and

:19:32. > :19:38.he did so last night and were you proud? Yes, very proud. Coming down

:19:38. > :19:43.the last few holes, he used a bit of strategy. On the 17th, he could

:19:43. > :19:51.lose the tournament, but he held it on. He went on to play the last

:19:51. > :19:55.hole sensibly. Do you think, has he been listening to Jack Nicklaus?

:19:55. > :19:59.Well, you have to listen to him, because he has done a lot and Rory

:19:59. > :20:05.McIlroy will respect that. He was listening intently to him and he

:20:06. > :20:09.got good advice. Paul, you have had some great days here. What

:20:09. > :20:19.differences have you noticed at the club with Rory McIlroy's success

:20:19. > :20:26.has made the main difference has been the amount of tourists. People

:20:26. > :20:30.just want to come here, see where he came from, see where he grew up,

:20:30. > :20:36.see the memorabilia. So it is the increase in people coming to

:20:36. > :20:42.Northern Ireland. We will have to wait for a while for another party,

:20:42. > :20:47.wind we? Yes, he is in America for a while. It is a great coup for the

:20:47. > :20:52.Irish opening having the world number one playing here. What can

:20:52. > :20:56.Michael -- what can Rory achieve? Can you be the best ever? If you

:20:56. > :21:02.look at his last nine starts, and what he have done, he has come out

:21:02. > :21:08.of the traps very quickly, finishing 5th, second, 5th, and on

:21:08. > :21:12.top of the world now, and he will keep going. Thank you both. Stay on,

:21:12. > :21:20.you can give me a lesson! His success has overshadowed the fact

:21:20. > :21:23.that we had another sporting triumph. Snooker player Mark Allen

:21:23. > :21:26.winning the World Open final in China. Allen strolled to victory,

:21:26. > :21:31.10-1, over Stephen Lee, picking up a cheque for �75,000 for his first

:21:31. > :21:35.ranking tournament triumph. Ireland came so close to a first

:21:35. > :21:38.win in Paris in 12 years yesterday but they had to settle for a 17-17

:21:38. > :21:41.draw after a strong second-half from the French in the rearranged

:21:41. > :21:45.Six Nations clash. Thomas Kane reports.

:21:45. > :21:54.Both teams left the pitch feeling this was a game they should have

:21:54. > :21:58.won. If Ireland had had a better chance of victory in the capital.

:21:58. > :22:01.We enjoyed the draw. Very disappointed in the Changing Room

:22:02. > :22:06.because we gave ourselves the best possible start going in at half-

:22:06. > :22:15.time. Those huge positivity, and to come all the -- come away with no

:22:15. > :22:19.points, a massive Downer. And I think we are disappointed. It was

:22:19. > :22:24.an opportunity we needed to take. And we gathered a bit of experience

:22:24. > :22:29.from it. But it is the experience you don't want. That is invaluable.

:22:29. > :22:34.It is a tough place. We're getting close every time. Ireland may have

:22:34. > :22:39.outscored France 2-1 tries, but the power of the boot and the home side

:22:39. > :22:48.a draw. A lot of penalties for friends, not a lot for Ireland. Was

:22:48. > :22:52.it justified? We hope to God that they will make some mistakes. We

:22:52. > :22:57.have a six-day turnaround to play our next game, so we are looking

:22:57. > :23:03.forward to another chance. Many Irish fans didn't make the return

:23:03. > :23:08.trip after the game was postponed. Those who did were not disappointed.

:23:08. > :23:13.We didn't lose, so what a great game. We could have won this match.

:23:14. > :23:19.At the end of the day, coming away with a draw, it is much better than

:23:19. > :23:22.a loss. This may have been just the third time in 60 years that Ireland

:23:23. > :23:27.have left the French capital undefeated, but this was an

:23:27. > :23:30.opportunity missed. And bad news for Ireland tonight.

:23:30. > :23:34.The IRFU has confirmed this evening that captain Paul O'Connell, who we

:23:34. > :23:36.heard from there, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six

:23:36. > :23:40.Nations with a knee injury and scrum-half Conor Murray will also

:23:40. > :23:42.miss the Scotland and England games. Ulster remain in the hunt for the

:23:42. > :23:46.play-offs in the RaboDirect Pro 12, following their thrilling victory

:23:46. > :23:49.over Edinburgh at Ravenhill on Friday night. The impressive 38-16

:23:49. > :23:52.demolition of the Scottish side, running in six tries and gaining a

:23:52. > :23:58.bonus point in the process, means Ulster are fifth in the table just

:23:58. > :24:01.one point off fourth place and the play-off spots.

:24:01. > :24:07.And this afternoon Ballyclare have made the School's Cup final for the

:24:07. > :24:10.first time in 39 years, beating Wallace High 26-12 at Ravenhill.

:24:10. > :24:16.They will now face either Methodist College or Campbell College in the

:24:16. > :24:19.final. The two Belfast schools meet on Wednesday.

:24:19. > :24:23.Ballymena United face being ejected from the Irish Cup for fielding an

:24:23. > :24:26.ineligible player, new signing Alan Davidson. Their manager has told

:24:26. > :24:36.Newsline he is furious because he had checked with the IFA that the

:24:36. > :24:37.

:24:37. > :24:43.striker could play in the game. Nikki Gregg reports.

:24:43. > :24:47.It seemed like good rates - man daydream when Ballymena United

:24:47. > :24:51.scored this winner. He shouldn't have been on the pitch a tall, this

:24:51. > :24:59.player, which has, as a surprise to his manager. I was on the phone

:24:59. > :25:03.with the girl from the IFA. They told me he was registered under

:25:03. > :25:08.available for selection. So I thought he is fine, he can play

:25:08. > :25:12.Saturday. But he wasn't available for the Irish Cup games. Davidson

:25:12. > :25:16.signed last week, missing the deadline to play in the cup

:25:16. > :25:21.competition. Ballymena 2-1 victory seems to have been erased from the

:25:21. > :25:28.record books. The players have worked so hard to turn it around

:25:28. > :25:32.and now we have one of four games tomorrow. We have now a drop now to

:25:32. > :25:37.do better in the season. Linfield are likely to phase Newry City in

:25:37. > :25:44.the semi-finals with this hat-trick helping the holders to a

:25:44. > :25:50.comfortable win. Crusaders kept up their bit for the cup double. The,

:25:50. > :26:00.Faulkner's late equaliser meant to win over their opponents. There is

:26:00. > :26:04.

:26:04. > :26:08.a few loose ends to be tied up. Now, the weather.

:26:08. > :26:12.It is going to go through some changes through the next 24 hours

:26:12. > :26:16.after what has been a fine start to the week. There were some showers

:26:16. > :26:23.running through, but in between them, some decent spells of

:26:23. > :26:29.sunshine. I hope you made the most of it because the rest of the week

:26:29. > :26:36.is going to be rain or showers. Some of those threatened to turn

:26:36. > :26:41.wintery. Later in the week, it will be fairly unsettled, too. The

:26:41. > :26:44.weather is more-or-less with us, the sunshine. A dry evening tonight,

:26:44. > :26:48.and we will hold on to clear spells for quite a few hours tonight so

:26:48. > :26:54.temperatures will be falling away and for most of us close to

:26:54. > :27:01.freezing, a few rural spots dipping below freezing. Given the showers

:27:01. > :27:07.we had, they could be some icy patches. They will go very quickly,

:27:07. > :27:12.the cloud, but the wind will pick up reading some damp weather. First

:27:12. > :27:17.thing, most places stay dry. The cloud will increase, the breeze

:27:17. > :27:22.will pick up, and probably by around a 9am, we will see

:27:22. > :27:27.persistent rain moving in from Fermanagh into Londonderry. That

:27:27. > :27:31.rain edges East would. It is not particularly heavy by the afternoon,

:27:31. > :27:40.but it is spreading across Antrim and Belfast. Not a pleasant and to

:27:40. > :27:46.the day. -- end to the day. Showers will follow tomorrow night. This

:27:46. > :27:50.photograph was taken yesterday. One of those huge clouds bringing

:27:50. > :27:54.showers, and we might see some more of those on Wednesday.