:00:24. > :00:28.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline. The headlines: Stormont is to be
:00:28. > :00:33.the field for a Orange parade to make the centenary -- mark the
:00:33. > :00:39.centenary of the Ulster Covenant. A bypass divides opinion in a
:00:39. > :00:43.County Antrim village. If the road scheme goes ahead, the farmers will
:00:43. > :00:48.suffer. We are on board the ship following
:00:48. > :00:53.in the wake of the Titanic to the North Atlantic.
:00:53. > :00:57.The eight-year-old Irish dancer who has become an internet sensation.
:00:57. > :01:03.I will be talking to the local fisherman who has landed the big
:01:03. > :01:12.catch of the day. And I mean big. And keep the umbrella as and winter
:01:12. > :01:16.coats handy as we are in for quite a chilly week.
:01:16. > :01:19.For the first time, the grounds of Stormont will be hosting an Orange
:01:19. > :01:24.Order event. The gathering will mark the centenary of the Ulster
:01:24. > :01:27.Covenant. Permission was given by the Finance Minister whose
:01:27. > :01:33.department oversees the use of the estate. Lodges operate from the
:01:33. > :01:38.city centre to Stormont in September. -- lodges will travel.
:01:38. > :01:42.It is a familiar sight every 12th July. Now the traditional field
:01:42. > :01:48.gathering at the end of an Orange parade will be here in the grounds
:01:48. > :01:51.of Stormont. It is up to mark the centenary associated with the
:01:51. > :01:57.Unionist leader whose statue dominates at the approach to
:01:58. > :02:03.parliament buildings. In 1912, he and 23,000 other men signed to be
:02:03. > :02:08.Ulster Covenant at Belfast City Hall, a posing home rule in Ireland.
:02:08. > :02:14.The statue is there and that is symbolic. It is symbolic to
:02:14. > :02:18.identify with that. I would not put too much weight on any symbolism.
:02:19. > :02:23.The venue was most important to be able to host of the crowds that we
:02:23. > :02:27.imagine will be there. The Orange Order anticipates thousands of
:02:27. > :02:31.people participating in what will begin as a parade from the centre
:02:31. > :02:36.of Belfast and will finish in Stormont. The event will take place
:02:36. > :02:40.on Saturday 29th September after approval was granted by Sammy
:02:40. > :02:45.Wilson. In a statement, his department said that the approval
:02:45. > :02:50.was subject to the final arrangements being agreed. What is
:02:50. > :02:57.controversial in it? If people do not want to be associated with it,
:02:57. > :03:02.let them have their say and not be associated with it. But to go down
:03:02. > :03:07.the extremes to disrupt it, do make any political capital out of it, I
:03:07. > :03:11.do not think anybody wants that. Certainly the Orange institutions
:03:11. > :03:19.intentions are to be honourable. We would like the community to be
:03:19. > :03:23.involved. Most of what takes place in these grounds in September will
:03:23. > :03:30.involve the speeches and the plan is to build a platform near the
:03:30. > :03:40.statue. Farmers and business people in
:03:40. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:47.County Antrim say the road services wasting taxpayers' money. Danny
:03:47. > :03:51.Kennedy has yet to make a final decision on the A8 road between
:03:51. > :03:55.Belfast and Larne which includes a plan to bypass Qatar. A group from
:03:56. > :04:03.the village say that it is a waste are to spend the �40 million going
:04:03. > :04:08.around the village when the current road could be a upgraded instead.
:04:08. > :04:12.At the moment, this farmer can move his cattle freely around his land.
:04:12. > :04:19.If the new proposed Ballynure bypass goes ahead, things will be
:04:19. > :04:25.very different. My holding would be severed in two. Presently, I can
:04:25. > :04:30.move animals freely from one field to another without any help or much
:04:30. > :04:38.time involved. If the road scheme goes ahead, the farm is severed
:04:38. > :04:43.into along with many other farms. The plan is to do all some of the
:04:43. > :04:47.A8 road between Belfast and Larne at a cost of �120 million. An
:04:47. > :04:50.estimated �40 million is also to be spent by passing Ballynure,
:04:50. > :04:56.something critics say it is not needed and is a waste of public
:04:56. > :05:01.money. I have not spoken to one person who has complained that the
:05:01. > :05:05.traffic on this road is any more than would be acceptable. In fact,
:05:05. > :05:11.there are many roads that I travel on where there is much more need
:05:11. > :05:15.for improvement. You have only got to look at the intersection that is
:05:15. > :05:20.required at the West Link connection with the current M2
:05:20. > :05:24.motorway. The Department of regional development argues that
:05:24. > :05:29.the road is needed to open up the corridor between Belfast and Larne
:05:30. > :05:36.port. It predicts traffic will rise. The current figures paint a
:05:36. > :05:41.different picture. In 2007, almost 943,000 passengers including
:05:41. > :05:48.freight sailed from Larne. Last year, that had dropped to normal --
:05:48. > :05:54.to almost a trend in that 46,000 -- at 846,000. Some in the village say
:05:54. > :06:00.they need to look at the figures again. To much is at stake.
:06:00. > :06:04.Ballynure bypass is going to cost the public �40 million and there is
:06:04. > :06:07.no tangible benefit of bypassing the village. It has a detrimental
:06:07. > :06:13.impact on the environment and will lead to the loss of jobs in the
:06:13. > :06:18.village. A public inquiry into the bypass was held last summer. So far,
:06:18. > :06:22.the only person to have been given the findings is Danny Kennedy. He
:06:22. > :06:26.is expected to make a decision shortly. In the meantime, the
:06:26. > :06:30.people of bull are waiting to see if works scheduled for later this
:06:30. > :06:37.month will go ahead -- the people of Ballynure.
:06:37. > :06:40.So six men arrested fault -- following a republican rally
:06:40. > :06:44.yesterday have been released without charge. It took place in
:06:44. > :06:47.the city cemetery in Londonderry. The police are continuing to hold a
:06:47. > :06:51.42-year-old man in connection with the murder of Coleraine pensioner
:06:51. > :06:55.Norman Moffatt in 2001. The attack was captured on CCTV but
:06:55. > :07:01.no one has ever been charged with the killing.
:07:01. > :07:03.Still to come: remembering the residents of the County Mayo
:07:03. > :07:13.village who were lost on the Titanic.
:07:13. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:18.And I have been chatting to these before they fight this weekend.
:07:18. > :07:24.100 years ago, the Titanic was on its maiden voyage bound for New
:07:24. > :07:30.York. Today at noon a minute's silence was observed in Southampton
:07:30. > :07:35.marking the time when it left the port. Wreaths were thrown from the
:07:35. > :07:40.docks to remember the 1500 people who died including a fiver hundred
:07:40. > :07:45.and 38 crew members, most of whom live in the town -- 538.
:07:45. > :07:48.The ship raising the Titanic's Ridge has had to turn back because
:07:48. > :07:57.of a medical emergency. The Balmoral left Cobh in County Cork
:07:57. > :08:01.last night. The BBC is the only broadcaster on board.
:08:01. > :08:07.Wind and waves are battering the Balmoral as it makes its weight to
:08:07. > :08:12.the spot where the Titanic sank. If you want to know how rough the seas
:08:12. > :08:18.are, watch the horizon. Some passengers are dressed not for the
:08:18. > :08:23.weather but to mark a moment and remember the past. This outfit
:08:23. > :08:28.belonged to my husband's great- grandmother. This couple have come
:08:28. > :08:38.from County Down to follow Voyage made by others. From a short
:08:38. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:45.distance... There was a man who left to go to Queenstown and he
:08:45. > :08:52.joined the Titanic at Queenstown but he did not survive the disaster.
:08:52. > :08:56.Queenstown was lined by thousands yesterday. A warm welcome for the
:08:56. > :09:00.Balmoral's passengers as they follow the route of the Titanic.
:09:00. > :09:07.Coming here on the boat and looking at all of the people was fantastic.
:09:07. > :09:11.A brass band. You could not ask for anything more. People were keen to
:09:11. > :09:15.share their own stories from the period of history. He put together
:09:15. > :09:21.the pieces. Speaking to people like you to learn... In it is
:09:21. > :09:26.fascinating. People boarded the Balmoral just as they did the
:09:26. > :09:31.Titanic. Make no mistake, this is a very modern ship. For many people,
:09:31. > :09:35.this is a holiday. But this is not typical cruise ship weather. It is
:09:36. > :09:41.likely to get a lot more blustery out in the North Atlantic. That has
:09:41. > :09:46.not stopped people from enjoying themselves, even outdoors. Believe
:09:46. > :09:50.it or not, despite the conditions all around, the plural was meant to
:09:51. > :09:58.be relatively warm. We are Norwegians summit it is OK! -- the
:09:58. > :10:03.poll was meant to be relatively warm. We are Norwegians so it is OK.
:10:03. > :10:10.Some grew emotional as the trip -- ship travelled ever closer to the
:10:10. > :10:15.point in the Atlantic where 1500 drowned at sea. Balmoral is heading
:10:15. > :10:20.back towards deep Irish coast because of what has been described
:10:21. > :10:25.as a medical emergency. A passenger is expected to be airlifted off
:10:25. > :10:29.this ship in a short amount of time. It has been emphasised that it is a
:10:29. > :10:34.precautionary measure. We understand the ship is still
:10:34. > :10:38.expected to end the site of the Titanic's sinking 100 years ago by
:10:38. > :10:45.this weekend to hold the memorial service. Back on dry land, hundreds
:10:45. > :10:49.of people have arrived far a commemorative festival in Ireland's
:10:49. > :10:53.official Titanic village. That is Lahardane where the parish of
:10:53. > :10:57.Addergoole lost more people on the liner than any other place in
:10:58. > :11:03.Ireland. Re-enact does relive the parts of
:11:03. > :11:08.local residents who left to the village of Lahardane 100 years ago.
:11:08. > :11:12.They are known as the Addergoole 14. 11 women and three men. They were
:11:12. > :11:22.on their way to America on the Titanic. Only three of them got
:11:22. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:29.there. It would have been a large number from any one area to leave.
:11:29. > :11:35.The fact that 14 from one village left where there already was a very
:11:35. > :11:39.small community and the fact that only 11 of that 14... Only three
:11:39. > :11:44.survive. That was a massive loss to the village at the times. Hundreds
:11:44. > :11:49.of people including the former president have come to the village
:11:49. > :11:53.for a Titanic festival week. It is a chance for some to re-enact
:11:54. > :12:00.experience of their ancestors. It is a chance too for some
:12:00. > :12:08.transatlantic family reunions. goodness! I saw you when you work a
:12:08. > :12:15.little boy. A long time ago. years. This is the man his family
:12:15. > :12:21.are remembering. I am his niece. He perished on the Titanic. He was the
:12:21. > :12:29.younger brother of my father, Tom. He left here with my mother who
:12:29. > :12:35.came from nearby. I had two older sisters who have now passed away.
:12:35. > :12:39.This is the new permanent memorial to the Addergoole 14. Nothing is
:12:39. > :12:47.known about millions of Irish immigrants but those who left this
:12:47. > :12:52.village for the Titanic will not be forgotten.
:12:52. > :12:58.The tragedy that has touched so many. More on the Titanic including
:12:58. > :13:03.a host of BBC archive clips explaining why Belfast was at the
:13:03. > :13:08.hub of shipbuilding at the turn of the 20th century... Check out our
:13:08. > :13:12.special website. We are also on Twitter.
:13:12. > :13:18.We will have full coverage of all of the memorial services across the
:13:18. > :13:22.weekend on a our outlets. Narrow Water Castle is to feature
:13:22. > :13:29.on a new set of Royal Mail stance. The Elizabethan tower house was
:13:29. > :13:33.built as a military lookout in the 15th 60s. It is one of a number of
:13:33. > :13:39.significant buildings chosen for the new stamp collection -- in the
:13:39. > :13:45.15th 60s. If you have ever heard an angler
:13:45. > :13:50.saying that he caught a fish this big, chances are he is exaggerating.
:13:50. > :13:56.That is not the case when it comes to Andy Logan was dubbed a giant of
:13:56. > :14:01.a fish! -- that is not the case when it comes to Andy Logan! A
:14:01. > :14:06.giant of a fish. This fish was caught but just off
:14:06. > :14:10.Rathlin Island Vostok to give you an idea of how big it is. I am five
:14:11. > :14:16.at nine inches in height. This is the fish in question. It is a state
:14:16. > :14:23.and measures eight ft high by 6 ft wide. -- it is a state. It took
:14:23. > :14:26.three men to lift it onto the boat. The man who caught it is local
:14:26. > :14:32.fishermen here in Carrickfergus, Andy Logan. Described the moment
:14:32. > :14:36.when you felt the noble? A it was unbelievable. I have caught plenty
:14:36. > :14:40.before but this time I thought I had caught a submarine. A monster.
:14:40. > :14:45.How long did it take you to real it in? I an hour and 10 minutes with
:14:45. > :14:50.health. When it came on board, what was your reaction? I could not
:14:50. > :14:54.believe it. I still cannot get over the size of it. I am glad I have
:14:54. > :14:59.got photographs. A monster. have you ever caught anything like
:14:59. > :15:04.that before? I thought I had but now my eyes have been opened.
:15:04. > :15:08.released it back into the sea? definitely. That fish is 65 years
:15:08. > :15:12.old so there are another few years in him yet. You are king of the
:15:12. > :15:18.fish and then in these parts yet? So they say! And you have caught
:15:18. > :15:25.sharks before? I have caught the sharks are easier. I would like to
:15:25. > :15:31.see any other guys beat this record. It is something you won't forget.
:15:31. > :15:41.Definitely. Never forget it. Congratulations. Happy sailing. We
:15:41. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:48.might go for fish and chips after At 16 stone, that record-breaking
:15:48. > :15:54.fish is the same weight as Belfast boxer Martin Rogan and he squared
:15:54. > :16:01.up to his opponent Tyson Fury today in Belfast ahead of their Irish
:16:01. > :16:05.heavyweight title showdown on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena.
:16:05. > :16:14.Here is the deal. They do not like one another and today it was
:16:14. > :16:20.abundantly evident. He kept saying to me, treen well a! Drain well! I
:16:20. > :16:24.hope you trained well! Because I certainly have. He has not got a
:16:24. > :16:33.prayer. I will hit him with that many left jabs he will be begging
:16:33. > :16:42.for me to knock him out. Rogan said that Fury was out of shape. That
:16:42. > :16:49.prompted an impromptu strep. only six lackey has is still in the
:16:49. > :16:53.fridge! Suddenly, this room was creaking under the dust off 100
:16:53. > :17:00.years of history and it was alive with a new kind of 20 first-century
:17:00. > :17:07.electricity. Do you see this as a last chance saloon? Know. There are
:17:07. > :17:11.no miles on my tank. It is a great opportunity to fight. There are not
:17:11. > :17:20.too many people out there who get the opportunity to do it at my age.
:17:20. > :17:25.He will go toe to toe on Saturday. It is never dull with that Martin
:17:25. > :17:28.Rogan. Elsewhere, the Ulster Rugby prop John Afoa has been cited for a
:17:29. > :17:32.dangerous tackle during last Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final
:17:32. > :17:37.win over Munster. He will find out on Thursday if he will be available
:17:37. > :17:41.for the semi-final. In a moment, we will hear from the man who scored
:17:41. > :17:45.that magical try a. They have confirmed that there will not be
:17:45. > :17:52.the same pressure on tickets for the Edinburgh show down in Dublin.
:17:52. > :17:57.We had a limited allocation, which was 6,400, as the home team. At the
:17:57. > :18:00.Aviva Stadium, we have been given a bigger allocation. We have taken
:18:00. > :18:04.20,000 tickets which are ring- fenced for our season-ticket
:18:04. > :18:09.holders. We have put a large number of tickets on general sale this
:18:09. > :18:13.morning. It will not affect our season-ticket holders. We're hoping
:18:13. > :18:19.that the majority of the stadium will be filled with Ulster fans.
:18:19. > :18:26.have had a few days to reflect and this was a great day. I will keep
:18:26. > :18:32.the memory for a long time. As will the rest of the team. You have to
:18:32. > :18:35.look on from that to the semi- finals and hopefully the finals.
:18:35. > :18:45.were two matters in football's Carling Premiership this afternoon.
:18:45. > :18:46.
:18:47. > :18:51.Ballymena Utd 14-2 at Dungannon Swifts. After a goal drought in the
:18:51. > :18:55.first have, two minutes into the second, Gary Hamilton open the
:18:55. > :19:04.floodgates in a phenomenal relegation battle at Seaview. With
:19:04. > :19:07.two further goals in a seven-minute spell, they were Two-nil up.
:19:07. > :19:12.Despite an earlier penalty miss from Shane Dolan, with 11 minutes
:19:12. > :19:18.remaining, Anto Lagan make no mistake with his. Four minutes
:19:18. > :19:22.later, Brian McCaul grabbed the fourth of the day. Then, with just
:19:22. > :19:28.five minutes of normal time remaining, Marcus Kane gave Carrick
:19:28. > :19:33.Rangers some hope. Thomas Hyland fired in the third of the day for
:19:33. > :19:37.Carrick Rangers. In the third minute of additional time, Paul
:19:37. > :19:44.Heatley scored the all-important equaliser to ensure that the amber
:19:44. > :19:48.army for live to fight another day in the relegation battle.
:19:48. > :19:53.Goals galore or at Seaview. Elsewhere, Irish hobbies bid to
:19:53. > :19:56.qualify for the Olympics may have ended in tears recently, but a team
:19:56. > :20:03.from Northern Ireland is celebrating by European victory.
:20:04. > :20:06.Pegasus Ladies won in Belfast. This is the fourth time the Pegasus
:20:06. > :20:13.Ladies have won the Eurohockey tournament, but it is the first
:20:13. > :20:19.time they have won it as hosts. They won four gains in four days
:20:19. > :20:23.against international opposition, culminating in a 4-3 victory over
:20:23. > :20:27.by Ukrainian team. Here you are playing on your home turf and in
:20:27. > :20:34.front of your home crowd. They have been fantastic. The organisation in
:20:34. > :20:38.this club, an amateur club, has been top drawer. It is the third
:20:38. > :20:43.piece of silverware for the team this season and they are still in
:20:43. > :20:49.contention to win two more trophies in the coming weeks.
:20:49. > :20:59.That is it from sport for now. Four more matches tonight, including
:20:59. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:04.Linfield against Cliftonville. Now, last week we had thousands of
:21:04. > :21:08.international visitors in Belfast for the World Irish Dancing
:21:08. > :21:13.Championships. Today, a local Dancer is a global sensation on the
:21:13. > :21:15.internet and has been watched by tens of thousands of people. Eight
:21:16. > :21:19.year-old Kate McCafferty was Ireland in a shopping centre in
:21:19. > :21:26.Derry, dancing a way through a string of Michael Jackson hits.
:21:26. > :21:30.Within one day, a tribute to the King of Pop had gone barrel. This
:21:30. > :21:36.young girl is a rising star on the internet. Tens of thousands of
:21:36. > :21:42.people have already tuned in it to see her dance her way through
:21:42. > :21:48.Michael Jackson hits. It is fun and exciting. I have heard of people
:21:48. > :21:55.watching me in Germany, America... Some people are watching me in
:21:56. > :21:59.China. It is so exciting. In the three days, there have been well
:21:59. > :22:09.over 100,000 hits and counting on YouTube and this is what people
:22:09. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:15.have been clamouring to see. Take it away Kate. She was full and last
:22:15. > :22:19.week as part of a pineapple Dance Studio Showcase, after been chosen
:22:19. > :22:24.to take part in workshops and it would seem that dancing is in the
:22:24. > :22:29.blood. She is a brilliant dancer. When I saw her doing a Michael
:22:29. > :22:33.Jackson steps it was brilliant to watch. I am so proud and shocked
:22:33. > :22:38.and overwhelmed. I cannot believe it. We did not think that much of a
:22:38. > :22:42.bit, it was just a little demonstration. It has just exploded.
:22:42. > :22:47.Kate now wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Michael
:22:47. > :22:53.Jackson, with a career in music and she has a message for all of her
:22:53. > :23:01.fans on the World Wide Web. Thank you for coming. They have just came
:23:01. > :23:05.to watch me dance. It is very kind of them. Now, this high-kicking
:23:05. > :23:14.eight year-old has had her first taste of fame, she is hoping to
:23:14. > :23:20.dance away straight to the top. She is at ground we dancer. At 6pm
:23:20. > :23:30.this evening, she had just over 180,000 hits on the internet. She
:23:30. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:38.Well, we had some really interesting showers today and it
:23:38. > :23:43.all kicked off earlier around lunchtime onwards relief. Hale,
:23:43. > :23:46.thunder and there was even some snow on some of the mountains of
:23:46. > :23:54.County Fermanagh and in County Down over the Mournes. I will show you
:23:54. > :24:00.the radar. That indicates the heavy showers. And there was some thunder
:24:00. > :24:03.around Craigavon and Banbridge. Are they are easing off now and as the
:24:03. > :24:11.temperatures continue to fall this evening, they will gradually ease
:24:11. > :24:16.in intensity and frequency. This is this morning, that is no. The big
:24:16. > :24:19.shower in the background. It shows you how chilly the air is. It is no
:24:19. > :24:28.great surprise, though showers eased back and temperatures will
:24:28. > :24:35.drop away. Frost is likely in some rural areas. It will be a chilly
:24:35. > :24:41.start tomorrow, cooler and showery. There will be some sunshine, but
:24:41. > :24:49.also some pretty spectacular clouds. These pictures were sent in today
:24:49. > :24:52.from Warrenpoint. Some sunshine tomorrow morning, particularly in
:24:52. > :24:56.the east, and showers may take a while to get going and they may not
:24:56. > :25:01.be as vicious as they were today. There will be some heavy ones
:25:01. > :25:05.around, particularly from lunchtime onwards into the afternoon and hail
:25:05. > :25:09.and thunder is a possibility tomorrow as well, but perhaps not
:25:09. > :25:13.as much as today. Temperatures around 10 or 11 degrees, close to
:25:13. > :25:16.the average for this time of year. That is when the sun is shining, so
:25:16. > :25:23.if you are in a shower, the temperature can drop as low as five
:25:23. > :25:27.degrees. Tomorrow night, but clearing skies, there is likely to
:25:27. > :25:31.be a touch of frost in some areas again. We still have quite a chilly
:25:31. > :25:35.wind on Thursday and there will still be some showers around.
:25:35. > :25:39.Temperatures will fall at it, but they will be less frequent and
:25:39. > :25:44.mostly light and that is the theme as we head towards the weekend.
:25:44. > :25:47.Although it is cool, with winds in the north, there is a lot of dry
:25:47. > :25:52.weather and there will be some decent sunny gaps. A warning to
:25:52. > :25:55.gardeners, that it will be cold enough for some frost at night time.
:25:55. > :26:00.Definitely a day for the umbrella as tomorrow, some heavy showers,
:26:00. > :26:07.but sunglasses for the end of the week.
:26:07. > :26:17.I had a vision on Easter Monday of going for a picnic. We ended up
:26:17. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:23.eating the sandwiches and having tea in the car as it lashed down.
:26:23. > :26:28.Before we go, a reminder of the stories making the headlines.
:26:28. > :26:31.The grounds of the Stormont estate are to be the field for a big
:26:31. > :26:35.Orange Order commemoration of the signing of the Ulster Covenant, 100
:26:35. > :26:40.years ago this September. For almost and business people in
:26:40. > :26:44.County Antrim are claiming that a planned bypass in the village of
:26:44. > :26:47.Ballynure will waste millions of pounds and destroy the countryside.
:26:47. > :26:52.The ship retracing the route of the Titanic has had to turn back
:26:52. > :26:56.because of an and -- a medical emergency. If the European Court
:26:56. > :26:59.has given the go-ahead for the extradition of five terror suspects
:26:59. > :27:04.from Britain to the United States, despite their claims that they will