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Good evening. This is BBC Newsline. The headlines: Stormont is to be

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the field for a Orange parade to make the centenary -- mark the

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centenary of the Ulster Covenant. A bypass divides opinion in a

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County Antrim village. If the road scheme goes ahead, the farmers will

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suffer. We are on board the ship following

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in the wake of the Titanic to the North Atlantic.

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The eight-year-old Irish dancer who has become an internet sensation.

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I will be talking to the local fisherman who has landed the big

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catch of the day. And I mean big. And keep the umbrella as and winter

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coats handy as we are in for quite a chilly week.

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For the first time, the grounds of Stormont will be hosting an Orange

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Order event. The gathering will mark the centenary of the Ulster

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Covenant. Permission was given by the Finance Minister whose

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department oversees the use of the estate. Lodges operate from the

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city centre to Stormont in September. -- lodges will travel.

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It is a familiar sight every 12th July. Now the traditional field

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gathering at the end of an Orange parade will be here in the grounds

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of Stormont. It is up to mark the centenary associated with the

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Unionist leader whose statue dominates at the approach to

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parliament buildings. In 1912, he and 23,000 other men signed to be

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Ulster Covenant at Belfast City Hall, a posing home rule in Ireland.

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The statue is there and that is symbolic. It is symbolic to

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identify with that. I would not put too much weight on any symbolism.

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The venue was most important to be able to host of the crowds that we

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imagine will be there. The Orange Order anticipates thousands of

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people participating in what will begin as a parade from the centre

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of Belfast and will finish in Stormont. The event will take place

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on Saturday 29th September after approval was granted by Sammy

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Wilson. In a statement, his department said that the approval

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was subject to the final arrangements being agreed. What is

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controversial in it? If people do not want to be associated with it,

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let them have their say and not be associated with it. But to go down

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the extremes to disrupt it, do make any political capital out of it, I

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do not think anybody wants that. Certainly the Orange institutions

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intentions are to be honourable. We would like the community to be

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involved. Most of what takes place in these grounds in September will

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involve the speeches and the plan is to build a platform near the

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statue. Farmers and business people in

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County Antrim say the road services wasting taxpayers' money. Danny

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Kennedy has yet to make a final decision on the A8 road between

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Belfast and Larne which includes a plan to bypass Qatar. A group from

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the village say that it is a waste are to spend the �40 million going

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around the village when the current road could be a upgraded instead.

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At the moment, this farmer can move his cattle freely around his land.

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If the new proposed Ballynure bypass goes ahead, things will be

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very different. My holding would be severed in two. Presently, I can

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move animals freely from one field to another without any help or much

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time involved. If the road scheme goes ahead, the farm is severed

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into along with many other farms. The plan is to do all some of the

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A8 road between Belfast and Larne at a cost of �120 million. An

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estimated �40 million is also to be spent by passing Ballynure,

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something critics say it is not needed and is a waste of public

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money. I have not spoken to one person who has complained that the

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traffic on this road is any more than would be acceptable. In fact,

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there are many roads that I travel on where there is much more need

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for improvement. You have only got to look at the intersection that is

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required at the West Link connection with the current M2

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motorway. The Department of regional development argues that

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the road is needed to open up the corridor between Belfast and Larne

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port. It predicts traffic will rise. The current figures paint a

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different picture. In 2007, almost 943,000 passengers including

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freight sailed from Larne. Last year, that had dropped to normal --

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to almost a trend in that 46,000 -- at 846,000. Some in the village say

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they need to look at the figures again. To much is at stake.

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Ballynure bypass is going to cost the public �40 million and there is

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no tangible benefit of bypassing the village. It has a detrimental

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impact on the environment and will lead to the loss of jobs in the

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village. A public inquiry into the bypass was held last summer. So far,

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the only person to have been given the findings is Danny Kennedy. He

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is expected to make a decision shortly. In the meantime, the

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people of bull are waiting to see if works scheduled for later this

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month will go ahead -- the people of Ballynure.

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So six men arrested fault -- following a republican rally

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yesterday have been released without charge. It took place in

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the city cemetery in Londonderry. The police are continuing to hold a

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42-year-old man in connection with the murder of Coleraine pensioner

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Norman Moffatt in 2001. The attack was captured on CCTV but

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no one has ever been charged with the killing.

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Still to come: remembering the residents of the County Mayo

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village who were lost on the Titanic.

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And I have been chatting to these before they fight this weekend.

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100 years ago, the Titanic was on its maiden voyage bound for New

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York. Today at noon a minute's silence was observed in Southampton

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marking the time when it left the port. Wreaths were thrown from the

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docks to remember the 1500 people who died including a fiver hundred

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and 38 crew members, most of whom live in the town -- 538.

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The ship raising the Titanic's Ridge has had to turn back because

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of a medical emergency. The Balmoral left Cobh in County Cork

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last night. The BBC is the only broadcaster on board.

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Wind and waves are battering the Balmoral as it makes its weight to

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the spot where the Titanic sank. If you want to know how rough the seas

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are, watch the horizon. Some passengers are dressed not for the

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weather but to mark a moment and remember the past. This outfit

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belonged to my husband's great- grandmother. This couple have come

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from County Down to follow Voyage made by others. From a short

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distance... There was a man who left to go to Queenstown and he

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joined the Titanic at Queenstown but he did not survive the disaster.

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Queenstown was lined by thousands yesterday. A warm welcome for the

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Balmoral's passengers as they follow the route of the Titanic.

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Coming here on the boat and looking at all of the people was fantastic.

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A brass band. You could not ask for anything more. People were keen to

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share their own stories from the period of history. He put together

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the pieces. Speaking to people like you to learn... In it is

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fascinating. People boarded the Balmoral just as they did the

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Titanic. Make no mistake, this is a very modern ship. For many people,

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this is a holiday. But this is not typical cruise ship weather. It is

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likely to get a lot more blustery out in the North Atlantic. That has

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not stopped people from enjoying themselves, even outdoors. Believe

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it or not, despite the conditions all around, the plural was meant to

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be relatively warm. We are Norwegians summit it is OK! -- the

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poll was meant to be relatively warm. We are Norwegians so it is OK.

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Some grew emotional as the trip -- ship travelled ever closer to the

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point in the Atlantic where 1500 drowned at sea. Balmoral is heading

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back towards deep Irish coast because of what has been described

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as a medical emergency. A passenger is expected to be airlifted off

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this ship in a short amount of time. It has been emphasised that it is a

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precautionary measure. We understand the ship is still

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expected to end the site of the Titanic's sinking 100 years ago by

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this weekend to hold the memorial service. Back on dry land, hundreds

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of people have arrived far a commemorative festival in Ireland's

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official Titanic village. That is Lahardane where the parish of

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Addergoole lost more people on the liner than any other place in

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Ireland. Re-enact does relive the parts of

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local residents who left to the village of Lahardane 100 years ago.

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They are known as the Addergoole 14. 11 women and three men. They were

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on their way to America on the Titanic. Only three of them got

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there. It would have been a large number from any one area to leave.

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The fact that 14 from one village left where there already was a very

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small community and the fact that only 11 of that 14... Only three

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survive. That was a massive loss to the village at the times. Hundreds

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of people including the former president have come to the village

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for a Titanic festival week. It is a chance for some to re-enact

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experience of their ancestors. It is a chance too for some

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transatlantic family reunions. goodness! I saw you when you work a

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little boy. A long time ago. years. This is the man his family

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are remembering. I am his niece. He perished on the Titanic. He was the

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younger brother of my father, Tom. He left here with my mother who

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came from nearby. I had two older sisters who have now passed away.

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This is the new permanent memorial to the Addergoole 14. Nothing is

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known about millions of Irish immigrants but those who left this

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village for the Titanic will not be forgotten.

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The tragedy that has touched so many. More on the Titanic including

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a host of BBC archive clips explaining why Belfast was at the

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hub of shipbuilding at the turn of the 20th century... Check out our

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special website. We are also on Twitter.

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We will have full coverage of all of the memorial services across the

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weekend on a our outlets. Narrow Water Castle is to feature

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on a new set of Royal Mail stance. The Elizabethan tower house was

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built as a military lookout in the 15th 60s. It is one of a number of

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significant buildings chosen for the new stamp collection -- in the

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15th 60s. If you have ever heard an angler

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saying that he caught a fish this big, chances are he is exaggerating.

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That is not the case when it comes to Andy Logan was dubbed a giant of

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a fish! -- that is not the case when it comes to Andy Logan! A

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giant of a fish. This fish was caught but just off

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Rathlin Island Vostok to give you an idea of how big it is. I am five

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at nine inches in height. This is the fish in question. It is a state

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and measures eight ft high by 6 ft wide. -- it is a state. It took

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three men to lift it onto the boat. The man who caught it is local

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fishermen here in Carrickfergus, Andy Logan. Described the moment

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when you felt the noble? A it was unbelievable. I have caught plenty

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before but this time I thought I had caught a submarine. A monster.

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How long did it take you to real it in? I an hour and 10 minutes with

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health. When it came on board, what was your reaction? I could not

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believe it. I still cannot get over the size of it. I am glad I have

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got photographs. A monster. have you ever caught anything like

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that before? I thought I had but now my eyes have been opened.

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released it back into the sea? definitely. That fish is 65 years

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old so there are another few years in him yet. You are king of the

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fish and then in these parts yet? So they say! And you have caught

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sharks before? I have caught the sharks are easier. I would like to

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see any other guys beat this record. It is something you won't forget.

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Definitely. Never forget it. Congratulations. Happy sailing. We

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might go for fish and chips after At 16 stone, that record-breaking

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fish is the same weight as Belfast boxer Martin Rogan and he squared

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up to his opponent Tyson Fury today in Belfast ahead of their Irish

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heavyweight title showdown on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena.

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Here is the deal. They do not like one another and today it was

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abundantly evident. He kept saying to me, treen well a! Drain well! I

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hope you trained well! Because I certainly have. He has not got a

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prayer. I will hit him with that many left jabs he will be begging

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for me to knock him out. Rogan said that Fury was out of shape. That

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prompted an impromptu strep. only six lackey has is still in the

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fridge! Suddenly, this room was creaking under the dust off 100

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years of history and it was alive with a new kind of 20 first-century

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electricity. Do you see this as a last chance saloon? Know. There are

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no miles on my tank. It is a great opportunity to fight. There are not

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too many people out there who get the opportunity to do it at my age.

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He will go toe to toe on Saturday. It is never dull with that Martin

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Rogan. Elsewhere, the Ulster Rugby prop John Afoa has been cited for a

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dangerous tackle during last Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final

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win over Munster. He will find out on Thursday if he will be available

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for the semi-final. In a moment, we will hear from the man who scored

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that magical try a. They have confirmed that there will not be

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the same pressure on tickets for the Edinburgh show down in Dublin.

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We had a limited allocation, which was 6,400, as the home team. At the

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Aviva Stadium, we have been given a bigger allocation. We have taken

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20,000 tickets which are ring- fenced for our season-ticket

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holders. We have put a large number of tickets on general sale this

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morning. It will not affect our season-ticket holders. We're hoping

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that the majority of the stadium will be filled with Ulster fans.

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have had a few days to reflect and this was a great day. I will keep

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the memory for a long time. As will the rest of the team. You have to

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look on from that to the semi- finals and hopefully the finals.

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were two matters in football's Carling Premiership this afternoon.

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Ballymena Utd 14-2 at Dungannon Swifts. After a goal drought in the

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first have, two minutes into the second, Gary Hamilton open the

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floodgates in a phenomenal relegation battle at Seaview. With

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two further goals in a seven-minute spell, they were Two-nil up.

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Despite an earlier penalty miss from Shane Dolan, with 11 minutes

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remaining, Anto Lagan make no mistake with his. Four minutes

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later, Brian McCaul grabbed the fourth of the day. Then, with just

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five minutes of normal time remaining, Marcus Kane gave Carrick

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Rangers some hope. Thomas Hyland fired in the third of the day for

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Carrick Rangers. In the third minute of additional time, Paul

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Heatley scored the all-important equaliser to ensure that the amber

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army for live to fight another day in the relegation battle.

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Goals galore or at Seaview. Elsewhere, Irish hobbies bid to

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qualify for the Olympics may have ended in tears recently, but a team

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from Northern Ireland is celebrating by European victory.

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Pegasus Ladies won in Belfast. This is the fourth time the Pegasus

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Ladies have won the Eurohockey tournament, but it is the first

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time they have won it as hosts. They won four gains in four days

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against international opposition, culminating in a 4-3 victory over

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by Ukrainian team. Here you are playing on your home turf and in

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front of your home crowd. They have been fantastic. The organisation in

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this club, an amateur club, has been top drawer. It is the third

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piece of silverware for the team this season and they are still in

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contention to win two more trophies in the coming weeks.

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That is it from sport for now. Four more matches tonight, including

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Linfield against Cliftonville. Now, last week we had thousands of

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international visitors in Belfast for the World Irish Dancing

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Championships. Today, a local Dancer is a global sensation on the

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internet and has been watched by tens of thousands of people. Eight

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year-old Kate McCafferty was Ireland in a shopping centre in

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Derry, dancing a way through a string of Michael Jackson hits.

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Within one day, a tribute to the King of Pop had gone barrel. This

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young girl is a rising star on the internet. Tens of thousands of

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people have already tuned in it to see her dance her way through

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Michael Jackson hits. It is fun and exciting. I have heard of people

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watching me in Germany, America... Some people are watching me in

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China. It is so exciting. In the three days, there have been well

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over 100,000 hits and counting on YouTube and this is what people

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have been clamouring to see. Take it away Kate. She was full and last

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week as part of a pineapple Dance Studio Showcase, after been chosen

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to take part in workshops and it would seem that dancing is in the

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blood. She is a brilliant dancer. When I saw her doing a Michael

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Jackson steps it was brilliant to watch. I am so proud and shocked

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and overwhelmed. I cannot believe it. We did not think that much of a

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bit, it was just a little demonstration. It has just exploded.

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Kate now wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Michael

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Jackson, with a career in music and she has a message for all of her

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fans on the World Wide Web. Thank you for coming. They have just came

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to watch me dance. It is very kind of them. Now, this high-kicking

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eight year-old has had her first taste of fame, she is hoping to

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dance away straight to the top. She is at ground we dancer. At 6pm

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this evening, she had just over 180,000 hits on the internet. She

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Well, we had some really interesting showers today and it

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all kicked off earlier around lunchtime onwards relief. Hale,

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thunder and there was even some snow on some of the mountains of

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County Fermanagh and in County Down over the Mournes. I will show you

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the radar. That indicates the heavy showers. And there was some thunder

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around Craigavon and Banbridge. Are they are easing off now and as the

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temperatures continue to fall this evening, they will gradually ease

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in intensity and frequency. This is this morning, that is no. The big

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shower in the background. It shows you how chilly the air is. It is no

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great surprise, though showers eased back and temperatures will

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drop away. Frost is likely in some rural areas. It will be a chilly

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start tomorrow, cooler and showery. There will be some sunshine, but

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also some pretty spectacular clouds. These pictures were sent in today

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from Warrenpoint. Some sunshine tomorrow morning, particularly in

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the east, and showers may take a while to get going and they may not

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be as vicious as they were today. There will be some heavy ones

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around, particularly from lunchtime onwards into the afternoon and hail

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and thunder is a possibility tomorrow as well, but perhaps not

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as much as today. Temperatures around 10 or 11 degrees, close to

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the average for this time of year. That is when the sun is shining, so

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if you are in a shower, the temperature can drop as low as five

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degrees. Tomorrow night, but clearing skies, there is likely to

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be a touch of frost in some areas again. We still have quite a chilly

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wind on Thursday and there will still be some showers around.

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Temperatures will fall at it, but they will be less frequent and

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mostly light and that is the theme as we head towards the weekend.

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Although it is cool, with winds in the north, there is a lot of dry

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weather and there will be some decent sunny gaps. A warning to

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gardeners, that it will be cold enough for some frost at night time.

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Definitely a day for the umbrella as tomorrow, some heavy showers,

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but sunglasses for the end of the week.

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I had a vision on Easter Monday of going for a picnic. We ended up

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eating the sandwiches and having tea in the car as it lashed down.

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Before we go, a reminder of the stories making the headlines.

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The grounds of the Stormont estate are to be the field for a big

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Orange Order commemoration of the signing of the Ulster Covenant, 100

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years ago this September. For almost and business people in

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County Antrim are claiming that a planned bypass in the village of

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Ballynure will waste millions of pounds and destroy the countryside.

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The ship retracing the route of the Titanic has had to turn back

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because of an and -- a medical emergency. If the European Court

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has given the go-ahead for the extradition of five terror suspects

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from Britain to the United States, despite their claims that they will

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