:00:22. > :00:25.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline. Our main headlines... The trial of
:00:26. > :00:35.a couple accused of killing their granddaughter hears of the arrest
:00:35. > :00:39.of another family member. The Vatican moves to rein in Father
:00:39. > :00:46.Brian D'Arcy. Claims that a schoolboy has been the victim of
:00:46. > :00:55.anti-Semitic bullying. There is increasing concern over the future
:00:55. > :00:59.of a major airline at Belfast City Airport. And here at the Giant's
:00:59. > :01:05.Causeway Visitor Centre, I will be live with the results of a trial.
:01:05. > :01:15.And we will be joined by two star players from Ulster Rugby. And I
:01:15. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:18.will have the weather details The trial of an elderly couple
:01:19. > :01:22.accused of killing their granddaughter has been told that
:01:22. > :01:30.another family member was once arrested in connection with the
:01:30. > :01:35.girl's death. David and Sarah Johnston, from Glengormley, denied
:01:35. > :01:41.the charges against them. There granddaughter, Rebecca McKeown, was
:01:41. > :01:45.a severely disabled 14-year-old, who died in hospital in 2001. Today
:01:45. > :01:51.the court was told that one of the child's brothers was once
:01:51. > :01:54.questioned about her death. Evidence today not from the
:01:54. > :01:58.grandparents are accused of child cruelty, but from her mother, under
:01:58. > :02:01.cross-examination from the defence team. She was taken through her
:02:01. > :02:06.daughter's condition once again, including the days leading up to
:02:07. > :02:11.her death. She told the court how in January 2008, almost seven years
:02:11. > :02:14.later, the police came to her home and said they were reopening the
:02:14. > :02:18.case of Rebecca McKeown. She was interviewed for several hours at
:02:18. > :02:21.the police station. Under cross- examination, she explained how she
:02:21. > :02:26.was unable to remember everything about the day because she had been
:02:26. > :02:30.in shock. The barrister agreed that Mrs McKeown had been shocked,
:02:30. > :02:34.pointing out that the police had just told her that her induced son
:02:34. > :02:37.was about to be arrested on suspicion of the murder of Rebecca,
:02:37. > :02:42.that his fingerprint had been found in a nappy she had been wearing
:02:42. > :02:47.when staying at her grandparents. Mrs McKeown was asked whether she
:02:47. > :02:52.had changed some of her evidence, to avoid suspicion falling on her
:02:52. > :02:56.son. She said, I had no reason to protect him because he did not do
:02:57. > :03:01.anything. The barrister insisted, I suggest she was in the dining room,
:03:01. > :03:07.out of your view, for around an hour. She replied, and I suggest
:03:07. > :03:11.that is wrong. It also emerged that in December 2006, Stewart had once
:03:11. > :03:16.threatened his stepfather with a knife in retaliation for a beating.
:03:16. > :03:25.But Stewart is not on trial, his maternal grandparents still are.
:03:25. > :03:27.The hearing resumes next week. One of Ireland's best known priests,
:03:27. > :03:33.the broadcaster and newspaper columnist Father Brian D'Arcy, has
:03:33. > :03:37.been rebuked by the Vatican. It has ordered that all church related
:03:37. > :03:42.material he publishes should be cleared in advance. The Catholic
:03:42. > :03:47.Church is cracking down on Irish priests it believes are challenging
:03:47. > :03:55.its teachings. This report from Julian O'Neill. There is another
:03:55. > :04:00.big festival coming up, around the same time... Father Brian D'Arcy
:04:00. > :04:04.has been on the BBC's air waves for years, he is a regular contributor
:04:04. > :04:08.to BBC Radio 2, amongst others. But it is his weekly column for this
:04:08. > :04:12.newspaper which has grabbed attention in Rome. It is not just
:04:13. > :04:16.that he has been outspoken against mandatory celibacy. He has also
:04:17. > :04:22.been a vocal critic of how the Church has handled sex abuse and
:04:22. > :04:28.its teachings on contraception. But now, it has earned him an official
:04:28. > :04:31.rebuke. According to the Catholic newspaper the Tablet, this move
:04:31. > :04:38.follows an anonymous complaint which was made last year. As a
:04:38. > :04:43.result, one cardinal responsible for church doctrine has conveyed
:04:43. > :04:48.dissatisfaction with four of Father Brian D'Arcy's newspaper articles.
:04:48. > :04:51.He is based outside Enniskillen, at the Grand monastery. He was
:04:51. > :04:55.celebrating Mass here today, and while he confirmed the story, he
:04:55. > :05:00.said he did not wish to be interviewed. One of the priest's
:05:00. > :05:04.superiors said that he was co- operating with an edict that all
:05:04. > :05:08.his writings must be approved in advance. He said Father Brian
:05:08. > :05:13.D'Arcy had not been silenced, and he remained a priest of good
:05:13. > :05:16.standing. Both the Sunday World and the BBC were asked today if they
:05:16. > :05:23.were aware that the material of Father Brian D'Arcy now needed
:05:23. > :05:27.prior approval from the church. Neither would comment. The mother
:05:27. > :05:32.of a teenager who was assaulted and subjected to anti-Semitic abuse
:05:32. > :05:36.says her son has been left badly shaken by the experience. Matthew
:05:36. > :05:43.Lough was bullied at school after he revealed that his great great
:05:43. > :05:46.grandmother was Jewish. This report from Conor Macauley. 14-year-old
:05:46. > :05:50.Matthew Lough started to get anti- Semitic abuse last year when he
:05:50. > :05:55.told his class his great great grandmother was Jewish during a
:05:55. > :06:00.history lesson on the Holocaust. The name-calling culminated in two
:06:00. > :06:05.assaults by separate boys, the latest last month. He has been left
:06:06. > :06:10.very shaken, he is still very nervous and jumpy. He finds it very
:06:10. > :06:14.difficult to concentrate, he has Asperger's, so, the fact that it is
:06:14. > :06:20.not just one attacked for him, his mind replays that constantly for
:06:20. > :06:26.him. The family say the boy who was altered their son was suspended for
:06:26. > :06:30.ting -- for two days. Matthew did not return to the college for
:06:30. > :06:34.around 1.5 weeks. The matter may be closed as far as the school is
:06:34. > :06:39.concerned, but Matthew Lough's family says the police
:06:39. > :06:44.investigation into the assault of their son is continuing. Northern
:06:45. > :06:48.Ireland's Jewish community is small, and it has been shocked. It is
:06:48. > :06:53.prevalent, yes, for the size of the community, it is really rather
:06:53. > :07:01.alarming that these things are still happening. Matthew's mother
:07:01. > :07:04.says they have some concerns about how Carrickfergus College handled
:07:04. > :07:10.the incident, but nobody at the school was available for comment.
:07:10. > :07:17.Uncertainty surrounds the future of the airline Bmibaby, one of the
:07:17. > :07:25.largest airlines flying out of the last City Airport. -- flying out of
:07:25. > :07:29.Belfast City Airport. This report from our business correspondent
:07:29. > :07:33.Kevin Magee. The airline industry has suffered in the recession, and
:07:33. > :07:38.there could be more turbulence on the way. The George Best Belfast
:07:38. > :07:41.City Airport was dealt a body-blow 18 months ago, when Ryan Lowe
:07:41. > :07:45.pulled out, taking a third of the business with it. It has just been
:07:45. > :07:51.recovering from that but now, there are concerns about the future of
:07:51. > :07:54.another airline, Bmibaby. International airlines group, which
:07:54. > :07:59.owns British Airways, took it over as part of a bigger deal, but they
:07:59. > :08:05.do not want to hold on to it. does not form part of our plans are
:08:05. > :08:10.in the long term. Bmibaby is primarily based on Leger
:08:10. > :08:16.destinations, no-frills services, which is not one of our focus areas.
:08:16. > :08:22.Our ambition is to sell it. So far, no buyer has been found. The chief
:08:22. > :08:27.executive of the group, was not sounding optimistic today. I will
:08:27. > :08:30.be honest with you, I think it will be difficult to see a deal being
:08:30. > :08:35.done, but not impossible. We're still in discussions with a couple
:08:35. > :08:41.of parties who are interested in buying the aligned. We will
:08:41. > :08:46.continue to see what we can do over the next few weeks. Bmibaby's
:08:46. > :08:50.domestic routes from Belfast include London Stansted and
:08:50. > :08:54.Birmingham. It also flies to European destinations, mostly
:08:54. > :08:59.holiday destinations. In terms of jobs, Bmibaby does not have many
:08:59. > :09:02.jobs at Belfast City Airport, but it is important in terms of revenue,
:09:02. > :09:05.accounting for one in five passengers, even more in the summer.
:09:05. > :09:10.The uncertainty over the future of Bmibaby will be causing concern at
:09:10. > :09:14.the airport. They will be hoping some sort of a deal can be cobbled
:09:14. > :09:21.together soon. You're watching BBC Newsline. Still
:09:21. > :09:27.to come - we are greening the new visitors' centre at the Giant's
:09:27. > :09:32.Causeway, from the roof down. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
:09:32. > :09:37.Cornwall have been visiting one of Belfast's oldest churches, and
:09:37. > :09:42.getting an unusual gift. The Department of Health has been
:09:42. > :09:47.told it must not expect voluntary groups to plug the gaps that the
:09:47. > :09:51.Government will not fund. An increasing number of health care
:09:51. > :09:54.projects are being funded by grants and charity fund-raising. One
:09:54. > :10:03.project which was launched today is aimed at helping people cope with
:10:03. > :10:05.depression. It is entirely paid for by the Big Lottery Fund. As Marie-
:10:05. > :10:11.Louise Connolly reports, such partnerships could be the only way
:10:11. > :10:16.to deliver this type of care in the future. Michael O'Neill has found
:10:16. > :10:19.friends and a purpose in life. After years of battling depression,
:10:19. > :10:23.it was this community centre, not medication, which gave him the
:10:23. > :10:29.therapy he needs. Not only better for him, but cheaper for the Health
:10:29. > :10:33.Service. I have had relapses in the last six or seven years, but they
:10:33. > :10:39.are minor compared to what it was like previously. It gives us hope
:10:39. > :10:44.that we're doing something in the community, and not in a hospital
:10:44. > :10:52.bed. Somebody quoted it would be something like �1,500 a week for a
:10:52. > :10:56.hospital bed. This is something like �40 a week. It is the type of
:10:56. > :11:00.approach which the Department of Health wants to encourage. A big
:11:00. > :11:03.lottery grant, not government funding, means that this service
:11:03. > :11:06.will be able to be rolled out into every health trust. But the
:11:06. > :11:11.voluntary sector is warning it cannot be left to fill in gaps
:11:11. > :11:16.which the Government cannot afford to fund. We need people to put
:11:16. > :11:21.their money where it is needed. We know from the Banford review that
:11:21. > :11:25.more money needs to go into mental her services. We know this model
:11:26. > :11:34.works, so we need the money to roll this out across the services.
:11:34. > :11:38.who? By government. Standing alongside the charity and the
:11:38. > :11:46.sponsor, the minister admits his department cannot do everything on
:11:46. > :11:54.its own. We will want to have partners, we will want to work with
:11:54. > :12:01.partners. We want to work with our partners on this issue. But for
:12:01. > :12:04.people like Michael, it is not enough. The Big Lottery Fund
:12:04. > :12:09.insists that by stepping in, they can help bridge the gap, but only
:12:09. > :12:12.in the short term. We can help organisers of projects like this to
:12:12. > :12:17.undertake innovative projects, things which the department might
:12:17. > :12:22.not yet be in a position to fund, but in time might decide to be
:12:22. > :12:25.worth funding. If the Department of Health is to meet its targets, and
:12:25. > :12:29.within the constraints of its budget, it is highly likely we will
:12:29. > :12:33.be seeing more partnerships just like this one. The question is,
:12:33. > :12:40.when the grant money runs out, will the Government be able to pick up
:12:40. > :12:44.the tab to make sure that schemes like this one can continue? On the
:12:44. > :12:48.subject of government spending, will Northern Ireland be one of the
:12:48. > :12:52.hardest-hit regions as a result of the welfare reforms being enacted
:12:52. > :12:56.by the Westminster government? That is certainly the view of the
:12:56. > :13:02.Children's Commissioner, Mrs the families of at least 6,500 children
:13:02. > :13:05.will lose money. I have met children who sometimes have to go
:13:05. > :13:09.to bed on Wednesday night when there is no food in the house, or
:13:09. > :13:13.when they have no electricity until the next morning, until the mother
:13:13. > :13:19.gets her benefit. It is already happening. We're saying that this
:13:19. > :13:20.welfare reform will actually exacerbate that situation. So the
:13:20. > :13:24.one third of children that we already have in poverty will be
:13:24. > :13:29.increasing by significant numbers if this Welfare Reform Bill goes
:13:29. > :13:35.through. The commission's numbers are disputed by the Stormont
:13:35. > :13:41.minister with responsibility for welfare. How come you dispute those
:13:41. > :13:45.figures, Minister? We need to have a good conversation about this, but
:13:45. > :13:50.it is important that stakeholders do so in a realistic way. If you
:13:50. > :13:54.look at the report that has been commissioned by the Children's
:13:54. > :13:58.Commissioner, it quotes a figure of 6,500. In fact, when you look in
:13:58. > :14:02.the document, there is no evidence, no back-up, no explanation as to
:14:02. > :14:08.where that figure has come from. What number would you put on the
:14:08. > :14:10.number of families which will be losing out? There are good things
:14:10. > :14:13.in welfare reform, and things which are not so good. But if you take
:14:13. > :14:18.the positive side of it for a moment, and this report today
:14:18. > :14:20.ignores the positive side, the figures which we have from the
:14:20. > :14:24.Department for Work and Pensions in London suggests that for murder
:14:24. > :14:28.Northern Ireland, the production of universal credit, the good part,
:14:28. > :14:34.will actually take 10,000 children in Northern Ireland out of poverty.
:14:34. > :14:44.But the latest figures show we have 40,000 children in poverty. So, do
:14:44. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:50.you think that no-one will lose out If we can reduce that figure by
:14:50. > :14:55.10,000 through the introduction of universal credit then that is a
:14:55. > :15:00.good thing. It will produce a simpler more effective system and
:15:00. > :15:07.will remove the current benefit trap which stops some people
:15:07. > :15:14.getting back into employment. has the Executive not grabbed a
:15:14. > :15:18.hold of this? In Northern Ireland we have more households with
:15:18. > :15:23.disabilities and mental health problems than in Britain. Why has
:15:23. > :15:29.this been left as the remit of the Westminster Government? We have
:15:29. > :15:33.taken charge of it. We are about to introduce a Northern Ireland
:15:33. > :15:40.Welfare Reform Bill into the Assembly. That will be subject to
:15:40. > :15:44.full scrutiny. We have made it absolutely clear it will be fully
:15:44. > :15:49.scrutinised in the Assembly. As we take it through we will be looking
:15:50. > :15:54.to see what can be done to mitigate against any detrimental effects of
:15:54. > :16:00.welfare reform. That is why we have a sub-committee looking at what we
:16:00. > :16:06.can do to make it most fitted to the needs of modern Ireland. So it
:16:06. > :16:12.may not be as bad as the children's commissioner is making out? You may
:16:12. > :16:16.make changes which are regional variations? I think there are
:16:16. > :16:20.things we can do in terms of operational issues which can make
:16:20. > :16:25.it more suitable for Northern Ireland because there are
:16:25. > :16:30.differences here from the rest of the United Kingdom. We are entitled
:16:30. > :16:40.to the same benefits here in Northern Ireland as the rest of the
:16:40. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:44.United Kingdom and subject to the same conditions. Thank you. He will
:16:44. > :16:54.go head-to-head with the commissioner for children tonight
:16:54. > :17:02.
:17:03. > :17:05.on Park's and Minds. -- Hearts and Minds. The St Patrick's Centre in
:17:05. > :17:08.Downpatrick has been saved from the immediate threat of closure. There
:17:08. > :17:11.were fears that a reduction in council funding would mean the end
:17:11. > :17:19.of the attraction but now attempts are continuing to secure its future.
:17:19. > :17:25.Our district journalist, Francis Gorman, has more. Since this centre
:17:25. > :17:32.opened they have had �100,000 per year for running costs from the
:17:32. > :17:37.council but that has been cut by �20,000. It has been said they may
:17:37. > :17:43.have to close their doors. But one MP said they could be run more
:17:43. > :17:47.efficiently. I think the problem has been the board constantly
:17:47. > :17:51.asking for more money rather than doing what I believe they should do
:17:51. > :17:58.which is reduce their costs. I think the centre can be kept going
:17:58. > :18:04.on the income available to it at the moment. Last night trustees of
:18:04. > :18:09.the centre met with politicians to try to find a solution. Both sides
:18:09. > :18:13.issued a statement saying they were committed to finding a resolution
:18:13. > :18:16.to the problem. On a windy day on the north coast,like today, a
:18:16. > :18:20.rooftop wouldn't be the best place to be. But that's where our
:18:20. > :18:23.environment correspondent is, watching people planting grass.
:18:23. > :18:33.He's up at the new visitors centre at the Giants Causeway where they
:18:33. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:39.are putting the finishing touches to its unusual roof. Mike. Indeed
:18:39. > :18:44.it is very windy here. We are not in a grass field but on the top of
:18:44. > :18:50.the visitors' centre, on the roof. They are planting grass here. Let's
:18:50. > :18:57.find out what is going on. You are a deep cultivation officer, why are
:18:57. > :19:03.you planting the roof in grass? thought it would fit in very well
:19:03. > :19:11.with the landscape. Even from a short distance away we can see the
:19:11. > :19:19.basalt columns and the grass roof. They say is not just any old grass
:19:19. > :19:25.or soil? His it is local. It is to blend in with the surrounding
:19:25. > :19:31.landscape. The grass actually has been brought up in batches, we can
:19:31. > :19:36.see them playing it, it has been grown near by? All a 300 metres
:19:36. > :19:41.away from here, it has been growing in a field since last autumn which
:19:41. > :19:46.helps acclimatise the grass to the conditions up here as well. At you
:19:46. > :19:51.hope that local plants and animals will make this their home? Because
:19:51. > :19:58.it is sourced locally it is a very similar P.H. To the surrounding
:19:58. > :20:04.area is so any flora or fauna from nearby will colonise on this site
:20:04. > :20:11.very well. Finally, briefly, they are still working away, is it going
:20:11. > :20:15.to be open in time for the big golf championship? The plan has always
:20:15. > :20:25.been 2nd July but they are working very hard on site so it is possible
:20:25. > :20:31.we could even open earlier. Things are going on here, these little
:20:31. > :20:36.bits of grass are being sold do American tourists! The countdown is
:20:36. > :20:40.on to Ulster rugby's European Cup semi final this weekend. Here's
:20:40. > :20:43.Stephen Watson. The last time Ulster were in a Heinekin Cup semi
:20:44. > :20:46.final they went on to lift the trophy. That was back in 1999. 13
:20:46. > :20:49.years on they've got a golden opportunity to win the competition
:20:49. > :20:52.again. Standing in their way in the last four is Edinburgh. The Ulster
:20:52. > :20:55.squad trained today at Ravenhill, without Chris Henry who appears
:20:55. > :21:05.unlikely to play any part in Saturdays semi final. But Thomas
:21:05. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:10.Kane is live with 2 players who will be on the pitch in Dublin.
:21:10. > :21:15.Back in 1999 every single member of the Ulster squad were given this
:21:16. > :21:22.special piece of crystal but let's not get too far ahead of her cells.
:21:22. > :21:27.These two were only teenagers at that time. What is it like going
:21:27. > :21:32.into this match? I have not really thought about it to be honest. I am
:21:32. > :21:36.just getting on with training and looking forward to each match. I
:21:36. > :21:43.think that is the most important thing. You have played in some huge
:21:43. > :21:47.matches for Ireland but how does this differ? I just prepare like I
:21:47. > :21:52.always do for big games. We are playing some good stuff with Ulster
:21:52. > :21:58.and we will just try and keep it going. 40,000 screaming fans will
:21:58. > :22:05.definitely get us on the right track. How do you shield yourself
:22:05. > :22:09.from that kind of hype? 20,000 fans? I do not want it to shield
:22:09. > :22:15.myself from it. When you walk down the street you bump into strangers
:22:15. > :22:24.and everybody is your best mate and witches you well. There is going to
:22:24. > :22:28.be some buzz at the game. I want to be part of that. How difficult is
:22:29. > :22:34.it going to be against Edinburgh? A lot of people make Ulster
:22:34. > :22:38.favourites but obviously you will not be complacent? We were
:22:38. > :22:42.favourites at the start of the season but to be in this position
:22:42. > :22:46.now is still unbelievable. The more experience you get of this
:22:46. > :22:53.tournament the more you realise how special it is and the more you play
:22:53. > :22:56.you want to play more. You do not want it to end. And how will you
:22:57. > :23:01.feel going onto the pitch on Saturday knowing you are in a
:23:01. > :23:07.European Cup final? It will mean everything to me personally and I
:23:07. > :23:12.think for every Ulster fan it will mean everything. The whole balance
:23:12. > :23:19.will beat the air and we are so excited to be walking off the pitch.
:23:19. > :23:25.It is unbelievable. Thank you very much for joining us. We will
:23:25. > :23:29.continue our build up end tomorrow night's BBC Newsline. Lisa Kearney,
:23:29. > :23:31.who we featured a week ago here on BBC Newsline, has qualified for the
:23:31. > :23:36.womens judo competition at this summers Olympics. She will
:23:36. > :23:39.represent Ireland at London 2012. It has been a two-year long
:23:39. > :23:43.qualification process for the Belfast woman, which ended today
:23:43. > :23:46.when she secured a spot during the European Championships in Russia.
:23:46. > :23:51.The local motorcycle road racing season gets underway tomorrow with
:23:51. > :23:54.the traditional curtain raiser the Cookstown 100. The event is
:23:54. > :24:04.celebrating its 90th anniversary with one rider hoping to extend his
:24:04. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:09.record breaking run on his home circuit. In his impressive County
:24:09. > :24:15.Tyrone workshop this man is getting ready for his 20th season of racing.
:24:15. > :24:21.He has won war times on the roads than any other Northern Ireland
:24:21. > :24:28.rider. The way I see it I have got nothing to prove. There are a few
:24:28. > :24:34.of the other riders who feel more pressure to beat me than I feel to
:24:34. > :24:41.beat them. I suppose it will all depend on the day you who gets the
:24:41. > :24:48.best start. If you do not get a good start when you go round the
:24:48. > :24:52.first corner you can have a massive task on your hands. Last year E C
:24:52. > :24:58.won a clean sweep of races at Cookstown in one of the most
:24:58. > :25:04.impressive performances in the history of the event. I am not
:25:04. > :25:09.putting any pressure on myself to go and win five races. If it
:25:09. > :25:15.happens, it happens. I just hope I can get a good steady run. I want
:25:15. > :25:20.to get a place in the north-west and BP T. I hope for a bit of good
:25:20. > :25:22.weather to. The chances of the Northern Ireland Women's football
:25:22. > :25:26.team qualifying for the European Championship finals next July are
:25:26. > :25:29.now remote. They lost 1-0 at home to Hungary last night. The winner,
:25:29. > :25:38.a penalty, came with virtually the last kick of the game. Denise
:25:38. > :25:44.Watson was there. The Northern Ireland captain cannot be a to look
:25:44. > :25:52.at the last gap -- last-gasp penalty. It was hut in who conceded
:25:52. > :25:58.it. The spot kick was converted to the delight of team-mates. Northern
:25:59. > :26:04.Ireland had been the better side. Miguel came agonisingly close in
:26:05. > :26:11.the second half. Nelson was denied with a superb goal line clear and
:26:11. > :26:15.spat in the end it was all in been. They came away with nothing. It was
:26:15. > :26:25.very disappointing because the girls worked so hard. We are very
:26:25. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:34.proud of them. So, defeat for Northern Ireland in the cruellest
:26:34. > :26:42.way possible, our last penalty in injury time. The need to go to
:26:42. > :26:46.Iceland and Norway to get results but next up it is Bulgaria in the
:26:46. > :26:48.middle of May. From the international ladies to a group of
:26:48. > :26:51.Northern Ireland school girls hoping to follow in their footsteps.
:26:51. > :26:54.125 first year pupils from five different schools in Belfast were
:26:54. > :26:57.at The Dub today where they had the opportunity to play hockey, camogie,
:26:57. > :27:01.rugby, gaelic and football. The multi-sports day has been set up to
:27:01. > :27:10.encourage more girls to not only take part in sport but also to try
:27:10. > :27:15.new ones. It is huge just to highlight ladies' sport in general.
:27:15. > :27:19.Getting girls of this C Dowd, active and excited about sport.
:27:19. > :27:24.That there is something out there for girls. There is so much out
:27:24. > :27:28.there for boys but we want to hone in on getting girls active in this
:27:28. > :27:34.age group. I'll be live in Dublin tomorrow with all the build up to
:27:34. > :27:37.Ulster rugby European Cup semi- final against Edinburgh. The Prince
:27:37. > :27:40.of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived for the first
:27:40. > :27:43.part of their two day visit. The royal couple were in Belfast this
:27:44. > :27:53.afternoon visiting the historical St George's Church. Natalie Lindo
:27:54. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :28:01.has more. The royal couple were greeted by the First Minister and
:28:01. > :28:07.Dame Mary Peters. The Prince first visited the church in 1991. Back
:28:07. > :28:12.then it had been badly damaged as a result of the Troubles. Since then
:28:12. > :28:16.its transformation has mirrored that of Northern Ireland. The
:28:16. > :28:25.Prince came today to inspect the building and hear about the work
:28:25. > :28:32.being done in the community. He was presented with an English and Irish
:28:32. > :28:37.version of the Book of Common Prayer. When he was here in 1991 he
:28:37. > :28:42.sought the church in its previous State when it bore a lot of the
:28:42. > :28:45.scars of the bombs that were common in this area. He has seen the
:28:45. > :28:53.church now after a lot of restoration work and refurbishment
:28:53. > :28:58.and he has noticed at huge change. The couple ended their visit by
:28:58. > :29:05.signing the visitors' book and listening to the choir. Now for the
:29:05. > :29:12.weather with Barra Best. We have had quite an unsettled day,
:29:12. > :29:16.depending on where you are. Things are beginning to improve now with
:29:16. > :29:21.much of the wet weather drifting away. Tonight it will become drier
:29:21. > :29:27.and skies will clear so it will feel cold or perhaps with a frost
:29:27. > :29:31.in the countryside. It will be a call the start to the rest of the
:29:31. > :29:36.week but the good news is that Friday will be the best day of the
:29:36. > :29:42.week. A bore it will feel called it will be bright and sunny throughout
:29:42. > :29:48.the day. There will be one or two spots of cloud bubbling up and the
:29:48. > :29:53.odd shower as a result. Temperatures peaking at around 11
:29:53. > :29:58.Celsius. Cooler towards the north coast with the onshore breeze. The
:29:58. > :30:03.second half of the day will be largely dry and bright. Overnight
:30:03. > :30:08.into Saturday the temperatures will fall back once again perhaps even
:30:08. > :30:14.below freezing in parts of the north-west. Towards the cost it
:30:14. > :30:19.will be cloudier saw not quite so chilly. A decent start to the
:30:19. > :30:24.weekend but you will notice cloud beginning to build and with that
:30:24. > :30:30.there will be more wet weather. Showers at first perhaps merging