:00:19. > :00:25.Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor and Noel Thomson.
:00:25. > :00:31.A pensioner is left dead after a break-in at his Coleraine home.
:00:31. > :00:34.Bible have the details. Also on the programme...
:00:34. > :00:37.Two bombs left by dissident republicans - police say one of
:00:37. > :00:41.them would have killed anyone within 50 metres.
:00:41. > :00:46.A man with a history of extreme violence against women is convicted
:00:46. > :00:49.of murdering his ex-partner. Beaten in last year's general
:00:49. > :00:53.election, Peter Robinson bows out of a rematch with the Alliance
:00:53. > :00:57.Party. We see what happens to these old
:00:58. > :01:03.greens at their final halt. May 19th is a red-letter day for
:01:03. > :01:08.Ulster rugby fans - the Heineken Rugby Cup final against Leinster.
:01:08. > :01:10.The man who helped him to victory against -- on Saturday will join us
:01:10. > :01:16.in the studio, captain at Johan Muller.
:01:16. > :01:22.Added has been a drier than average people, but will it stay that way?
:01:22. > :01:25.-- a drier than average people. A 72-year-old man who died after
:01:25. > :01:30.confronting a burglar in his home in Coleraine was Bertie Acheson.
:01:30. > :01:35.Police are treating his death as murder. Mr Acheson scuffled with
:01:35. > :01:39.the intruder who broke into his house in the Mountsandel area in
:01:39. > :01:44.the early hours of this morning. His wife was in the house but was
:01:44. > :01:51.unhurt. Our journalist -- correspondent is at the scene. What
:01:51. > :01:55.is the latest you can tell us? We know that a man came to this
:01:55. > :02:00.quiet cul-de-sac at 1:30am this morning with the intention of
:02:00. > :02:05.breaking into the house at the end of the row. And he did that and
:02:05. > :02:09.that led to the death of Bertie Acheson. The police say the
:02:09. > :02:14.intruder was five feet 10, he was wearing a dark blue court and a
:02:14. > :02:17.light grey jogging bottoms. He entered through a window at the
:02:17. > :02:21.back of the house, and this afternoon the police told us what
:02:21. > :02:26.they thought happened next. We have established that Mr Acheson
:02:26. > :02:31.left the bedroom on hearing the noise of breaking glass, where he
:02:31. > :02:34.was then accosted by an unknown person who entered his house. It is
:02:34. > :02:38.our assessment that Mr Acheson was then subject to an assault.
:02:38. > :02:46.Following the assault the unknown person then entered a bedroom,
:02:46. > :02:52.where he then accosted Mr Acheson's wife, a 70-year-old lady. The
:02:52. > :02:55.person demanded money, stole her purse and then fled from the scene.
:02:55. > :03:01.After she left the bedroom and found her husband collapsed on the
:03:01. > :03:06.kitchen floor. Tell us little about Bertie Acheson.
:03:06. > :03:10.Bertie Acheson lived here with his wife, Sheila. She was 70 and they
:03:10. > :03:13.had been married for 44 years. In recent years, she has had some
:03:13. > :03:20.serious health problems, and Bertie Acheson has become a full-time
:03:20. > :03:24.carer. I understood that in his working life he worked for the
:03:24. > :03:29.electricity board, and after he retired he became a chimney sweep.
:03:29. > :03:33.A lot of people in this area we know him through that. He is a
:03:33. > :03:38.well-liked figure. What you hear over and over again is the fact
:03:38. > :03:41.that he was a carer for his wife and he was so dedicated to her, and
:03:41. > :03:46.clearly that dedication continued right to the end, with fatal
:03:46. > :03:51.consequences. What are people seeing? Obviously a
:03:52. > :03:56.quiet area there. We are right on the road skirts of
:03:56. > :03:59.Coleraine, a quiet, residential area, so it has come as a great
:03:59. > :04:03.shock to people, particularly those who knew him well.
:04:03. > :04:08.He was a lovely, lovely man, and we had many a conversation when he was
:04:08. > :04:15.passing in the morning, he was really into dogs, and he had a wee
:04:15. > :04:19.dog himself. He was a nice man, at his wife is a lovely lady, as well.
:04:19. > :04:29.I used to work with his daughter, and I have known him for a long
:04:29. > :04:29.
:04:29. > :04:33.time, since the late 1980s. He used to do my chimney for me. I would
:04:33. > :04:39.have... He knew me very well and he would always put his hand up when
:04:39. > :04:45.there was driving past. A very caring man, looks after his wife,
:04:45. > :04:47.takes her everywhere. Ansell, all afternoon forensic
:04:47. > :04:53.teams have been going in and out of the property gathering all the
:04:53. > :04:57.evidence. Within the last half hour police teams were calling in this
:04:57. > :05:01.field to the right of me, gathering all the evidence they can.
:05:01. > :05:06.Police say they really need the help of the community if someone is
:05:06. > :05:11.to be convicted for the screen. The police say lives have certainly
:05:11. > :05:16.been saved by the discovery of a huge bomb in Newry, and an
:05:16. > :05:22.undercard booby-trap device in Belfast. They were recovered in
:05:22. > :05:26.separate operations aimed at dissident republicans.
:05:26. > :05:31.Three separate police operations with one common factor - the
:05:31. > :05:39.dissident republicans. Reminders of the threat they pose and their
:05:39. > :05:42.intention to carry out further attacks. A 600 lbs bomb abandoned
:05:42. > :05:46.in this a bank in Newry on Thursday was twice the size of the device
:05:46. > :05:50.that caused widespread damage when it exploded outside Newry
:05:50. > :05:53.courthouse two years ago. It is not clear what the target was or why
:05:53. > :05:58.the device was abandoned. The police will not comment on whether
:05:58. > :06:02.they had intelligence information and mounted a large operation that
:06:02. > :06:04.made it impossible for the bombers to reach their destination.
:06:04. > :06:10.Whatever the target, the police say the result could have been
:06:10. > :06:14.devastation. If that device had initiated,
:06:14. > :06:17.wherever that would be, anyone within 50 metres would have been
:06:17. > :06:22.killed immediately. Anyone within 100 metres would have been
:06:22. > :06:26.seriously injured. The image of damage to infrastructure of
:06:26. > :06:30.buildings roundabout would have been significant. Yes, it had real
:06:30. > :06:35.potential to kill. As army bomb experts were diffusing
:06:35. > :06:40.the Newry device, a booby trap was found under a car in a garage in
:06:40. > :06:44.north Belfast on Friday. It is understood the car was sold
:06:44. > :06:49.recently and that the current owner was not the intended target. The
:06:49. > :06:53.police do not believe a member of the security forces previously
:06:53. > :06:57.owned the car, and they are working on the theory the attempted bombing
:06:57. > :07:02.maybe drugs related. On the same day, guns, ammunition and drugs
:07:02. > :07:06.were found in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. It is understood the
:07:06. > :07:10.searches were mounted after police received intelligence about
:07:10. > :07:15.dissident republican activity. Three incidents involving dissident
:07:15. > :07:19.republicans over a short period of time. The police say that is not
:07:19. > :07:24.the result of co-ordinated activity. My assessment is that it is a
:07:25. > :07:28.coincidence. It is not co- ordination or orchestrated in any
:07:28. > :07:31.way that we can understand at this present time, that is the way it
:07:31. > :07:35.looks. The police are relieved that these
:07:35. > :07:40.attempted attacks failed and save lives have been saved. But whether
:07:40. > :07:42.or not they are connected, these incidents demonstrate that
:07:43. > :07:47.dissidents continued to pose a threat.
:07:47. > :07:51.A man who chalked a pregnant woman to death has been jailed for her
:07:51. > :07:56.murder. Stephen Cahoon killed Jean Quigley at her home in Londonderry
:07:56. > :08:00.almost four years ago. He was arrested in County Donegal shortly
:08:00. > :08:04.after the killing and opted to be tried at Dublin's Central Criminal
:08:04. > :08:08.Court. Today the court heard that Stephen Cahoon had a history of
:08:08. > :08:13.extreme violence against women. This report contains some images
:08:13. > :08:17.you may find distressing. This CCTV footage shows the last
:08:17. > :08:20.images of Jean Quigley shortly before the 30-year-old mother of
:08:20. > :08:30.four was murdered. Her mother found her daughter's
:08:30. > :08:34.naked and bruised body at her home in Demi on 26th July, 2008. Shortly
:08:34. > :08:39.beforehand, Jean, who was ten weeks pregnant, had broken up with
:08:39. > :08:45.Stephen Cahoon, after she had described him as a nutter. He is
:08:45. > :08:51.seen here in an old photographs. Stephen Cahoon was arrested in
:08:51. > :08:53.County Donegal and opted to be tried in the Republic. He admitted
:08:53. > :08:57.at the Central Court in Dublin killing the mother of four, but
:08:57. > :09:01.denied murder. In reaching their guilty of murder verdict, the jury
:09:01. > :09:05.of seven women and five men dismissed his story that he had
:09:05. > :09:09.strangled her to death in a fit of rage, he says, only after she had
:09:09. > :09:13.told him that the trial she was carrying was not his and that she
:09:13. > :09:16.was going to have an abortion anyway. The jury clearly decided
:09:16. > :09:21.the killing was premeditated. There were tears from Jean
:09:21. > :09:24.Quigley's family as their victim impact statements were read out in
:09:24. > :09:30.court. They spoke of her as a loving daughter, sister and mother
:09:30. > :09:33.to four. They said Stephen Cahoon's decision not to be tried in
:09:33. > :09:38.Northern Ireland greatly inconvenience them and upset their
:09:38. > :09:43.routine of looking after Jean's children. They also said they were
:09:43. > :09:48.upset at hearing details of Jean's 6 live discussed in court. A
:09:48. > :09:54.Stephen Cahoon has a history of violence against women. Then 18,
:09:54. > :09:58.this woman's face was beating beyond recognition by him in 1997.
:09:58. > :10:03.His sentence was increased to five years for that in Northern Ireland,
:10:03. > :10:08.and for beating up a four per -- former partner, the mother of his
:10:08. > :10:12.child. Before being led away, the judge described Stephen Cahoon as a
:10:12. > :10:16.threat to society in general, and women in particular.
:10:16. > :10:21.Still to come on the programme... I will be showing you what happens
:10:21. > :10:24.when a busy local train reaches the end of the line.
:10:24. > :10:33.Can history repeat itself with another Ulster victory in the
:10:33. > :10:40.Belfast crown court has heard that a couple accused of the
:10:40. > :10:44.manslaughter of their granddaughter when at her bedside when she died.
:10:44. > :10:49.David and Sarah Johnston from Newtownabbey are charged over the
:10:49. > :10:52.death of 14-year-old Rebecca McKeown.
:10:52. > :10:56.This is David and Sarah Johnston, who are 88 and 86 respectively.
:10:56. > :11:01.They are accused of causing the death of their severely disabled
:11:01. > :11:05.granddaughter, Rebecca McKeown, who was 14. She died of pneumonia in
:11:05. > :11:12.the March 2001. The prosecution claims this was the result of an
:11:12. > :11:16.alleged sexual assault. Cheryl Michie won his their daughter, and
:11:16. > :11:21.Rebecca's mother, and was in the witness box for the second day
:11:21. > :11:25.today. She spoke of both that I know
:11:25. > :11:29.Rebecca spent in hospital before she died. -- she spoke of the time.
:11:29. > :11:33.She said her parents visited Rebecca and both won at her bedside
:11:33. > :11:37.when she passed away. She also confirmed that David Johnston gave
:11:37. > :11:44.her the papers for his own grave so that Rebecca could be buried in it,
:11:44. > :11:48.but a few days later they were arrested, and Mrs Neil Keeling said
:11:48. > :11:54.a Social Services were ordered that the grandparents could not see
:11:54. > :12:04.Rebecca's three siblings without another adult present. The jury was
:12:04. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:20.shown a note in which Mrs be Curate -- Mrs Mckeown wrote...
:12:20. > :12:23.When asked why she had done this, she replied... David and Sarah
:12:23. > :12:31.Johnston denied charges of manslaughter and child cruelty. The
:12:31. > :12:34.It was the biggest election upset Northern Ireland had seen in years,
:12:34. > :12:40.but now the First Minister, Peter Robinson, says he will not be
:12:40. > :12:45.trying to win back his east Belfast parliamentary seat. He is our
:12:45. > :12:49.Political Correspondent, Garth -- Gareth Gordon.
:12:49. > :12:54.This was the moment Peter Robinson's long reign as MP for
:12:54. > :12:59.East Belfast ended and, he says, he will never tried to come back.
:12:59. > :13:05.don't intend to be a candidate. I am very happy with the work I am
:13:05. > :13:08.doing as First Minister. I believe it is a full-time post, and I think
:13:08. > :13:15.it is much more important for Northern Ireland that I remain in
:13:15. > :13:21.that position than divide myself between that at Westminster.
:13:21. > :13:27.The man who, in the DUP leader's seat -- words, borrowed the seed,
:13:27. > :13:31.was not available for comment today. I think he was rejected at the last
:13:32. > :13:35.Westminster election in favour of more hard-working politics from
:13:35. > :13:41.nylon, she will not take politics for granted.
:13:41. > :13:46.The young man left is likely to be the DUP candidate. Gavin Robertson,
:13:46. > :13:51.no relation come is said to be the Belfast lord Mayor in the next few
:13:51. > :13:54.weeks. His proposals for boundary changes may see east Belfast become
:13:54. > :13:59.south Belfast, making it has become more difficult.
:13:59. > :14:03.He could not designed as seat more favourable to the Alliance Party.
:14:03. > :14:08.The Alliance Party should not have any complaints about the
:14:08. > :14:15.proportional boundary changes. We have areas coming into south
:14:15. > :14:17.Belfast, as is this area here. That should be a favourite trick Niall
:14:17. > :14:21.Mellor. When over the next election comes
:14:21. > :14:24.around, our number one target will be returning east Belfast to DUP
:14:24. > :14:29.hands. But the job will fall to someone
:14:29. > :14:33.else. And last year's Assembly elections,
:14:33. > :14:36.Peter Robinson topped the poll, and the DUP easily beat alliance
:14:36. > :14:40.without Niall me along in the field. In the general election, having won
:14:40. > :14:47.the ballot paper together with the boundary changes mean it will be a
:14:47. > :14:50.very difficult task for the DUP to avenge Mr Robinson's defeat. It
:14:50. > :14:59.seems he can take much of the credit without taking the personal
:14:59. > :15:02.Three men accused of badger bail outing have appeared in court. A
:15:02. > :15:06.recent report by BBC Newsline showed what appeared to be badger
:15:06. > :15:11.baiters caught in the act. These appear to be badger baiter, caught
:15:11. > :15:16.in the act, shown in a recent report by BBC Newsline. They are
:15:16. > :15:20.filmed by on 24th February this year. That is the same date in
:15:20. > :15:25.which four men are accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a
:15:25. > :15:32.ter rer dog and a badger. As well as interfering with the badger sett.
:15:32. > :15:39.Appearing in court were 40-year-old Graham Arthur Officer. Brothers
:15:39. > :15:47.Chris and Ryan Kirkwood from Island Street in Belfast. The youngest
:15:47. > :15:50.Ryan is accused of resisting police. 39-year-old Darren Miller from
:15:50. > :15:55.Belfast. He didn't appear in court for medical reasons. The accused
:15:55. > :16:02.only spoke to say they understood the charges. A Detective Constable
:16:02. > :16:06.told the court this was an extreme and distressing case, and that the
:16:06. > :16:11.USPCA said this was the worst case of animal cruelty it has seen in
:16:11. > :16:16.many years. The District Judge told the accused they had to adhere to a
:16:16. > :16:22.night-time curfew and had to desist from any hunting related activities.
:16:22. > :16:28.They have all been released on bail to appear in court on 8th July. --
:16:28. > :16:36.June. Next it is the end of the line literally for trains that have
:16:36. > :16:39.been carrying people mostly along the Larne route. The 450 series
:16:39. > :16:44.have served their time but are being retired and cut up one by one
:16:44. > :16:54.for scrap. For some, who travelled along them, these trains weren't
:16:54. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.the most popular. Nine tonnes of carriage already half what it was
:17:04. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:17.us -- once was. But now it meets 25 years ago, they were the shiny
:17:17. > :17:22.new hope for Northern Ireland railways. The 450 series, in latter
:17:22. > :17:29.years this train, number 8791 used to clatter its way up and down the
:17:29. > :17:36.Larne line. The the last five to six years you would have seen them
:17:36. > :17:41.operating on the Larne line, before that they would have been a day-to-
:17:41. > :17:47.day feature for all passengers and you could have got nem anywhere in
:17:47. > :17:52.the network. With time moving on the new trainers replacing them,
:17:52. > :17:58.that is why they have been scrapped because time moves on. Now they are
:17:58. > :18:05.taken one by one to this scrapyard, a far cry from the romantic names
:18:05. > :18:10.they once boasted Belfast castle or Carrickfergus castle. At one time
:18:10. > :18:17.this took people for day's shopping, to and from work, it maybe teem
:18:17. > :18:24.them on their holidays but now it has reached the end of the line.
:18:24. > :18:28.Maybe taken them. It sliced up everything is dropped into a huge
:18:28. > :18:33.crushing machine. The metal from the trains you used to travel on
:18:33. > :18:39.will probably end up in the recycled metals market in Spain.
:18:39. > :18:43.Only the true enthusiast will miss the thump of the diesel engines in
:18:43. > :18:50.these machines, rail travel today is quieter but the 450s are passing
:18:50. > :18:56.into history and we were once glad of them. Condmed by the Fat
:18:56. > :19:01.Controller! -- condemned. No insult! Now I am used to talking
:19:01. > :19:05.about the All-Ireland final when it comes to Gaelic game bus an Al
:19:05. > :19:09.ierpbd European Cup rugby final. It's a first with the victories by
:19:09. > :19:13.Ulster at Leinster at the weekend. Steven Watson has a special guest.
:19:13. > :19:17.It sounds good. I am delighted to say Johann Muller join us live in
:19:17. > :19:21.the Newsline studio. We will reflect on Saturday's victory and
:19:21. > :19:26.look ahead o the final in a moment, but first the story of an amazing
:19:26. > :19:33.day in Dublin, when 40,000 Ulster supporters travelled to cheer on
:19:33. > :19:41.their team. They delivered a 22 points to 19 victory over Edinburgh.
:19:41. > :19:44.On the 19th May. The lights will go out in Belfast again. Every body is
:19:44. > :19:49.going to Twickenham. There was nothing ordinary about Saturday
:19:50. > :19:55.from the scenes in the stadium, that started in Belfast on Saturday
:19:55. > :20:00.morning. Train and bus tickets sold fourth the trip to Dublin, rarely
:20:01. > :20:08.has Central Station been so busy. Special travel arrangements for a
:20:08. > :20:16.special day for supporters. And the Ulster players. Who left their
:20:16. > :20:20.hotel on St Stephen's green almost bewildered by the level of support.
:20:20. > :20:29.And if they felt inspired leaving the team hotel, the scenes outside
:20:29. > :20:37.the stadium were equally as impressive. But the atmosphere
:20:37. > :20:42.inside camouflaged in white for the day, even better. South African
:20:42. > :20:49.Pinaar according to his coach has nerves of steel. And he delivered.
:20:49. > :20:53.Six kick, and all six perfect. What a start from Pinaar. Ulster were
:20:53. > :20:59.fortunate at time, their try controversially allowed by the
:20:59. > :21:04.referee, but Ulster's ruthlessness and commitment combined with
:21:04. > :21:12.Pinaar's aura of calmness delivered on the second biggest stage in
:21:12. > :21:16.European club rugby. This is the one that could send Ulster to the
:21:16. > :21:19.final at Twickenham. If we could win the Heineken Cup with Ulster,
:21:19. > :21:25.that would be the be-all-and-end- all for me. Ulster means a lot to
:21:25. > :21:27.me, and it has done over the last eight years I have been playing. To
:21:27. > :21:35.be involved with this team, this sort of special bunch of players is
:21:35. > :21:40.brilliant.. I'll be honest with you, that was, that was unforgettable,
:21:40. > :21:46.walking through the hotel, we could barely get on to the bus, you know
:21:46. > :21:53.and the streets were lined, in red- and-white whole way to the stadium.
:21:53. > :21:58.It was phenomenal. To see 45,000 people waving Ulster flags in the
:21:58. > :22:04.ground, oh, incredible. Unforgettable too for some of
:22:04. > :22:12.Ulster's former players. Dan cave said it was a humbling experience
:22:12. > :22:16.for the players. They realise Tay are kustoedyoofpbs the Jersey.
:22:16. > :22:19.it means it up lifts everybody's lives. Makes you feel better.
:22:19. > :22:27.Everybody has a smile on their face that, can only be a good thing.
:22:27. > :22:31.there is one more big day to come. Well Johann Muller was delighted to
:22:31. > :22:36.watch that with me. How important was that fantastic support we saw
:22:36. > :22:41.there, especially leaving the hotel? It was really special day,
:22:41. > :22:44.you know, I have played in a lot of big games in my career and that was
:22:44. > :22:48.one of the best at moss fierce I have ever felt, in a build up to a
:22:48. > :22:54.game. So you know, I don't think people realise how important it is
:22:54. > :22:57.for us as players on the field, when you get 45,000 people
:22:57. > :23:03.screaming and shouting it lifts you. It was a brilliant feeling and I
:23:03. > :23:08.enjoyed it. Listening to a lot of your post match interviews and the
:23:08. > :23:13.players' reactions it is obvious your faith is important to the team.
:23:13. > :23:19.It is one thing I stand up for and believe in. It has carried me
:23:19. > :23:22.through a lot of tough times and it is the same for a lot of other
:23:22. > :23:27.players, and it is brilliant to have an opportunity to live out
:23:27. > :23:30.what we believe in and not to be shy of it and you know, we have the
:23:30. > :23:34.freedom of the squad and the respect for everybody which is
:23:34. > :23:38.great to have a really good team environment. You have won the World
:23:38. > :23:42.Cup but where would winning the European Cup rank in your career
:23:42. > :23:48.with Ulster? It would be right up there, if not bigger, just purely
:23:48. > :23:53.because being the Dane of a side and playing -- captain of a side, I
:23:53. > :23:57.played every now and again, but this will be massive, so, but in
:23:57. > :24:01.saying that we haven't achieved anything yet. We are in the final
:24:01. > :24:05.which is fantastic but it is still three weeks to go before the 19th
:24:05. > :24:11.May which is obviously D-Day. must be due a win against Leinster,
:24:11. > :24:15.surely. We haven't got a great record against them. No, we don't.
:24:15. > :24:19.I think, you know, they are a brilliant side. We are not shying
:24:20. > :24:24.away from that side, it is obviously European champion, they
:24:24. > :24:28.have a brilliant squad and they showed on the weekend what quality
:24:28. > :24:32.side they are, so going to be really tough but we are excited.
:24:32. > :24:36.But confidence is the key thing, isn't and Ulster confident at the
:24:36. > :24:40.moment. Yes, we have a good squad squad and hopefully we can take
:24:40. > :24:44.that into the final and play really well. Thank you for joining us
:24:44. > :24:48.tonight. It might have been saicsful weekend in Dublin for the
:24:48. > :24:52.rugby but not for the two Gaelic football teams taking part in the
:24:52. > :24:59.National League finals at Croke Park. In the division four decider
:24:59. > :25:03.despite this goal from Owen Donnelly Fermanagh were beaten by
:25:03. > :25:09.eight points. Tyrone also lost out to Leinster opposition as they were
:25:09. > :25:16.defeated by Kildare in the Division Two final P They waited three weeks
:25:16. > :25:20.to get their hands on it but Linfield lifted the most prized
:25:20. > :25:24.possession np local football. Now they will try and add the Irish Cup
:25:24. > :25:32.to their collection when they meet Crusaders in the final this
:25:32. > :25:36.Saturday. The Gibson Cup is back at Windsor Park. Here we go, listen to
:25:36. > :25:41.the cheer. It maybe their 51st league title but that didn't make
:25:41. > :25:47.the celebrations any less meaningful for Linfield. Even a 2-0
:25:47. > :25:51.defeat to Glentoran didn't dampen their spirits. Callum Bernie headed
:25:51. > :25:55.home both goals but it was of little consequence for the Blues
:25:55. > :26:00.who finished 14 points clear. about the players. It is players
:26:00. > :26:04.who the supporters come to see. It is players who they want to be
:26:04. > :26:08.entertained by and we have been blessed with some fantastic
:26:08. > :26:13.servants throughout the year, it is important we have an important part
:26:13. > :26:17.to play but it down to what the players do. Joining Linfield in
:26:17. > :26:23.Europe are Portadown and Cliftonville. Both were battling
:26:23. > :26:32.for a second place finish but this sealed for it the Ports who won 3-2
:26:32. > :26:42.at Solitude. At the bottom of the table a draw for Dungannon Swifts
:26:42. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:49.assured their Premiership status. Ryan far qar added to his record
:26:49. > :26:56.breaking number of wins at the Cookstown road race. He won four
:26:56. > :27:00.races at the County tyre kus, we have a full roundup of that on
:27:00. > :27:07.Newsline tomorrow. Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from the Wells Fargo
:27:07. > :27:12.event at Quail Hollow. He says he needs a rest the word he used on
:27:12. > :27:18.Twitter was undercooked. I know Johan and the rest of the team
:27:18. > :27:22.won't be undercooked. I am sure they will not. Well done to them.
:27:22. > :27:27.It is looks like quite a nice bright evening over Belfast as you
:27:27. > :27:35.can see from our live shot overlooking the Titanic Quarter. It
:27:35. > :27:39.is pretty clear, but we have the weather now. Let us see if the
:27:39. > :27:44.weather now. Let us see if the clear weather is set to continue.
:27:44. > :27:47.Yes, it had been decent and in Helen's Bay 16 degrees, that is
:27:47. > :27:51.about three degrees above average. There will be more brighter spells
:27:51. > :27:54.and sunshine to come tomorrow. As you can see there, the picture
:27:54. > :27:59.today, the cloud fizzling away and that is what is giving us the
:27:59. > :28:03.brighter spells and sunshine as we go into this evening. But as we go
:28:03. > :28:08.into tonight, the cloud we gins to roll over and with that it acts
:28:08. > :28:12.leek a blanket so it won't be too cold. Temperatures of seven or
:28:12. > :28:17.eight. So not especially chilly, and there will be plenty of bright
:28:17. > :28:21.weather. It will be a touch breezy as the wind continue to come in
:28:21. > :28:25.from the east coast. So the best of the brighter and sunnier weather
:28:25. > :28:30.first thing during the day. It will become cloudier from the south-east,
:28:30. > :28:34.but despite that, it will still be bright we will still get sunshine.
:28:34. > :28:38.Look at the temperatures again. 16, possibly 17 degrees in the west.
:28:38. > :28:42.Further east with that breeze here, temperatures more round average for
:28:42. > :28:45.the time of year. If you live in the south-east corner you will
:28:45. > :28:50.notice that the cloud becoming grey as we go into the evening and that
:28:50. > :28:54.is because we have a weather front edging northwards. It brings with
:28:54. > :28:59.it outbreaks of rain, especially for parts of Down and Armagh, a bit
:28:59. > :29:04.of a lull and then as we do into the early hours of Wednesday more
:29:04. > :29:07.rain comes in. No frost to worry about, seven to nine degrees. That
:29:08. > :29:11.rain lingers a fair while into Wednesday morning so it will be a
:29:12. > :29:15.damp and grey start. That will eventually edge out and after that,
:29:15. > :29:19.the bright weather comes out again and the sunshine for the afternoon,
:29:19. > :29:23.maybe a bit cooler, 12 or 13 but those are average temperatures and
:29:23. > :29:27.the breeze from the east will have died down as well. The good news is
:29:27. > :29:31.for the rest of the week more sunny spells to come. Perhaps cloudier on
:29:31. > :29:34.Friday but at least it is mostly dry as we go into the Bank Holiday
:29:34. > :29:40.weekend. The weather for the the weekend coming up later in the week.