29/08/2012 BBC Newsline

Paralympics. Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline. From

what happened at parades to what should happen. Two of Northern

Ireland's top churchmen are in the studio. Find out which one thinks

it's time for marchers to prove their Christian credentials. Police

are accused of prioritising sport over the search for a missing

teenager's body. I'm live in the Mourne Mountains with an

organisation who have been saving lives for half a century on some of

our toughest terrain. The boy who's beating a brain tumour and top of

the class in his GCSEs. I'm live at Belfast City Hall as the countdown

to the Paralympics really gets underway. Heavy showers are dying

out, the best day for weather is coming up tomorrow. I'll have the

full details shortly. The Loyal Orders need to prove their

Christian credentials. That's the view of the leader of the biggest

Protestant church in Northern Ireland. It follows loyalist bands

playing outside a Catholic Church in Belfast and the flouting of

legal restrictions during a weekend parade. The Catholic bishop for the

city condemned the behaviour as provocative sectarianism.

Presbyterian Moderator Roy Patton and Catholic Bishop of Down and

Connor Noel Treanor are here. You have a question mark over the

Christianity of the loyal order but by their own definition, these are

Christian organisations. The loyal Orders profess to be Christian and

in many contexts they do demonstrate that. At a local level.

I'm sure many parades have gone off successfully in this past year and

there has been a demonstration of their approach and I also know that

on a personal level, many members left out that Christian profession.

How bigger the? Is that? When we see events taking place recently,

that raises questions in the minds of people but also for the Orange

Order. What do they need to do? challenge is to demonstrate in

practice that the profession that they make Israel and there are

questions around the bands and those issues need to be settled.

But also recognising that whatever side of the community we come from,

we need to work in such a way that makes for a peaceful society.

they need to take responsibility for what the band do during

parades? They are the people who are responsible for the parades. If

they have bands involved, of course then need to take responsibility.

But that is true for all of us. Whatever side, we have to ask bands

to be hip and a particular way and if there are people who are

protesting, which they have every right to do, we will encourage them

to do so in a reasonable way. should trainer, we have seen what

happened and you describe the behaviour outside St Patrick's

Church as provocative sectarianism. Does that help? We need to name the

realities and everybody here, and I speak as somebody who empathises

with the entire committee, everybody needs to develop civic

virtue, which expresses itself in a Christian way of dealing with each

other and recognising the otherness of neighbours and respecting

different committees. What are the practical solutions? We are talking

about public demonstration and law and the rule of law and democracy.

The Parades Commission has been established and it is inconceivable

that anybody would flaunt or belittle these determinations or

disrespect them. That has happened. And as a society, as citizens

together, we need to address this. That means the political leaders

need to address this and those who have been given the task of working

in the Parades Commission, they need the support of both

politicians and citizens and all people who take to the streets.

Those determinations need to be respected. And also for the future

of society. So that the development of society can be pursued credibly

by politicians. Should this applied across the board? High marchers and

bands behave outside churches, we have a video from a viewer which

isn't a republican commemoration in Dungiven and there are nationalists.

We can see it is happening very close to the Church of Ireland in

that time. Should these protocols apply equally? They must be across

the board. I am very mindful of the event in Dungiven in July and that

was an event where republican groups stood before a memorial and

they did not infringe or break any of the determinations of the

Parades Commission. That is what I am told and I imagine that you can

verify this. The crucial thing is that such demonstration - murder

demonstrations, from it ever sauce, must recognise the rule of law. And

we are now in 2012 in this country. We are committed as citizens and

political leaders to developing and the society and that should be the

task and we must not equivocate with our children methods of

disrespect. Thank you but for joining us. The family of the

missing Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson have accused the police of

prioritising sporting events over the search for their sister's body.

They have been told by the coroner that the PSNI weren't able to

continue the search over the summer because resources were needed to

police the Irish Open Golf and the Olympic torch relay. Enda

McClafferty reports. It is 18 years since Arlene Arkinson went missing

after a night out in Donegal. Despite extensive searches on both

sides of the border, her body has never been found. Specialist search

teams were brought in to examine specific sites near Castlederg. A

further search was due to take place during the summer but it was

put on hold and down the family had been told that police resources

were needed to cover the Irish Open golf and the Olympic Torch relay.

Hundreds of officers were needed to cover both events and more than �1

million was spent. They told me, Mr Murray, told me that no stone would

be on told and the searchers will not stop unless there is a tragedy

such as a train crash. I did not know that a golf tournament was an

emergency or the Olympic flame. inquest was due to take place later

this year. It has been delayed because the Searches have not been

completed. We have to get on with the case and the High Court has

effectively directed that be must get on with the case and the fact

that it has been delayed for such a very long period really does not

give the family much faith in the justice system. The police said

that the search strategy is constantly under review and all

searchers are subject to the weather conditions. The

availability of resources and operational commitments matter.

They said the search for the body will resume next month. It will be

carried out by a small team assisted by a body recovery dogs.

Donna will be bringing us news of an organisation that's been saving

lives for half a century. In all weather, volunteers come out to

rescue people, walkers and climbers who get in difficulty. We hear from

the rescuers and the rescued. The Fermanagh businessman who founded

the cross-border haulage firm Target Express has told BBC

Newsline he stands over his claim that the tax authorities in the

Republic put him out of businesses. It's emerged that 150 jobs in the

UK, most of them in Northern Ireland, are affected by the

closure. Here's our business correspondent, Kevin Magee. These

vehicles are normally out delivering their cargoes across the

UK and beyond. But now they are lying idle and unused. This was the

scene at the Target Express haulage depot at Nutts Corner in County

Antrim. And it's a familiar sight at its network of branches. It's

now thought up to 150 staff in the UK - most of them in Northern

Ireland - and 300 in the Republic are jobless following the firm's

sudden closure. The founder and director, Seamus Nick Bryant,

declined to be interviewed but in a telephone conversation he told me

the collapse of the company came about because of the actions of the

tax the authorities in the Republic. He said that the banks have been

told to freeze accounts by the Revenue Commissioners and that is

the reason that staff had stopped getting paid. This is the end of

the company and I am terribly sorry for all the staff and I want to

thank them and tell them how sorry I am but this isn't my fault. The

chair of the Stormont Enterprise Committee accused the tax and

properties in the south of being short-sighted. Here are the revenue

commissioners acting inflexibly, acting on a short-term basis and

demanding money as soon as possible. Aunt by reason of that, they put

the company out of business. This does not make commonsense because

they will lose in the long term from the 400 people that had been

made unemployed. The Revenue Commissioners said they only move

against a company as a last resort. This is would bet problems are

serious. Today, it emerged the company was facing legal action for

the tax at parties in the north. Within the past half-hour, it has

been announced that Target Express has been liquidated in the Republic

that has been placed into administration in Northern Ireland,

giving some hope to staff that the UK part of the business could be

sold as a going concern. A lot of students have received exam results

in recent weeks, but stay with us to find out why this mum is so

particularly proud. An inquest into the death of a schoolboy who died

following a rugby match has heard that he collapsed after making a

tackle and never regained consciousness. 14-year-old Ben

Robinson was treated at Royal Victoria Hospital but later died.

The parents of the Carrickfergus Grammar School pupil said they were

dissatisfied by the original investigation into the

circumstances surrounding his death. The inquest continues. Three women

were locked in a car boot as a masked and armed gang beat two men

in Randalstown Forest Park. The three 19-year-olds were put into

the boot of a car as the men they were with were set upon. None of

them was seriously injured. Police say they're working to establish a

motive. A man who admitted stabbing to death a former Fermanagh GAA

player has had his sentencing delayed for a third time. 36-year-

old Gary Moane from Brookeborough pleaded guilty to manslaughter four

months ago after being charged for the murder of Ciaran Woods in July

2010. The prosecution want to study a new report which deals with how

dangerous Moane is. He'll be sentenced on the 11th of September.

The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is celebrating 50 years of helping

people who get into trouble in the mountains. Made up entirely of

volunteers, they can be called out any time of the day or night. Donna

Traynor is in the Mournes for us this evening with more details of

what this milestone means. The beauty of the Mourne Mountains here

in County Down is a magnet for walkers, climbers and campers. Most

leave safely but the weather can change rapidly here. There's rough

terrain and some people get into difficulty. The Mourne Mountain

Rescue team is here to help, on standby 24 hours a day. Julian the

Curragh pour $:/STARTFEED. -- Julie McCullough. Reports. Even when

there isn't a rescue, the team members still have to go out and

regularly train in all kinds of weather and for every eventuality.

It's something they've been doing for 50 years, although the

equipment and methods used in that time have become much more

sophisticated. It has changed from what was an informal setting at the

outset, where climbers and mountain users were helping other climbers

and mountain users as need arose, into a much more formal structure.

Now there is much more pressure on the team in terms of the number of

calls and the amount of mountain users and so on and even the

standards we have to meet as an emergency service. The team has

been rescuing people in the Mournes since 1962. For many of those years,

when communications weren't so advanced, each volunteer had to

live and work in the area. In the early days the team callouts were

almost entirely dependent on people having a telephone and if they

didn't have a telephone someone called into the house looking for

them. When I moved to this house we have today, we had no landline and

at that time the pub on the corner, the publican was Paddy McGreavey

and Paddy agreed that he would act as an intermediary and many a night

in the middle of the night he would come up here to the house and rap

on the door to let me know there was a call-out. Today, the team is

made up of a mixture of locals and those from further afield. For most,

it's about giving something back, but being on call 24 hours a day

can have its drawbacks. You can find yourself living there has

suddenly had not died when you will be back. He have to have that

prepared. The family at Tom have to be prepared to put up with that.

For example, Sunday morning you might be doing things at home, so

it does require that the people that back you up are infirm

agreement. But all the team, they would say that families are very

supportive. Despite the anti-social hours and the sudden callouts, it

has managed to become the longest- serving mountain rescue team in

Ireland. Julie was on an exercise but some people are with me who

have experienced rescues. Jennifer, what happened? I was hiking 2000

feet up when I fell over. I broke my leg and sustained five fractures.

The team were called out and they were up in a very short period and

they put me into the stretcher and got me down very efficiently.

are a member of the grid, he were prepared but things happen? A it

was a very simple fall. Just slipping on the grass. When that

happens, you do not know what to do, how you will get down. I could not

have got down the mountain without my team and the efficiency was

unbelievable. 12 of them, nine men and one woman, and they were very

efficient. Sarah, you experienced the team. Tell us... We went up on

Friday 26th July, with the Red Arrows flying overhead. He went for

a picnic and I was doing Mike good deed by picking up rubbish and I

fell and dislocated my shoulder. The mountain rescue were extremely

efficient and each one had their own role to play and there was a

very quick evacuation. And straight into the ambulance and straight

into Daisy Hill Hospital. They were fantastic. I am still nursing

injuries. I will now move to one of the team, one of the longest

serving members, David Goddard. What people will be surprised to

here is that you are volunteers. You do not get any state funding

and he relied heavily on fundraisers? All mountain rescue

teams are like that. We get a little Government funding to cover

some of the day-to-day costs but the major costs like vehicles and

stretchers and we're looking for a base at the moment, that has to be

raised by the efforts of the team and getting public donations.

people we talked to had unfortunate accidents. Do you find that in the

Mourne Mountains, unlike other mountain ranges, people are

prepared? Yes, largely the incidents we get are largely

accident. These are well-equipped people, what you would call club

walkers, who have unfortunate slips with serious consequences. There

are the team is there. On a similar note, too volunteers from the South

Down coast guard are being honoured in Newcastle tonight for rescuing

two people last year. Yet again, people going out of their way to

help others. Back to the studio. Good work. Let's go to the Belfast

City Hall and join Stephen Watson, who's hoping for some decent

weather tonight. Yes, thanks a lot. At the moment it is tried for the

big Paralympic party. The opening ceremony. The giant screen here at

the City Hall will be showing live coverage of the Paralympics opening

ceremony tonight. We'll be hearing from one of our big gold medal

hopefuls in just a moment. First, the sport of road racing has today

claimed the life of another rider. Trevor Fergsuon, seen here at the

North West 200, was killed this afternoon at the Manx Grand Prix.

The 48-year-old from Castlecaulfield in County Tyrone

crashed while holding second place in the Supertwins race on the

mountain circuit. Trevor was riding for the KMR Kawasaki team, which is

managed by his nephew, Ryan Farquhar, one of Northern Ireland's

best-known riders. The Paralympics get underway in a few hours with

what's expected to be a spectacular opening ceremony in London. One of

Northern Ireland's biggest hopes for success is Eglinton sprinter

Jason Smyth. He is hoping to add to the two gold medals he brought home

from Beijing. Nikki Gregg has been following his preparations. Jason

Smyth is a big draw on and off the track. Since being catapulted into

the limelight on the back of his success in Beijing four years ago,

meet and greets like at this school in Derry have become a normal part

of his schedule. The 24-year-old gets as much out of it as those he

meets. I find it enjoyable and I am trying to inspire them to try and

achieve something. Even in these surroundings, his competitive edge

comes to the fore. Could you let one of them when the race? And no!

Jason is part of a 49-strong Ireland team competing at the

Paralympics in London. As reigning champion in the 100 and 200 Metres,

he made the crossover into mainstream competition, racing

against able-bodied athletes at the World and European Championships.

He may have a higher profile than some of his team-mates, but there

is no pecking order within this camp. Nobody has an ego and

everybody is chilled and relaxed and interacts with each other. It

is a very good atmosphere, in my opinion. Having narrowly missed out

on qualification for the Olympics, Jason is eager to finish this

summer on a high. I always do that no matter what happened this year,

I have to retain the title. I have to have them. Over 30 of Jason's

family and friends are making the trip to London, including his

fiancee. The pair marry later this year. For the moment, wedding

preparations are taking second place to Jason's Paralympic

ambitions. And have only seen him to link small races in Florida so

this will be the big -- the first big competition I will be at the

point I am very excited. He is ready to get out there. It is

building up and he is ready to just go and explode. And when some gold

medals! Expect to see him top of the medal rostrum over the next few

weeks. I want to be there when! want to be a winner, too! Tomorrow

night we were here from Michael McKillop, another gold medallist in

Beijing. Finally tonight, more financial troubles for Glentoran.

The Glentoran Partnership which was responsible for promoting clubs in

the community was wound-up in court because of an unpaid rates bill.

The Glentoran Partnership had received extensive funding from

groups including the International Fund for Ireland. That's it - if

you commit the party, it starts at 8pm and I would bring my brolly!

Let's find out about the weather. We have some showers out there and

the weather warning at force for heavy showers but there is good

news around made evening. That weather warning will expire and it

turns trier. Some skies will clear, allowing temperatures to fall into

single figures in countryside areas so it obituary for some people but

for the towns and cities, it - 12 degrees. It's a cool start for some

people tomorrow, quite breezy but it will be the best day of the week.

Brighter and sunnier and much brighter. To begin with, plenty of

sunshine and the cloud will bubble up from time to time but it will

stay dry. In between, the sunshine comes out, staying breezy for the

north coast at 14 or 15 degrees. Fermanagh and Antrim and Armagh, we

will get up to around 17 or 19 degrees and that sunshine and

during the day the wind will ease. It's a decent second half, some

evening sunshine to enjoy. As we go overnight into Friday, the cloud is

pushing in from the West and with that we begin to see some rain. The

bulk will fall when most of us are slipping. And with the cloud cover,

it but not be as cold. Nine or 10 degrees. Friday gets off to a very

grey and damp start but that rain will gradually get out of the way,

leaving behind brighter conditions with sunshine developing from the

West. It's a mild day and as the wind changes direction, Friday will

be the final day of summer. Into bottom of Saturday, it will improve

with temperatures higher but a little unsettled towards Sunday.

Now to a story brought to us by a viewer who was so proud of her

son's exam results, she wanted everyone to know. And with good

reason. He sat his GCSEs while going through cancer treatment and

came away with astounding results. Maggie Taggart has been to Omagh to

meet him and his family. Her reports contains some graphic

images from the aftermath of the teenager's surgery. 16 year-old

John Baxter is getting ready to start his A levels here at the

Christian Brothers grammar school. Less than nine months ago, he was

reading for the shock of being diagnosed with a brain tumour and

he needed radical surgery. The a made an incision along here and

they jailed three holes and they took out a section of my skull and

it is in a part of the brain that covers the brain to protect it.

Just sitting on top. They just used a vacuum. It's very horrible to

discuss. As he recovered, the school sent lessons home and they

made arrangements for a job to set his 22 GCSE exams. They allowed me

to do this in a separate room. There was a good share and that I

needed to stop, they would that be do that. I could sit for 15 minutes

and then they would restart and never do the exam again. At the

results? 11 A * grades and Abbey. He has as strong determination. His

absence from class was minimised by the fact that even though he was

receiving radiotherapy, he was back here by the afternoon. Sitting in

classes and getting on. This is that the first time Jon's family

have supported him through Ellis. Became the at three years old meant

years of treatment. But his stubbornness was driving him on.

They doctor said that he could not to his exams and he was adamant to

prove them wrong and he certainly did. Big style! It is testament to

the school. And the doctors and nurses, the radiotherapist, they

all help to him in his treatment and he did as well as he could.

John's family are not used to the limelight and they don't normally

blow their own trumpet. The main reason for doing this is to

highlight the need for more money for research into brain tumours.

It's a year of centenaries with big anniversaries such as Titanic and

the Ulster Covenant. So we thought we'd hear from the people who've

actually lived 100 years. Tonight, in the second part of our week-long

series, our centenarians reflect on schooldays now and then. You got up

early in the morning, away for 9 o'clock. And we enjoyed school. I

liked my teacher. I liked them all through life. And then I left

school. He was a good teacher. cane came out and you had to behave

yourself, you did not talk back. I took a couple of books to school.

And it took a couple home. I had a nice school master. I liked the

idea of the children getting educated. And better schools,

better everything. And nowadays, -- in our days we were kept back. We

did not get using our brains or understanding. We used to say long

ago, living on the fields, you did not understand. Maybe you