:00:21. > :00:24.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline. Tonight's top stories. As
:00:24. > :00:30.one prominent flags protestor faces charges in court another two remain
:00:30. > :00:34.in police custody. Sinn Fein face pressure to change
:00:34. > :00:37.their stance on abortion. It was Northern Ireland's first
:00:37. > :00:42.Environmental Centre, but, 13 years on, some say it's time for a
:00:42. > :00:45.rethink. Rory McIlroy's blames toothache for
:00:45. > :00:51.his dramatic walk off the golf course in Florida. We'll have the
:00:51. > :00:54.full story. It's been fine start to spring with
:00:54. > :01:03.some good sunshine through the day, but will there be more over the
:01:03. > :01:06.Today, one prominent participant in the flags protests, Jim Dowson, has
:01:06. > :01:14.been arrested and another, Willie Frazer, faced a number of criminal
:01:14. > :01:17.charges and was remanded in custody. A third, Jamie Bryson, is expected
:01:18. > :01:20.in court tomorrow morning. At one stage today protestors met briefly
:01:20. > :01:30.outside Belfast City Hall before dispersing and reassembling to walk
:01:30. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:38.up the hill to Stormont. Conor Macauley reports.
:01:38. > :01:42.This is Jim Dowson addressing a lunchtime protest rally at Belfast
:01:42. > :01:46.City Hall. The crowd were there wanted to walk to Stormont to hand
:01:46. > :01:54.in a protest letter, but were told they couldn't do it in one large
:01:54. > :02:02.group. Instead, they were told they would have to split up and make
:02:02. > :02:09.their way separately into East Belfast. They will arrest us, it is
:02:09. > :02:14.as simple as that. Remember, if you get arrested, they are refusing
:02:14. > :02:24.bail, so if you can spend the next months in jail Richard job, lose
:02:24. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:36.your mortgage, it is up to you. crowd did disburse, but Jane Dowson
:02:36. > :02:39.was arrested a few streets away. He is the third high-profile
:02:39. > :02:45.spokesperson linked to the flags protest that has been detained in
:02:45. > :02:49.recent days. Earlier, Willie Fraser appeared in court charged with the
:02:49. > :02:55.number of protest offences and possession of a stun gun. When told
:02:55. > :03:02.he could apply to bail to the High Court, he thanked the judge but
:03:02. > :03:06.said he would rather stay in jail. Outside, his wife give her reaction.
:03:06. > :03:12.The charges are trumped-up, ridiculous, they are political
:03:12. > :03:16.decisions. William has been refused bail because his high profile.
:03:16. > :03:20.Jimmy Bryson is still in police custody and is being questioned
:03:20. > :03:30.about similar offences to those with which Willie Fraser has been
:03:30. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:35.charged. Meanwhile, the protest of loyalists made its way to Stormont.
:03:35. > :03:39.They have taken what they might think is their head of the snake,
:03:39. > :03:43.but this has always been about the people, not about individuals. It
:03:44. > :03:52.was started with the people, carried on by people, and will
:03:52. > :04:02.carry on with the people. Three protesters delivered a lecture with
:04:02. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:05.a petition -- a lecture with the Abortion has always been a
:04:05. > :04:07.politically sensitive issue in Northern Ireland. Today, an anti-
:04:07. > :04:10.abortion group claimed one political party is facing, what it
:04:10. > :04:13.called, political suicide over its stance. Precious Life is urging
:04:13. > :04:15.Sinn Fein to reconsider its position ahead of a vote in the
:04:15. > :04:25.Assembly next month. Our political correspondent Martina Purdy has the
:04:25. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:31.details. These politicians and campaigners reunited at Stormont
:04:31. > :04:41.today offer their opposition to abortion. They included Unionists,
:04:41. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:52.a Fianna Fail politician and Dana. Sinn Fein is supposed to be changed
:04:52. > :04:59.to make it illegal for clinics to carry out abortions. If Sinn Fein
:04:59. > :05:02.puts forward an position of concern against the cement and, I think
:05:02. > :05:10.they should make it clear cue to the people about their views on
:05:10. > :05:14.abortion. It could be political suicide for this party. De DUP's
:05:14. > :05:18.said only the NHS should be carried out abortions when permitted under
:05:18. > :05:23.the lot and echoed the call for Sinn Fein to rethink its position.
:05:23. > :05:29.In this issue they are massively out of step and they think they
:05:29. > :05:34.need to get real and I hope the leadership recognises the
:05:34. > :05:38.significance and symbolism of what has occurred here today and that we
:05:38. > :05:43.actually see a change of heart and an expression of the genuine views
:05:43. > :05:49.that they will be hearing from their own constituents. The vote on
:05:49. > :05:52.the amendment was supposed to take place on Tuesday. That has been
:05:52. > :05:56.delayed for a week and in the meantime repetition of concern in
:05:56. > :06:00.that blocking the measure is circulating here at Stormont. Sinn
:06:00. > :06:07.Fein had no immediate comment. The Justice Minister this afternoon
:06:07. > :06:11.told the BBC it was inappropriate to attack and amendments on
:06:11. > :06:18.abortion on to his criminal justice bill at the last minute without
:06:18. > :06:23.proper consultation, but the MLAs behind the amendment head back. But
:06:23. > :06:25.they said it was normal practice and saying that the Minister and
:06:25. > :06:29.self- had already agreed another amendment without public
:06:29. > :06:32.consultation. You're watching BBC Newsline. Still
:06:32. > :06:41.to come: Another bad day at the office for Rory McIlroy, as he
:06:41. > :06:44.walks off halfway through his round A prominent Republican has appeared
:06:44. > :06:46.in court charged with IRA membership. Sean Hughes was
:06:46. > :06:48.arrested earlier this week by police making inquiries linked to
:06:49. > :06:58.the murder of Robert McCartney in 2005. Several Sinn Fein politicians
:06:59. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:04.were in court for the hearing. Chris Page reports.
:07:04. > :07:09.This is Sean Hughes speaking at a funeral five years ago. He was
:07:09. > :07:14.arrested on Wednesday but is making inquiries connected to the murder
:07:14. > :07:18.of Robert McCartney in Belfast and 2005. The killing led to a crisis
:07:18. > :07:22.in the peace process when Mr Mugabe's sisters said IRA members
:07:22. > :07:26.were involved. This morning Sean Hughes appeared in court on three
:07:26. > :07:31.charges including membership of an illegal organisation, namely the
:07:31. > :07:36.IRA. Shunt you stood in the dock and did not speak during the short
:07:36. > :07:40.hearing, he only nodded to the can for me understood the charges.
:07:40. > :07:44.Prosecution lawyers agreed to bail and a police officer outlined the
:07:44. > :07:50.conditions. The work that he must live at a summer dress, a report to
:07:50. > :07:56.police once a week and not have any contact with witnesses in this case.
:07:56. > :08:00.The accused, Hughes 51, is a member of Sinn Fein. Several politicians
:08:00. > :08:06.from the party were in the public gallery for the hearing. This is
:08:06. > :08:10.not about finding the killers of Robert McCartney. This is simply
:08:10. > :08:20.about political policing. Sean Hughes will appear in court again
:08:20. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:24.later this month. It was a millennium project which
:08:24. > :08:27.set out to educate us about renewable energy and sustainable
:08:27. > :08:30.living. All this was housed in a futuristic building which generated
:08:30. > :08:33.its own power and heating. But, 13 years on, the Ecos centre near
:08:33. > :08:36.Ballymena is mostly used for office space and conferences. So what does
:08:36. > :08:45.the future hold for Ecos? Our district reporter David Maxwell has
:08:45. > :08:48.been investigating. This was Northern Ireland's First
:08:48. > :08:53.Environmental Centre. His unusual design draws attention but in
:08:53. > :08:59.recent years it has not drawn visitors. When it opened this
:08:59. > :09:04.building hosted state-of-the-art solar panels. Some of the solar
:09:04. > :09:08.panels have been turned off and the building is now heated by gas. Some
:09:08. > :09:12.believe it is time for a rethink. The difference here and 13 years is
:09:12. > :09:16.that people are more educated, so maybe the education facility isn't
:09:16. > :09:21.needed now. What we need to do is use the building for something
:09:21. > :09:25.better, something to look towards the future. This is one of the
:09:25. > :09:30.galleries that school groups used to come and visit. Here children
:09:30. > :09:33.could learn about renewable energy. Now this place lies empty for much
:09:33. > :09:37.of the year and many of the exhibits are out of date or not
:09:37. > :09:41.working. Another one of the galleries has been converted into
:09:41. > :09:46.meeting rooms. The council admits it has difficulty keeping up to
:09:46. > :09:51.date with the School Curriculum and advances in green technology. So,
:09:51. > :09:58.what lessons have been learnt? Basically that it requires a
:09:58. > :10:02.continued investment in order to keep apace with technology.
:10:02. > :10:08.some investment is coming down the line. A hundred �1,000 has been
:10:08. > :10:15.secured to employ an enterprise manager for the next few years.
:10:15. > :10:20.Their primary remit will be to develop communication space here,
:10:20. > :10:23.hot bearskin, business support mechanisms in order to develop
:10:24. > :10:28.suitable enterprise for the future. So, the council wants to attract
:10:28. > :10:32.more businesses here. In order to do so it may need to make some
:10:32. > :10:36.changes. The problem is that it that in this building might not be
:10:36. > :10:40.that straightforward. The millions provided by the millennium
:10:40. > :10:43.condition came up all sorts of restrictions over future years.
:10:43. > :10:50.Council officials are now looking to save the was run reflects
:10:50. > :10:54.ability. Many say the 150 acres of surrounding parkland has been the
:10:54. > :10:59.major success of this project and it is certainly popular. The
:10:59. > :11:04.spotlight is now on the future of this building, and its renewed
:11:04. > :11:06.ability. Tonight sees the end of our series
:11:06. > :11:09.of special reports on the Northern Ireland Film industry. All this
:11:09. > :11:11.week we've spoken to the local people involved in making home-
:11:11. > :11:14.grown productions and those big budget blockbusters. We've heard
:11:14. > :11:24.from the technicians and the talent, now Natasha Sayee talks to those
:11:24. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:39.who put the finishing touches to the on-screen look.
:11:39. > :11:44.Pamela Smith is one of the most renowned make-up artists in the UK
:11:44. > :11:49.and today she is teaching those who want to follow her brushstrokes and
:11:49. > :11:54.naked in the film industry. If you put too much on a content to live
:11:54. > :11:59.theatrical. I had been a make-up artist for 27 years. The majority
:11:59. > :12:04.of that I had to work away, but for every six years ago we had some big
:12:04. > :12:09.industry people from Hollywood come here and make movies and it was
:12:09. > :12:14.just appearing to get bigger and bigger and bigger. So, when we had
:12:14. > :12:20.difficulty getting make-up assistants for our bigger days, we
:12:20. > :12:26.had hundreds of extras, we were really struggling. So, we set this
:12:26. > :12:29.place up so that we could expand what the market. During this
:12:29. > :12:34.specialist training, the students learn how to replicate everything
:12:35. > :12:40.from gunshot wounds to head injury, it increasing their employability
:12:40. > :12:44.in the film industry. At was working as an art teacher. That is
:12:44. > :12:49.one of the industries were there are many jobs. I still wanted to do
:12:49. > :12:52.something creative and be part of the artistic world. With the make-
:12:52. > :12:58.up and the film industry in Northern Ireland really growing, I
:12:58. > :13:01.thought it was a fantastic area to be working in. So, from developing
:13:01. > :13:11.careers in cosmetics and effect here to learning all about the
:13:11. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:19.wardrobe department here at Belfast The course tutors know that as the
:13:19. > :13:27.Northern Ireland will and Industry crews, their students have every
:13:27. > :13:33.chance of making them. neighbour next door in the Titanic
:13:33. > :13:38.studios, that is an inspiration. We are trying to establish the Belfast
:13:38. > :13:42.Metropolitan as the forefront of that, providing those skilled
:13:42. > :13:46.students to progress on to that industry. So, we have seen the
:13:46. > :13:52.make-up and the costumes. What about their hair? Patricia Strong
:13:52. > :13:58.has been a wig mistress on loads of really big productions. We have a
:13:58. > :14:03.great shortage of film hairdressers. Hairdressers working in salons
:14:03. > :14:07.until hairdresser to do different things. You need to learn how to
:14:07. > :14:11.become a film hairdresser. Certainly I would say in the next
:14:11. > :14:21.few years, there would be a lot of work. Who was her favourite
:14:21. > :14:27.celebrity to work on? I can go past Pierce Brosnan. He was an absolute
:14:27. > :14:31.gentleman. Liam Neeson said he could possibly soon be making a
:14:31. > :14:41.film in Northern Ireland. Maybe the ladies will get their chance to do
:14:41. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:47.his make-up! Later in the programme we will
:14:47. > :14:51.explain how everyone can hit the right note when it comes to one of
:14:51. > :14:54.the big movie musicals. It appears toothache was to blame
:14:54. > :14:56.for Rory McIlroy walking off the golf course and out of a tournament
:14:56. > :14:59.in Florida today. Austin O'Callaghan's here.
:14:59. > :15:02.McIlroy withdrew from the Honda Classic without finishing nine
:15:02. > :15:05.holes today. This is an event he won last year. He left the course
:15:05. > :15:08.initially saying he wasn't in the right place mentally. But later, a
:15:08. > :15:14.statement on the PGA Tour website said McIlroy was suffering from a
:15:14. > :15:20.sore wisdom tooth. Mark Sidebottom reports.
:15:20. > :15:23.There is flash photography in this report.
:15:23. > :15:28.He was seven over shot and that certain to miss another cut when he
:15:28. > :15:31.made his dramatic exit. At the night told he put his second shot
:15:31. > :15:35.into the water, took the drop, played his next shot and then
:15:35. > :15:39.signalled to his caddie that he was picking his ball up, shook hands
:15:39. > :15:44.with his playing partners, will walk to the parking lot saying I am
:15:44. > :15:49.not in the group is mentally, I can't say much, I am just in a bad
:15:49. > :15:55.place mentally. It turns out he actually meant dentally. He said to
:15:55. > :15:59.take was the root of the problem and he quit due to severe pain.
:15:59. > :16:06.world No. 1 began the year by missing the cut at Abu Dhabi. He
:16:06. > :16:10.lost them in the opening round of the World Golf Championship. That
:16:10. > :16:15.is part of what we do. We're under the spotlight and will get
:16:15. > :16:24.criticised. I just go with them play the best I can. Hopefully that
:16:24. > :16:29.is good enough. No one can question his ability to bounce back from
:16:29. > :16:33.adversity, following the infamous masters meltdown in 2011, he went
:16:33. > :16:39.on to win the US Open and he silenced the doubters last year
:16:39. > :16:43.with an astonishing finish to 2012 winning his second major, the USPGA
:16:43. > :16:52.as well as the race to Dubai. Don't be surprised if it does not get
:16:52. > :16:55.crunch time. The teething problems could yet prove the catalyst.
:16:55. > :16:58.Now to rugby and Ulster are looking to get back to winning ways in
:16:58. > :17:02.rugby's Pro 12. They host Italian side Treviso at Ravenhill. Gavin
:17:02. > :17:08.Andrews is pitch side. We have perfect conditions for
:17:08. > :17:14.running rugby at Ravenhill. This is a big night tonight for Paddy
:17:14. > :17:20.Jackson. It is, yes. He will relish it giving their -- and given the it
:17:20. > :17:27.kicking opportunity the weather provides. I think you got the back
:17:27. > :17:31.line moving well against Scotland. Unfortunately, he missed his kicks.
:17:31. > :17:36.When you're not kicking for your problems week in week out, it will
:17:36. > :17:41.be difficult in the Six Nations. Ulster have been through a patchy
:17:41. > :17:46.spell. Treviso will make it tough. They will. They had a big win
:17:46. > :17:54.against Munster last weekend's. Five tries. It shows they are
:17:54. > :18:02.intent on playing running rugby. They will certainly be looking for
:18:02. > :18:05.a big performance. Kick-off Pier is at 7:05pm. There
:18:05. > :18:08.are four Irish Cup quarter-finals tomorrow in local football. Few
:18:08. > :18:10.teams face a bigger challenge than amateur league side Kilmore Rec.
:18:10. > :18:18.They travel to Solitude to take on high-flying Cliftonville, but they
:18:19. > :18:28.will, at least, have some inside information on their opponents.
:18:29. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:34.Kilmore Rec take the field tomorrow, enjoying life as an underdog. Even
:18:34. > :18:39.the mascot has called lucky! They know they will lead -- will need a
:18:39. > :18:43.lot of luck facing Cliftonville. Three of their players are for
:18:43. > :18:47.marketable players. They hope to avoid their repeat of the previous
:18:48. > :18:55.encounter with the big Belfast team. We were in that situation three
:18:55. > :19:01.years ago against Linfield. It was an 11-0 defeat. We want to show
:19:01. > :19:06.that there is not back gap between ourselves and a Premiership club.
:19:06. > :19:11.You have to approach it with the mindset that there is a chance to
:19:11. > :19:16.win. You have to believe that there is a chance. That is what we will
:19:16. > :19:23.be taking into the game. They have reason to believe. They have won
:19:23. > :19:25.their last six matches. Extending their run to seven at the expense
:19:25. > :19:27.of Cliftonville is a very different proposition.
:19:27. > :19:30.Tyrone and Donegal Gaelic footballers go head-to-head this
:19:30. > :19:32.Sunday in Division one of the Allianz League. This is a dress
:19:32. > :19:35.rehearsal for their Ulster Championship meeting later this
:19:35. > :19:38.year. Paul Durcan's boot helped Donegal win last year's
:19:38. > :19:43.championship clash. Sunday's match looks like being just as close. It
:19:43. > :19:46.will be live on BBC Radio Ulster medium wave.
:19:46. > :19:49.The sun will come out tomorrow and, no, that's not the weather forecast.
:19:49. > :19:53.Barra will be here shortly with that. It's more of a challenge,
:19:53. > :19:57.actually, particularly if you live in the North West. Do you know the
:19:57. > :20:00.song, can you sing and can you dance and do you want to get into
:20:00. > :20:03.the Guinness Book of Records? This weekend, as part of the City Of
:20:03. > :20:06.Culture, one local community group is enlisting the support of
:20:06. > :20:09.thousands to perform the song from the musical Annie and, as Keiron
:20:09. > :20:12.Tourish reports, a wide range of people have already signed up. The
:20:12. > :20:20.latest we're hearing is that around 4,000 have signed up so a few extra
:20:20. > :20:25.will be welcome to get them over the world record line.
:20:25. > :20:29.For the footballers of Derry City, this was a case of walking into the
:20:29. > :20:39.unknown. They were walking -- they were swapping their football boots
:20:39. > :20:41.
:20:42. > :20:47.for dancing shoes. I think might dancing days are definitely over!
:20:47. > :20:53.But the footballers have got into dispirit and joined a local arts
:20:53. > :21:00.group to try to break a world record. They are recruiting 4501
:21:00. > :21:03.people to dance and sing the song from the famous musical. The Second
:21:03. > :21:08.Reich told the girls and boys, it will to bat through to their
:21:08. > :21:17.families, to their schools, their community. A great reaction and a
:21:18. > :21:26.great buzz. Everyone is getting on board. So how did the players feel
:21:26. > :21:33.they performed? I thought I was all right! It was a bit of fun. Or you
:21:33. > :21:39.nervous? I was a little bit. My little girl must have watched a
:21:39. > :21:43.double-hundred time so I had some idea of what it was. Something
:21:43. > :21:49.different from training! There is no doubt that people here are up
:21:49. > :21:53.for a challenge. In December 2007 13,000 men women and children put
:21:53. > :22:00.on Santa Claus outfits into to the city walls to attempt to gain entry
:22:01. > :22:04.into the Guinness Book of World Records. So, this scene is now set
:22:04. > :22:12.for another world record attempt and all ages are determined to make
:22:12. > :22:17.their mark. We think 4000 have signed up so a
:22:17. > :22:27.few extra will be welcome! And you don't even have to have ginger hair,
:22:27. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:36.I'm still losing my hair! In terms of sunshine, we did have plenty
:22:36. > :22:41.today to kick up the spring season. Me to Robert -- according to the
:22:41. > :22:46.met Office, spring starts today. It is because it is high pressure that
:22:46. > :22:50.we have had good weather today. So, as we go through tonight, it will
:22:50. > :22:55.stay dry and a little bit of frost developing in one or two places for
:22:55. > :23:00.we have clear skies, especially in the south-east. Elsewhere we should
:23:00. > :23:04.manage they just above freezing, so that means we can expect not too
:23:04. > :23:11.much frost or put a few of us. Going into tomorrow, there will be
:23:11. > :23:15.mist and fog developing tonight. Otherwise, dry start to the day.
:23:15. > :23:19.Throughout the afternoon the cloud they be thick enough in parts of
:23:19. > :23:24.the west and north to give some light patchy rain and drizzle. The
:23:24. > :23:30.emphasis tomorrow, however, is on dry weather. Temperatures will be
:23:31. > :23:34.similar to today, about nine degrees. The wind will stay fairly
:23:34. > :23:39.light. Through the evening tomorrow that will stay dry. Into tomorrow
:23:39. > :23:43.night a similar picture. We should have too much frost away about. The
:23:43. > :23:47.pictures for most will stay just above freezing, but we do have some
:23:47. > :23:52.breaks and Mark Clyde, we may see a touch of frost. Some pockets of
:23:52. > :23:56.mist and fog once again forming as a going to Sunday. That could give
:23:57. > :24:00.a few visibility problems. Sunday, apart from one or two spots of
:24:00. > :24:05.light rain and drizzle, it will be a dry day and those temperatures
:24:05. > :24:10.will be seven or eight degrees, so plenty of dry weather to come as
:24:11. > :24:16.you go through the weekend. So, quick clip ahead to next week. Well,
:24:16. > :24:23.there is some good news, we hold on to the Spring theme, but it looks
:24:23. > :24:26.as it will be brighter and Monday and Tuesday. At least for the time
:24:26. > :24:33.being it will be dry and there will be no rain on the way until the