:00:00. > :00:00.pretty soggy. Thank you. That is all from the BBC. We
:00:00. > :00:25.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: Echoes of Greece - I'm in
:00:26. > :00:27.Dublin where the authorities have taken into care a blonde blue eyed
:00:28. > :00:37.girl living with a Roma family. A significant ruling for gay and
:00:38. > :00:43.unmarried couples wanting to adopt - we've the details.
:00:44. > :00:46.Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the Shankill bombing - tonight,
:00:47. > :00:55.hundreds are turning out to remember those killed in terrorist
:00:56. > :01:00.atrocities. It would not be the Turner Prize if
:01:01. > :01:05.there was not some element of controversy. This year is no
:01:06. > :01:11.different. Some pupils have already been banned from visiting this one.
:01:12. > :01:16.Northern Ireland has a new world champion.
:01:17. > :01:20.And there's a risk of localised flooding in places tonight, and
:01:21. > :01:25.parts of the east could again be the target.
:01:26. > :01:30.A seven-year-old girl has been taken into care in Dublin, while it's
:01:31. > :01:38.established if a Roma couple who say she's their daughter, are telling
:01:39. > :01:41.the truth. Following a case of alleged abduction in Greece, the
:01:42. > :01:44.Gardai used emergency laws to remove the child from a house in Tallaght
:01:45. > :01:48.in the south west of the city. Shane Harrison has more information.
:01:49. > :01:58.Shane, how did Gardai find out about this?
:01:59. > :02:01.Well, because of the Republic's laws, guidelines and rules
:02:02. > :02:06.protecting children, very little is being set on the record. What we do
:02:07. > :02:11.know is that a member of the public contact the gardai on Facebook and
:02:12. > :02:16.alerted them to her concerns that a blonde haired, blue-eyed
:02:17. > :02:19.seven-year-old girl was living with a Roma family. She looked very
:02:20. > :02:26.different from the parents and her siblings. Embers of the child
:02:27. > :02:30.protection unit went to the family to see for themselves. -- members.
:02:31. > :02:37.The family insisted the girl was born in 2006 at a hospital in
:02:38. > :02:41.Dublin. That he was -- she was a member of their family. The gardai
:02:42. > :02:44.were not satisfied with their explanations were with the documents
:02:45. > :02:51.they produce. They sought an emergency health care order to place
:02:52. > :02:55.the child in care. Local people have been giving their reaction about a
:02:56. > :03:02.case that is similar to that of Maria in Greece. It is really too
:03:03. > :03:09.shocking to hear about. All I heard about it was about
:03:10. > :03:15.Greece. I am really shocked. I would be very concerned. I hope there is
:03:16. > :03:21.an innocent explanation. I would hate to think any child was taken or
:03:22. > :03:25.abducted. Until proven guilty, everyone is innocent. You can point
:03:26. > :03:31.the finger all you want, what there is no proof just yet.
:03:32. > :03:37.It is our understanding that even as we speak there is an attempt to get
:03:38. > :03:42.an order extending that emergency childcare for up to 28 days, to
:03:43. > :03:46.allow for DNA tests and to allow for the authorities to see if the
:03:47. > :03:52.documents stand up and whether there is an innocent explanation for this.
:03:53. > :03:55.Next, a big announcement for unmarried and gay couples who want
:03:56. > :03:58.to adopt. The Health Minister has been told he cannot appeal a court
:03:59. > :04:08.ruling lifting the ban. Marie-Louise Connolly can take us through this.
:04:09. > :04:14.As it stands, you can only adopt if you are married. What has changed?
:04:15. > :04:18.This decision, which brings us in line with the rest of the UK, means
:04:19. > :04:25.that gay and unmarried couples can adopt. Because the ruling comes from
:04:26. > :04:29.the highest court in the land, it means it cannot be challenged. This
:04:30. > :04:36.will be seen as a major victory for same-sex couples and unmarried
:04:37. > :04:41.couples who want to have family. The Supreme Court dismissed the case as
:04:42. > :04:45.the application did not satisfy the criteria of raising an arguable
:04:46. > :04:49.point of law of general public importance. It was immediately
:04:50. > :04:53.dismissed. The Health Minister had wanted the decision to be
:04:54. > :05:00.overturned. It is not now happening. What has been his reaction? The
:05:01. > :05:03.Minister has released a statement. He has said that it is with
:05:04. > :05:08.disappointment he cannot appeal that decision. The minister says he is
:05:09. > :05:14.currently considering the implications for the adoption bill,
:05:15. > :05:17.which is being drafted and which he hopes to introduce to the assembly
:05:18. > :05:22.next year. This is the second major ruling that has gone against Edwin
:05:23. > :05:31.Poots in less than a week. Last Friday, the decision came on the
:05:32. > :05:34.issue of gay blood. That decision was described as irrational that gay
:05:35. > :05:38.men would not be able to give blood in Northern Ireland. Among the
:05:39. > :05:42.criticism directed at the Health Minister was the fact that he was
:05:43. > :05:48.allowing his own religious beliefs to cloud his judgement. Something he
:05:49. > :05:51.denied. Just before I came on air, there was a statement from the
:05:52. > :05:55.Alliance Party who said that his position as Health Minister has been
:05:56. > :06:03.seriously undermined eye success of legal failures.
:06:04. > :06:06.-- undermined by successive legal failures. Hundreds of people in the
:06:07. > :06:09.Shankill area of West Belfast are taking part in a special remembrance
:06:10. > :06:12.event this evening. The walk takes in five locations, where 25 people
:06:13. > :06:15.were killed in attacks during the Troubles. Tomorrow is the 20th
:06:16. > :06:19.anniversary of the attack at Frizzell's fish shop, where ten
:06:20. > :06:29.people died. Chris Page is on the Shankill Road for us now.
:06:30. > :06:33.Yes, there is a real spirit of community and remembrance here. The
:06:34. > :06:38.ceremony has just started. Several hundred people have gathered. Over
:06:39. > :06:44.40 years ago there was a furniture shop here. A bomb killed four
:06:45. > :06:50.people. This is one of the five locations people will be visiting
:06:51. > :06:55.tonight. 25 people were killed in those places, more than 200
:06:56. > :07:00.injured. Jackie is one of the organisers. What are people thinking
:07:01. > :07:06.tonight? It is a very sad occasion but we are here to show compassion
:07:07. > :07:12.and solidarity with the families. We will be doing it tomorrow at West
:07:13. > :07:16.Kirk. We are also aware there were four other no warning bombs in which
:07:17. > :07:24.25 people were killed in total and 300 injured. This is to remember all
:07:25. > :07:27.of that. And this particular Balmoral showroom bomb was one of
:07:28. > :07:33.the five no warning bombs that killed people. We're here remember
:07:34. > :07:37.this. We hope that it helps to bring about healing for those who were
:07:38. > :07:43.briefed and for those who were injured, and for this whole
:07:44. > :07:52.community which suffered so much during the Troubles. How important
:07:53. > :07:59.is it for people to remember? Crewe this is a genuine outpouring of
:08:00. > :08:02.community spirit. -- this is a genuine outpouring of community
:08:03. > :08:08.spirit. This should never, ever happen again. That is all from the
:08:09. > :08:13.Shankill for now. We will have a full report on the late News at
:08:14. > :08:16.10:25pm. A secret journal being written by
:08:17. > :08:19.the high profile Sinn Fein official and Republican informer Denis
:08:20. > :08:22.Donaldson shortly before he was shot dead, is at the centre of a dispute
:08:23. > :08:28.between the Gardai and the Police Ombudsman. The journal was found by
:08:29. > :08:35.police in a County Donegal cottage where he was killed.
:08:36. > :08:46.For 20 years, Denis Donaldson led a secret life as an informer for MI5
:08:47. > :08:50.and the police. In April 2006, his body was found in this remote family
:08:51. > :08:54.cottage in Donegal. He had gone there after being told by the police
:08:55. > :08:59.that the media were going to expose his role as an agent. His family
:09:00. > :09:04.have alleged that PSNI officers who knew about his secret role, may have
:09:05. > :09:09.exposed him as an agent and contributed to his death. They
:09:10. > :09:12.believe a journal written by Denis Donaldson could contain crucial
:09:13. > :09:17.evidence about his killers. The journal was removed from the cottage
:09:18. > :09:22.by gardai. They initially said they would return it to the family but
:09:23. > :09:27.have refused to do so. Now they have refused repeated requests to send it
:09:28. > :09:31.to the police ombudsman here. His investigators want to read it as
:09:32. > :09:35.part of inquiry into allegations that police officers may have
:09:36. > :09:39.contributed to Denis Donaldson's death. A solicitor for the family
:09:40. > :09:44.said they cannot understand why one law-enforcement agency will not
:09:45. > :09:52.share information with another. I think it is ridiculous. It is
:09:53. > :09:59.nonsensical. It is nonsensical that the police ombudsman is only trying
:10:00. > :10:03.to investigate an issue, and it is simply beyond the family's reason as
:10:04. > :10:07.to why the gardai would obstruct it. The honours man has told the BBC
:10:08. > :10:12.that despite the gardai refusal to make the journal available,
:10:13. > :10:17.investigators have discovered new lines of inquiry which are well
:10:18. > :10:23.underway. The gardai have not responded to questions about their
:10:24. > :10:30.decision. Coming up before seven, find out why
:10:31. > :10:34.a shortage of office space could be threatening job creation.
:10:35. > :10:40.It's a big day for Londonderry as the city prepares for what it hopes
:10:41. > :10:45.will be an influx of thousands of art fans. The ?25,000 top Turner
:10:46. > :10:51.Prize will be awarded in December. But first, our arts correspondent
:10:52. > :10:57.reveals the contenders. We have had a preview of the
:10:58. > :11:01.exhibition of the Turner Prize. This used to be the living quarters for
:11:02. > :11:05.the soldiers in the barracks. It is the first time the Turner Prize has
:11:06. > :11:10.been outside England and it is a bit of a coup for the UK city of
:11:11. > :11:16.culture. Sometimes unorthodox, sometimes controversial. First up in
:11:17. > :11:21.Gallery number four, well, we're not allowed to film. It is an empty room
:11:22. > :11:30.with people starting up conversations with the visitors. The
:11:31. > :11:37.other exhibits include large paintings by a Canadian painter. A
:11:38. > :11:47.public spat has caused a four raw here. Visitors can sketch this
:11:48. > :11:53.figure of a naked man. No I'm quite surprised that there have been a
:11:54. > :11:56.couple of schools that have not allowed their children to come and
:11:57. > :12:02.join. It was not a problem when I showed it in Manchester. Maybe there
:12:03. > :12:05.is a pocket of conservatism in this part of the world. How does a
:12:06. > :12:12.veteran of other Turner Prize is in England view this opposition? --
:12:13. > :12:16.exhibition? It is astonishing. To somebody who has never been to Derry
:12:17. > :12:20.before, this set of buildings look beautiful. The galleries are
:12:21. > :12:24.possibly slightly smaller than at Tate Britain. But there is a real
:12:25. > :12:31.intimacy. Personally I think the show looks great. Tate Britain shows
:12:32. > :12:37.Derry for its first trip outside England. -- chose. We want the
:12:38. > :12:42.Turner Prize to travel. I think it becomes more interesting when it
:12:43. > :12:49.leaves London. I have not got a favourite. I am the chair of the
:12:50. > :12:53.jury! No! This showing was for the media only. It opens proper to all
:12:54. > :12:57.visitors first thing in the morning. The good news is that unlike the
:12:58. > :13:00.Turner Prize when it is held in London, this exhibition is free.
:13:01. > :13:12.Unless you want the catalogue at ?3. The winner will be decided in
:13:13. > :13:15.December. It's been reported today that the local construction industry
:13:16. > :13:19.has finally come out of recession after five years. But in another
:13:20. > :13:22.part of the economy, BBC Newsline has been told that there is a crisis
:13:23. > :13:26.situation. A shortage of 'quality' office space in Belfast is so bad it
:13:27. > :13:29.threatens to undermine attempts to win jobs from the UK and overseas.
:13:30. > :13:36.This report from our business correspondent Julian O'Neill. The
:13:37. > :13:43.locked doors lies abandoned office space. Much of what is gathering
:13:44. > :13:47.dust is too old and too small. A report due from commercial agents
:13:48. > :13:55.Lisney will say that Belfast lacks a supply of quality offices. Try
:13:56. > :13:59.selling this to an inward investor. Typically a lot of these guys are
:14:00. > :14:03.footloose, they will look at Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham
:14:04. > :14:07.and Belfast. Belfast has a competitive edge in terms of
:14:08. > :14:12.pricing, but in terms of availability we are low in stock. We
:14:13. > :14:18.are close to crisis point. Belfast has 9000 square -- 900,000 square
:14:19. > :14:27.feet of empty office space. Quarter of the stock is known as grade A. --
:14:28. > :14:36.a quarter of the stock. Desirable space will soon be met. Occupancy
:14:37. > :14:40.deals are close leaving stock low. Some help is in the pipeline.
:14:41. > :14:45.Belfast Harbour is developing new offices on the waterfront at a cost
:14:46. > :14:51.of ?10 million. There have been detailed discussions with invest NI
:14:52. > :14:56.on who might fill them. A recent investment conference have given us
:14:57. > :14:59.a lot of positivity in terms of foreign investment coming to Belfast
:15:00. > :15:04.and we have had a number of discussions with clients and we are
:15:05. > :15:11.quite buoyant about the level of demand that we can satisfy. One big
:15:12. > :15:15.factor in this, there has been precious little finance available in
:15:16. > :15:20.recent years for private sector developments. There have been
:15:21. > :15:29.exceptions, like this building down by the law courts. The problem may
:15:30. > :15:35.now need more radical thinking with Invest NI looking to see if Stormont
:15:36. > :15:39.needs to intervene. Still to come on BBC Newsline... The Belfast student
:15:40. > :15:50.setting the gold standard in archery. The only secondary school
:15:51. > :15:53.in Crumlin in County Antrim could close next year, even though there
:15:54. > :15:56.are thousands of school pupils in the area. Crumlin Integrated College
:15:57. > :15:59.has been hit by several years of controversy. But as Mark Simpson
:16:00. > :16:11.reports, the Ulster Unionist Party says the school must be kept open.
:16:12. > :16:14.Pupils leaving Crumlin Integrated College today, unsure whether their
:16:15. > :16:19.school has a future. It is not the first time it has been in the
:16:20. > :16:24.spotlight. Last year some parents and pupils staged a protest,
:16:25. > :16:28.following a highly critical inspectors report, which led to the
:16:29. > :16:33.principle being suspended and having to undergo retraining. This protest
:16:34. > :16:38.was over plans for her to return to the school. Also last year, police
:16:39. > :16:42.investigated reports of a death threat against the principle.
:16:43. > :16:49.Numbers have dropped in recent years at the school and a committee at the
:16:50. > :16:52.education board has recommended its closure. A former school governor
:16:53. > :16:59.says doing that would be a huge mistake. There are plenty of pupils
:17:00. > :17:06.in Crumlin and I would like to see support coming from across the board
:17:07. > :17:09.and keeping the school thriving. The family which lives across the road
:17:10. > :17:15.from the school has two primary schoolchildren and their father is
:17:16. > :17:21.worried about the future. Our alternatives are to go to Lurgan,
:17:22. > :17:26.Lisburn or Belfast. We feel that it has been closed down for people who
:17:27. > :17:33.live here. This is an increasing problem -- population. If the board
:17:34. > :17:37.decides to close the school, the gates would not shut immediately,
:17:38. > :17:41.there would be a two-month public consultation period and the decision
:17:42. > :17:45.would have to be approved at the highest level, by the Education
:17:46. > :17:50.Minister. The future of the school will be discussed at a board meeting
:17:51. > :17:53.next week. Tonight the Board said all options would be considered
:17:54. > :18:03.Now - in a moment we'll meet our latest world champion. But first,
:18:04. > :18:06.Stephen Watson has news on Rory McIlroy. He may not have won much
:18:07. > :18:13.this year and he's been talking about that. It has been
:18:14. > :18:17.disappointing. As his troubled year draws near an end, Rory McIlroy has
:18:18. > :18:20.admitted to being 'undergolfed' in the early part of the season. He's
:18:21. > :18:28.now looking to end on a high, starting with the BMW Masters in
:18:29. > :18:34.Shanghai. He is so popular in the Far East. After his second place
:18:35. > :18:37.finish at the Korean Open, he has now arrived in China, where he
:18:38. > :18:47.remains a huge draw. Nikki Gregg's report includes flash photography.
:18:48. > :18:51.In this part of the world, they cannot get enough of Rory McIlroy.
:18:52. > :18:56.Fans turned out for a golf clinic with him and he was happy to give
:18:57. > :19:02.advice to both the smallest and the tallest, including this seven foot
:19:03. > :19:06.one NBA star. He is rethinking his own approach to the game, admitting
:19:07. > :19:12.that his schedule at the start of the year could have been better
:19:13. > :19:16.planned and has affected his form. I felt like I was under golf to.
:19:17. > :19:23.Especially with a few changes that I had to go through. You identify
:19:24. > :19:28.things in competitive play, more than practice, and it has definitely
:19:29. > :19:33.been a transitional year and a learning year and hopefully I can
:19:34. > :19:38.put all the things I have learned into practice going forward. The
:19:39. > :19:47.next up is a strong finish to an inconsistent year. It is hugely
:19:48. > :19:53.important this week and next week. I want to get myself into the race for
:19:54. > :19:58.Dubai and give myself a shot at defending my title in a few weeks.
:19:59. > :20:02.He remains a huge hit in the Far East and he is keen to prove he has
:20:03. > :20:11.rediscovered his rhythm on the golf course. Northern Ireland has a new
:20:12. > :20:14.double world Champion. 17-year-old Patrick Houston, a schoolboy at
:20:15. > :20:17.Campbell College in Belfast, won gold at the weekend in both
:20:18. > :20:20.individual and team events at the World Archery Youth Championships in
:20:21. > :20:31.China. Thomas Niblock has been to meet him. Patrick Euston is an Irish
:20:32. > :20:38.champion, a British champion, a European champion and I am the
:20:39. > :20:42.lighted to say now, you are a world champion. Congratulations. It is
:20:43. > :20:51.brilliant. I am pleased with how I have done. You just got back from
:20:52. > :20:56.China. The runway was flooded when we arrived in Belfast and we had to
:20:57. > :21:04.take off again. You made it into school? I came in for an hour and
:21:05. > :21:10.then I went home. What was the experience like in China? I was
:21:11. > :21:16.pleased with how little nerds I felt. When I finished shooting, the
:21:17. > :21:25.raw joy of winning was indescribable -- nerve. What about the
:21:26. > :21:29.Commonwealth Games and the Olympics? There are a series of selection
:21:30. > :21:35.shoots which will be held before the Olympics. There is no reason why I
:21:36. > :21:41.cannot beat the other archers. Is that the ultimate aim? Ever since I
:21:42. > :21:51.started winning competitions, I have that as a view. That has become more
:21:52. > :21:57.realistic. We wish you all the best. Who knows? He could be a possible
:21:58. > :22:00.Olympic champion. And congratulations are also due to
:22:01. > :22:03.Rebecca Lennon from Banbridge who won a bronze medal at the world
:22:04. > :22:07.championships. And there's more on those archery successes on BBC Sport
:22:08. > :22:10.online. A good week for Ulster Rugby continued today with news that
:22:11. > :22:13.back-row forward, Chris Henry, has signed a new three year deal that
:22:14. > :22:17.will keep him at Ravenhill until at least June 2017. Meanwhile John Afoa
:22:18. > :22:20.says he hasn't decided where he'll be playing rugby next season. The
:22:21. > :22:23.All Black's contract with Ulster comes to an end in May and there's
:22:24. > :22:34.ongoing speculation that he may be tempted to return to New Zealand.
:22:35. > :22:39.And when to try and look and do things now. I want to get back and
:22:40. > :22:43.playing around Christmas. I will speak to my wife and see what we
:22:44. > :22:48.want to do. Last year I was looking to go home, but I am now hoping to
:22:49. > :22:54.stay on. I am at the end of my contract and looking at everything.
:22:55. > :22:56.At the World Amateur Boxing Championships, Flyweight Paddy
:22:57. > :22:59.Barnes has won again and joins Michael Conlan and Tommy McCarthy in
:23:00. > :23:04.the quarterfinals, which are live behind the BBC Red Button tomorrow
:23:05. > :23:08.from 9am. Through the best and worst of times in the last 40 years, one
:23:09. > :23:10.television programme's been there. BBC Northern Ireland's award winning
:23:11. > :23:12.Spotlight programme is synonymous with investigative journalism.
:23:13. > :23:27.Tonight, as Declan Lawn, reports it marks its 40th anniversary with a
:23:28. > :23:33.special edition. It is the programme that in 1979 asked George Best if he
:23:34. > :23:44.was an alcoholic. I have enough to keep me busy. I will give him a few
:23:45. > :23:56.kids to keep him busy. The programme he asked John White where he got his
:23:57. > :24:00.money. I do not smoke or drink. The flagship current affairs programme
:24:01. > :24:06.Spotlight has been asking hard questions for 40 years. In the
:24:07. > :24:11.beginning, it had a soft focus. As the Troubles raged, the first
:24:12. > :24:17.editions of the programme looked at local government, traffic and even
:24:18. > :24:22.the job of a lollipop man. By the late 1970s, a new breed of reporter
:24:23. > :24:29.felt it was time for a change. Harmony people have you killed? The
:24:30. > :24:33.more digging kind of stuff, the investigative work was not really
:24:34. > :24:40.being done. We saw it as an opportunity to find things out. By
:24:41. > :24:43.the 1980s, at macro spotlight had taken shape. Since then it has
:24:44. > :24:50.delivered hard-hitting investigations. The concerns of MPs
:24:51. > :24:56.that the should be an independent enquiry into the killings are shared
:24:57. > :25:02.by people in Japan often. Spotlight can reveal that Iris Robinson
:25:03. > :25:08.received a total of ?50,000 by two well-known property developers that
:25:09. > :25:16.summer in 2008. These days, there are still plenty of questions left
:25:17. > :25:24.to ask in Northern Ireland. As the saying goes, life begins at 40. And
:25:25. > :25:31.you can see that special programme, Spotlight at 40, here on BBC One at
:25:32. > :25:36.10.35 after our late summary. The weather is next.
:25:37. > :25:43.For some parts tonight, it is a rerun of last night. More heavy
:25:44. > :25:50.rain. We had a respite today, showers moved in, it lifted
:25:51. > :25:54.temperatures to 17 degrees in places, but we had some decent
:25:55. > :25:58.spells of sunshine between those showers and we had to cast our eyes
:25:59. > :26:03.up went to see what is coming our way. This rain in the Republic of
:26:04. > :26:08.Ireland is edging eastwards. This evening sees the spells and a few
:26:09. > :26:13.showers, through the night we get more prolonged spells of rain, some
:26:14. > :26:18.of it could be quite thundery and again it looks as though parts of
:26:19. > :26:24.Antrim, and County Down part in the firing line. Not quite so wet in the
:26:25. > :26:28.West, and mild night as well. Given that we had some flooding in the
:26:29. > :26:32.East last night, the ground is pretty sodden and given more rain
:26:33. > :26:35.tonight, that increases the risk of localised flooding and The Met
:26:36. > :26:40.office has issued a warning and could be issues in these parts for
:26:41. > :26:44.the rush hour tomorrow. A different day tomorrow, a cooler winds picking
:26:45. > :26:47.up from the West, it will drive the rain out of the way and that will be
:26:48. > :26:51.followed by bright spells and showers. It will brighten up with
:26:52. > :26:59.some sunshine quickly tomorrow morning, but those showers will
:27:00. > :27:02.start to feed him on the breeze. There will probably be more frequent
:27:03. > :27:06.showers in County Tyrone and on the north coast. Fewer showers towards
:27:07. > :27:11.the east and that those were the best of the sunshine will be.
:27:12. > :27:16.Temperatures will be well down on today. Into tomorrow evening,
:27:17. > :27:21.showers will start to ease away, the breeze will ease down tomorrow
:27:22. > :27:30.night, it will end up dry and clear. It will be a chilly night. After a
:27:31. > :27:35.chilly start, Thursday May be the best day, at bright day, lighter
:27:36. > :27:40.winds. For Friday, low pressure is on the way. Our late summary is at
:27:41. > :27:42.10.25. You can also keep in contact with us via Facebook and Twitter.
:27:43. > :27:44.From BBC Newsline, goodnight.