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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: Four brothers go on trial

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accused of murdering a couple at their home in County Armagh.

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Just how much pressure is Gerry Adams under? We've a special report.

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It will be a long night for the head teachers and other educationalists

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at Stormont who have gathered to make their views known on changes

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for a budget for schools. Will the Dream Team lead to a

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potential talent drain of players from Northern Ireland?

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Also in sport, we announce BBC Northern Ireland's unsung hero.

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And after a drizzly, grey day today, a bright and much more breezy

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picture for tomorrow. Join me later for all the details.

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The trial has got underway of four brothers accused of a double murder

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in County Armagh seven years ago. They are accused of murdering a

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couple at their cottage near Tassagh. Thomas O'Hare and Lisa

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McClatchey did a horrific death. Both were overtaken by their

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injuries in the days that followed an arson attack at this remote house

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they shared. This morning we heard disturbing details of the attack,

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the alleged motive for and a horrific moments that followed. The

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prosecution say the massed men who burst into the house were the Smith

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Brothers, Martin, Christopher, Niall and Stephen. They brutally beat

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Thomas O'Hare with hammers and then deliberately doused almost every

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room in the house with up to 15 gallons of petrol. The resultant

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explosion dislodged roof timbers and blew the back door to pieces. Six

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years earlier, Thomas O'Hare pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting

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three young boys when he was 17. One of them was Stephen Smith, the

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youngest of the Smith Brothers and other tenant in this trial. The

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court then heard her for details of how a desperately injured Lisa had

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run to neighbours seeking help. Both Lisa and Thomas O'Hare suffered 80%

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burns. Half of these described as full thickness was up was too much

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for their bodies to bear and within days both work bed, but in the words

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of the proceeding QC, they were not the only ones under to hospital that

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night with burns. The Smith Brothers also presented themselves at

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hospital in Dundalk. Their ride in a silver Mercedes and a green forward

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Mondeo. The next day their father scrapped a green forward Mondeo. The

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silver receives were screeds -- was seized and among items that was a

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receipt for four balaclavas bought in Dublin. Clothing was also seized

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which the prosecution say can be mapped to remnants of clothing found

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at the scene of the fire. Mr Edwards said in doing what they did the

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defendant must have intended to cause Thomas O'Hare and Lisa

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McClatchey serious harm. They submit that the evidence suggests the

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intention was to kill. The case continues.

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The shooting of a man in south Armagh last night has been

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condemned. Several men entered a house in Cullyhanna and shot him in

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the legs. The man's injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening. No

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one wants this type of activity. People have rejected it and my

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message to those involved in it is simply stop it and allow people to

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live their lives in peace. A security alert in Londonderry has

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ended. Army bomb experts closed Coshquinn Road, Whitehouse Road and

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Groarty Road after suspicious activity was reported. All roads

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have been re-opened. The inquest into the UVF murder of

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the Dungannon pensioner Roseann Mallon has been told that an area

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around the scene was in a type of security forces' lockdown at the

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time. The 76-year-old's death is one of 29 being examined amid claims of

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collusion with loyalists. A particularly violent time, is how

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the period leading up to the murder of Roseanne Mallon was described in

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court. Eight people killed in two weeks. The inquest heard groups of

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armed men were a regular feature in the district. Giving evidence, and

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STS -- and SDLP councillor said he was getting complaints by local

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farmers whose land was being used by the Army. He described it as

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lockdown, where it was impossible to travel within a three-mile radius

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without being stopped by patrols. He was asked if that had anything to do

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with the murders and said it was murdered triangle where

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noncombatants like Roseann Mallon were killed. He said all such

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security force activity stopped after her murder. The day before the

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murder, he said a Mr T on reported seeing a number of what he described

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as a number of Army men in the area. Mr Hazelton was called the

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questioning but said he could not remember anything related to that

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period 20 years ago. In a statement, father James Crowley, who

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administered last rites, spoke about the fear in the committee after the

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killing. He was concerned about its impact on community relations. He

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said police visited, since in the area morning they were under threat.

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He said he spent time visiting families to reassure them. The

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inquest continues. Gerry Adams has seen off many a

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political crisis in his 30 years as Sinn Fein president. But this time

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it's personal, and political, with allegations about his role in his

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brother's sex abuse case and the 1972 disappearance of Jean

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McConville. Does he now believe that it is time for his party president

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to resign? The kind of questions Sinn Fein is facing in a week which

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has seen Gerry Adams's and ability questioned. Martin McGuinness had to

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defend his leader's role in the sex abuse case against Liam Adams.

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Critics continue to claim Gerry Adams was too slow to act. Clearly

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the party opposite me who brought this forward, are more interested in

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covering up for their paedophile protecting President. Sinn Fein

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demanded a retraction but accusations are flying as Gerry

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Adams defends himself over allegations he was an IRA leader at

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the time of the murder of Jean McConville. I have learned from a

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top Republican source that you were a Belfast brigade commander when

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Jean McConville was taken and executed. That you, in fact, were

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ultimately responsible for her fate. That is not true. What ever the

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truth, these problems are taking their toll. He is damaged, it is

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career will not go any further. Gerry Adams's pitch for power in the

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Dail, where he became TD for a loud, has brought new pressures. You could

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argue that south of the border he is a liability. Sinn Fein is in a

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position to make real gains in the Republic and become a major party

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but a flaw in that plan is its leader. The reason is that Gerry

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Adams has baggage. Whether Gerry Adams climbs to ministerial position

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or not, it is claimed his TD post remains solid. He is a popular TD in

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this area and I think while he might be under pressure at a national

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level, we saw last night Enda Kenny and Brendan Smith delivered a strong

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speech, so he is under pressure political -- politically but a

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national level, that has not come through here. In Dundalk, opinion

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was mixed. It is despicable. He needs to own up to the reality

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everybody else is living in. I like Gerry Adams but he admitted to being

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a terrorist. He should not be add representative because the truth was

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shown the other night in the documentary. After 30 years at the

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helm of Sinn Fein, the party insists his position is secure. He is one of

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the greatest political leaders in this island, a man of the highest

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integrity, and a thoroughly decent human being. He has widespread

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support within nationalist Ireland and within our party. But critics

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aren't going away and at Stormont this month, the UUP will lead a

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debate on the disappeared. The former Northern Ireland football

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captain Martin O'Neill says he is looking forward to his new job,

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managing the Republic's football team. Roy Keane will be his

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assistant. Mark Simpson has been following the story. Is it all

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smells so far? No walk-out today, but can they really work together?

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And if they are successful what implications would that have or the

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Northern Ireland team? I have been trying to answer some questions. My

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report contained some flash photography. They used to work in

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different dugouts, now together. The partnership between Roy Keane and

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Martin O'Neill is the talk of the ball, and last night they talked

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about it for the first time. Fantastic news, honoured that Martin

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has asked me to help with the team. I might not look excited but I am, I

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look forward to working with the players and trying to get to the

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Euros. I'd know who is yen and who was Yang, but a marriage made in

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heaven? I think I am the bad cop and he is the bad, bad cop. It is a

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remarkable turnaround 13. In 2002, a bust up in the Republic squad led to

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him flying home early. Can Northern Ireland prepare for the World Cup

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game without their captain? But Keane spoke to Stephen Watson before

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he left. I feel good, the conscious and I am happy to be going home to

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see my family. Any regrets? No. But his relationship with Irish triple

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authorities has been rebuilt. We agreed to put the past in the past

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and that is all that the future now. That future is in good hands

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according to former Northern Ireland player Neil Lennon. Two guys with

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vast knowledge of the game, whether as players or managers, and

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interesting to see how that steelworks. In Martin O'Neill you

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have one of the best fish managers of the last 30 years and in Roy, you

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have one of the best players of his generation. These are difficult

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times for Northern Ireland fans. The glory days of the 1980s are a long

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time ago and now with two big games in charge of the Republic's team,

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will more young players from Northern Ireland decide to head

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south? There was something similar in the Jack Charlton era when the

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Republic became a big player and some young players started looking

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towards them and it became easier to declare, but I don't see it changing

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hugely overnight. The Republic's new partnership could all end in tears.

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One thing is for sure, there is unlikely to be a dull moment.

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Stephen, looking back at that old village, it is hard to believe Roy

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Keane is back in the fold. You pinching yourself today? It was

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definitely my shortest interview, definitely most intimidating, but

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the storm that cause in footballing, it is hard to believe. Martin

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O'Neill will speak at the weekend and then we will hear from Roy Keane

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next week. Plain selling unlikely, entertaining yes.

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Rejigging funding for schools has caused a lot of controversy. The

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consultation period is over, but that has not stopped the education

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committee from seeking views on what changes will mean for budgets. About

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80 representatives from primary and secondary schools are at storm onto

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this evening, and our education correspondent is there too. These

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pupils will have to do some more work. They are here at the

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invitation of the education committee, and they have answered

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very as questions about this controversial change to the funding

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in schools. They were invited by the chair of the education committee.

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Mervyn, the consultation period is over, so what do you hope to

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achieve? Grave concern has been expressed by the 80% of primary

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schools who stand to lose a considerable part of their budget.

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The education committee will be using this evening as a means of

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collating information from the schools, the concerned parents and

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teachers as to how these proposals will affect them. On the basis of

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the information here tonight, the education committee will respond to

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this process. As far as I can see from those I have talked to, these

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are people who are losing money. Nobody likes that. Not many schools

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have gained money, so are you preaching to the converted? But is

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not the case. We have schools who are gaining money, and it has been

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interesting to see how many schools are gaining money and have still

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said this is not a fair way to distribute money. That is why the

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education Department and the Minister need to listen to the real

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concerns concerning the way these proposals are currently framed. We

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will talk to one of the principles now. What are you losing and how are

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you going to pay for that? We are losing over ?20,000, 1.9% of our

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school budget. To say that sort of money requires losing staff. And

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ultimately, losing staff means less support for children who need it. If

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you find yourself at one of these tables speaking to a teacher who is

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gaining a lot of money, how will you talk them out of wanting that money?

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I would not want to talk them out of the money, simply the method of

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dispersing the money is not right. You can't take money from schools

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that are already under pressure and give it to other schools. People I

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have talked to don't want to take money from other schools. Like

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ourselves, they want to raise achievement in every child, not just

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the children in their school. The results of this meeting will be fed

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back to the education committee, and no doubt they will then make

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representations to the Education Minister.

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UTV, the Belfast -based media company, has announced plans for a

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major expansion in the Republic of Ireland. It is to set up a new

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Dublin -based TV station which is expected to go on air in early 2015.

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Audiences here know it as the place to watch soaps, News, X Factor and

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the Champions League. The past ten years, UTV has been busily expanding

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and diversifying, building up a group of radio stations across

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Ireland and the UK. Now the attention is swinging back to TV.

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They are setting up UTV Ireland, which will employ 100 people in the

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Republic. That will have a major impact on Dublin's TV market. On

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air, it will be known simply as UTV. It is a simple concept, to

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provide the ITV network schedule, customised to meet the needs of

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Irish viewers. It will broadcast nightly news programme, with

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journalists based in all the main cities. But these will be the real

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ratings grabbers and money spinners, the two big soaps. They are

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currently screened by TV three, which will face a hole in its

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schedules. Since TV three came along in the Republic, and they took the

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ITV programmes like accommodation street -- Coronation Street and

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Emmerdale, advertising fell away. If you like, they are moving back to

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restore that to UTV. They know it works. The new station is a very big

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investment. But it comes at a time when cuts are still being made at

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UTV's Belfast operation. UTV are given a vote of confidence in the

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Republic's economy. They believe it will deliver advertising revenues.

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They say this venture should break even in its first year of operation

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and deliver a profit in 2016. Now, have you ever heard of cyber

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Monday? I had not until today, but this year's cyber Monday is December

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the 2nd, the biggest day for online shopping. But more and more local

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firms are exploiting e-commerce opportunities all year round.

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Retail was a big casualty in the downturn. Shops went bust, and

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others, like HMV, could only be rescued by reducing branches and

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axing jobs. The recession has changed the high street, but so has

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the rise of Internet shopping, and with earnings being squeezed,

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consumers are more cost-conscious than ever. Just clothes and shoes,

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mostly. It is handier going online and then it comes to your door. My

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electronic stuff and clothes, I buy on the Internet. Pro but it does

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average the high street. -- it does damage the high street. I try and do

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my fair share. I come into town on a Wednesday to spread it around a wee

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bit. Royal Mail and others have seen Internet shopping drive up parcel

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volumes as more companies turn to e-commerce. This pharmacy branched

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out five years ago, and has watched sales climb for make-up and

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skincare. This year, we have seen good growth and we are running at

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80% of last year's, so we are excited about what that means and

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becomes the opportunities to grow further. The shop door never shuts

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with online retail. This business makes websites and its clients sell

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everything from golf clubs to tractor parts. Online allows you to

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operate 24/7. You can sell lots of different products to countries

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around the world. We have customers at the moment in China, Japan and

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Australia. There is most of the new with e-commerce. There are about 50

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days until Christmas, the time of year retailers love. If last

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December is anything to go by, when the UK spent more than ?800 million

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online, a price could be paid on our high streets.

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Sport comes from Ravenhill rugby ground tonight. What is happening?

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Tonight, we are going to reveal BBC Northern Ireland's unsung hero for

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this year. As you would expect, he comes from the world of rugby, and

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an impromptu training session has begun. But from our unsung hero tour

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racing hero. AP McCoy moved one step closer to that landmark 4000th

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victory earlier today. The 18 time champion jockey moved on to number

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399 win -- 3999 win, thanks to a late spare ride at Chepstow.

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Now to a sportsman who is just as tough in the saddle. It is our top

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cyclist Martyn Irvine. This year, he has been breaking records and

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breaking bones. A first world title, a career

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threatening leg break, and a miraculous comeback. 2013 has been a

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dry matter give the golden boy of Irish cycling, and he has done it

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all against the odds. If I was a world champion swimmer or track and

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field, I would be way better off than a cyclist. The British system

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is so well funded. It gives me a kick beating them, knowing what I

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have done. Not beating them all the time, but just fighting. There is a

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bit of satisfaction in that. Can Martyn Irvine do it 's my word, he

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can! It is a brilliant run. World champion. The jersey will be on the

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wall now for the rest of my days. That was awesome. Personally, I just

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like the way I come back. It was proving that I am worthy. He has

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done the business on the track, and now he is doing the Giro d'Italia in

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front of a home crowd. It is massive. It is going to take over

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the country for a few days. Cycling is booming in Ireland, but when that

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comes in, it will shut the place down. That could be the motivation

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for a tough winter's training ahead. While the likes of Martyn Irvine or

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AP McCoy grabbed the headlines on a daily basis, BBC's unsung hero is

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all about recognising volunteers in sports in different regions. This

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year, our winner is Sam McBurney, the coach here. One of his players

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is going to give Sam the award now. Congratulations. Tell us more about

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this rugby team? It is a rugby club for those with learning

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difficulties. They mainly come from a Down syndrome or autistic

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background. We started seven years ago. First club of its type in

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Ireland. We started as a six-week pilot project, as we told our wives.

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And seven years on, we are going from strength to strength. There are

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five other clubs in Ulster. Even the English schools followed our model.

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James, tell us about this man. He is an amazing guy to work with and to

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play with. He knows what he is doing. It is a family as well. We

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are very happy for Sam to get the award. This is not just for

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yourself, it is for the club as well. Exactly. I am just the guy who

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does a lot of shouting on a Sunday morning. We are and credible team,

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from committee members and fundraisers through to our young

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volunteers who are signed up with our scheme which is a legacy from

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the London 2012 Olympics. Incredible bunch of people. I am privileged to

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receive this award. Thank you for joining us. More on AP McCoy's race

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for 4000 victories tomorrow. It is a bit of a great picture

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today. As we go into this evening, those skies start to clear. Tonight,

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it could be quite chilly, particularly across the eastern side

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of Northern Ireland. By the time we get to dawn, we could see a grass

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frost across rural areas. Thursday will be a brighter day than today,

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but it will also be blustery. The real feature is these strong winds.

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That is being driven by the low-pressure system heading our

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way. Tomorrow, we have showery conditions across the north and

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west. The best of any brightness will be in the East. Temperature is

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a little disappointing. Through the evening, the winds dropped off a

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fraction. That means temperatures drop into single figures, but not as

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cold as we have seen tonight. All of our recent weather has been driven

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by that low-pressure heading towards us. Even as it moves away, there is

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no major change in the setup to our weather. It is still coming from the

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West, with another area of low-pressure following behind. It is

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delivering a similar picture. Unsettled conditions continue on

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Friday, another chilly day. It is that same setup all the way through

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the weekend. The wind is coming out of the West. You will never be far

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from a shower, so make the most of it.

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That is it fair now. You can keep in contact with us via Facebook and

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Twitter. Our late summary is at 10:25pm. Good night.

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