:00:00. > 3:59:59One, we now join the BBC's news teams where
:00:00. > :00:21.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: A plastic bag holds the
:00:22. > :00:24.total catch of the day for a Kilkeel trawler.
:00:25. > :00:33.We hear how our fishermen are facing a perfect storm. I'm live in Kilkeel
:00:34. > :00:37.speaking to a charity about the crisis on our coasts.
:00:38. > :00:41.The shutters come down on 200 jobs - now Stormont is told it's time to
:00:42. > :00:45.help. A family already touched by tragedy
:00:46. > :00:54.tell how they almost lost another teenager after a night out. My
:00:55. > :01:01.nephew was coming back to my mind and here we go again. It is because
:01:02. > :01:05.of cheap drink. Time to play or time to pray - will
:01:06. > :01:08.the first ever Sunday fixture at Windsor Park see a kick off?
:01:09. > :01:11.No triple crown or grand slam for Ireland, but it's still all to play
:01:12. > :01:15.for in the Six Nations. And the wind and rain has arrived to
:01:16. > :01:21.give us an unsettled evening, but will it improve for tomorrow? I'll
:01:22. > :01:26.have the details shortly. First this evening, some news just
:01:27. > :01:29.coming into us. The Belfast Health Trust has brought in more staff to
:01:30. > :01:32.the Royal Victoria Hospital's Emergency Department because of the
:01:33. > :01:37.number of people looking for treatment. Our health correspondent
:01:38. > :01:45.Marie-Louise Connolly joins me now with the latest. What are you
:01:46. > :01:48.hearing Marie-Louise? I am hearing that the emergency department at the
:01:49. > :01:55.Royal is packed with patients. These figures have not been confirmed by
:01:56. > :02:00.the Belfast Health Trust, but a source has told me there are
:02:01. > :02:04.approximately 29 people waiting on trolleys to be seen and around this
:02:05. > :02:10.time on a Monday evening that is serious. There are over 100 people
:02:11. > :02:16.in the general emergency area. A lot of people in that tiny space. There
:02:17. > :02:21.are trolleys waiting and members of the public who are with their loved
:02:22. > :02:33.ones. It is extremely busy, and not only in the Royal, but in other
:02:34. > :02:36.hospitals. Some are operating a policy of diversion, but where do
:02:37. > :02:41.you divert these patients to when they are all under pressure. We have
:02:42. > :02:47.heard of a major incident at the Royal before. Is this a major
:02:48. > :02:56.incident? You boil are not declaring it a major incident yet. Previously
:02:57. > :03:04.there have been up to 42 people waiting on trolleys, it is currently
:03:05. > :03:09.29. This proves that the system is not sustainable, even with all the
:03:10. > :03:16.major incidents, they have not got it right. Staff are not being kept
:03:17. > :03:20.at a normal level in order to avoid a major incident. So things are
:03:21. > :03:26.busy, they have been busy since yesterday and it is quite telling
:03:27. > :03:30.that senior managers are on the floor watching things develop. There
:03:31. > :03:37.has been a lot of talk about this, but from your point of view, how can
:03:38. > :03:46.they stop this happening? The system needs to be sustainable. The level
:03:47. > :03:53.of staff needs to be sustainable. We also need to have seven day working
:03:54. > :03:58.hospitals, not five days. People get sick all the time.
:03:59. > :04:02.Fishermen say dozens of their families are having to rely on food
:04:03. > :04:05.parcels because months of bad weather has forced the fleet to stay
:04:06. > :04:08.in port. BBC Newsline last week highlighted the difficulties the
:04:09. > :04:10.fishing industry is facing in Ardglass, Portavogie and Kilkeel.
:04:11. > :04:13.Now fishermen say they are at breaking point and they have
:04:14. > :04:17.criticised government for failing to address their plight. Late this
:04:18. > :04:19.afternoon, the Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said she'll meet
:04:20. > :04:32.fishermen's groups at Stormont tomorrow. On the quayside at Kilkeel
:04:33. > :04:36.is our reporter Chris Page. The weather has taken a turn is the
:04:37. > :04:40.West again, but the most of today there has been a lull from the
:04:41. > :04:50.stormy conditions, but that relative calm has not brought relief for the
:04:51. > :04:54.trawlermen here. My colleague Francis Gorman has been speaking to
:04:55. > :04:58.both those on shore who rely on the fishing industry and those who go
:04:59. > :05:01.out to sea in search of prawns. This skipper has just arrived back. He
:05:02. > :05:09.was out at sea before the dawn. Taking his boat out costs over ?200.
:05:10. > :05:15.His entire hall is in one bag. This is our catch for today. The weather
:05:16. > :05:23.for the past few months has been atrocious and it has been impossible
:05:24. > :05:28.to make any money. In bad weather, prawns borrower into the sea bed for
:05:29. > :05:33.shelter. Today was relatively calm, but not many have surfaced. This
:05:34. > :05:40.skipper has only been at sea twice this year and now he and others are
:05:41. > :05:47.having to rely on charity hand-outs. The indignity of having to go on TV
:05:48. > :05:56.and admit to queueing up for food vouchers. Fisher men are our people.
:05:57. > :06:00.We need an emergency crisis meeting at storm once and explain how bad it
:06:01. > :06:08.is and what fishermen can suggest to make it better for next winter. This
:06:09. > :06:15.fish processor buys the prawns for export. This is all he got today. We
:06:16. > :06:26.are on shift 20 47. This is devastating. -- on shift 247. It is
:06:27. > :06:33.sad to see the these strong dignified men looking for a hand-out
:06:34. > :06:39.from the Fishermen's Mission. They are the only people who seem to
:06:40. > :06:42.realise there is a crisis here. Fishermen say they are food
:06:43. > :06:45.producers just like farmers and they think they should be entitled to
:06:46. > :06:57.subsidies, especially in bad weather. A number of factors
:06:58. > :07:04.affecting the fishermen. There is bad weather and bad winds. They are
:07:05. > :07:09.also suffering from a fall in shellfish stocks and fuel costs are
:07:10. > :07:14.still rising. In that sense, fishermen have a lot of reasons as
:07:15. > :07:25.to why they have fallen on hard times. The Fishermen's Mission say
:07:26. > :07:31.that since the weekend they have paid out ?20,000. That comes out of
:07:32. > :07:35.a total of ?50,000 that have been made available. You can see that the
:07:36. > :07:39.situation here in Northern Ireland is bad. The Fishermen's Mission and
:07:40. > :07:45.other members of the fishing community have made an appeal to
:07:46. > :07:50.storm on. The agricultural Minister has not committed one way or
:07:51. > :07:54.another, but she has said she will meet representatives of the fishing
:07:55. > :07:58.industry tomorrow. People will be waiting here to see what happens.
:07:59. > :08:06.Many families are facing financial hardship.
:08:07. > :08:09.There were also calls today for politicians to do more to help
:08:10. > :08:12.people in Dungiven following the collapse of its largest employer.
:08:13. > :08:15.More than 200 jobs were lost at the utilities company KPL after it was
:08:16. > :08:18.placed in administration. Our north-west reporter Keiron Tourish
:08:19. > :08:25.found a town today still trying to come to terms with the news. The
:08:26. > :08:30.shelters were down on the KPL head office in Dungiven this morning.
:08:31. > :08:40.Local people were despondent as the full effect of the 200 job losses
:08:41. > :08:46.became apparent. It is bad enough without losing so many jobs. It is
:08:47. > :08:53.bad news for the town. People have mortgages and that sort of thing. It
:08:54. > :08:59.is really bad. The administrators said efforts to save the business
:09:00. > :09:04.had been unsuccessful. KPL was one of Northern Ireland's leading
:09:05. > :09:14.utility contract is. It also employed subcontractors who
:09:15. > :09:22.installed utility lines. Action was now needed to help the area. Places
:09:23. > :09:30.like Dungiven are dying. They have had years and years of struggle with
:09:31. > :09:38.factories going. We are told, we are doing all we can, but nothing
:09:39. > :09:42.happens. Yet we see announcements for things happening in greater
:09:43. > :09:58.Belfast. It seems that playing field is not level. We need to look at
:09:59. > :10:04.projects that could bring money into the area. It is time that we all sat
:10:05. > :10:10.down and discussed this. This family run business said that Dungiven
:10:11. > :10:24.needed direct intervention from store Montt. Perhaps the bypass will
:10:25. > :10:36.improve things. -- from storm onto. The government could help small
:10:37. > :10:41.businesses. For 20 years KPL has been the bedrock of the local
:10:42. > :10:44.economy. Many now face an uncertain future as they try to secure new
:10:45. > :10:51.employment. Many of those workers are preparing to meet their bank
:10:52. > :10:55.this week to discuss the options. The father of a student who ended up
:10:56. > :10:58.in hospital after a night out says drinks promotions must end. John
:10:59. > :11:02.Kelly's 19-year-old son drank a bottle and a half of wine and six
:11:03. > :11:05.shots of tequila at the Box nightclub in the Odyssey in Belfast
:11:06. > :11:11.last Thursday. His cousin Joby Murphy died in 2012 after a similar
:11:12. > :11:19.night out. BBC Newsline's Tara Mills has been talking to the father and
:11:20. > :11:24.son. Two fathers who want an end to
:11:25. > :11:29.drinks promotions. Joe Murphy's farm died after he felt into the river
:11:30. > :11:33.following a night out two years ago. His cousin ended up in hospital
:11:34. > :11:43.after attending a drinks promotion at a nearby club. The 19-year-old
:11:44. > :11:50.did not want to appear on camera. I drank tequila and a lot of shots. It
:11:51. > :11:59.only cost me ?20. I should not drink that much. I do take responsibility
:12:00. > :12:01.for it. Student collapsed outside the nightclub and ended up with
:12:02. > :12:08.hypothermia. His father said it would have been worse if he was not
:12:09. > :12:15.taken to hospital when he was. I opened the cubicle door at the
:12:16. > :12:22.hospital. He had two drips in him - one for blood and one for fluid. He
:12:23. > :12:29.had a hypothermia blanket on him. He was unconscious. I thought I had
:12:30. > :12:39.lost him. I thought, here we go again. I don't know what was going
:12:40. > :12:44.through my mind, I really don't. My nephew's death was coming back to
:12:45. > :12:51.me. I thought, here we go again. It is because of cheap drink. Drink the
:12:52. > :12:56.motions are regular here at this nightclub. The student was thrown
:12:57. > :13:01.out of the club for being too drunk. An ambulance was called as
:13:02. > :13:07.soon as he was discovered unconscious. We reported the
:13:08. > :13:14.incident to the Ambulance Service. It has been taken slightly out of
:13:15. > :13:19.context in terms of the timeline. I am happy that our staff had a duty
:13:20. > :13:27.of care that night. The Odyssey has had its fair share of publicity.
:13:28. > :13:29.Those that run the nightclub say they are happy they have all the
:13:30. > :13:36.adequate safety measures in place. The Northern Ireland football team
:13:37. > :13:39.are set for their first match on a Sunday at Windsor Park. They will
:13:40. > :13:51.face Finland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers on the last Sunday in
:13:52. > :13:55.March next year. Never on a Sunday has an international match taken
:13:56. > :14:00.place at Windsor Park, but all that is about to change. Finland are due
:14:01. > :14:10.to play here on Sunday March the 29th next year. But not through one
:14:11. > :14:18.-- but not everyone is happy, including this former international
:14:19. > :14:26.player. I would advocate that we should keep Sunday as the Lord's
:14:27. > :14:30.day. I did play Sunday fixtures when I was on the mainland, but I would
:14:31. > :14:38.like to keep Sunday as holy as possible. The Irish Football
:14:39. > :14:45.Association says that dates of matches are now out of their hands.
:14:46. > :14:51.We will have two live with it the course like every other football
:14:52. > :14:59.organisation, we are a business and we need money to keep us where we
:15:00. > :15:04.are. Just down the road from Windsor Park on Sandy Row in south Belfast,
:15:05. > :15:13.fans gave their view on Sunday for all. I don't agree with it. I
:15:14. > :15:20.disagree with it. It should be during the week or on Saturday. What
:15:21. > :15:26.is the difference playing on a Sunday? I think it is a good idea.
:15:27. > :15:31.It is a day out for the family and Sunday is the new Saturday and in
:15:32. > :15:37.England and other places, they playful ball on a Sunday. The real
:15:38. > :15:41.test of public opinion will come in March next year when the match
:15:42. > :15:44.against Finland takes place. We will see then weather fans support
:15:45. > :15:55.international full all on a Sunday or not.
:15:56. > :16:00.The jury has been sworn in in the trial of a 19-year-old County Tyrone
:16:01. > :16:03.man accused of murdering his father. Sean Hackett is accused of shooting
:16:04. > :16:08.60-year-old Aloysius Hackett at the family home in Augher in January
:16:09. > :16:13.last year. He also denies having a firearm and ammunition.
:16:14. > :16:16.Sinn Fein Policing Board member Gerry Kelly is taking legal action
:16:17. > :16:20.against the Chief Constable about an incident in which he was carried on
:16:21. > :16:25.the front of the police Land Rover in Belfast. Both Mr Kelly and the
:16:26. > :16:33.officer driving excepted informed warnings for their actions at
:16:34. > :16:37.Carrick Hill in June last year. People living in a rural area on the
:16:38. > :16:42.outskirts of south Belfast are angry about a plan to build a camping and
:16:43. > :16:45.caravan park there. A planning application has been made by the
:16:46. > :16:56.South Eastern Education and Library Board who own the land close to
:16:57. > :17:02.Shaws Bridge. It is difficult perhaps to see the
:17:03. > :17:08.potential. In the undergrowth, signs of civilisation. The foundations of
:17:09. > :17:13.an old school, pulled down around 20 years ago. The site is owned by the
:17:14. > :17:17.South Eastern Education and Library Board. This site is worth more with
:17:18. > :17:21.planning permission so four years ago, the board applied for
:17:22. > :17:27.permission for a camping and caravanning park on this land. The
:17:28. > :17:31.board themselves say they have no intention of building here. The site
:17:32. > :17:37.could accommodate 16 caravans and several pitches for tents. When I
:17:38. > :17:41.was first told about this, I thought they were pulling my leg. What has
:17:42. > :17:46.that got to do with education? When I spoke to the board, unfortunately
:17:47. > :17:52.that was correct. They said it was to enhance the value of the site
:17:53. > :17:56.before they sold it. I query the common-sense in all of this. This is
:17:57. > :18:05.not a function of the education department. The road adjacent to the
:18:06. > :18:10.site is better known for traffic snarl ups than as a tourist
:18:11. > :18:16.destination. The road safety issues are severe. It is a very busy road
:18:17. > :18:21.and it narrows in both directions. It is hard as he how they would get
:18:22. > :18:28.in and out safely. Is the problem not that you live nearby? I suppose
:18:29. > :18:33.a little bit but there are lots of potentials for caravan sites where
:18:34. > :18:37.there are tourists. Planners say they are minded to give the site
:18:38. > :18:42.planning permission. The application was discussed for the first time
:18:43. > :18:47.last month in Lisburn. Opposition is growing and growing. Pages of
:18:48. > :18:52.signatures and at its centre, a new concern residents group who have
:18:53. > :18:56.been meeting the planners, roads service and counsellors. This is
:18:57. > :18:59.just the beginning of the process. As for the South Eastern Education
:19:00. > :19:02.and Library Board, they say they are still actively trying to dispose of
:19:03. > :19:05.the land. Ireland's rugby team lost out on
:19:06. > :19:08.Triple Crown glory at the weekend but a Six Nations championship
:19:09. > :19:13.victory is still in sight. Gavin Andrews is here.
:19:14. > :19:16.No Grand Slam this year but Joe Schmidt's side still top the
:19:17. > :19:20.championship table with two games to play. The likely decider will come
:19:21. > :19:24.against France in Paris on St Patrick's weekend. It could all have
:19:25. > :19:36.been so different against England on Saturday.
:19:37. > :19:40.There was a feel-good factor on Saturday. The English players which
:19:41. > :19:45.edition and walked the stadium. Their supporters were prepared for
:19:46. > :19:53.battle but the Irish were full of confidence. Physicality,
:19:54. > :19:58.determination and intensity that they are in abundance in the first
:19:59. > :20:04.half, but very little scoring action. This penalty is separated
:20:05. > :20:15.the sides. The second half started perfectly for the Irish. By the time
:20:16. > :20:20.Jonny Sexton hit this penalty, most expected Ireland to maintain their
:20:21. > :20:24.100% winning start to the championship. But they never scored
:20:25. > :20:32.again on the winning and losing this game came down to this break by Mike
:20:33. > :20:43.Brown. They sealed a 13-10 win for England. We distort -- we did not
:20:44. > :20:46.get the rub of the green. It was a game of fine margins and
:20:47. > :20:52.unfortunately we did not end up on the right side of the result. Grand
:20:53. > :20:58.Slam aspirations are now extinguished but Ireland can still
:20:59. > :21:02.win the six Nations. It is still in our hands but we have two big games
:21:03. > :21:06.still coming up. We had to do the business and we have to look to win
:21:07. > :21:10.this championship. It was always going to be difficult. We felt we
:21:11. > :21:13.would give a bottle of winning the Grand Slam. We have to do everything
:21:14. > :21:16.in our power to get the championship. Ireland could still
:21:17. > :21:22.get win the battle. Ulster moved up to third in the
:21:23. > :21:25.Pro12 table after a narrow win in Italy against Treviso yesterday.
:21:26. > :21:28.Darren Cave scored Ulster's first try of the game, sprinting over
:21:29. > :21:32.early in the first half. Robbie Diack gave the visitors breathing
:21:33. > :21:39.space when he charged through the Italians to score just after the
:21:40. > :21:42.half-time break. Eugene Laverty won the first race of
:21:43. > :21:45.the World Superbike series in Australia yesterday. He finished
:21:46. > :21:49.second in last year's title race and was making his debut for a new team,
:21:50. > :21:54.but it didn't all go according to plan.
:21:55. > :22:06.Eugene Laverty showed good speed, taking the lead with five laps to
:22:07. > :22:11.go. Once in front, he stayed there in impressive fashion, claiming a
:22:12. > :22:23.first win in four years and some 95 races. It is an incredible day for
:22:24. > :22:26.us. I wanted to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later but to
:22:27. > :22:37.win in the first race was very unexpected. An incredible day and I
:22:38. > :22:48.would like to thank the team manager for giving me this opportunity. A
:22:49. > :22:51.loan engine in the second race put paid to any hope of a double victory
:22:52. > :22:54.but Eugene Laverty has signalled he will be challenging for the title
:22:55. > :22:57.once again. Linfield will look to jump back to
:22:58. > :23:01.the top of the Irish Premiership tonight when they face Glenavon at
:23:02. > :23:04.Windsor Park. After a 1-0 win at Glentoran on Friday night, the
:23:05. > :23:07.Blues' lead at the top of the table lasted less than 24 hours.
:23:08. > :23:10.Cliftonville overtook them, courtesy of this late Stephen Garrett strike
:23:11. > :23:14.which clinched a 2-1 win over Dungannon Swifts on Saturday
:23:15. > :23:19.afternoon. Limited will reclaim top spot with a win in their game in
:23:20. > :23:23.hand. Portadown now lie third in the table after a 3-2 win at Coleraine.
:23:24. > :23:31.Ballymena's win with the same scoreline over Warrenpoint lifts
:23:32. > :23:35.them into the top six. Cavan's Aogan O Fearghail will be
:23:36. > :23:37.the next President of the GAA after he won Friday's vote at the
:23:38. > :23:52.association's congress in Croke Park. He will take over from Liam
:23:53. > :23:59.O'Neill after next year's congress. This is the primary school right on
:24:00. > :24:04.the border. Aogan O Fearghail has been principal here for over 20
:24:05. > :24:08.years. He will become the 30th President of the GAA and every
:24:09. > :24:17.single one of the pupils have come out to congratulate him. How proud
:24:18. > :24:22.is it for you as a Cavan man but also as a native of this part of the
:24:23. > :24:27.world to be the next President? I am absolutely thrilled. I came here at
:24:28. > :24:32.the age of three and I have been teaching here for over 30 years and
:24:33. > :24:39.I am absolutely delighted. These are my family and friends, my people.
:24:40. > :24:43.What are your biggest challenges? The GAA is very strong and I suppose
:24:44. > :24:49.the challenge for President is to maintain its strength and to grow
:24:50. > :24:53.it. I would hope to lead this fantastic organisation and continue
:24:54. > :24:59.our work and keep the family atmosphere strong. A lot of focus on
:25:00. > :25:06.the future of the Railway cup. The players still want it, or do you
:25:07. > :25:10.feel is the future of this? The players are right to want it, it is
:25:11. > :25:14.the highest level you can achieve in our sport. Wearing the provincial
:25:15. > :25:20.jersey is the highest level you can aspire to. There was quite a good
:25:21. > :25:24.crowd at the weekend but in its current form, the cup has not
:25:25. > :25:30.ordered. We have to be honest about that. I don't believe it should be
:25:31. > :25:35.abolished. It is a big challenge and I would like to see it grow. I will
:25:36. > :25:40.be looking at it immediately. I will talk to a lot of people and see how
:25:41. > :25:47.we can improve it and restore it to a good competition, which it always
:25:48. > :25:51.was. We have to seek reasons why the crowds are not coming to it.
:25:52. > :25:56.Congratulations on your appointment. I have a feeling it is a very, very
:25:57. > :25:59.popular decision! Congratulations to ards Ladies
:26:00. > :26:10.hockey team, they won all six of their matches to win the European
:26:11. > :26:23.Indoor Club Challenge in Budapest. The weather is next.
:26:24. > :26:27.This rain reaches Northern Ireland later on in the afternoon so a wet
:26:28. > :26:34.and windy night to come. The rain will clear around my -- midnight.
:26:35. > :26:40.Where the skies clear, there be some frost developing in 12 areas. For
:26:41. > :26:44.many places, especially in the north and east tomorrow morning, a dry and
:26:45. > :26:49.bright start. It will not stay that way for long as we have scattered
:26:50. > :26:52.showers coming in from the west. The showers coming and going and in
:26:53. > :26:56.between but being, there will be the odd spell of sunshine. Some of those
:26:57. > :27:03.insurers could be heavy, possibly with some thunder. Temperatures as a
:27:04. > :27:08.result, back to normal at seven or eight degrees. In any sunshine away
:27:09. > :27:15.from the wings, it could be even warmer than that. Tomorrow evening,
:27:16. > :27:22.largely dry and most of the showers are in the North and West. The
:27:23. > :27:29.showers will stay with us overnight into Wednesday. Wednesday is going
:27:30. > :27:34.to begin as a cloudy and damp start. The good news is, as we go through
:27:35. > :27:41.into the afternoon, it will improve and turn drier and brighter.
:27:42. > :27:45.Temperatures on Wednesday are eight degrees so they will stay in and
:27:46. > :27:50.around the average for the time of year. To enjoy the dry weather on
:27:51. > :27:54.Wednesday because as we go towards the second part of the day, the next
:27:55. > :28:00.area of low pressure will push in and bring rain with it on Wednesday
:28:01. > :28:04.night. A very wet night to come. Following that being, it will be a
:28:05. > :28:14.case of sunny spells and scattered showers on both Thursday and Friday.
:28:15. > :28:15.Our late summary is at 10:25pm. From BBC Newsline, good night.