:00:00. > :00:07.City Good afternoon. this afternoon. Now it's
:00:08. > :00:14.Army bomb experts are at the scene of two security alerts in the
:00:15. > :00:17.waterside area of Londonderry. A local DUP councillor in the area
:00:18. > :00:20.Drew Thompson says he believes a pipebomb partially exploded outside
:00:21. > :00:25.a house in Lapwing Way and says there was a similar incident in
:00:26. > :00:28.Lincoln Courts. The police say they received reports of loud bangs
:00:29. > :00:33.outside the two houses shortly after 1.30 this morning. There are no
:00:34. > :00:36.reports of any injuries. Police divers searching for a
:00:37. > :00:39.missing man in the River Lagan have recovered a body. Eyewitnesses
:00:40. > :00:44.reported seeing a man going into the water at Donegal Quay near Belfast
:00:45. > :00:47.city centre yesterday evening. Dozens of members of the emergency
:00:48. > :00:52.services were involved in the search, which continued into the
:00:53. > :00:56.night. A man and a woman in their 30s were
:00:57. > :00:59.tied up in their home in Lurgan last night by four masked men who
:01:00. > :01:04.demanded money. It happened in Willowtree Manor at around 8:20pm.
:01:05. > :01:07.The robbers made off with a small sum of money.
:01:08. > :01:10.The former head of the Catholic Church's child protection body is
:01:11. > :01:15.considering taking legal action against the Bishop of Down and
:01:16. > :01:18.Connor, Noel Treanor. Ian Elliott is said to be unhappy at the
:01:19. > :01:21.publication last December of a major review into safeguarding practice in
:01:22. > :01:24.the diocese saying the report did not accurately reflect the child
:01:25. > :01:30.protection situation in Down and Connor. Mr Elliott left his role as
:01:31. > :01:33.Chief Executive of the National Board for Safeguarding Children last
:01:34. > :01:36.July. In a statement last night, Bishop Treanor said the diocese was
:01:37. > :01:39.fully open and transparent and the report was undertaken and prepared
:01:40. > :01:45.by the National Board team, including independent professional
:01:46. > :01:49.reviewers. The DUP is expected to put just one
:01:50. > :01:52.candidate up for the European election in May. The party had
:01:53. > :01:55.considered running a second candidate alongside current MEP
:01:56. > :02:01.Diane Dodds, but the officer team is recommending that only Mrs Dodds
:02:02. > :02:04.stand. In rugby, Ireland take on Italy in
:02:05. > :02:07.Dublin this afternoon in the Six Nations. It's Brian O'Driscoll's
:02:08. > :02:16.last international match on home soil. Our reporter Thomas Niblock is
:02:17. > :02:20.in Dublin. If you placed ?10 with a bookmaker
:02:21. > :02:28.on Ireland to win this afternoon, you will win the sum of 10p. Such
:02:29. > :02:32.are the odds. Add onto that the fact that it is Brian O'Driscoll's final
:02:33. > :02:36.game at home and he will win his 140th test cap making him the most
:02:37. > :02:41.capped player in world rugby history. If Ireland are serious
:02:42. > :02:45.about winning the Six Nations, inevitably it will come down to
:02:46. > :02:50.points difference, therefore they must win this afternoon and they
:02:51. > :02:53.must win big. Take into consideration the last time Ireland
:02:54. > :02:56.play Italy, it was the Italians who won. Pressure on the side this
:02:57. > :02:59.afternoon. Roddy Collins begins his managerial
:03:00. > :03:03.reign at Derry City tomorrow, when they travel to Shamrock Rovers in
:03:04. > :03:06.the first game of the new League of Ireland Premier season. And he's
:03:07. > :03:10.depending on a Northern Ireland international to be among the goals
:03:11. > :03:16.for the Candystripes. Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:03:17. > :03:22.After two months on the training bridge, Roddy Collins cannot wait
:03:23. > :03:26.for the competitive action to begin. It is a tough assignment,
:03:27. > :03:30.away to Shamrock Rovers who are tipped to be the title contenders.
:03:31. > :03:37.The city boss intends to be up there. we are ready to go. We have
:03:38. > :03:41.no injuries. There is great enthusiasm, pace, experience,
:03:42. > :03:48.everyone is comfortable on the ball. Very happy. Elections --
:03:49. > :03:53.predictions? I would like to be in the top three.
:03:54. > :03:57.You'll be looking to the experience of last season's top scorer to
:03:58. > :04:07.establish City among the pacesetters. We have had a good
:04:08. > :04:12.pre-season, we're done hard work. We're just looking forward now.
:04:13. > :04:17.Roddy Collins is clearly relishing the challenge of bringing a league
:04:18. > :04:21.title back since the first time since 1977. He is making no rash
:04:22. > :04:26.predictions. Hoping to get after to a good start to make sure his side
:04:27. > :04:28.remain among the contenders. Now with the weekend weather
:04:29. > :04:38.forecast, here's Angie Philips. Good afternoon. The wind is the main
:04:39. > :04:42.feature of the weather today. The strong southerly winds helped clear
:04:43. > :04:49.the rain. The emphasis for the rest of the Day is on dry weather. As you
:04:50. > :04:53.can see, there is a lot of cloud. That will be a sticking point.
:04:54. > :04:58.Having said that, it may thin out to give the odd bit of brightness.
:04:59. > :05:05.Despite the wind, temperature is quite mild for the time of year, 11,
:05:06. > :05:10.possibly even 13 Celsius in one or two spots. Across the Republic of
:05:11. > :05:15.Ireland it is dry and rather cloudy. Condition is fine as Ireland take on
:05:16. > :05:19.Italy this afternoon. It extends up to the north-west of Scotland, along
:05:20. > :05:25.with gales and severe strong winds here. For much of England and Wales
:05:26. > :05:29.it is a dry story, not as windy in England and Wales with decent spells
:05:30. > :05:36.of sunshine. Quite warm sunshine, too. In the south-east, could see 16
:05:37. > :05:43.Celsius. This evening, in Northern Ireland, the cloud thickens up. That
:05:44. > :05:47.will bring spells of rain. That rain then extends its way is through the
:05:48. > :05:52.night, but will become patchy as it does, so nevertheless it is a bit of
:05:53. > :05:57.a damp cold night. But frost free, temperature is no lower than five or
:05:58. > :06:02.six Celsius. Into tomorrow and not much change, cloudy skies, further
:06:03. > :06:06.spells of rain to come. During the morning, most of the rain will be
:06:07. > :06:11.patchy and light. In the afternoon, it looks like we will get pulses of
:06:12. > :06:16.heavy rain starting to edge in and it could get quite persistent, not
:06:17. > :06:20.as mild as today. Once it clears through, high pressure builds into
:06:21. > :06:22.the start of next week which will bring settled weather, fine days,
:06:23. > :06:25.but cold nights. That's it for now. Our next
:06:26. > :06:29.television news is after the rugby. You can keep up to date with Radio
:06:30. > :06:32.Ulster and our news online service.