:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. Martin McGuinness has said his decision to take part in
:00:10. > :00:13.the UK State visit of the Irish President was bold but important.
:00:14. > :00:17.The deputy first minister will attend a series of events, including
:00:18. > :00:26.a banquet hosted by the Queen on Tuesday. Helen Jones reports. Martin
:00:27. > :00:30.McGuinness shook hands with the cream in private and public during
:00:31. > :00:35.her visit to Belfast two years ago and Sinn Fein have now confirmed he
:00:36. > :00:40.will attend events during this week's first state visit to the UK
:00:41. > :00:46.by the Irish president, Michael D Higgins. These will include a state
:00:47. > :00:49.banquet. We are stepping forward. It is bold
:00:50. > :00:56.but it is important and if you look at it from our perspective, we can
:00:57. > :00:59.find reasons why we should not accept an invitation from Queen
:01:00. > :01:05.Elizabeth to go to her accept an invitation from Queen
:01:06. > :01:09.doubt she has many reasons not to invite us to her house. The reality
:01:10. > :01:14.is that we have agreed that this is an important thing to do. Earlier
:01:15. > :01:20.the Irish prime minister Enda Kenny said he believed the two could pave
:01:21. > :01:25.the way for the Easter riot commemorations.
:01:26. > :01:32.It should be possible for members of the Royal family to visit Dublin
:01:33. > :01:37.during the centenary remembrance. It would be another event in the
:01:38. > :01:41.continuing closeness and closer relationship to read other
:01:42. > :01:44.countries. During his UK visit, resident Higgins will visit both
:01:45. > :01:59.members of Parliament, a first for an Irish head of state.
:02:00. > :02:02.And tomorrow evening on BBC Newsline, ahead of the State visit,
:02:03. > :02:05.our reporter Andy West has a special report on the history of Irish
:02:06. > :02:08.emigration to England and he examines the role the Irish
:02:09. > :02:11.community now plays in the life of its neighbour.
:02:12. > :02:17.I find if we look for flats, the notices were no Irish, no blacks, no
:02:18. > :02:23.dogs. I thought I am intelligent. I'm not stupid. Later we found out
:02:24. > :02:28.there was a stereotype image that we were all stupid and drunk.
:02:29. > :02:33.A man in his 30s has escaped injury in a gun attack on a house in Toome.
:02:34. > :02:37.A shot was fired at the window of the house in Elver Drive just after
:02:38. > :02:40.midnight. It's been confirmed that a body
:02:41. > :02:42.recovered from Lough Ree in County Westmeath was missing Portadown
:02:43. > :02:45.angler Darryl Burke. Searches have been continuing since the
:02:46. > :02:47.27-year-old's boat sank more than a fortnight ago. He was
:02:48. > :02:50.27-year-old's boat sank more than a three, with another child on the
:02:51. > :02:54.way. Another member of his fishing party, David Warnock, was rescued,
:02:55. > :02:57.but died later. A local councillor says that the people of Portadown
:02:58. > :03:02.are supporting the anglers' families.
:03:03. > :03:06.There has been a huge sense of shock in Portadown and there is an effort
:03:07. > :03:16.to support the families and the five children they left behind.
:03:17. > :03:20.Doctor Donal McKeown has been installed as the new Catholic Bishop
:03:21. > :03:23.of Derry. He was ordained at a ceremony in St Eugene's Cathedral
:03:24. > :03:26.which was led by Cardinal Sean Brady. In his homily Bishop McKeown
:03:27. > :03:30.said the churches should speak on behalf of the many who feel that
:03:31. > :03:32.human needs are being neglected in the service of political priorities.
:03:33. > :03:35.Well, there was Heineken Cup heartbreak for Ulster last night
:03:36. > :03:36.after they lost narrowly to Saracens. Coach Mark Anscombe said
:03:37. > :03:39.the sending-off Saracens. Coach Mark Anscombe said
:03:40. > :03:46.changed the game, but paid tribute to his players.
:03:47. > :03:51.I think at worst it was a yellow card. I think a red card for minutes
:03:52. > :04:00.into the game, we are always going to be chasing our tails. The boys
:04:01. > :04:02.hung on in there. It was testament to the men we have got out there and
:04:03. > :04:06.they have got to be proud of the work they did today to keep the game
:04:07. > :04:09.at that score. There was disappointment too for
:04:10. > :04:12.Tyrone Gaelic footballers in the National League. They lost to Dublin
:04:13. > :04:16.by a single point this afternoon. The winning score came in injury
:04:17. > :04:20.time. Dublin winning by 3-10 to 1-15. Derry are through to the
:04:21. > :04:23.semifinals despite losing to Mayo in Castlebar. And now here's Geoff
:04:24. > :04:33.Maskell with a look at the weather. It was a lovely end to the day
:04:34. > :04:39.thanks to submit clear skies and they stay with us overnight. We are
:04:40. > :04:45.between weather fronts. Tonight the temperature will drop markedly so we
:04:46. > :04:54.will see temperatures good deal cooler than last night, I about five
:04:55. > :04:58.degrees. Chances of fog by Dawn but tomorrow will have a different feel
:04:59. > :05:04.to the weather. More rain around as we go through the day. It starts off
:05:05. > :05:10.down the eastern half of Northern Ireland caused by a low pressure
:05:11. > :05:15.system. After that we get a break and brighter spells before showers
:05:16. > :05:22.move in later in the day. The low-pressure system is deep taking
:05:23. > :05:24.the weather across most of the UK. It tracks across northern
:05:25. > :05:27.the weather across most of the UK. and up across into the North Sea,
:05:28. > :05:33.bringing rain to Scotland and northern parts of England and cloud
:05:34. > :05:37.across the East Coast as well. Warner in the south-east of England,
:05:38. > :05:43.16 degrees beehive. As we go through the afternoon showers across Ireland
:05:44. > :05:49.and some of them will be heavy with hail and thunder in the mix. Not the
:05:50. > :05:54.nicest afternoon by any stretch of the imagination. Into the night goes
:05:55. > :06:00.showers continue overnight with those of two or three degrees.
:06:01. > :06:04.Looking at next week it is a mixed bag of whether coming our way.
:06:05. > :06:09.Tuesday is probably going to be the pick of the next few days. A
:06:10. > :06:14.brighter day with still some showers around and temperatures not much to
:06:15. > :06:18.write home about. Wednesday promises to have a bit more in
:06:19. > :06:21.write home about. Wednesday promises rain. Not the best picture for the
:06:22. > :06:24.next few days. Tuesday will be the pick of the bunch.
:06:25. > :06:29.Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6:25am in the morning. Until then
:06:30. > :06:30.you can keep up