11/04/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from us. There is a first look at

:00:00. > :00:14.Good evening. A dissident Republican has been in court charged with the

:00:15. > :00:18.murders of 29 people and unborn twins in the Omagh bombing in 1998.

:00:19. > :00:21.It was the worst single atrocity of the Troubles. No-one has ever been

:00:22. > :00:33.jailed. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney

:00:34. > :00:36.reports from Dungannon court. Seamus Daly arrived shortly before

:00:37. > :00:47.ten o'clock. There were armed police officers inside the police room. --

:00:48. > :00:52.in the courtroom. The worst single atrocity of the troubles. They

:00:53. > :00:58.include the murders of 29 people killed when a bomb devastated the

:00:59. > :01:05.town centre. More than 200 others were injured. It was just four

:01:06. > :01:09.months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. No one has ever

:01:10. > :01:14.been convicted. He was also charged with an attempted bombing in April

:01:15. > :01:20.the same year. 14 years ago eight BBC panorama programme named Seamus

:01:21. > :01:25.Daly as a suspect. He has always denied involvement at a police

:01:26. > :01:32.officer today told the court he could connect him with all of the

:01:33. > :01:39.charges. A detective inspector said the case is based on forensic

:01:40. > :01:44.evidence and telephone calls. The defence said the case was very weak.

:01:45. > :01:52.The court also heard that Seamus Daly refused to comment when

:01:53. > :01:59.questioned by police. It was revealed that Seamus Daly was

:02:00. > :02:04.arrested in the car park of this hospital. The court was told he was

:02:05. > :02:08.visiting his wife who was due to give birth today. He gave police

:02:09. > :02:13.officers his brother 's name and was only identified by fingerprint

:02:14. > :02:16.analysis. Detective Inspector Coldwell said it was the first

:02:17. > :02:24.opportunity the police had to arrest Seamus Daly. A defence lawyer

:02:25. > :02:32.disputed that, who said his client had been living in South Armagh for

:02:33. > :02:36.a number of years. Detective Inspector Coldwell said there were

:02:37. > :02:42.fears he may not appear for his trial and could flee across the

:02:43. > :02:50.border. He said there were also fears he might interfere with

:02:51. > :02:56.witnesses. This man's son was one of those killed. In court today he and

:02:57. > :03:01.his daughter sat just feet away from the man accused of his murder.

:03:02. > :03:04.Because of the person he was, we cannot just walk away. We have to

:03:05. > :03:09.know the truth about what happened and we have to see those responsible

:03:10. > :03:14.brought before the courts with proper evidence and sentenced.

:03:15. > :03:20.Seamus Daly was remanded in custody and till the 6th of May.

:03:21. > :03:24.A woman who was sexually abused by her parents, two uncles and two

:03:25. > :03:27.other men has described them as monsters. She and her three siblings

:03:28. > :03:31.were subjected to horrific abuse in the 1970s and early 1990s in County

:03:32. > :03:39.Down. Today all six of the abusers were sentenced. You may find some

:03:40. > :03:48.details in Claire Savage's report upsetting.

:03:49. > :03:52.Today at Belfast Crown Court, sixth child sex abusers sat side-by-side

:03:53. > :04:01.in the dock. A father, mother and two uncles. The victims, Steve girls

:04:02. > :04:05.and a boy, suffered sexual abuse and neglect over several years, all when

:04:06. > :04:15.they were very young. The court heard they suffered arrested mental

:04:16. > :04:20.and physical development, often left unwashed for days. The mother was

:04:21. > :04:26.described as always drunk and having sex with a number of men. At times

:04:27. > :04:31.she made her children watch. One of the victims spoke to me anonymously.

:04:32. > :04:41.They would get drunk together and have intercourse in one of the front

:04:42. > :04:45.rooms. We were expected to watch. The abusers who are related cannot

:04:46. > :04:50.be named in order to protect the identity of the victims. The mother

:04:51. > :05:00.was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. The father

:05:01. > :05:16.subjected his children to savage beatings, once with a porker. He got

:05:17. > :05:21.for months -- of the two uncles, one got a prison sentence of two years

:05:22. > :05:26.and nine months and the other got a six-month suspended sentence. They

:05:27. > :05:34.know what they did. I just hope this offer. The judge referred to a

:05:35. > :05:42.quote. He said, the hearts of young children I like delicate organs. A

:05:43. > :05:44.cruel beginning and twist them into curious shapes. The victims now want

:05:45. > :06:01.to move on with their lives. The police say children were almost

:06:02. > :06:05.certainly in a car in Londonderry which had a bomb under it. The

:06:06. > :06:07.device fell off in a driveway at Talbot Park yesterday afternoon.

:06:08. > :06:11.Nearby homes were evacuated for a time. This resident spoke to the

:06:12. > :06:19.woman who picked it up. She thought it was a tie. As you can imagine,

:06:20. > :06:22.she was badly shaken. Rugby now and Ulster notched up

:06:23. > :06:26.eight tries in a 58-12 bonus point win over Connacht in tonight's Pro

:06:27. > :06:28.12 game at Ravenhill. Andrew Trimble scored a hat-trick as Ulster move

:06:29. > :06:32.above Munster into second place in the league. It's day two of golf's

:06:33. > :06:38.first major championship of the season - the US Masters. Rory

:06:39. > :06:42.McIlroy is currently tied for 28th place after ten holes of his second

:06:43. > :06:46.round. But that's nine shots behind the leader, American Bubba Watson.

:06:47. > :06:50.Graeme McDowell is struggling at seven over par but Darren Clarke

:06:51. > :06:52.should make the weekend's play after completing today's round in two

:06:53. > :07:07.over. Stephen Watson reports from Augusta. Rory McIlroy had to replay

:07:08. > :07:21.has a shot at the fourth hole and introduced this magical recovery. He

:07:22. > :07:30.responded with a birdie at the next. Darren Clarke returned another solid

:07:31. > :07:39.round on his 12 Masters appearance. I groaned it out. I can do better

:07:40. > :07:48.around here. If you miss in the wrong place then it is a tough at

:07:49. > :07:57.and down. Graeme McDowell resolve was tested. He has a bit of work to

:07:58. > :07:58.do if he is to make the cut. Here's Angie Philips with the

:07:59. > :08:14.weekend weather. The weekend as upon us. It is not

:08:15. > :08:23.looking that bad. It will become a damp start. But once the rain moves

:08:24. > :08:32.away, just a few showers coming in. Tonight it will stay cloudy and the

:08:33. > :08:40.breeze will pick up. For most of us it will stay dry and it is a mild

:08:41. > :08:47.night, temperatures no law -- no more than six or seven Celsius. The

:08:48. > :09:00.cloud will thicken and will bring spells of rain. The rain will move

:09:01. > :09:07.across the Republic of Ireland. The rain will edge its way and. To the

:09:08. > :09:13.south it will be dry and that is where the best of the sunshine will

:09:14. > :09:21.be. We get some sunshine coming through in behind that feather front

:09:22. > :09:29.-- that weather front. A breezy day for Northern Ireland but it is much

:09:30. > :09:35.greater in the afternoon. Highs of around 11 or 12 Celsius. A few

:09:36. > :09:38.showers in the north-west into Sunday morning.

:09:39. > :09:56.We are back tomorrow at ten to seven. You can keep up-to-date

:09:57. > :10:00.online. From me and the rest of the team, good night.