:00:00. > :00:12.bombing. The Co-Op Bank has said sorry
:00:13. > :00:17.Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline: A
:00:18. > :00:22.dissident republican appears in court charged with the Omagh
:00:23. > :00:29.bombing. As her parents and four men are jailed, a sex abuse victim tells
:00:30. > :00:35.of her years of torment. As a child, they were bad people in
:00:36. > :00:38.my eyes. As an adult, they are monsters and it was evil what they
:00:39. > :00:41.were doing. A row erupts as preparations get
:00:42. > :00:43.under way for an Eleventh Night bonfire.
:00:44. > :00:46.It's one of our most breathtaking views - now there's a new way to
:00:47. > :00:50.enjoy it. We find out more. There should be plenty of scope for
:00:51. > :00:58.getting outdoors this weekend. Join me for a full forecast.
:00:59. > :01:03.Nearly 16 years after a bomb exploded in the centre of Omagh, a
:01:04. > :01:06.man from County Monaghan has appeared in court charged with
:01:07. > :01:11.murdering the 29 people who were killed. In a civil court case, the
:01:12. > :01:14.same man, Seamus Daly from Culloville, was found liable for
:01:15. > :01:18.bombing and ordered to pay damages, but no-one has been convicted of the
:01:19. > :01:32.murders in a criminal court. Chris Buckler is in Omagh this evening.
:01:33. > :01:36.Chris. It has been nearly 16 years since a
:01:37. > :01:43.bomb exploded here in the centre of Omagh. For all of the families of
:01:44. > :01:49.the people killed, coming back into the centre of town brings back
:01:50. > :01:53.memories. Engraved in stone artefact is that have become all too
:01:54. > :01:57.familiar. It was the largest single atrocity in 30 years of violence. It
:01:58. > :02:03.took place four months after the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
:02:04. > :02:08.What is most important are the names and ages of those killed, all 29.
:02:09. > :02:13.Today, Seamus Daly appeared in court charged with causing all of their
:02:14. > :02:17.deaths. It is something he has always strongly denied, but it is
:02:18. > :02:25.not the first time that he has been identified as a suspect. We were in
:02:26. > :02:29.court in Dungannon. Seamus Daly arrived at court shortly
:02:30. > :02:33.before ten o'clock. There were a number of armed police officers
:02:34. > :02:37.inside the courtroom as the charges were read. The majority are in
:02:38. > :02:44.connection with the Omagh bombing. The worst single atrocity of the
:02:45. > :02:50.Troubles. They include the murders of 29 people, killed when a bomb
:02:51. > :02:56.went off, devastating the town centre. More than 200 others were
:02:57. > :02:58.injured in the blast. It was just four months after the signing of the
:02:59. > :03:04.Good Friday Agreement. No one has ever been conflict did. He was also
:03:05. > :03:09.charged with an attempted bombing in Liz Burns in April of the same year.
:03:10. > :03:17.14 years ago, at BBC programme named him as a suspect in the bombing. He
:03:18. > :03:20.has always denied any involvement. A police officer told the court today
:03:21. > :03:28.that he could connect into all the charges. The detective inspector
:03:29. > :03:34.said the case against Seamus Daly is based on forensic and buttons and
:03:35. > :03:37.telephone evidence. A defence lawyer argued that some of the evidence
:03:38. > :03:42.would not be admissible. We also heard that Seamus Daly would not
:03:43. > :03:48.comment when questioned by police, but has made a statement denying any
:03:49. > :03:54.involvement. Seamus Daly was arrested in the car park of this
:03:55. > :04:01.hospital in Newry on Monday. His wife was due to give birth to their
:04:02. > :04:05.second child today. He was positively identified by fingerprint
:04:06. > :04:16.analysis after giving his brother 's name. A defence lawyer said his
:04:17. > :04:20.client had been living openly in South Armagh for a number of years.
:04:21. > :04:28.The judge refused to release Seamus Daly on bail. The detective
:04:29. > :04:32.inspector said there were fears he might not appear for his trial and
:04:33. > :04:41.could run across the board into the Republic. There was also a fear that
:04:42. > :04:52.a number of witnesses could be affected by him being released.
:04:53. > :04:56.Because of the person that he was, we can't walk away and say it was
:04:57. > :05:00.one of those things. We have to know the truth about what happened. We
:05:01. > :05:17.have to see those responsible being brought towards the courts -- in
:05:18. > :05:25.front of the court. These mirrors are a feature of the
:05:26. > :05:28.memorial garden, there function is to cast light towards the town.
:05:29. > :05:35.There have been the civil prosecution, a criminal prosecution
:05:36. > :05:43.against another man that field. There have been many enquiries. They
:05:44. > :05:55.the prospect of another trial. -- they now face the prospect of
:05:56. > :05:59.another trial. A father and mother who admitted to
:06:00. > :06:03.the abuse and neglect of their four children have been sent to prison
:06:04. > :06:06.for up to five years each. The woman was described in court as "a
:06:07. > :06:09.heartless tormentor". Sentences were also handed down to four others, who
:06:10. > :06:12.admitted sexually abusing the children in the late 1970s and early
:06:13. > :06:17.1990s in County Down. Claire Savage has spoken to one of the victims,
:06:18. > :06:19.who is now an adult and you may find details in her report upsetting.
:06:20. > :06:29.Today at Belfast Crown Court six child sex abusers sat side-by-side
:06:30. > :06:34.in the dock. The victims, three girls and a boy, suffered sexual
:06:35. > :06:39.abuse, cruelty and neglect over several years, all when they were
:06:40. > :06:41.very young. The court heard they suffered arrested mental and
:06:42. > :06:47.physical development, often left unwashed for days, living in
:06:48. > :06:51.squalor. The mother, a prostitute, was described as being always drunk
:06:52. > :06:56.and having sex with different men, sometimes even her two brothers. At
:06:57. > :07:01.times she made her children watch. One of the big strings to speak me
:07:02. > :07:11.anonymously. They would have got drunk together and had intercourse
:07:12. > :07:15.in one of the front rooms. We were expected to watch. The abusers, who
:07:16. > :07:19.are related, can't be named to protect the identity of their big
:07:20. > :07:25.is. The mother was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison.
:07:26. > :07:29.The judge described her as a heartless fermenter, interested only
:07:30. > :07:34.in her own pleasure. The father subjected his children to savage
:07:35. > :07:39.beatings, once with a poker. He got four years in jail. The other child
:07:40. > :07:45.abusers, Baker from Newcastle, got sentenced to 12 months in prison. A
:07:46. > :07:51.former police reserve list got 18 months. Of the two uncles, one got a
:07:52. > :07:55.prison sentence of two years and nine months, and the other got a
:07:56. > :08:04.six-month suspended sentence. They know what they did. I just hope they
:08:05. > :08:08.suffer. The judge referred to" , he said the hearts of young children
:08:09. > :08:15.are like delicate organs, a cruel beginning in this world can twist
:08:16. > :08:19.them into curious shapes. The big ones want to move on with their
:08:20. > :08:25.lives. -- the victims. The police have told BBC Newsline
:08:26. > :08:29.that children may have been in a car which had a booby trap bomb
:08:30. > :08:32.attached. The device was only found in Londonderry last night when it
:08:33. > :08:41.fell off the vehicle. Our North West reporter, Keiron Tourish, reports.
:08:42. > :08:45.Army bomb experts spent several hours dealing with the device which
:08:46. > :08:49.was found near a car in the driveway at Tolbert Park yesterday afternoon.
:08:50. > :09:00.They confirmed it was a crude, but viable bomb. This was a booby trap
:09:01. > :09:08.style device. It is a viable -- was a viable. Clearly, it posed a
:09:09. > :09:11.greater risk to the lady in the car whenever it dropped off. One
:09:12. > :09:17.resident spoke to the woman who picked it up. She thought it was a
:09:18. > :09:21.toy. She picked it up, then realised it was something more sinister. She
:09:22. > :09:28.was badly shaken, as you could imagine. Thankfully, she wasn't
:09:29. > :09:34.hurt. It is very worrying that people could be so reckless as the
:09:35. > :09:39.board at bomb in a car were children are being driven around. It is at
:09:40. > :09:44.its -- a disgrace. At this stage in the investigation, detectives say
:09:45. > :09:49.they are keeping an open mind and have ruled out any link to the
:09:50. > :09:51.police or prison service. One senior officer described it as an
:09:52. > :10:00.unconventional attack. Detectives want to hear from witnesses who
:10:01. > :10:04.might have seen anything suspicious. Coming up later in the programme: We
:10:05. > :10:12.meet the pupils who are learning the skill of solving disputes.
:10:13. > :10:15.It may be three months until the Eleventh of July bonfires, but in
:10:16. > :10:18.some parts of Northern Ireland wooden pallets are already piling
:10:19. > :10:22.up. In Newtownabbey, there's a row about council plans to spend ?30,000
:10:23. > :10:34.on a site where a bonfire will be built. Chris Page reports.
:10:35. > :10:40.It is Eleventh, but it is not time yet this site -- to lead the
:10:41. > :10:48.bonfire. That is because it is three -- still three months to go. Some
:10:49. > :10:53.feel it is too early for things starting to be stockpiled. I have
:10:54. > :10:58.had a number of phone calls with people being concerned about things
:10:59. > :11:04.being gathered to make their homes. The toxic fumes that come off tyres
:11:05. > :11:09.are lethal. Burning tyres is also illegal. This community worker says
:11:10. > :11:14.the reason why people are gathering them this early is because pallets
:11:15. > :11:22.are hard to come by. People have to go out that that earlier to get the
:11:23. > :11:26.pallets. We have the pallets stored elsewhere, after negotiations with
:11:27. > :11:31.the collect yours, and the Housing executive has taught us to move the
:11:32. > :11:35.stuff. The Housing executive says it is working with the local community
:11:36. > :11:39.to resolve the issue. A couple of miles away there is another
:11:40. > :11:47.controversy. Last year, the bonfire was moved after residents expressed
:11:48. > :11:53.safety fears. This is currently on a slope, which causes problems when
:11:54. > :12:00.building a bonfire. The council has voted in favour of the scheme for
:12:01. > :12:05.this site to be levelled to make it more safe. It will cost ?30,000. We
:12:06. > :12:16.are going to build a feature wall, nice brick. This is something that
:12:17. > :12:22.will be here permanently. Alliance and nationalists politicians voted
:12:23. > :12:26.against the plan. There are no guarantees with regards to this
:12:27. > :12:30.solving the issue. It is weird error money and I think it is the wrong
:12:31. > :12:33.way to be spending it. In three months, all of this will go up in
:12:34. > :12:37.smoke, but the issues shown no sign of burning it.
:12:38. > :12:40.A farmer has been jailed for 15 years for murder. Jimmy Seales, of
:12:41. > :12:43.Ballykeel Road in Hillsborough, killed Phillip Strickland during an
:12:44. > :12:47.attack near Comber two years ago. He was helped by two sons and a friend.
:12:48. > :12:51.One son, who testified against his father, was jailed for four years
:12:52. > :12:54.yesterday. The second got nine and a half years. The friend, Stephen Mc
:12:55. > :13:09.Caughey, was today given a 10-year sentence. Kevin Sharkey reports.
:13:10. > :13:15.Jimmy Seales, described by the judge today as a farmer of considerable
:13:16. > :13:20.wealth. Hearing was protesting at their Department of agriculture
:13:21. > :13:26.office. He was the man who directed the killing of Philip Strickland. It
:13:27. > :13:32.it's all because they blamed him for writing comments on Facebook that
:13:33. > :13:37.they thoughts was offensive to his family. The victim was shot in the
:13:38. > :13:42.leg, driven a short test on the way, and shot dead. During the
:13:43. > :13:45.trial, Jimmy Seales consistently denied the killing of Philip
:13:46. > :13:49.Strickland. He said he wasn't here on the night of the killing. He
:13:50. > :13:57.claimed that the time he was at home watching a programme on TV. The jury
:13:58. > :14:02.did not believe him. The judge today told Jimmy Seales that you were the
:14:03. > :14:04.prime mover, director and controller of these wicked events. The judge
:14:05. > :14:13.said it of these wicked events. The judge
:14:14. > :14:14.your family and friends into it. Outside the court, Philip
:14:15. > :14:20.Strickland'stwin brother Andrew told me that he arrived at the scene of
:14:21. > :14:26.the murder and is haunted by what he saw. The mother said the family is
:14:27. > :14:32.struggling to cope. I will never forgive them. Never. How has this
:14:33. > :14:38.ledger family? Devastated. People think that after two years you are
:14:39. > :14:43.OK. No, you are not. Jimmy Seales leper prison today knowing that he
:14:44. > :14:48.must serve every day of the sentence.
:14:49. > :14:53.A man and a woman have been arrested by police officers investigating
:14:54. > :14:56.dissident Republican activity in Craigavon.
:14:57. > :15:00.They're aged 49 and 52. It's understood a gun was also seized
:15:01. > :15:03.during a search of a property in the Drumbeg area.
:15:04. > :15:06.Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr says the police have credible
:15:07. > :15:09.intelligence that the South East Antrim UDA is planning disorder in
:15:10. > :15:12.Carrickfergus tonight. There was trouble in the area last night after
:15:13. > :15:22.searches and an arrest relating to recent disorder in Larne.
:15:23. > :15:26.The police are treating an attack on a house in South Belfast last night
:15:27. > :15:29.as a hate crime. Breezeblocks were thrown at the front windows of the
:15:30. > :15:38.property on the Donegall Road. No-one was injured.
:15:39. > :15:43.A system which began as a way of bringing victims and offenders face
:15:44. > :15:45.to face is now being used in schools.
:15:46. > :15:48.Restorative justice uses praise and negotiation, rather than shouts and
:15:49. > :15:51.threats, as a way of improving behaviour. So, now, instead of
:15:52. > :15:54.raised voices and aggression, a chat from pupils or teachers goes to the
:15:55. > :16:00.heart of the problem. Our education correspondent, Maggie Taggart, has
:16:01. > :16:08.been to see the method in action. So, how do we introduced this? A
:16:09. > :16:13.team of 18 pupils volunteer to act as mediators in disputes. They deal
:16:14. > :16:26.with things from name-calling to bullying. Both sides get together
:16:27. > :16:30.and agreed the solution. We come and talk, say you are a lovely person,
:16:31. > :16:36.but you have let yourself down. We don't say, you are in the wrong. Is
:16:37. > :16:39.it letting them off GEC? No, if it is severe we still have sanctions we
:16:40. > :16:54.can put in place, and that one go away. -- won't go away. Lessons from
:16:55. > :16:57.an Australian former policeman opened the eyes of the staff here to
:16:58. > :17:03.new forms of improving behaviour. I don't point the finger is to much,
:17:04. > :17:11.or clench my teeth so much. It is more of a smile, you are a great
:17:12. > :17:17.fella, but just make sure your tie is fixed. In the past that would
:17:18. > :17:25.have been short, sweet, and not so pleasant. The approach now is to
:17:26. > :17:30.discuss and agree a resolution. I put a picture on Facebook the other
:17:31. > :17:37.night, and when I went on a comment had been put under the photo that
:17:38. > :17:43.really upset the. I thought it was funny, I didn't think she would
:17:44. > :17:45.react like this. Serious issues need the teachers involved, but minor
:17:46. > :17:53.spat between pupils can be dealt with by the pupils themselves. This
:17:54. > :17:56.imaginary argument was all it an apology. A lesson learnt.
:17:57. > :18:00.Still to come on the programme: Geoff Maskell takes a new high road
:18:01. > :18:08.to sample the delights of Divis Mountain.
:18:09. > :18:14.President Michael D Higgins is returning to Dublin at the end of
:18:15. > :18:15.the first Irish state visit to the UK.
:18:16. > :18:18.He visited Stratford-upon-Avon and Coventry on this final day of
:18:19. > :18:21.engagements. Mark Simpson has been looking back at the ground-breaking
:18:22. > :18:31.event, which the President has described as "so positive, so
:18:32. > :18:41.uplifting and so hopeful". A fond farewell, after a four-day
:18:42. > :18:44.stay at Windsor Castle. A sign, perhaps, that Britain and Ireland
:18:45. > :18:50.are not just good neighbours, but good friends. For most of the week,
:18:51. > :18:56.the focus was on the future. But the past was not forgotten. The people
:18:57. > :19:01.of Ireland group we cherish the political independence that was
:19:02. > :19:05.secured in 1922. An independence which was called for by my father
:19:06. > :19:08.and many of his generation. Significantly, the Queen said that
:19:09. > :19:13.when it comes to remembering conflict, Britain and Ireland can
:19:14. > :19:18.remember together. My family and my government will stand alongside you,
:19:19. > :19:22.Mr President, Anja ministers throughout the anniversaries of the
:19:23. > :19:27.war and the events that led to the creation of the Irish free State.
:19:28. > :19:31.Invited to the dinner at Windsor Castle was Martin McGuinness. He
:19:32. > :19:37.also met the Queen yesterday afternoon at another reception. Two
:19:38. > :19:40.meetings in three days. Less than three years after he refused to meet
:19:41. > :19:46.her in Dublin. Afterwards, he said he was pleased to have been invited.
:19:47. > :19:51.The invitation to her home, effectively, clearly sends a
:19:52. > :19:57.powerful message that she, I suppose, of all of the elements of
:19:58. > :20:02.Britishness, whether it be unionist political parties or organisations,
:20:03. > :20:06.she is a way ahead of everybody else. Everybody else needs to catch
:20:07. > :20:13.up. This was no ordinary state visit. President Higgins was left in
:20:14. > :20:19.no doubt about the affection felt for Ireland's in Britain. Of course,
:20:20. > :20:33.it is not just the Irish people they like about the music. -- that they
:20:34. > :20:37.like, but the music as well. A little bit of Dublin came to London
:20:38. > :20:51.for a final night party at the Royal Albert Hall.
:20:52. > :20:55.Rory McIlroy is due to tee off in a few minutes' time in the second
:20:56. > :20:59.round of the US Masters. It would be premature to say Rory's on a roll,
:21:00. > :21:02.but day one did go well. He's three shots off the lead. Out on the
:21:03. > :21:05.course is Graeme McDowell, while Darren Clarke has completed his
:21:06. > :21:18.second round. From Augusta, Stephen Watson reports for BBC Newsline.
:21:19. > :21:22.There is no doubt he is the biggest draw at the Masters. Rory McIlroy is
:21:23. > :21:28.the centre of attention every step he takes. The turn on favourite has
:21:29. > :21:29.strolled into contention. He started with a confident, impressive opening
:21:30. > :21:40.round. I am feeling good with my game. I
:21:41. > :21:48.feel relaxed and trying to enjoy the week. There is not much not to
:21:49. > :21:52.enjoy! Just go out there, try and play the shots and if I can do that
:21:53. > :21:56.and not get ahead of myself, hopefully I will give myself a great
:21:57. > :22:06.chance. Graeme McDowell has plenty of support as well. He is relishing
:22:07. > :22:12.the challenge of Augusta. I have always said, for me to win this
:22:13. > :22:18.competition I needed to be firm and fast. We might get that this
:22:19. > :22:23.weekend. The top of the better for me to have a chance. Bring it on!
:22:24. > :22:31.The very fast greens at this famous course also proved tough to conquer
:22:32. > :22:38.for Darren Clarke. I have heard the stories about people practising by
:22:39. > :22:51.putting on a snooker table! It is tough to describe how fast they are.
:22:52. > :22:56.All in all, it is pretty tough. With the temperatures set to rise over
:22:57. > :23:01.the weekend, the sporting surfaces are going to get even faster.
:23:02. > :23:10.Winning the Masters is about to get even more difficult for the cream of
:23:11. > :23:15.the golfing world. Just on the left of this window is
:23:16. > :23:18.the Cave Hill. It's described as the best view in Belfast. On a clear
:23:19. > :23:23.day, from Divis Mountain you can see as far as Scotland and the Isle of
:23:24. > :23:26.Man. Now, a new 12-mile network of paths has opened some of the best
:23:27. > :23:29.vistas. The new Ridge Path which has cost half-a-million pounds was given
:23:30. > :23:33.its official opening this week. It's all part of a ?5 million investment
:23:34. > :23:45.programme being overseen by the National Trust. Geoff Maskell has
:23:46. > :23:49.been exploring. Most grand openings involve a bit of
:23:50. > :24:01.dressing up, but forget the smart suits, it is more about Wellington
:24:02. > :24:08.boots and waterproofs. The dog and I are here to explore this new network
:24:09. > :24:12.of paths. What would you trying to achieve with this? We are trying to
:24:13. > :24:21.encourage more people to get it and enjoy the countryside. Some of the
:24:22. > :24:26.parts are easy, some difficult. You can see all the way up to Donegal on
:24:27. > :24:31.a good day. You can see Strangford Lough, the Ards Peninsula and
:24:32. > :24:36.everything in between. It is the proximity to Belfast that makes this
:24:37. > :24:40.such an important investment for the National trust. It is only 15
:24:41. > :24:45.minutes from the city centre. It is hugely important to open up outdoor
:24:46. > :24:52.spaces like this for local is and our members. It is all about free
:24:53. > :24:56.access to open countryside. At an altitude of more than 1,000 feet,
:24:57. > :25:02.this is a place of extreme weather and it an all change very fast. It
:25:03. > :25:05.is not like visiting and National Trust garden in one of the big
:25:06. > :25:15.houses, this is a very open environment with no shelter. You
:25:16. > :25:20.have got to be careful and take sensible precautions. Today has been
:25:21. > :25:22.a lovely day for a walk, and whether on four legs were just two, there is
:25:23. > :25:38.plenty to explore. There is quite a bit of scope for
:25:39. > :25:43.getting it or this weekend. It will get off to a damp start. It will be
:25:44. > :25:49.quite easy, too. Once the rain moves away tomorrow, I think many of us
:25:50. > :26:04.will get a lot of dry weather. Plenty of that around today, as
:26:05. > :26:08.well. We had some lovely sunrises. The clouds have been piling into
:26:09. > :26:13.light today. There have been one or two showers, but generally it is
:26:14. > :26:22.dry, and that is hardly continue into the evening. Conditions will be
:26:23. > :26:26.pretty ideal for the rugby this evening. Through the night, the
:26:27. > :26:31.breeze will continue to pick up. Eventually, the cloud could be thick
:26:32. > :26:37.enough by the end of the night to produce some patchy rain and drizzle
:26:38. > :26:43.in the north and west. Elsewhere, it will be dry and miles. Into
:26:44. > :26:48.tomorrow, we have a weather front moving south eastwards. Things will
:26:49. > :26:53.brighten up through the course of the day, but it means we have a damp
:26:54. > :27:01.start. Those spells of rain in the north and West will be edging their
:27:02. > :27:07.way across the country all morning. The brighter skies will follow. One
:27:08. > :27:13.to light showers, but they will be the exception rather than the rule.
:27:14. > :27:18.Highs of 12 degrees. Tomorrow, there will be more of a breeze, so it will
:27:19. > :27:22.feel fresh. Tomorrow night, the clouds will gather up and there is a
:27:23. > :27:29.greater threat of showers in the north and west. Some of the showers
:27:30. > :27:34.will linger into Sunday morning there, but they will taper away. The
:27:35. > :27:36.emphasis again is for more dry and wet weather.
:27:37. > :27:40.Our late summary is at 10.25pm. You can also keep in contact with us via
:27:41. > :27:43.Facebook and Twitter. From BBC Newsline, good night.