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calls for UN peacekeepers to be sent in. That's all from the BBC News at

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Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: the Giro d'Italia is

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coming up but election posters are coming down. A jury considers its

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verdict against three Anglo Irish Bank directors over the Republic's

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most Tories financial scandal. A Belfast solicitor is given a

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suspended sentence for stealing over ?800,000 from his clients. Why the

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cost of the Disney on Ice experience at the Odyssey has left some parents

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cold. His sixth tilt at the Masters produces a top ten finish but the

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green jacket is as far away as ever for Rory McIlroy. A cold night

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coming up but a brighter and slightly warmer day for many

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tomorrow. When one of cycling's most famous

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events starting next month, the riders and TV cameras will see

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buildings, people and countryside along the Giro d'Italia route but no

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election posters, even though we will be in the run-up to the local

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and European elections at that time. Political parties signed up to a

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voluntary poster ban and now we have been told legislation is also being

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changed. The organising team is gearing up

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for the Giro d'Italia and it seems nothing will get in their way. Even

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election posters. Although there was general agreement by parties at

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Stormont not to put up posters along the route, authorities are not

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taking any chances. The environment minister will introduce an election

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poster ban, covering every mile of the cyclists cover. It is just

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during that period so parties may choose to put posters up before that

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but if they do not have them down, we will bring them down. Bolivia

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penalty for those who keep posters up? I am hopeful we will not need to

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sign should anyone and that nobody flouts this law. Reaction to the

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idea has been generally positive. Yes, why not? The posters are

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already everywhere else. I think it is the right way to go. I think it

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is good, keep the place nice and tidy. Keep the place looking good.

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The countdown has now begun to that big weekend of racing. Although

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party politics is not being allowed along the route, there is still

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going to be a party atmosphere. In Belfast, a week-long festival is

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being planned. We are not asking everybody to take up cycling, we're

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asking them to come here and have a good time in your city and the

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majority of it is free. All the businesses have got involved so we

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are pressing buildings, the Albert clock and the museum will be turned

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pink. There are still 25 days to go until the race games but it is

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already clear that Northern Ireland is getting into the mood and more

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and more people are getting on their bikes.

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The Anglo Irish Bank was at the centre of the Republic's most

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notorious financial scandal. Today the jury is considering its verdicts

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against three of its former directors. They are accused of

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lending money to a so-called golden circle of clients in an illegal

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attempt to prop up the bank's share price. At the time of the deal in

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2008, the Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn secretly controlled 25% of

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shares. The men on trial are Sean Fitzpatrick, Pat Whelan and Willie

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McAteer who are all from the Dublin and Wicklow areas. Our economic and

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business editor John Campbell is that the Central Criminal Court in

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Dublin. Sean Quinn's activities featured heavily in this case? Yes,

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in the summer of 2008, the Anglo Irish Bank had a big problem and

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that was Sean Quinn. He had taken a huge bet on the bank, he controlled

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a quarter of all the shares but this bet was going badly for him. He lost

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a lot of money and those losses were increasing. The only thing he could

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do was to end the bet and to face up to the losses but that raised the

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prospect of all those shares he controlled appearing on the market

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and that filled the bankers with horror. Suddenly all these shares

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appearing at the same time and that would potentially put the bank out

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of business. What they do in that situation? Initially they went on a

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tour around the world to find somebody to take the shares but

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nobody was interested. The solution lay closer to home. They put

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together a group of ten loyal customers and they said, we will

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lend you a lot of money and on favourable terms and you will use

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that money to mop up the Sean Quinn shares and that. The problem. That

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is exactly what they did. The defence for the prosecution, what

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arguments did they make about the transaction? The prosecution say it

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was utterly illegal, they say the law is clear, you cannot lend people

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money to try and boost or maintain your share price because that gives

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a false impression of the financial health of the company. The defence

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is say, the law is more subtle than that. What the bank did looks

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unusual but it was completely legitimate. Now we are in the

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position where the jury has to decide who is the story they have to

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believe. They have been deliberating all day and they will be back in the

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morning for another day of deliberations.

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A former Belfast who admitted stealing ?800,000 from clients to

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protect his family from loyalist threats has been given a three-year

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suspended sentence. A judge told Damien Murray that his offence was a

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serious breach of trust between a solicitor and his clients.

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This is Damian Merry who today walked free from court after a judge

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suspended his three-year prison sentence for three years. In

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February, the 51-year-old from Belfast pleaded guilty to the theft

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of over ?800,000 from his clients between June 1999 and December 2003.

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The court heard that his business incurred financial problems and that

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he borrowed ?27,500 from an unnamed source. This debt was subsequently

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sold to a man. Damien Murray has always claimed he did not benefit

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from the money which he stole and he had passed it onto third parties he

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believed loyalist paramilitaries. Belfast Crown Court previously heard

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that Damien Murray is now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder

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after paramilitaries threatened to shoot him and his family. The judge

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described the circumstances as unusual and said it was accepted

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that Damien Murray was in understandable fear. In handing down

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the three-year suspended sentence, the judge said he was taking into

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consideration the extreme pressure the former solicitor was under and

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the inordinate delay in bringing the prosecution case. The judge accepted

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that Damien Murray had not personally benefited from his crimes

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but said it was a case of a serious breach of trust between a solicitor

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and his clients. The trial has collapsed of a man

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accused of being a member of the Provisional IRA. 49-year-old Martin

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Edward Morris from Welbeck Road in London was facing a single charge of

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professing to be an IRA member between 1997 and 2000. At Belfast

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Crown Court, a prosecuting lawyer said that the Crown would be

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offering no evidence against him and the judge recorded a finding of not

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guilty. Still to come on the programme: 70

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years after he was killed in action, the family of an Aghadowey man

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finally receive his posthumous war medals.

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Next, the latest on the twists and turns in the row between the GAA and

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members of the social club in its ground at Casement Park in Belfast.

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Work was due to begin on the multi-million pound redevelopment of

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the stadium this morning but a solicitor's letter at the end of

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last week caused a few problems. The renovation of Casement Park and

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the social club which has been there for many years had caused former

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friends to fall out. After talks, club members got a deal, a temporary

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premises for the duration of work on the ground. Then on Friday, they got

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a solicitor 's letter telling them to be out by today when work was due

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to start. That led to a sit in. We have been in Casement Park for over

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45 years. It was a place for people to congregate and socialise and all

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the profits of the club went to the Antrim County board and we have

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given over ?1 million to them. It now appears an administrative error

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led to a misunderstanding. The letter was a formality and should

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not have been issued. This afternoon, club members said after a

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meeting, things had been sorted out to their satisfaction.

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The UK City of Culture year brought the people of Londonderry together

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but now a bid for the Irish title seems to be pushing them further

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apart. A leading unionist says it makes much more sense to try for the

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European City of Culture. It was a major success in terms of

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the huge numbers of visitors who came here. Events like the all

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Ireland Festival attracted for hundred and 30,000 people. The City

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Council has now decided to go for another title, garage City of

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Culture. While Unionist councillors initially gave their support, some

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senior politicians now appear less than enthusiastic. An Irish title is

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of lesser importance than the European title. Most people would

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accept that. Which would you get the greater recognition for? It is bound

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to be a title that encompasses 300 million people. Sinn Fein have been

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lobbying for Derry to take part in the competition. It is currently

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opening open to councils in the Republic. This is nonpolitical. If

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you look around here and anyone that tells you they have come to the city

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for the first time, they have found the place totally unrecognisable and

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it is clear to see how we all achieved that. We did so by a. The

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Londonderry Chamber of Commerce is does not want to get involved in a

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political row, says attracting more visitors remains a priority. If

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Terry were awarded the Irish title, it would be great for the city.

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Derry penetrated the southern market in a way it has not done for a

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generation will stop after a year of being the UK's first City of

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Culture, is there are widespread support for an Irish title? Why not?

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We would like to see more people coming from the south. It can bring

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nothing but good and it is great for the future. It is for Irish cities

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as far as I know and Derry is an Irish city. I thought it was cheeky

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of the council to go for it. I think it is a great idea. Unionists have

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always maintained that any Irish cultural bid should not be turned

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into a political football. Nationalists have insisted it will

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not become an issue about identity. Rather, putting the interests of the

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entire city above all else. A motorcyclist has died after

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crashing into a telegraph pole in Crumlin this morning. He was

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37-year-old Alan Kelso from Antrim. No other vehicle was involved.

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The police are investigating a shooting outside a bar in West

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Belfast. Shots were fired after midnight at the Rock Bar on the

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Falls Road. A 44-year-old man is being

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questioned about a bomb attack on a police Land Rover in West Belfast

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last month. Detectives say the device which had been left on the

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grounds of the city cemetery was detonated by a command

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Coming up on BBC Newsline before seven: find out why the Derry

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captain will not forget the last 24 hours. The spectacle of Disney on

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Ice that has thrilled children all over the world got a thumbs up in

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Belfast over the past few days. But the cost of the whole experience has

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not impressed many parents who have contacted us here on BBC Newsline,

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as Louise Cullen reports. A date with Donald and Mickey. This father

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looked forward to the big day after spending ?70 on the tickets. He

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hadn't expected the price of the popcorn. Another ?70 could easily

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have been spent on the day. The gifts and everything were there for

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them and five-year-old son three-year-old is, it is difficult

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to tell them no, it put a little damper on it. If you brought two

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children to the show and then bought the programme and refreshments for

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all of you you would have spent nearly ?100 on the day out. Taking

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the Mickey perhaps? It is an ideal day, everyone is having fun so you

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do not like to tell them no but you are not going to spend 60 or ?70 on

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a few bits and pieces just to get them happy. You have to do what you

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have to do. Many of you who contacted us on Facebook agreed but

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others thought it was only to be expected. There have been no

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responses to the enquiries but it is understand that prices are set by

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Disney as part of their overall merchandising. You can add your

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views to the comments we have already received on our Facebook

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page. 70 years after he was killed in action, an RAF man from Aghadowey

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has been posthumously awarded three war medals. Howard McQuigg was 19

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when his aircraft was shot down during a bombing raid over Germany.

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His wartime service was never officially recognised until a few

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weeks ago when his sister got a package from the Ministry of

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Defence. Our North-East reporter David Maxwell has the story. New

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medals for the life lost decades ago. They belong to this man who

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left his family at home in 1937 to join the boys they are forced. Two

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years later, with the outbreak of war, he took on one of the most

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dangerous balls of all at the rear gunner on dangerous era reads. --

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air raids. He gave me three crowns. In 1941 he boarded one of these

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aircraft. The mission was to cripple the NATFHE war machine. In bad

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weather and an anti-aircraft fire, his plane never reached its target.

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-- Nazi. All on board were lost. The post man brought the Telegraph. He

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was missing. We did not here for another six months that he was

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killed. Medals were not issued automatically after World War II so

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Howard's efforts were not recognised until one month ago. It has been

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lovely hearing granny tell us the stories about her brother and what

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she can remember about him. I think it has brought us a bit closer as a

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family. It has been lovely. For Nancy these medals are a precious

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reminder of her brother who paid the ultimate price. Family memories and

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medals to cherish. Golfing fans were glued to the TV over the weekend to

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watch Rory McIlroy achieve his ever finish around the US Masters course.

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But the winner's green jacket remains as elusive as ever. Mark

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Sidebottom is here Over the four days he found sprinkler heads, he

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found flower beds, and he found form on the final day. But in the end the

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pre-tournament favourite was tied eighth on level par. Darren Clarke

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finished 44th overall. From the Augusta masters course, Stephen

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Watson reports for BBC Newsline. The end of another Masters for Rory

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McIlroy and another missed opportunity at the major. He had

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produced a memorable final day to propel himself up leaderboard. But

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the pre-tournament favourite was never really in contention.

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Personally, for me, this Masters has been frustrating. I have played well

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they bought. -- quite a lot. But it is just a matter of parting the

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better on the greens, playing the par fives better. Being more

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conservative on the par fives. If I can do that I will hopefully content

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for a few more of these. Again it was one wee word round in the early

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stages that did most of the damage. He found the Bush years, the trees

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and thanks to a bad bounce, is ball was even in the azaleas. But he is

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determined to learn from the experience and says he will win the

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Masters one day. I felt it was my best ever chance coming in this week

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to win a green jacket but things did not really fall my way. If I can

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come as well prepared in each and every Masters as I did this year I

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bought by the end of my career I will not have just one but maybe a

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few of them. So we will have to wait another year for a Northern Ireland

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winner at the Masters as the search for that green jacket continues. He

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was probably the daddy yesterday and he's definitely the daddy today - 24

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hours ago Mark Lynch captained Derry to the Allianz National football

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final league final. Four hours ago he and wife Bernie became proud

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first time parents of a little boy - it's been some 24 hours. Thomas

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Niblock reports. Despite leading, his ambitions of making the league

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final seemed over after just 24 minutes. The neo- captain found the

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net. The Derry midfielder Fergal Doherty was sent off immediately

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after, the reason was the second card for this challenge. Very high

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displayed a level of majority this season which surprised many from

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outside the squad. This goal was set up for Stephen Johnston. Mark Lynch

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scored an incredible nine points on Sunday and as the game came to a

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close it was Lynch who provided the score. In front of 30,000 spectators

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Dublin crushed court yesterday. Just a fortnight to go and its fun and

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games in the tight run in for the Gibson Cup - mindgames to be

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precise. Linfield beat Crusaders in a fiesty affair on Saturday. Post

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match, with the adrenalin still coursing, whispers that Crusaders

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might take in easy on Cliftonville in the last game of the season where

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promptly refuted. Nikki Gregg has the story. With only one point

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celebrating -- separating Lynnfield and Cliftonville this match has the

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drama. The coming of greater concern to David Jeffrey, how important will

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Crusaders prove to be? We will not be turning up against them in the

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last day. That is not some scurrilous allegation. Several

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players heard that and I am not going to name the players but he

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seriously said that. I am hoping that it was only in the emotion of

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the day. Hanley with the goal for the Crusaders! One, he did not hear

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it, to it did not happen. Every player who plays for me please for

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that shark and will give up their right legs. Anyone who lies down in

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that football team will not be here next year. The message is clear,

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consider Crusaders to be a non-runner. Still no official

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confirmation on who will be the new Linfield manager. Warren Feeney is

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hotly tipped. We will tell you when we know for sure. The sunshine today

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got many of our viewers out to take photos for us today. Angie has a few

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which are postcards to show others as well as her latest forecast. It

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has not been a bad start to the week at all. A northerly breeze this

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morning made it feel fresh in places but we do have high pressure in

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charge at the moment. That will keep things fairly fine through the next

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24 hours. Cold nights and the rest of some frost around. That risk will

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diminish from midweek on words. Rain will threaten for a time on

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Wednesday. The emphasis is back to mainly dry conditions. We did get

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some cloud will bring in across the land today but some sunny gaps in

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between. The best sunshine around coastal fringes. That cloud inland

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is melting away. For many it is a bright end to the day. For many this

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evening it will become cold. Temperatures around the costs just

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three or four degrees but inland dated drop to freezing in the

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countryside which could give buyers a touch of brass frost or a touch of

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mist or fog. Temperatures will rise a little tomorrow in many areas and

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I think we will see more in the way of sunshine. Romm the word got it

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will be pretty sunny but feeling chilly to begin with. Temperatures

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will rise. Along the coast it might feel fresh with. Further inland

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temperatures will rise up. The high 17 degrees. Tomorrow evening will

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have a nice end to the day with lots of evening sunshine. There will be

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clear spells tomorrow night as well. Probably not as cold as the night to

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come. Cloud starting to increase and the weather front moving in for

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Wednesday. That will bring a spell of rain and quite easy conditions to

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northern and western areas. Looking drier for Thursday and Friday. Our

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late summary is at 10:25. You can also keep in contact with us via

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Facebook and twitter. From BBC Newsline, goodnight.

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