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rain. A reminder of our

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Good evening. The headlines on BBC Newsline. Another attack on the

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office of mail me long in East Belfast but the MPs says she is not

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moving. -- Naomi Long. A senior lawyer says On The Run letters sent

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in error can be withdrawn. A new campaign to highlight the dangers of

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head injuries in sport. I've been speaking to Jamie Dornan, who is

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filming again in his native Belfast. You approach the city differently

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and you get more from it, I think, than just being at school and

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drinking and doing whatever I did growing up in Belfast. And tomorrow

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is the first day of May but in some places temperatures will be more

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typical of March. I'll be back with the details.

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The Alliance MP Naomi Long has insisted her party will not be

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driven out of East Belfast and will not be bullied or intimidated. Four

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people threw seven petrol bombs at her constituency office last night.

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It was the latest in a series of attacks, as Newsline's Mark Simpson

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reports. Under attack again. Naomi Long has seen it all before. She has

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lost count of the number of times this office in East Belfast has been

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attacked. There have also been death threats. But this office is staying

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and so is she. I will not be driven out and I will not be bullied

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because I have stood up to bullies my entire life and I will not give

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up on that night. Last night's attack was captured on CCTV. There

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were also eyewitnesses. It happened just before 11pm. I have seen some

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of the CCTV recorded last night and it is in the hands of the police. It

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shows the attackers in the middle of the road, first throwing stones at

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the upstairs windows and when they break the glass, they produce petrol

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bombs. But the upstairs windows are double glazed and the petrol bombs

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could not break through the second pane of glass. As these pictures,

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posted on social media, show, most of the petrol bombs simply bounced

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off the building and landed on the pavement. There were four

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individuals involved, for youths wearing black food and clothing and

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we have some eyewitnesses who have come forward with information.

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Parties on all sides have called for these repeated attacks to stop. SDLP

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and Sinn Fein all editions called at the office to seek Naomi Long, as

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did a number of unionists. On the streets of East Belfast, people gave

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their view. It is unbelievable and should not happen. People in this

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community do not want it, it does not lead to anything. Past

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experience tells us. That is not democracy. But what anybody thinks

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of them, they are allowed their point of view. The clean-up has been

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completed but the police investigation is only just

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beginning. Had it not been for the attack, Naomi Long would have been

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at the Northern Ireland Select Committee at Westminster today. It

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heard from a senior lawyer who played a key role in the

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controversial on the run scheme. He said if letters were sent in error

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they could be withdrawn. A judge ruled that John Downey could not

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stand trial for the murders of four soldiers in the Hyde Park bombing

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because he was sent a letter as part of on the run scheme telling him he

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was not wanted by police. Although the letter was sent by mistake, the

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judge said it was legally binding. A senior lawyer for the Attorney

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General, who played a central role in the scheme, today said he

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believes any other letters sent by mistake could now be withdrawn.

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Kevin Magee and he gave evidence to the Northern Ireland affairs

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committee at Westminster. If the position is the case of John Downey,

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and we suddenly become aware of the fact that the letter was a mistake,

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and is sufficient evidence and always was evidence to prosecute, I

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think we would withdraw the letter. There have been problems but we

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would withdraw the letter. He said the person sent the letter would

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have to be told it was being withdrawn and would be given the

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opportunity to leave Northern Ireland to avoid arrest. You would

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have to tell the person that the U got was in error and you will be

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arrested and I think you have to give them some time to absent

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themselves and becomes bizarre. If you did not do that, you would be in

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the same position as a John Downey and you know you would lose that

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case. The lawyer said number of Attorney Generals had warned the

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government they opposed the scheme were told it was central to the

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political negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement.

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Successive Attorney Generals made it clear in a series of letters that

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the prosecution process could never give any answer to the problem of On

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the Runs. And to do so, the process they asked, to check the evidence

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status of each of these individuals, would damage the criminal justice

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system. Nevertheless, they asked us to do that. Earlier, so money

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Flannigan told the committee he opposed tipping people of that they

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were wanted by police. But he didn't have any problem giving assurances

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that those who were not. We were given the name of an individual and

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we considered all of the intelligence, if there was any, that

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was held on that individual, whether there was any evidence, fingerprint,

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DNA, which is or anything, and if after an examination of all of that

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we had no grounds for arresting the person, whatever, in other words, we

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almost had been unlawful to arrest the person and a few came to that

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conclusion, I would have no objection to such a person being

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told. He insisted the letters were not amnesty and those who received

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them could still be charged with criminal offences if new evidence

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emerges. Nuns who staffed two children's home in Londonderry have

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denied allegations of physical, emotional and psychological abuse of

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boys and girls in their care. The nuns asked for their right to remain

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anonymous, which is offered under the terms of the historical abuse

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inquiry. Dan Stanton reports from Banbridge. The first none to give

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evidence told the enquiry that she had no formal training but work at

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the children's home in Londonderry for 12 years. Statements by seven

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residents were read to the court, claiming she was involved in

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physical and mental abuse. In reply she said a number of occasions she

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would never had children and in response to a claim by one that she

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had her and her two sisters were wetting the bed, she said no. The

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nun told the enquiry but in the 1950s, just her and one other member

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of the order were in charge of 60 children at the boys home. Another

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nun who appeared worked at Nazareth at -- Nazareth house -- Nazareth

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house and she was asked about bedwetting and hires some children

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felt humiliated. She said she had no knowledge of that and did not recall

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any children being asked to wash their own bed linen. She was asked

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about hitting children and also not giving medical attention to a child

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who had a leg injury. She denied all of these allegations. The enquiry,

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which is examining abuse at children's homes in the 1920s until

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1995, will be hearing from nuns from other orders in the coming days.

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Assembly members are calling for more information from the health

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authorities about cases involving children with heart problems.

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Members of the Stormont Health Committee claim they're not

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receiving the full picture about the extent of treatment some children

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have received in Belfast before being transferred to Dublin for

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heart surgery. The Health Board has rejected any allegations that it has

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not been transparent. Marie-Louise Connolly reports. This boy was born

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with a heart defect last year. Critically ill, he was rushed from:

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Hospital to Belfast ambulance for what the family was told was

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emergency treatment. He had the treatment is done and order to

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travel he had to have that. Without that, his oxygen would have got

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quite low. He would have been brain-damaged or would not survive.

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The Health Committee today questioned whether briefings they

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received from officials have provided the full picture of the

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extent of surgical procedure is being performed in Belfast. We were

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given an impression that there was very little need for emergency

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intervention and there have been none during the past number of

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months prior to that meeting, yet from what we have learned from

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families and those involved in this area, there has been a number of

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surgical interventions that have been essential to save the lives of

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children. The health board rejected allegations that officials were not

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being transparent and it said... The board said this was consistent

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with the evidence given to the Health Committee in May last year

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but campaigners remain critical of how this issue has been handled.

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Campaigners and parents affected by this issue believe that health

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officials have pre-judged that heart surgery should cease in Belfast and

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this case highlights how important it is to keep children's heart

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surgery in Belfast I would -- I would not like to be the one telling

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a parent that a child who requires attention is not an emergency. The

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BBC can also reveal that the Department of paediatric cardiology

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in Belfast road to the health board last year stressing the importance

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of retaining surgery in Belfast. The letter detailed one case, saying

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that it crystallised how any decision regarding the future of

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paediatric cardiac services in Belfast could impact on individual

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patients. The doctor said the minister decided to stop cardiac

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surgery, transferring assets child in an unstable condition to another

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unit would see surgeons faced with a deteriorating situation and a

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hazardous intervention. The future of children's heart services will

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become clearer when the independent panel presents its findings to the

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Health Minister. He is then expected to make his decision public at the

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start of July. There has been condemnation of an attack on a

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Romanian man in East Belfast this morning. There has been widespread

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condemnation of the attack. The victim of cycling along the stretch

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when an unknown man assaulted him. Bring a bag containing excrement in

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his face. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment to his eyes.

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Locals say they are shocked at the horrific nature of this incident.

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The victim is still in the area and it is. He has been attacked before.

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The incident happened outside St Patrick's Church of Ireland on the

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Lord Newtownards Road and the Reverend John cunning ham is the

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Minister. There is no need for violence at any time and I think

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that perhaps the effect on this gentleman might be dramatic and it

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might disturb him for some years to come. And for other immigrants, that

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is bound to be a problem in the back of their minds. It will unsettle

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them. And we have quite a few in this area. Police say they are truly

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-- treating this as a hate crime and appealed for anyone with information

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to contact them. Recognise and remove is a slogan we'll hear more

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and more often with the campaign to recognise the dangers of concussion

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in sport. Adding their backing to the awareness and education

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programme today were Government departments and the parents of a

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teenage rugby player who died after a concussion. This report from

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Thomas Niblock. A Government initiative recognising the dangers

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of concussion was launched today at Queen's University. Governing bodies

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representing the GAA, The Irish Football Association and players

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from Ulster rugby were all in attendance, as was the family of

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Benjamin Robinson, the 14-year-old schoolboy who died in 2011 because

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of a concussion. The message is recognised and removed. And the

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children you have to err on the side of caution. Asking the child if he

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is OK after concussion, which is brain injury, is not good enough and

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it is like asking a drunk driver if they are OK to drive. You have to

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just remove them and that is it. Easier said than done. Welsh

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international Jamie Roberts is a qualified doctor yet he decided to

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play on for 18 minutes after fracturing his skull against

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Australia. When he was walking off he could hear his head squeak. In

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last year's All-Ireland final, Ross O'Carroll admitted he played on

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after receiving a concussion. Medics say don't play but the reality is

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players and management are more difficult to convince. There is a

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National League game when a lad came off and I put him back into the

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fray. My call would have back in, but the doctor said no. I would have

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argued but there is no point in having a professional there and not

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going on what he says so we luckily pulled him out and he had concussion

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and was out for two weeks. Sport is a serious business and the pressure

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to perform and win is clear for all to see. But failing to identify a

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concussion can be a fatal mistake. The SDLP says David Cameron's

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decision to commit to a referendum on EU membership by 2017 was a

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strategic error. In its European and local government manifesto, which

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was launched today, the SDLP says it supports reform of the European

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Union but its strong advice in any referendum would be to vote yes to

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EU membership. Here's Mark Devenport. The SDLP welcomed German

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politician Martin Schulz to Belfast today - he's the socialist candidate

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for the top job at the European Commission. The SDLP says Northern

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Ireland has spent too long on the margins of Europe with EU sceptic

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MEPs failing to deliver. The North has lost influence in Europe since

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John Hume stepped down and there is a gathering opportunity to change

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fundamentally politics here at home and elect a strong, decisive,

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effective voice to the European Parliament. The SDLP manifesto says

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EU membership is worth ?3000 every year to every household here. It

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says the party aims to increase employment by 10% over six years,

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The manifesto criticises the Agriculture Department's handling of

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European payments, claiming the department has become removed from

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the farming community. On local government, the SDLP promises to

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ensure business and domestic rates do not rise above inflation. Alex

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Attwood and his young family were given an enthusiastic reception by

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SDLP supporters. BBC Newsline can reveal that another feature film is

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to be shot in Northern Ireland. It's called High Rise, will star English

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actor Tom Hiddleston and will be partly filmed in County Down. Over

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the next two weeks we're taking a closer look at our blossoming film

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industry and how this entertainment economy is pumping in millions of

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pounds and employing hundreds of people. For this evening's programme

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I visited a particular BBC production that's making headlines.

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Here in a corner of Belfast they are in the middle of recording the

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second series of the highly acclaimed drama The Fall. This area

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is where you will find the costume trucks, make-up and trailers were

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the actors, Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, have come back to be

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fed between takes. BBC Northern Ireland has seen a marked resurgence

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in television drama over the past couple of years, with millions of

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pounds of Northern Ireland money being pumped into those Burtons.

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Recently you might have seen Jamaica Inn, but that was not filmed in

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Cornwall, the setting of the novel, but here. So was a police drama line

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of duty, that has been highly successful. I am here at The Fall to

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talk to one of the stars, Jamie Dornan, and the writer. You will

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find out why this drama has also been highly successful. You cannot

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predict that people will enjoy any show or feel it is compelling or

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captures the imagination. It is gratifying when it happens but it is

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hard to know quite why. Suddenly, if you cast Gillian and Jamie Dornan,

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the orange strong territory. Because your character is a killer, he also

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seems to be very caring and has a family, how difficult is it to play

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that? It is not a breeze! But I relish and love it. And I have said

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in the past that I approached the character as two different

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characters because that makes the most sense, it made it easier for me

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to relate to what I was doing in either mode, killing or family. Both

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equally difficult. I have come to beg you to give me another chance.

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What difference does it make to you that you are filming in your home

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place? It is lovely to be her. I have a different sense of Belfast

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and idea and when I lived here previously, growing up and at

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school. I have a huge appreciation for it, not that they did not before

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but you come back slightly more adult and you approached the city

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differently and you get more from it than just being at school and

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drinking and doing whatever I did growing up. I am appreciating it

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more as a city and I love it. It is what you believe that matters. Let

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me go. I think a lot of the successful dramas have a very strong

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sense of place, to use a cliche, the city in which they take place

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becomes a character. The idea of a small city, whether reverberations

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might be more keenly felt, a city where crimes like that have not

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traditionally taken place and I am glad to say so far have not taken

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place, also was appealing. And I am fascinated by the history of the

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place so I allowed some of that to feed through. The senior police

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officer, played by John Lynch, his career will have spanned some of

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those years of the Troubles and that will help the mindset with his

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thinking. And it is a great city to live and work in as well. The first

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series ended on a cliffhanger so without giving anything away, can

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you tell us a little bit about what the second series has in store? Not

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really, no! It scares me, to! Don't be scared. Scary series! And Allen

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has not ruled out a third series. On tomorrow's programme, Maggie Taggart

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will be meeting some of the tourists who are following in the footsteps

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of the hugely successful Game of Thrones series. It was not until I

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got to Northern Ireland yesterday that they saw the advertisement for

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the tourism and I realised so much of it was done here. And it is

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beautiful here! I can understand why. That is tomorrow. While the

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number of red squirrels has dwindled for many years because of the

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dominant American greys, there are some areas where the native species

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thrives. Scientists from Queen's University have set up cameras in

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red squirrel hotspots in County Fermanagh to try to survey the

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populations, but to their surprise they've captured more images of

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another rare and secretive mammal - the pine marten. Julian Fowler tells

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us more. Bright eyed and bushy tailed - red squirrels can be hard

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to spot. Volunteers have been placing cameras in the woods to help

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scientists to establish where they are living. It is part of a project

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looking at the distribution of squirrels in County Fermanagh with

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the aim of conserving the red squirrel. How unusual is to capture

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squirrels on camera? Very unusual. You do not get many people doing

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that. Normally camera traps are used to record the presence of more

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enigmatic species like tigers or leopards. We decided to try this for

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the squirrels. But when they looked at the footage they found almost

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twice as many pictures of something even more elusive and rare. The pine

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marten. With a reputation for being vicious killers of hens and

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chickens, pine martens are now thought to number just a few

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thousand. The cameras at Crom even captured a pine marten watching an

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Irish hare race by. It was an unexpected surprise but also a good

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one because the pine marten is also protected in Northern Ireland so the

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more information we can get on them, the better. Because you have them

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involved in the squirrel Project, have you have to change the way he

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must carry out the study? No, it has made us think this might be a better

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method for monitoring pine martens of the project is ongoing and we

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will persevere and hopefully will pick up more red squirrels from

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across the county but the information we get on pine martens

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is very useful as well. Researchers will continue to record sightings of

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red squirrels and pine martens to try and ensure their survival. The

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guy behind you! The weather is next with Cecilia.

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We have not had much rate this month, it has been pretty dry and in

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fact, up in Derry today they were caught spraying the grass. You can

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catch those sprays of water. Thank you for that. We have plenty of a

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natural stuff tonight, some could be quite heavy, particularly in the

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West and South and that means a very mild night. Tomorrow is the start of

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May, it will not feel mild, especially after today, towards the

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North coast, quite a truly feel to the day. -- cool field. Quite a keen

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breeze also. Gradually, the rain will become more patchy as the room

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goes on. Tomorrow afternoon, dry spells, plenty of cloud and

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temperatures across the North of Derry and North Antrim, ten, maybe

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not even reaching double figures in some spots. That is about six

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degrees down on today. It'll be cool with temperatures of around 11 or 12

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and with dampness the air but by tomorrow, the rainbow cleared many

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places, except haps the far South-East. You can see that chilly

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are over North Antrim gradually coming southwards. Maybe a touch of

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frost on the grass in some places on Friday. Otherwise, better, drier and

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brighter, especially in the East and temperatures will slowly recover but

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there will still be a chill in the air and into the weekend,

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temperatures continue to rise. It looks like it will be quite cloudy,

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generally dry some drizzle on Saturday night. Our late summary is

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at 10.25pm. You can also keep in contact with us via Facebook and

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Twitter. Goodnight.

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