16/06/2014 BBC Newsline

Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:

He was joy to be around - one of the tributes paid to

the little boy who died in a tragedy on the north coast.

The woman stabbed to death in her home - her partner's

We hear the fears for the out of hours doctors service

We are not yet at the precipice, we are not far off.

It's official - one of the biggest tournaments in golf

is coming back to Royal Portrush after more than half a century.

I'll be live on the course with all the reaction.

The fine weather is set to continue - I'll have the full forecast later.

Logan Crawford - described today as a wonderful wee

The seven-year-old died after falling from a cliff

He'd been playing with friends not far from where he lived.

Logan Crawford fell along the coastline close to his home, a

dangerous coastline. Today a police car beside the spot where he fell

down a sheer cliff face. The area is known for its beauty. It was while

playing on a summers day that this tragedy unfolded. Leaving a family

grieving and almost 200 children coming to terms with the loss of

their friend. Logan's School principal said he was a wonderful

boy with a real zest for life. Everyone loved him because he was a

character and such a joy be around. The exact circumstances of how the

little boy fail are still being investigated. We learned backs onto

the spot where the tragedy happened in an area popular with tourists for

its breathtaking beauty but locals know that the scenery can be matched

by danger. The rescue services, all too familiar with that danger, and

always among the first to respond. Our lifeboat was first on the scene

here, along with the local coastguard. With the cliffs, we knew

that the child had fallen over the cliff. You just try and do your very

best. Unfortunately after the child was found, the father was on the

shoreline, so we took him on board the lifeboat and chicken here and he

was taken to the hospital. The father 's journey to hospital ended

in heartache, learning that his son did not survive the fall. The rescue

services responded to three emergencies along the coast

yesterday. In one, and injured fisherman was rescued and in

another, a diver lost his life, and last night, this tragedy. Today, the

police investigation is still evident along the busy tourist route

and at the entrance to the scene of the tragedy, a tribute.

A 41-year-old man has been in court charged with the murder

It's understood that mother of two, Denise Dunlop, was stabbed several

times in her Ballymena home early yesterday morning.

Denise Dunlop was found in the early hours of yesterday morning, it was

thought she had been stabbed several times with a knife. Forensics teams

spend much of the day in and around the home. The houses there were

previously used as family accommodation for soldiers on the

site of the former Saint Patrick 's barracks. They were taken over by a

housing association and civilian families moved in late last year.

The death shocked many locals. They described the area is

The death shocked many locals. They quiet and peaceful. Before Coleraine

court this morning was a partner of Denise Dunlop. He is a 41-year-old

who is unemployed and from Portland on. He is accused of the murder of

the 32-year-old. During the two-minute hearing, Richard McAuley,

dressed in a blue top and blue trousers, sat impassive in the dock.

He spoke only ones to confirm that he understood the charge. A

detective told the court that he believed he could connect him to the

offence. He was remanded in custody until the 10th of July. No

application was made for appeal during the brief hearing.

The worst kept secret in the golfing world was officially

confirmed today with the news that the Open will be held in

It's the biggest golf tournament and since we broke the story here on

BBC Newsline last week, the reaction has been very positive from sports

We could not have asked for better weather to showcase the Norfolk

coast. It has been a glorious afternoon and in a few moments, we

will assess the potential economic benefits of today's announcement but

this is, without doubt, an historic day for this iconic golf course. It

will once again welcomed the blessed players -- the best players on the

planet. The character jug glistened in the sunshine, the Open dream, is

now a jealousy. I suppose this is just about the world 's worst

secret! On behalf of the organisers, I can confirm that we have invited

Will Portrush both club to become a guest venue for the Open jumping

ship. The significance of the announcement, not just in a sporting

context, was reinforced by the First Minister. This is what peace and

stability looks like. From an executive point of view, this just

would not have happened, these men would not have dreamt of coming here

20 years ago. This shows the new Northern Ireland in a new era. I

think this provides people with the hope of what normality looks like.

Several million pounds will be spent by organisers to make changes to the

chorus by the executive will also invest significantly, some of which

will be used to improve the structure. A huge undertaking. We

will have to be sure that we can face that with minimum disruption

here. There is also the television needs with huge companies from all

over the world broadcasting the event. The terrain is quite rugged

and we have to be able to move spectators around safely. A lot to

do. As far as I'm concerned, this is an art of the world announcement.

The Open being held here, it will be an out of this world experience for

the golfing fanatics on this island. We have been able to bring to these

shores what is widely seen as one of the most prestigious events.

When the Irish Open was here two years ago, 27,000 people attended

It was a sell-out and seen as a real tourism boost.

Mark Simpson has been weighing up the economic benefits

These are exciting times for Portrush. It has always been a town

associated with entertainment. Now comes one of the world 's most

famous sporting events. Like everything, it comes at a price.

Stormont ministers won't say exactly how much they are paying to bring

the Open here. I will say this, in terms of the money we are putting

in, the millions will come back tenfold to us and I don't think

anybody could underestimate this happening here today. Is it millions

or tens of millions? I have made it clear that I will not speculate. I

have said that the millions we will put in, we will get back in tens of

millions. Give us up all part of Mac figure is believed to be in the

region of ?7 million. Economic return is suggested at ?70 million

but will any of the money come to Portrush itself? Absolutely, they

will not be a bed breakfast or hotel to be God during that week and

for every good weekend leading up to it. That is what traders were told

before the Open two years ago and some were left disappointed as many

spectators watched the golf but did not come into the town centre. A lot

of businesses here at up for a lot of people coming but it never

happened. Disappointing, I think. Lessons have been learned and the

happened. Disappointing, I think. news that the Open is now coming to

town is going down well. It is good for Portrush in general. We all work

together as a team to show how lovely it is so if it benefits one

area, it will benefit us all. It is something for everyone to do, they

can walk the beaches, see us, visit restaurants. There is the odd

grumble but overall the mood is very positive. People are looking forward

to showing of this spectacular part of the world. Sun, sea and sand. See

and sound are guaranteed anywhere! It may be for another five years but

it seems the Open on the north coast will be worth waiting for. Whatever

the weather! The First Minister joked today,

saying he has already booked weather like this for the Open when it

arrives in Portrush. I will be back here later in the programme.

the football captain who has defied conventional medicine to get back

The way in which people get health treatment

treatment outside normal hours in the Southern Health Trust is heavily

copy of that report. It's designed to improve services and is a

snapshot of how they are operated and what needs to be done. It will

It will make worrying reading for both the Trust and the Department

Many of us will have the experience of leading a doctor out of hours,

after the surgery has closed, usually about 6:30. In the Southern

Health Trust, the service is located at five centres - Dungannon, Ahmad,

Craigavon, Newry and Kilkeel. Anyone needing a doctor will be referred to

them. The report contains pointed criticism. To share their views,

some 30 to start went to three workshops and by the trust. The

report details criticism of the workload, working environment,

resources, the way people work and management. And it comes to the

specifics, one staff member said, covering shifts at Craigavon felt

like walking into hell. Taking away one GP's shipped from the out of

hours Rota was described as a catastrophe. Staff to not believe

the service can run safely with just two GPs at night. The Royal College

of GPs says it is worrying. We are not yet at the precipice, we are not

far off. GP services, community services, our district nurses and

health visitors, these are the cornerstone of the NHS. Without

investment in these, the whole thing will collapse. A large number of

staff apparently referred to a bullying and blame culture and also

talked of experiencing threats and harassment. But it comes to those

needing treatment, staff said the system leaves vulnerable though

people wishing for unacceptable lengths of time. One grandmother

told us about taking her grandson to the out of hours service. If I had

taken him to AMD, I would have been waiting five or six hours. The whole

system seems to be a continuity of care. Today the trust said action

has already been taken including what it described as ongoing

recruitment for GPs, flexible working, enhanced pay for certain

shifts, and a phased introduction of skilled nurses. In an earlier

statement, the trust said, only a small minority of its 240 out of

hours staff attended the workshops. It says it remains fully committed

to providing the GP out of hours service, adding that it will

continue to work with staff to improve it despite the challenges

involved. After the workshops, some 38 individual recommendations

emerged so the trust clearly will have plenty of suggestions as to

just how it might address some of those challenges.

An attempt to have Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly excluded from the Assembly

for five days has failed after it was thwarted by the SDLP.

The sanction had been proposed by the Stormont Standards

and Privileges Committee after Mr Kelly was found to have broken

However SDLP MLAs signed a petition of concern requiring any

exclusion to be subjected to a cross community vote.

This is the moment Gerry Kelly earned himself a five-day suspension

from Stormont will stop the sanction was proposed by the assembly's

Standards and Privileges Committee but today the midfield with Sinn

Fein blocking the motion and received support from the SDLP.

Given the circumstances when Gerry Kelly made his intervention, in

order to try and defuse the situation, does that not mean that

technical breach of the law which took place should in fact be looked

at in a different light? No, said unionists, who turned their anger on

the SDLP. Acting spineless today, in supporting this petition of concern.

This is a day that will go down in infamy because this is a day when it

is made clear to this assembly that you can breach the law and there is

no consequence for any number in this house. The speaker had to

intervene several times to tell members to mind the language. I have

listened to your heckling all day and I wish you would shut up! Order!

Order! I would like to remind members, be careful of the language

you use in the chamber. The boat on whether to suspend Gerry Kelly or

not take place until the morning but already the result is a foregone

conclusion, to the great annoyance of

A company in east Belfast has secured a ?48 million order

for a new weapons system from the Ministry of Defence.

The Thales UK facility in Castlereagh will manufacture

The French-owned company employs 450 people in Northern Ireland.

We know that they like to see it being deployed by British forces so

we think that will be good for the future which will help secure jobs

in this part of the country for many years to come.

Let's go back now to Royal Portrush golf course, due to be host

of the Open championship in 2019 at the earliest, where Thomas Kane

can update us on the rest of today's sports news.

I am standing just yards from the first tee here at Royal Portrush.

I am standing just yards from the The confirmation that the Open will

come back The confirmation that the Open will

time is not just registered here but also globally.

has been gauging reaction from a galaxy of the game?s finest in North

America - among them our own local stars and arguably the best leftie

The world 's best players are genuinely excited to be playing

again in Northern Ireland, none more so than the reigning Open champion,

Phil Mickelson. It is exciting to see how players like Darren Clarke

and Rory McIlroy are so excited to have it in Ireland. I have played

Royal Portrush, I think it is a wonderful course. Royal Portrush is

one of the best in all the world and to have an Open Championship go

there is very exciting. He finished second to Darren Clarke when he

opened the Open in 2011. Darren Clarke is thrilled at the day's

confirmation. It is not just people from the UK coming over, it is

global, people from all over the world. People don't realise how much

money will be generated to the Hall of Northern Ireland by it. We should

all be very proud, we have one of the biggest sporting event in the

world coming to our little country. It is going to be an unbelievable

week. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were unable to challenge

here at the U.S. Open on the final day but both told me they want to

content when the Open comes home. In 2019, I will be turning 40 that

year. That is a sobering thought! I am hoping to be still contending,

still in the top 50 in the world. Still hoping to be playing

championship golf. Fingers crossed, it will be incredible. I never

thought I would be able to play and Open championships at home so it is

not too far away, five years time, I am really looking forward to it. I

have played Portrush well in the past and hopefully I can do the same

again. It is not just the players who are excited. One caddy here at

one reason to celebrate, he is from Portrush. The course is one of the

top five in the world in my estimation. A lot of the American

players have never had the chance to come to Ireland and it gives them

the chance to come here now and play one of the best golf courses in the

world. Many of the caddies and golfer is now head to Cork for the

Irish Open and we will have more reaction to this story in this week.

The prestigious amateur championship is taking place, you can see the

tented village behind me. Some of the best amateur players in the

world are taking part. It has been a hugely proud day for the club and

the captain joins me now. When you hear the likes of those big

players, the top players all over the globe, speaking so highly about

Portrush, how much pride does it give the members? Huge pride. We

have had this for a long time, we had known about this. We adore this

place and we just wanted to bring the rest of the world in to show

them and these players that you mention, they have been a huge help

to us along the way, highlighting it and it is their clamour that has

helped us bring today about. What happens now from the club

prospective? We have to get together in the summer with the course

architect and there are some changes planned. Two new holes will be built

and there are exciting new possibilities for a new course. We

mentioned the amateur championship taking place, some of the best are

dreaming of playing in the Open for real in a few years? Yes, they are

our future and it is amazing to have this on a day like this, and

historic day with this information being released, you could not write

it! On Friday?s BBC Newsline we brought

you the remarkable story of Monaghan Gaelic football captain

Conor McManus. A nasty injury seemed to have ruled

him out of the game for this summer but on Sunday he confounded

conventional medicine to captain his As he led his county on a

walkabout, it concluded a journey which had seen him scour the

country, a faith healer, herbalist, oxygen tent and a bicycle dash all

were accessed and by way of acknowledgement for his league of

helpers came a half-dozen contrary points. All the more remarkable that

meant a ligament tear meant he had not kicked a ball for six weeks. The

result is, they have gone more than a dozen games undefeated at home. No

modern has managed to do this for more than two dozen years. As this

cake coated wide, Tyrone tumbled out of Ulster, beaten by Monaghan for

the first time since 1988. Immediately, the focus was on the

next challenge. You take each game on its own merits and we are not

looking any on its own merits and we are not

that is the next challenge for us. Next for Tyrone is loud in the all

Ireland qualifier. They will now aim to channel into that contrast. I

think Conor McManus can make it back to play, after an injury like that,

attending a faith healer, taking herbal drinks, there is still a

chance I could take part in the Open. I will head off to practice

now! We've had wall-to-wall sunshine

across many places over With temperatures soaring into

the twenties, we've been sent lots You wouldn't be far wrong comparing

the conditions to those the temperature in County Fermanagh

was more than five degrees warmer We were just shy of having

the warmest day of the year. More sunshine on the horizon?

Yes, I think I can promise some more sunshine. It has been a fantastic

day today. We mist out by 0.2 of a degree on the warmest day of the

year. As we go through this evening, the sky is becoming cloudy

overnight. It is another mild night with temperatures down to

overnight. It is another mild night degrees. As we go into tomorrow, it

is going to be another great day. As we go through the day on Tuesday,

increasingly dry and bright. This is the picture as we go through the

day. A bit of cloud and sea fog around to begin with but as we go

through the day, cloud gradually starts to clear and we will see some

brighter skies and that is reflected in the temperatures will

stop-tomorrow off again up to 21 degrees. Feeling very pleasant

indeed. It might just be enough to settle the odd shower in the late

afternoon but very few and far between. This was the picture at

McGilligan point yesterday and yesterday they recorded 14.7 hours

of sunshine. Plenty more about weather in the next few days. It is

all down to this high pressure system which is keeping our weather

beautifully settled in the next few days, protecting us and those

Atlantic weather fronts. This is the picture for Wednesday and if

anything, Wednesday is going to be the brightest of the next few days.

Plenty of sunshine around and that is reflected in the temperatures,

highs of 23 degrees. Maybe a few showers through the afternoon but

generally, very nice indeed. By Thursday, a little on the cooler

side but still perfectly usable and the story for this week is of some

very nice conditions ahead. A reminder of the headlines:

Tributes have been paid to seven-year-old Logan Crawford who

died after falling from a cliff in Ballycastle yesterday. It has been

officially announced that one of the world 's biggest golfing

tournaments, the Open, will be held at Royal Portrush, possibly in 2019.

Our late summary is at 10:25 year on BBC One. It can keep in contact with

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your evening, and the sunshine! Good night.