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The Queen arrives in Northern Ireland for a three day

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A victim of injustice who went on to fight for justice for others -

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as tributes are paid to Gerard Conlon, we hear

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Big changes are coming with the way we tax our cars, with this office

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closing next month. We are on the Foyle to watch the

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yachts come home. It has been an emotional journey.

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Northern Ireland has a new golfing star, as Stephanie Meadow has a pro

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If you've been suffering from hayfever,

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there should be some rain this week to dampen down the pollen count.

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The Queen and Prince Philip have arrived in Northern Ireland.

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Unusually, details of their itinerary have been published in

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advance. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh

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literally just arrived here at the castle within the last few moments.

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They came here by car from Belfast city airport. There are just two

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engagements they are holding this evening, one with the Queen he is

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going to hold a private meeting with the first and Deputy First Minister

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is. Also, the Secretary of State. Then, the joke of Edinburgh is going

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to hold an engagement, meeting 75 people who are due to get burgled

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award in the of Edinburgh awards. Those are the only two engagements

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that the royal couple are hosting this evening. That is because they

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have a busy few days ahead. There has been an unprecedented release of

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information about their -- about their itinerary. That's right. This

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is the Queen's 21st visit to Northern Ireland. Normally details

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are not released because of security concerns, but this time we have been

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given a full schedule of their itinerary. Peter Robinson says that

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this reflection of the changing times. Tomorrow, he and Deputy First

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Minister going to accompany the royal couple on a tour of the

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Crumlin Road jail. Tomorrow, the royal couple is due to get a taster

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of Northern Ireland's growing film industry when they will be taken on

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a tour of the studios where game of the rooms is filmed. Other

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highlights include a visit to Saint Georges market, a lunch at Belfast

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City Hall, then back here to the Castle tomorrow evening for a garden

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party. So, I really packed day ahead for them tomorrow. I will have full

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details on all of their visit later on this evening on our news at 10:25

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p.m.. In the shake-up within the Driver

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and Vehicle Agency, all motor tax offices here are to

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close next month. The transfer of services to Wales

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means motorists will have to tax It means the loss of

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about 300 local jobs. The motor tax office is part of the

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furniture of modern life. But all this will soon be gone. Very soon.

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From the close of business on Thursday, 17th of July, all motor

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tax offices in Northern Ireland will be closed. This is because the DVLA

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in Swansea have decided that this in Swansea have decided that this

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work will be centralised in Swansea, and they will rely on people doing

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at themselves online, or going to 175 licensing post offices. Our

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staff will no longer be able to help you, I'm afraid.

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staff will no longer be able to help to go to the post office or do it

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online? That sector. Either do it online or at the post office. What

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the motorists make of the changes? I online or at the post office. What

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don't like it. What happens if you are not online? I think it is

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terrible. It is so handy for local people to come here and taxpayer

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cars. I don't like doing things online. I am

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cars. I don't like doing things old-fashioned byway. I like to be

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able to come down and do it face-to-face. It is much easier to

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do it here. This office in Belfast is always busy. In fact, some days

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more than 700 people come through here. Over all in Northern Ireland,

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more than 700 people come through more than 100,000 people every month

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tax their vehicles. For some people, going online going to a post office

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would be much easier, but, for others,

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The tranquil setting of a terrible travesty - we've

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a special report on the inquiry into the convent-run mother and baby

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As one senior MP put it, Gerry Conlon suffered terribly,

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but made a big contribution to the cause of justice.

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Mr Conlon, from West Belfast, died on Saturday at the age of 60.

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He and three others spent 15 years in

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prison after being wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in Guilford.

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In a moment, we'll hear from Paul Hill, who was

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But, first, Chris Page has been looking back at Gerry Conlon's life.

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An innocent and wronged man, striding to freedom after years in

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jail. Gerry Conlon was a victim of an infamous miscarriage of justice.

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I have been imprisoned for 15 years for something I didn't do, for

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something I didn't know anything about. Paul Hill, Gerry Armstrong,

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Carole Richardson and Paddy Armstrong became known as the

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Guildford four. They were jailed for life. They always insisted that the

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police have blamed them. Seamus Mallon went to visit Gerry Conlon in

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prison. This young fellow was sitting there hunched up, his hands

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on his head crying. Trying to tell me, or to make some reason I'd have

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the situation he was in. Fairly dysfunctional. Not completely lucid

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because of the amount of strain he was under. It was a memory that will

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last with me. He and others campaigned for them to be released

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and the convictions were overturned in 1989. That was too late for the

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father of Gerry Conlon, Giuseppe. He was wrongly convicted after

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travelling to England to help his son. He died in prison. That helped

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motivate Gerry Conlon to campaign on the behalf of others who he believed

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had suffered under suppose justice. For Gerry Conlon, his family were

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still suffering from this, but we for someone who defeated the

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injustice, got himself fight, despite all of his troubles. He made

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a big contributing to the cause of justice in this country. The family

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of Gerry Conlon said they believe he changed the course of history. His

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funeral will be held on Saturday. Earlier, I spoke to one of the other

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members of the Guildford Four. I asked Paul Hill,

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who now lives in the United States, what his reaction was when he heard

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that Gerry Conlon had died. I remember talking to him about what

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was happening in regards to the Patriot act here which we equate to

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the prevention of terrorism act. You would have thought that people would

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have learned something from that. Apparently, they didn't. We not have

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people languishing in one town obey with no legal protection whatsoever.

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That is absurd. He was very much to the fore for campaigning for people

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that he saw as having suffered an injustice. Will that campaign

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continue and will you be involved? Absolutely. Paddy Hill will

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continue. Gerry Conlon will be a big loss. There will be other people who

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will step into his shoes, I am sure. But because he was so much involved,

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does it take out an off a lot of energy? It does take out a lot of

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energy, but, you know, I was always pleased that he was involved as it

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motivated him. It drove him. There was a lot of suppressed anger, I am

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sure, and that is a way of releasing it. I have a lot of anger over what

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happened to me. Two days ago I expressed the obscenity of people

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who tried to score political points over the Coffin of Gerry Conlon, and

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people are trying to do that. I have heard it said that the IRA, if they

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hadn't carried out these offences, we would not have gone to prison.

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How absurd is that? That is verbal gymnastics. That is political point

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scoring. The Vic rooms of those horrendous bombings, and they were

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horrendous bombings, no justification whatsoever for their

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death, but no justification to arrest innocent people, and that is

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what GB remember when Gerry Conlon goes into the ground.

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Stormont politicians have agreed a motion which calls

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on government bodies and religious orders to co-operate

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with the Republic's investigation into mother and baby homes.

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The main focus of the inquiry is a home in Tuam,

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in County Galway, where it's believed almost 800 children were

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The Sinn Fein MLA Barry McElduff said the experiences of residents

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there were replicated across Ireland in Catholic and Protestant homes.

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You can get overwhelmed by the harrowing nature of the stories

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told, but this isn't just the film Philomena, this is real life.

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Politicians across the Assembly described the debate

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It is almost medieval in its cruelty. The stories of those

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affected have gone to the very core and touch the nerves of the entire

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society. When the inquiry into the Tuam home

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was announced, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny said babies of unmarried

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parents had been treated as "an Our Dublin correspondent

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Shane Harrison has been to the It

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believe until recently had a big secret. The children of unmarried

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fallen women, died at a rate of almost one every two weeks between

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the mid 1920s and early 1960s. It is believed 800 infants are buried here

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on the grounds of what was once a mother and baby home run by nuns.

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After worldwide publicity, the Irish government announced there would be

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a state-wide investigation. Although the terms of reference of the

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enquiry into what happened here and elsewhere have yet to be finalised,

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they will include the high mortality rates and burial pack this is at

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mother and baby homes. The enquiry will also ask whether clinical drug

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trials were carried out on children and whether there were forced

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adoptions. JP Rogers was born in the camp one home and has written two

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books about his forced separation from his mother. She was not yet

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three for begging and spent most of her life in catholic church run

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institutions until she escaped and ran away to England when she was 34.

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He was fostered when he was six and spent a happy time with

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He was fostered when he was six and family, but his mother never gave up

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hope of being reunited and eventually they wear, decades later.

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hope of being reunited and The day we were separated she cut

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off a lock of my hair as a keepsake. The day we were separated she cut

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She swore that the church or state would be able to claim her son while

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she this hair. Growing up, I knew that there was something radically

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wrong with our society. Common sense told me that. It was wrong for any

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church or state to separate a mother and her infant. He can't create a

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greater crime against humanity than that. Ireland at the time was

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anything but a true republic. One that. Ireland at the time was

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the and the Catholic Church in particular, which declined to be

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interviewed, dominated so many aspects of life. Sex outside

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marriage was more than just the same. It was a domination in which

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the state and the people at the time willingly colluded and the Vic aims

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were not just women and young girls who were locked up because they got

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pregnant. We now know that they included children, the victims of

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institutional and clerical child sex abuse. An academic said that the new

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hours the set itself abuse. An academic said that the new

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of Catholicism and moral purity, but she said a high price was paid for

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such puritanical intolerance. It was black or white. If you deviate it,

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you were ostracised. Woman who had sex outside marriage paid the

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highest price, to be put into an institution, or sent away on a boat.

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Some say we are seeing the past through the prism of the present,

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but how much has changed? As recently as 2012 100 children in

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state care were reported missing in the five-year period up until then.

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The latest weather forecast, and we hear from our newest golfing star!

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Stephanie Meadow had a professional debut to remember - third place

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We hear how a transatlantic move made a dream come true.

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There's been great colour and spectacle in Londonderry all day

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at the homecoming of the Clipper Round the World yachts.

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There were emotional scenes on the quay as the crew members

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of the local boat, which won the latest leg, docked in

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the Foyle Marina to huge applause and fireworks this morning.

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Live now to our North-West reporter Keiron Tourish.

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It has been a great day here today. Many people came out to the special

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homecoming. There were more than a few tears shed along the way. Boats

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of all shapes and sizes came out as the yacht sailed up Loch Foyle. The

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crew were in buoyant mood. Everyone from schoolchildren to the staff

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lined the shoreline. The biggest cheer was at the Foyle Marina as the

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local crew came into view. I think this time they have pushed it up

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substantially. It is incredible! We had boats meet us at six o'clock

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this morning! The support has been growing and growing. We pulled in

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with about 30 boats following us! 12 votes are taking part in the Clipper

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Round the World race. 40 nations are represented. They have been to

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Brazil, South Africa, Australia and South America. Earlier this month

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the local crew set off from New York for the journey home to Londonderry.

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They ended up winning this leg of the race after a very close finish.

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I broken arm and training and had to delay the leg. It has been worth

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every minute, everything that has gone into it. It has been fabulous.

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The race has not been without high drama. One crew member fell

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overboard and was in the water for 90 minutes. This morning there was

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an emotional reunion. I am not sure if you are allowed to miss your

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parents at my age, but it happens! Tony, what is your reaction on

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seeing your son. It is amazing. So happy he is home safe and sound. It

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is a business group, have fabulous city and I just can't thank Sean and

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everybody on the boat, and all the people in Derry who thank -- who

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sent us all their messages. It is so emotional to be here. We have been

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through a lot since September when we last saw him. It is wonderful he

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is home. A very relieved family! What does this race brings to a

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city? I think the city has done a lot to bring it to themselves, in

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organising this fantastic events. The city has put the Spotlight on

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themselves. It is not just what is happening here, how the city has

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used the race to the mode bring in investment. The city has been very

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act of in how it can improve things in Londonderry. Is it worth all the

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money that the costs? It cost the city ?1.2 million, for the two

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races, this one and the next one. Of course it is worth the money. We are

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seeing a financial return similar to what we saw last time, a ?1.6

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million return. It should be even bigger and better this time. The

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businesses will see a fantastic return on the investment. Thank you

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both for joining us. There is a full week of a maritime festival here,

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with lots for everything -- for everybody to do, let's hope we get

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the weather! After a weekend of Open golf,

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we're not talking about the success of Rory McIlroy or Graeme McDowell,

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but Stephanie Meadow! The Jordanstown woman not only

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played her first tournament as a professional, she had a more than

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impressive result at the US Open. Yes, Stephanie finished third,

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just three shots behind the eventual winner,

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Michelle Wie, and was comfortably That result should be enough to

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secure Meadow her LPGA tour card, and she also received a six-figure

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sum for her week's work. This was the moment that Stephanie

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Meadow won just over at $270,000. This whole experience will only make

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the work harder. I did not win, there are people beating me, so I

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want to try and win majors one day. I will go back and work hard. If you

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are competitive, doing well is a driving force. The 22-year-old has

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been based in America for eight years, after her family decided to

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give her talent the best possible chance to flourish. It just happened

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that the best possible time. Once he made the decision, once we saw the

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school and the golf Academy, it was a bit of a no-brainer. We wanted to

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do it and she really wanted to do it. Meanwhile, Graeme McDowell

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missed a succession of birdie chances to finish in sixth position

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at the Irish open. In parting, sometimes the harder you try, the

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whole starts to shrink. I have had that feeling over the last couple of

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days. I thought I played the golf to create opportunities to win this

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weekend. Perhaps I wanted it too badly. But the weekend and patting

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the logged the Stephanie Meadow, who looks set to join the growing list

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of major champions from Northern Ireland.

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Tommy Breslin's Cliftonville have been drawn to face Hungarian side

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Debrecen in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

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In the Europa League, Derry City will face Welsh side Aberystwyth.

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Linfield drew Torshavn of the Faroes.

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While Irish Cup winners Glenavon will play Hafnafjordur of Iceland.

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In Gaelic football, Donegal have made it through to

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the Ulster Championship final for a fourth successive year after they

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swept Antrim aside in an impressive second-half display yesterday.

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Second-half blitzes have been a feature of this Donegal side in

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recent years. Whatever was said at half-time seemed to work! Level at

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the interval, they simply moved up a gear. Opening up a ten point gap

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over a ten minute spell. We have great belief in the system and the

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game plan. If every man works hard and sticks to the game plan, he

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believes that we will get results at the end of the day. You just have to

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work hard, be up and down the field. I just keep working hard in

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training. We have put in a big shift in training since the Derry game and

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it paid off today. There was a surprise at Celtic Park as Derry

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borrowed light despite this outstanding score by Mark Lynch,

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borrowed light despite this rob the game level. Longford ran at

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winners by two points. We were very porous, giving away too many

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scorers. We tried to correct that. We felt we had worked way back into

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the match, but they got the break. Longford missed very little on the

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day. There was dead drama in the game between Fermanagh and county

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leash. Fermanagh were defeated by one

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points and they need to contemplate a long summer ahead.

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The Coleraine brothers Peter and Richard Chambers have won bronze

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at the World Rowing Cup regatta in France.

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It has been really nice for quite some time. Lots of barbecue is going

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on! This is what we have coming up this

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week. You might need the umbrella on Wednesday and Thursday as they

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should be some rain around. I think that we will move away from us again

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and there will be dry weather coming again next weekend. The few showers

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that there were today have eased away and there is a lot of fine and

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sunny weather around this evening. It will stay dry temperatures will

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stay in double figures overnight. Tomorrow, a fairly reasonable day.

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There will be a few showers, but some places will miss them. To begin

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with there will be sunshine, especially in the South. That

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sunshine will be swallowed up by cloud through the course of the

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morning and there will be a few light showers. By lunchtime tomorrow

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most places will be cloudy but drive. There will be the odd shower.

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Light winds from the north-west and temperatures about the average for

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the of year. Today we had up to 22 degrees, tomorrow they will be more

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typically around here Tina 19 degrees. High pressure has been

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looking after the weather recently, but it will be replaced by

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low-pressure that is trying to nudge in from the Atlantic. That is when

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the rain will come, on Wednesday and Thursday. Weapons the Adobe light

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and patchy. The wind will turn to the south-east. Some heavy rain for

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a time on Thursday, then drying up again on Friday.

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A reminder of our main news, and it is the arrival of the Queen and

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Prince Philip at Hillsborough Castle. There will be private

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meetings there this evening with the Secretary of State and the first and

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Deputy First Minister to start three days of engagements.

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BBC Northern Ireland's biggest classical music party of the year.

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Free tickets are available by random draw.

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