04/07/2014 BBC Newsline

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The DUP says loyalist paramilitaries have pledged that protests against

a decision to stop an Orange Order parade in Ardoyne will not end in

Unionism will have no part in unlawful behaviour. Two leading

Republicans are to stand trial on charges of IRA membership following

the murder of drop McCartney. Garth Brooks fans are left in limbo

after the star says its five gigs or none at all, as the row over

his Dublin concerts rumbles on. If they do not go ahead, I do not

know what we will do. A former bank employee is sentenced

for stealing thousands And most of us will catch a downpour

at some stage during the weekend. With the Twelfth just days away

and street protests planned, the DUP say loyalist paramilitaries have

promised not to resort to violence. The protest is against the

Parades Commission's decision to bar an Orange Orange parade

from passing the Ardoyne shop fronts A joint statement condemning

the decision was issued yesterday by the mainstream unionists and

parties linked to the UVF and UDA. Our political correspondent

Martina Purdy reports. The DUP is says it does not want a

repeat of scenes like these from North Belfast during their Twelfth

last year and has insisted that those with influence amongst

loyalist paramilitaries have made a commitment to nonviolence. The party

says violence is in the interests of no one. We can only seek to use our

influence. We are not in a position to direct people or order them into

what they should do. We rely on others to use their influence and I

believe and take at face value the commitments that have been given. It

turns out that people do engage in violence, they have to answer for

that and we will hold them to account. We want to bind people into

a clear statement which makes clear that violence and unlawfulness can

be no part in what we are seeking to achieve. Any commitment is welcome

according to the Chief Constable. I want people of influence across the

society and that community level to be exercising what ever influence

they can to make sure we do not end up dealing with disorder and

violence on the streets. If that is the case, that is to be welcomed.

The welcome came with a warning against any protest that involves

blocking roads. It is unlawful, we will arrest people, we will secure

evidence and prosecute them and get criminal records. It is simple. It

may involve clearing the road by force if that is the sensible thing

to do. Be not mistaken, if people break the law, we will do our best

to collect evidence and prosecute them. Unionist politicians who

walked out of talks yesterday over the parading decision are in

negative mode according to the Sinn Fein leader. We should not minimise

the potential, but neither should we exaggerate the fact that this is

localised. There will be more people at an all Ireland final band will be

engaged in this contentious behaviour. I do not think the pulse

of Unionist grassroots opinion outside of the Orange and that

Coalition of political Unionism, once peace, or once calm, once

tolerance and respect. Orange Order announced it had met with loyalist

leaders endorsing their stance over the decision and appealing for

protests to be peaceful and lawful. Earlier I spoke to Mark Devenport. I

asked if we were clearer about what form the Unionist protest action

would take. Not really, they are playing their cards close to their

chest. They said to me today that the fact that they were not at this

meeting in Dublin was not part of the graduated response, but was

merely because they were busy in meetings about what the response

should be in Belfast. Definitely, we do not know whether Unionist

ministers will attend the executive meeting on Tuesday. They are still

not answering that question. We have still to see what action the protest

action will take. The statement is clear on the need to keep things

peaceful. The one point which is emphasised in the joint statement

after the Unionist met the Orange Order is that they want any protest

to be lawful and peaceful. The Grand Master says violence will not help

our cause and play into the hands of our enemies. How important is the

apparent commitment from loyalist paramilitaries? It is a case of them

being judged on their actions rather than their words. It is helpful in

terms of the police looking at that and anyone who wants to keep people

safe on the streets that they should have made that statement but we know

how volatile the situations can be and the question will be whether

they can deliver on that. Two leading Republicans are to stand

trial on charges of IRA membership following the murder of Robert

McCartney. He was stabbed and beaten after a fight in a Belfast bar in

January, at 2005. The case against the men is based on evidence from

two of Robert McCartney's sisters. The two men before the court are one

from The two men before the court are one

County Armagh. They are accused The two men before the court are one

IRA membership will stop during the hearing, evidence was heard from

Paul Arnold and Katherine Macmillan me. The sisters told the court that

following the death of their brother, they were invited to

meetings with the IRA. They say that Wilson and Hughes were at the

meeting and they say that the men told them they were from the IRA

Army Council and had the authority to speak for the Army Council. The

Army Council and had the authority hearing heard of the second meeting

with the same men at a church hearing heard of the second meeting

Ardoyne. At this meeting, Wilson said that if he had his way he would

like to see those responsible for killing their brother get a bullet

in their head. The district judge ordered the case to go to court for

trial. Still to come... Rising from the flames, Carrickfergus sailing

club reopens after being destroyed in a fire. What was worse was coming

down on Saturday morning to see all the destruction and I thought we

would never get this back together. It was five,

then it went to three... Now Garth Brooks says he'll play

none of his Croke Park gigs if all Yesterday,

Dublin City Council refused licenses for two of the concerts because

of disruption to residents. But now those that live

near the venue say the 337 who objected are in a minority and are

staging a protest this weekend. It is a decision which is thrown

400,000 guard Brooks fans into turmoil after a 17 year wait to see

their idol take to the stage at Croke Park, the stadium may not be

filled with the sound of country music. It follows a decision by the

City Council the two of the five concerts planned for the end of this

month will not go ahead. It said it had taken into consideration the

views of local residents, but those who live close say they had not been

fully consulted and are campaigning for the shows to go on. There are

more than 300 people who objected. There are more people living in this

area. They have come out, they are coming out on Sunday for a peaceful

meeting and we want people to support the concerts. There are

children who depend on as many kinks as possible to go ahead. It is the

only job they have. Young kids cannot get jobs anywhere else. The

City Council says it will not be making U-turns. It is a mess and the

whole thing was a tobacco. It was wrongly handled from the start by

the promoters and the GAA. They did not engage with the local residents

and Croke Park is in the middle of a residential area of which I am from

myself. The singer has waded into the row and made a statement and he

said he would have faith that the City Council would make the best

decision for the people of Ireland. He added that it was all five shows

or none at all, saying which -- picking 1's not to do would be like

choosing a child over another. Fans hope they will not pull the plug. I

think it is terrible. People have got tickets for presence, they have

booked hotels, looking forward to it, I say bring it to Belfast. I

know the bull who would have camped out queueing for tickets, so you can

imagine there and I is -- people. I do not think it is fair on people

that if they have bought tickets, what will they do? Will they refund

the money? The promoters says it followed the proper procedures and

they are disappointed by the decision. People will never forget

this show. That takes five shows to get that right. Now we are saying he

can only do three. He does not want to disappoint the people who bought

tickets. I think it is up in the air. The uncertainty has spread to

government. The Taoiseach hope something can be worked out to allow

the concerts to go ahead. The promoter is locked in talks and will

not be commenting further until the start of next week. We will keep you

across any developments on the concerts.

A 51 year-old woman who stole over a hundred thousand pounds

from 68 customers while working at the Northern Bank has been spared

The court was told the former bank service manager managed to carry out

the fraud by pilfering money from accounts which hadn't been used

Dan Stanton reports from Belfast Crown Court.

The judge said her shame was genuine and sincere, but after being told

she had been spared a custodial sentence, the former employee hid

her face from the cameras as she walked away from the court. Linda

Allison from Castlereagh stole ?104,000 from 68 customers of the

Northern Bank while she worked here. She took that money in a period of

two years in small and large amounts. The deception started in

October, 2007 when ?120 was taken from an account. The last amount

removed from another account was 16,000 -- was over ?60,000. The last

amount she was able to take was ?500 in November, 2009 -- ?16,000. The

court heard she was able to carry out the fraud by activating accounts

which had not been used for a number of years. Those accounts were from

customers who were either dead, in ill health or had forgotten they

have the money. The judge said he was suspending her jail sentence due

to her guilty plea, her previously clean record, the fact that she had

signed away her pension to pay for the money she owes and the impact

that a jail sentence would have on her nine-year-old son.

Let's look at some of today's other news now and shots were fired at two

cars in Clough in County Down early this morning - in what the police

It happened in Claragh Court at around 3 o'clock.

The cars' windscreens were damaged but no one was injured.

An Orange Hall on the outskirts of Lisburn has had republican

The Orange Order say Castlerobin Hall has been attacked several

It's been condemned by Sinn Fein who appealed for anyone with

The Belfast-born businesswoman who founded the Space NK cosmetics chain

has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Ulster.

Nicky Kinnaird's Space NK business now has 85 shops across the UK,

She formed the company in 1993 in London after growing up and going

Coming up... Still to come. We meet the woman who is helping to lead

County Armagh to glory this weekend as well as chasing a gold medal in

Glasgow. Two years ago the hub of sailing

in Carrickfergus took a serious blow when the town's

sailing club was burned down. Now, the finishes touches are being

put in place ahead It was in June, 2012 but a fire took

hold at this club. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours but were

unable to save the building. It has been rebuilt and brought back to its

former glory, ready to open officially tomorrow. These children

who are learning how to sail at the bit in the new facilities through

their paces. They seem to have enjoyed themselves stop the

facilities will be very good for both the older members and the big

driving force towards bringing more junior Zen. It is user-friendly. It

is fun to sail -- bringing more juniors in. It was fun. Despite

being burned down, the juniors in. It was fun. Despite

to remain open and it missed just one race. It was partly thanks to

into a temporary club while the new into a temporary club while the new

one was being built. It was a struggle, but again, we were able to

keep it going through the strength of our membership and we were able

to run two major sailing events. The opening ceremony takes place at 3pm

on Saturday. Actors will go

a long way to get into their roles, but you could say the ones working

on a new movie in county Antrim have They've been on a strict diet to

make them look suitably gaunt, and one has even stopped washing to

be totally authentic. Our arts correspondent Maggie

Taggart has been talking to them. The movie being shot is not Game of

thrones. The film being shot here it is locally originated and it is

about the end of society. Would land the state has been taken over by

film-makers about -- for a movie about survival. They have built a

cap on here and they have planted a healthy looking vegetable garden. It

is the story of a man who sees the end of society coming and those to

live in a cabin in the woods, growing his own food will stop the

director has been nurtured and encouraged by Northern Ireland

Screen. He has come home to take advantage of new opportunities. The

main role is taken by a local man who had to learn about growing his

own food and cutting down his calorie intake. It is good, it has

been difficult. I have been preparing for it since February. I

think he is a brilliant director. You would need to be dedicated to a

role to avoid showers and shampoo, but that is the sacrifice this woman

made. I was camping outside, I had not watched. I think it is the first

time I have taken that. I realise the more that you do that, the less

you have to do on camera. It was three wins out of four

for our local football clubs in last night's Europa League first

round qualifying matches. Mark Sidebottom is here

with this evening's sport. Linfield will have a 2-1 lead

against Torshavn of the Faroes going into Tuesday's second leg,

Glenavon came unsctuk in Iceland Derry City pingeg four past

aberystwyth and Crusaders beat Ekranas of Lithuania three-one to

record a first win in Europe 20-year-old Stephen cap craft had a

debut to remember, scoring in his first competitive performance in a

crusader shared with the opening goal of the night. I could not wish

for a better debut. I was unfit condition to play in Europe. I

thought I did very well. I gambled on the goal. You have to gamble. The

second came from a gamble which did not pay off for the goalkeeper. It

was 3-0 when the captain headed home the rebound after a shot was

parried. They give themselves some hope with a goal in the 88

parried. They give themselves some to leave the tide poised at

parried. They give themselves some Crusaders. Derry City had a four -

nil win over Aberystwyth. The Welsh side keeper was sent off for

bringing down Rory Paterson. He scored the resulting penalty. The

third came early in the second half. Barry McNamee wrapped up a

convincing victory. They are virtually assured of a place in the

next round. She captains her county,

she plays centre for her country and practices hospital medicine while

studying for a masters in anatomy. That pretty much guarantees that

everyday in the life of Caroline BBC Newsline met up with

the elite sportswoman for a morning gym session ahead of Sundays Ulster

ladies football final. Early morning and another day in the

life of international netball Caroline. The Commonwealth Games for

Northern Ireland are few weeks away and the provincial football final is

a few days away. How are you managing to combined the Gaelic

football at, the netball and the medicine? It has been difficult.

This is the first time we have been at the Commonwealth Games. The

netball season usually finishes in April but it has run on and clashed

with the Championship. It is a brilliant opportunity and it is

where you want to be. She is incredibly fit and strong. I hate to

compare males to females, but she could compete with most men. Lifting

is phenomenal. She produces al of power. -- a lot of power. Female

sport does not get the same publicity as men's. It is a big step

for ladies football. The publicity this will in juice is great and we

are delighted. If we get a result, that would be great -- induce. A top

five finish at the Commonwealth Games is the objective. For Sunday,

it is win or bust. We wish her all the best.

It's also Armagh and Monaghan in the mens match on Sunday

Antrim/Limerick in the football qualifiers is also

Now it is time for the weather. It has been getting better. Do not take

that as news for the weekend. It looks unsettled. There will be

bright or sunny spells, but an increasing frequency of showers

developing through the course of the weekend. Some of those locally could

be happy. With light to moderate winds, some could be slow-moving.

The we did have that wet start this morning, as you can see from the

satellite and radar, but morning, as you can see from the

are starting to clear and we are getting sunshine, particularly in

western counties, but the east getting sunshine, particularly in

brighten up and that is the best part of the

brighten up and that is the best apart from the odd shower towards

the north and west, most places will stay dry and it is fresher than last

night, in the towns, holding up around nine or 10 degrees and in

rural spots, perhaps it is a bit lower. As we head into the weekend,

low pressure in charge, it is sitting up there towards the North.

There will be showers. That is the taste for tomorrow, sunny spells and

showers, I think tomorrow morning, not too many around, that is when we

will see the best of the sunshine. As we head towards the afternoon,

the showers will break out, particularly across County Fermanagh

and County Tyrone. If you get the particularly across County Fermanagh

showers, do not be surprised if they are heavy, the risk of thunder as

well. Those showers will be drifting into the East, there will be gaps

well. Those showers will be drifting between, but when we do get the sun,

high is she get between, but when we do get the sun,

degrees. They will probably linger tomorrow evening, particularly in

the east, they will ease back in the west, so it will turn drier and that

is how we start on Sunday, with a lot of dry weather and sunshine. The

showers will start to develop, they will be working in from the West and

on Sunday, they will be more frequent and some will be heavy,

perhaps mixed with hell and thunder and the week starts unsettled,

Tuesday looks better. You can also keep in contact with

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