:00:00. > 3:59:59competitions between 1956 and 1960. That's all from us.
:00:00. > :00:09.600 new jobs announced by the food processor Moy Park will
:00:10. > :00:12.be in various parts of the business, from food processing to financial
:00:13. > :00:16.Moy Park supplies chicken products across Europe.
:00:17. > :00:28.Our business correspondent Julian O'Neil reports
:00:29. > :00:36.This is the growing business, whose expansion is already under way. New
:00:37. > :00:40.jobs will not just be here but at existing operations in Craigavon and
:00:41. > :00:49.Ballymena. Most of the new jobs are in processing, and average salaries
:00:50. > :00:53.will be around ?17,000. But some jobs will be in finance and at a
:00:54. > :00:59.division of Moy Park looking at new product lines. There are a bout 82
:01:00. > :01:03.of the 628 jobs which are both the private sector media and. Those are
:01:04. > :01:08.in the innovation centre, the financial sectors and in management
:01:09. > :01:13.but most of them are in food processing. The opportunities that
:01:14. > :01:18.they provide in a company like this means that you can start at food
:01:19. > :01:21.processing and then move up the value chain in the business. Moy
:01:22. > :01:27.Park supplies chicken to supermarkets across Europe and,
:01:28. > :01:31.since 2008, it has been part of the Brazilian food company Marfrig.
:01:32. > :01:36.Today's jobs announcement brings the work. Although 12,000, although half
:01:37. > :01:41.of them are based outside Northern Ireland. We have people in this
:01:42. > :01:42.organisation who are full of determination and commitment who
:01:43. > :01:46.have a big passion for the business determination and commitment who
:01:47. > :01:48.and we want to continue to grow the organisation and the business to
:01:49. > :01:53.and we want to continue to grow the support our people, our customers
:01:54. > :01:58.and consumers. Last year, Moy Park increased its sales
:01:59. > :02:01.and consumers. Last year, Moy Park than ?1.2 billion. Today that
:02:02. > :02:09.has translated into more jobs for the
:02:10. > :02:11.The expansion is getting ?9 million in Government funding.
:02:12. > :02:13.Speaking from the firm's global headquarters in Brazil, the chief
:02:14. > :02:16.executive of Invest NI told me the job creation agency was committed
:02:17. > :02:30.The food sector is very important to us and ministers have just launched
:02:31. > :02:38.a programme which aims to increase sales outside of Northern Ireland by
:02:39. > :02:43.companies in food by 70% by 2020. We will be doing everything we can to
:02:44. > :02:47.support companies to achieve that objective.
:02:48. > :02:50.Leaders of the Orange Order have paraded to the Twaddell Avenue
:02:51. > :02:52.protest camp in North Belfast in a show of solidarity with
:02:53. > :02:55.The North Belfast Orangemen have been protesting there
:02:56. > :02:57.since their homeward Twelfth parade was barred from passing the Ardoyne
:02:58. > :03:00.Violence erupted at the police cordon.
:03:01. > :03:04.Tensions have risen with this year's return leg also being restricted.
:03:05. > :03:14.The Order says people have nothing to fear from Orange protests.
:03:15. > :03:20.We will be organising protests, make no mistake, because there is an
:03:21. > :03:27.issue that needs to be addressed. But those protests will be peaceful,
:03:28. > :03:31.lawful and passive. And people should, in no way, have any type of
:03:32. > :03:38.an pension about what will happen. At the end of the day, there is a
:03:39. > :03:42.principle here. -- apprehension. When democracy has been tarnished or
:03:43. > :03:44.undermined by the decisions of a commission, people are entitled to
:03:45. > :03:49.protest against that. Hopes are fading for the survival
:03:50. > :03:52.of whales stranded on a beach Five of the pod
:03:53. > :03:56.of 13 pilot whales died earlier. The local authorities say
:03:57. > :04:07.they have done all they can. Early this morning, a jogger came
:04:08. > :04:14.upon the scene. 13 pilot whales stranded above the watermark at the
:04:15. > :04:18.speech. The local council arrived with volunteers and a digger to take
:04:19. > :04:22.part in a rescue but four of the Wales had already died. The rest
:04:23. > :04:28.were dragged out into deeper water, but several of them beached again. A
:04:29. > :04:33.fifth wail, a juvenile, died in the course of the rescue. It was hoped
:04:34. > :04:38.the other eight might be helped to refloat by this evening's high tide.
:04:39. > :04:44.From early on, the scene was a magnet for curious children. The
:04:45. > :04:48.cause of the stranding is not known. An Irish whale and Dolphin group
:04:49. > :04:52.says it is the 13th stranding in Donegal this year. This evening,
:04:53. > :04:59.seven of the eight remaining whales beached again further up the shore.
:05:00. > :05:01.Injunction proceedings have been lodged at the High Court in Dublin
:05:02. > :05:05.on behalf of some residents of Croke Park aimed at preventing any of the
:05:06. > :05:07.Garth Brooks shows from going ahead at the stadium later this month.
:05:08. > :05:10.Only three of the five concerts applied for have council permission
:05:11. > :05:13.to go ahead and the singer has indicated he may not perform at all.
:05:14. > :05:16.At a vote this evening, Dublin City Council narrowly backed a motion
:05:17. > :05:21.However, the council was told that it was not legally possible
:05:22. > :05:30.The Belfast actor Ciaran Hinds has received an honorary degree
:05:31. > :05:34.The former law student abandoned his original degree at Queen's to
:05:35. > :05:47.study at RADA before embarking on a very successful career.
:05:48. > :05:52.As a star of the stage and screen, he's appeared
:05:53. > :05:54.He's also gaining a new legion of fans for his performance
:05:55. > :06:06.It's an honour and a privilege to be considered for... It's not a
:06:07. > :06:10.compliment tree award, but a doctor ship. It was a beautiful
:06:11. > :06:15.presentation and I have to say, I had a little shiver up my spine
:06:16. > :06:23.when, at the end, they called me Dr Ciaran Hinds. My father was a doctor
:06:24. > :06:25.and I was never going to follow in his footsteps because I'm not very
:06:26. > :06:27.good with blood but here we are all the same.
:06:28. > :06:30.And the actress and film-maker Roma Downey was also back home to
:06:31. > :06:32.pick up an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster.
:06:33. > :06:35.The former Thornhill College student was at the Magee campus to receive
:06:36. > :06:37.the recognition for her contribution to the arts.
:06:38. > :06:40.She starred in the American TV series Touched By An Angel and had
:06:41. > :06:45.It was watched by more than 100 million people in the US.
:06:46. > :06:48.Ballyholme Yacht Club has attracted some top class sailors to Belfast
:06:49. > :06:52.Lough this week for the prestigious F18 World Championships.
:06:53. > :06:55.As Nikki Gregg reports, after four years
:06:56. > :07:02.in the planning the international event has finally started.
:07:03. > :07:06.With 120 competitors from 11 countries, Balli home as attractive
:07:07. > :07:10.With 120 competitors from 11 a top-quality field including a
:07:11. > :07:16.multiple world champion and veteran of the America's Cup. We've had a
:07:17. > :07:19.marvellous reception here. Everybody at the club has been super friendly
:07:20. > :07:24.and it has been a wonderful experience, having never been to
:07:25. > :07:28.Ireland before. I haven't really been on the formula 18 for quite a
:07:29. > :07:32.few years now, having been involved with the America's Cup, so it's nice
:07:33. > :07:39.to put the trapeze harness back on and mix it up with these younger
:07:40. > :07:47.guys. The formula 18 would be the pinnacle catamaran. Top speed of
:07:48. > :07:51.around 22 to 25 knots. Every decision has to be very fast or you
:07:52. > :07:55.have to be awake and have your mind very clear to be aware of all the
:07:56. > :08:06.changes in the wind conditions that happen superfast. You end of the
:08:07. > :08:11.races really tired sometimes but it's fun so it's OK. The
:08:12. > :08:14.championship runs until Friday with three races taking place per,
:08:15. > :08:17.depending on conditions. A success could pave the way for more events
:08:18. > :08:29.coming to these shores. We started the week with a mixture
:08:30. > :08:32.of sunshine and showers and we still have a few showers around tonight
:08:33. > :08:36.into tomorrow but from mid week onwards, things start to settle down
:08:37. > :08:39.and it looks as though it's going to turn dry up with some bright and
:08:40. > :08:47.sunny spells and it should become a bit warmer. Tonight is not to
:08:48. > :08:50.chilly. In towns 11 or 12 and rural spots eight or nine. We've another
:08:51. > :08:53.batch of showery rain moving into the West later in the night and
:08:54. > :08:58.there is potential for some of that to be quite heavy, maybe with the
:08:59. > :09:03.odd rumble of thunder. Things will improve later tomorrow but it isn't
:09:04. > :09:06.a great start. We will start with rather cloudy skies and the showery
:09:07. > :09:11.rain edging towards Eastern counties but starting to fizzle out a little
:09:12. > :09:16.as it does. The rain also extends into eastern parts of the Republic.
:09:17. > :09:20.For the rest of Britain after a bright start, a mixture of bright
:09:21. > :09:24.spells and showers. The showers are more frequent for eastern Scotland
:09:25. > :09:27.and eastern parts of England. They could be prolonged and heavy with
:09:28. > :09:34.hail and thunder and there could be surface water flooding. Feeling
:09:35. > :09:41.quite warm in the south-east, up to 22 or 23. For Northern Ireland, for
:09:42. > :09:43.a time in the afternoon we could get scattered heavy downpours,
:09:44. > :09:48.particularly across the southern counties, but they will slide away
:09:49. > :09:51.to the south and things start to dry up and brighten up later in the day.
:09:52. > :09:59.Through the rest of the week, it's looking mainly dry but quite warm.
:10:00. > :10:10.Won good night. MUSIC: "Edward Scissorhands
:10:11. > :10:13.Introduction" by Danny Elfman