15/07/2014 BBC Newsline

A victim of abuse at the Kincora Boys' Home calls for it to be

I want Westminster to be hearing what happens there are.

A family with a severely autistic child are among

those forced to leave their homes during a bomb alert in Londonderry.

It's been a year of economic recovery, but incomes here still

The blame game continues as Dublin City Council says

Garth Brooks and his promoter caused the Croke Park concert fiasco.

And the rain has stayed away so far this St.

Swithins day - it's coming our way later tonight.

A man who was abused at Kincora Boys' Home when he was

a teenager says it should be included in the UK government's

Three members of staff at the east Belfast home were convicted

Clint Massey has waived his right to anonymity to speak to the BBC.

The abuse at can Coro is home has been investigated many times, but

still the allegations persist of an establishment cover-up involving --

involving MI5. Three staff were jailed in the 80s, including William

McGrath, who abused young boys there. One of them is speaking out.

He has a very matter-of-fact way of doing things. He asked me what I

wanted for my breakfast at the same time as molesting me. It was as if

he could separate the two. A UK government enquiry will look at

whether public bodies failed in their duty of care to protect

children from paedophiles, amid claims of an establishment cover-up

that has yet to start -- it has yet to start. Michael heathers had been

attorney general in the 1980s. Cover-ups are alleged to have taken

place. Clint Massey thinks congressionally included in the

enquiry. The story, if it had been kept local, could easily have been

buried. The national media would see this as a small, parochial story. I

want the people, I want Westminster to be hearing what happened here.

Over years of persistent investigation, former policeman and

intelligence officers have told the local journalist Chris and work out

their efforts to investigate were blocked by the National security

services. The answers lie in Whitehall. In the early days of the

original police investigation, I was told that the feathers being ruffled

were being ruffled in Whitehall, not in Belfast. That is where the story

lies. The fact is, they have gone to extraordinary lengths to cover it

up. It is time now for the truth to be told so that the people who

suffered abuse parent can have some relief. In a statement, Mike Nesbitt

said the abuse was carried out as a horrible, murky attempts to use

children to gain control over prominent public figures. He has

called for it to be included in a UK enquiry. Martin McGuinness says an

enquiry should be international and independence.

What happened in this building still casts a long and dark shadow.

Downing Street has yet to reveal who will lead the UK enquiry, or whether

its terms of reference will include what happened here, whether anything

was covered up and for whom? A family with

a severely autistic child were among those who had to leave

their homes in Londonderry this Police say a bomb was left behind

the back wheel of a car in Enagh on the Waterside which could have

killed or caused serious injury. It's usually a quiet residential

area, but this morning many residents in Westlake were left

shocked and angry after being residents in Westlake were left

from their beds during a security alert. It caused disruption to

dozens of people living there who were moved from their homes. That

included a young family with a disabled child. We didn't know what

was happening, it was complete confusion. We are Alex's -- our son

is severely autistic and doesn't understand situations like this. We

were asked if we could take his wheelchair. We were told -- we asked

if we were -- could take his wheelchair and we were told

absolutely not. We have been wheelchair and we were told

the police that the suspicious object was found by a car not far

from here. The family were at home at the time and were asked to leave

at about 7am. Army bomb experts were called to the scene and a controlled

explosion was carried out. The police described the device as

viable and say it could have caused serious injury or worse. Clearly the

family are in shock, they are traumatised. The rest of the

community were disrupted this morning and they are also

traumatised and fearful. The device was viable. The Army technical

officer confirmed that it could have functioned. Any device like that is

capable of causing serious injury. To put a device outside someone's

door and disrupt their whole family, scaring the children, there is no

necessity whatsoever. The police say there is no clear motivation for the

attack and have promised additional patrols in the area. The car has

been removed for forensic investigation.

Typical household incomes here are now more than 10% below the UK

Research suggests that although the economy has been

in recovery for a full year - we've been hardest hit by the recession.

With the details here's our Economics and

There has been a flurry of major jobs announcements in recent months.

Selecting a recovering economy here and further afield. That's good news

is tainted with the latest Ulster bank purchasing managers index. Its

tracks indicators like experts and employment. It showed a return to

growth in June last year and has now remain positive for 12 months in a

row. Importantly, it suggests experts have been a key part of that

growth. One of the risks associated with the current economic recovery

has been that it has been very consumer oriented. In that nature it

has been unbalanced. We need to balance that recovery with an

increase in trade and export. That is one of the very encouraging

aspect that has come out of this survey. We suffered a longer lasting

recession than other parts of the UK. These good growth figures

contain an element of catching up. Some more new research out today

reminds us just how much catching up we still have to do. The report from

the Institute for fiscal studies says that by one measure, the

typical UK households saw its income fall by 4% during the recession.

East Midlands did best with a fall of just 2%. But we came off worst

with a drop of 8%. The report found that contributed to a rise in

poverty. There are more charges to come on bad fronts. Approximately

740 million will be -- will feel an impact. Whenever Stormont decides on

welfare reform, it is likely to have less to spend on public services in

the next few years. That is going to be a major economic challenge.

Returning to that report on incomes and living standards what are

The big thing is that it shows he was hardest hit in the recession. It

is young people, people in their 20s were the biggest economic losers.

The older you were, the less likely you were to lose out. Gave us an

example of that. Employment has been a big problem but this report also

looked at earnings. It shows that during a recession people in their

20s than we saw their incomes falling by 13%. That is a really big

drop. Eagle in the 30s and 40s also saw a drop in incomes, but not quite

so dramatic. -- people in their 20s -- 30s and 40s. A big part of this

is a political choice. When the coalition government came in, in

Westminster, they decided to protect pension benefits. The state pension

has risen in line with inflation and that has protected those

pensioners. There is a lesson in this, older people are more likely

to vote is that politicians are unlikely to look after their

interests. Thank you. A pop up canvas as young artists

take over a vacant shop in Antrim. Well, it's finally finished

the uncertainty over those five The country singer ended the

suspense by announcing he would not As our arts correspondent,

Maggie Taggart, the matter doesn't end there with political wrangling

now taking centre stage. After weeks of confusion, the singer

last night confirmed that -- his fans worst fears. None of the five

planned sell-out gigs would be going ahead. Garth Brooks wrote to say:

--: is the cancellation is described as

a blow to both Ireland's economy and its worldwide reputation. The knives

were out as TV got the chance to question the senior managers of

Dublin City Council. He said they had abided by the legislation, that

any compromises offered such as being the co-promoters in an

alternative venue had been rejected. In all those cases, the city council

demonstrated a willingness to be flexible. There was absolutely no

bunch from the other side. Even after a comprehensive explanation,

TDs were not happy. I think your decision has been disastrous for the

city. I hope you are aware that it has caused considerable upset.

Tomorrow the same committee will question the GAA and eight in

promotions about the sequence of events. Fans will be able to claim

refunds from Thursday, which is fine if it was a straightforward

purchase. If you bought for in a pub one night from a guy who had never

seen, as to whether or not you are entitled to get your money back,

that is a recipe for salmon pie. After you have caught the guy who

sold you those things, you may have rights against him but they may be

exceptionally tenuous. Despite accusations of greed, one woman who

bought 14 tickets says fans will not be put off. I don't think Garth

Brooks will lose any fans of this. If he said he was coming back, it

would still flock to see him. NA wants to take up his suggestion that

they should travel to this shows and wave Irish flags.

A former Secretary of State says he doesn't remember playing a role

in a controversial scheme dealing with republicans on the run.

Paul Murphy who was secretary of State between 2002 and 2005 was

speaking to a Parliamentary Committee probing the issue.

The scheme is the focus of several inquiries after the collapse

of the court case against IRA bombing suspect John Downey who'd

been given a letter saying he was not being sought by authorities.

Labour MP Kate Hoey was among those questioning

You are basically saying that during your time and Secretary of State you

did not play a role, or a role that you remember very much at all, in

the OTRs scheme. Yes. I have checked with former senior officials who

worked with me at the time. They cannot really recall that this was

an issue. The Western Health Trust has been

asked to intervene to prevent the closure of a private care home

in County Fermanagh. Shannagh Nursing Home in Belleek

cares for 15 residents - The owner blames

the health trust's policy of caring for more elderly people

in their own homes for making the Here's our south west

reporter Julian Fowler. This Shannagh Nursing Home has been

a family business for more than 20 years. Its owner has decided to

close. There are just 15 residents and he says it is no longer

financially sustainable. He blames the lack of new residents on the

health trust's policy of caring for more elderly people in their own

homes. There have also been fewer admissions from the public after a

change in policy on finding care across the border. It will have a

devastating impact on the town of the league, with the loss of 40

jobs. To the families of the residents that have been in

residence here, it was such a family-oriented establishment. You

could pop in at any time during the day to visit your family. The

Western Health Trust says it regrets the move taken by the home's

management. It says it recognises the challenge that care providers

face. They will have to travel to Enniskillen to nursing homes there.

That will take 40 minutes to get there. It will be maybe once or

twice a week they will be able to see their parents. One of the

residents moved to a new home this morning. The others will soon

follow. Closure of this home is expected to be completed in the next

A GAA club in Ballycastle has been daubed with graffiti.

The clubhouse walls and gate of the McQuillan club were sprayed

The police are examining CCTV footage.

They say they haven't yet established a motive for the attack.

Still to come, Rory McIlroy prepares for the Open at Royal Liverpool.

And tells us how he's benefitting from spending more time back home

We hear a lot about empty shops in our towns and cities - but for

the next three weeks a vacant store in Antrim is being taken over.

Young artists are using it to showcase their talents as

Preparing for opening night. Musicians and artists are turning

this former store into their own gallery. It will be good for me to

get a portfolio going for university. You don't get many

17-year-olds that have a studio. I'm not going to be sitting in my house

all summer doing nothing. It's going to benefit my career. This door

closed more than two years ago. It has laid empty and unused like so

many shops on our high streets. That will all change over the next few

weeks. We have a wide range of programming from music to arts to

fashion. It's a broad range of things. It is not just about showing

what they can do, it's about inspiring young people to realise

their potential. It's really impressive because it's a free space

and they are all putting their own free time into it. You get as much

as you give out of the space. It really shows a lot about DIY culture

and what you can make happen. Hopefully we will give them

confidence that we are here as more of a support to make it happen and

it's really am. Local young people are keen to get involved. They have

high ambitions for this ace. I am really into music so it is helpful

for me to know how to set up gigs. That could help me in my future.

It's nice to have such a big space to do then be creative in Antrim.

You don't get this opportunity often. The space will be open until

the 2nd of August with all events free and all

Now sport and tonight we're continuing to

countdown to the Commonwealth Games with a look at Northern Ireland's

Golf - and the Open gets underway on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy is naturally one of the turbulent favourites here at Royal

Liverpool. Even though by his own admission he had been disappointed

with most of his open performances as a professional. After preparing

at home, he is confident of mounting another major challenge. Despite a

recent trend of being a little inconsistent. Honestly, I feel like

my game is in good shape. If I can string for rounds together it would

be helpful. I feel like I'm playing well for three or three and half

rounds these days. Having the ability to shoot these numbers is

great. It's just a matter of limiting the damage if I get on

these bad runs. Honing your skills back home in Northern Ireland must

help? It has been great to spend some time back home. Working with

Michael and going back down to anger like I did when I was 12 years old.

Getting back to that has been fantastic. It's great to go home and

I'm looking forward to spending more time there. Has been getting back to

your roots been important? It has been. Getting back to Hollywood,

staying with my mum and dad. Just trying to be a normal guy. It has

been great, I really enjoy it. It's good to catch up with all my friends

and family. Definitely trying to get back more often. What would it mean

to win? It would mean a lot. It would be my third major, obviously,

and is it has felt like a big time since I won the last. I suppose it

would be three likes of the Grand Slam which is very important to me.

A lot of players in this game have won the four major championship. If

I could get closer to that this week it would be huge. Is a big week here

for Michael Hoey. He is playing his third Open Championship and is

enjoying rubbing shoulders with some of the sport's biggest stars. It's a

big turn and as I'm really looking forward to it. It's a great

atmosphere. Taggart was in front of me when I was practising this

morning. I'm right in the middle of some good players. It's a great

atmosphere. We'll see what the weather brings. We will hear from

Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell on tomorrow's programme. The opening

ceremony of the Commonwealth games is just eight days away. As we

continue our countdown to Glasgow 2014, tonight we go poolside to

assess the hopes and aspirations of Northern Ireland's swimming team. A

young line-up led by a rising star in the sport. She later debut as a

15 old. Since then she has one medals in the championships and

competed at the London Olympics. I'm really lucky to have all that

experience under my belt. I have been to the Commonwealth Games in

Delhi and that was a huge learning curve. London even more so. I feel

like I have come a long way since four years ago. So much has happened

since. I feel like this is the time to really break through and I have

done a lot of work. I'm feeling very confident. Hopefully things will go

my way. Northern Ireland will send ten swimmers to Glasgow. It is a

young, developing squad. I feel like I know what they're feeling and how

they are looking forward the games. It is an exciting time for everyone.

There are ten of us going for swimming. It's really exciting and

I'm sure the younger ones will have swimming. It's really exciting and

a great time. One of those younger ones is 14 euros Rachel from Les

Burn. She is the youngest member of the Northern Ireland team. That will

set me up well for hopefully a long swimming career. I love swimming

though definitely get an achievement. Definitely an

experienced a race against the top swimmers. It will be nice to be

experienced a race against the top to say I have been in the Galloway

fan. It's hoped that the majority of this team will go on to European and

world Championships as well this team will go on to European and

next Commonwealth games. For now, the goals are being kept realistic.

We want to achieve personal best times. We believe there

We want to achieve personal best of individuals who may make the

semifinals. I think it will be a of individuals who may make the

really good day. A couple of these athletes could go on and reach

finals. It is a lot of pressure, I'm not going to live. I know myself

that I just want to go out there and be the bad. I think everyone in

sport wants to be the best. I am no be the bad. I think everyone in

different from them. Merrill would be absolutely, utterly a dream come

true. It would be a first for Northern Ireland swimming in the

history -- Commonwealth Games. Is certainly a busy summer of sport.

That it from me. I will be back tomorrow. Nice and sunny there in

Liverpool. Let's look at the weather.

If it rains today, it's supposed to rain for the next 40 days and 40

night. There is no real meteorological facts based on that

but what often happens this time of year is that the weather gets into a

pattern. If it is unsettled around this time, it is likely to remain

that way. The rain had stayed away so far. It is coming into night,

with rain bearing clouds sitting in the West. That is hitting the west

coast of Ireland as we speak. Dry weather to come this evening and the

cloud breaking out. It will be nice at the City Hall if you are heading

to an event. We had cloudy skies today with temperatures hitting the

low 20s. Some warm weather around initially this evening. The cloud

and rain will sicken and slowly extend across to the east. Because

of that cloud, the increased winds, some heavy bursts of rain around me

a warm night. It will feel more she made over the next few days with

temperatures gradually rising. Tomorrow we'll have sent down and

dull weather to begin with, but that should move away through the

morning. There will be dry weather for a time. Eventually we will see

some showers develop tomorrow afternoon, but they may take their

time. Few and far between with a lot of places dry and warm. Temperatures

around 19 or 20. Perhaps higher across the south-east. More of a

breeze to come compare today. There will be slightly -- it will be

slightly more timid. We will see some sharp showers develop through

the second half of the afternoon and into tomorrow evening. There will be

sunshine in between and tomorrow night a lot of those showers will

gradually either way. Wings are looking pretty good for Thursday, a

warm day to come. More or less shower free for most of us. Sunshine

in many places with light winds. It will feel very warm. I think we will

see 23 or even 24 degrees before the end the day. . Thursday is looking

like the sunscreen day. Friday is still warm but there is a laundry

rain coming up in the south. There will be some wet weather, especially

through Friday afternoon. That is all down to this area of low

pressure. It should move away from us, so improving for the weekend. If

you are heading across the water, there is a rain warning out and will

be heavy rain across some areas. Some warm sunshine to come Thursday.

Some understory is possible on Friday, and more subtle on Saturday.

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