03/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:10.with the late news after the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony,

:00:11. > :00:13.The man and woman who died in last night's fatal road crash

:00:14. > :00:23.in Newry were 67 year old Joan Connor from Drogheda

:00:24. > :00:36.and 19 year old Niall Murphy who was originally from the Newry area.

:00:37. > :00:43.A white flag the distressing to another fatal road crash in which

:00:44. > :00:46.two more lives were lost. It along this busy section of the old Dublin

:00:47. > :00:52.to Belfast road that the accident happened at around 5:30pm

:00:53. > :00:57.yesterday. The 19-year-old driver of one of the vehicles died here at the

:00:58. > :01:04.scene. The 67 euros woman who was a passenger in the other car guides in

:01:05. > :01:09.the hospital from her injuries. One local councillor expressed the shock

:01:10. > :01:14.felt by the community. Unbelievable, dreadful. I'm sure the

:01:15. > :01:18.young person and the lady, I'm sure they did not realise this would

:01:19. > :01:24.happen to them. It is really serious and awful news.

:01:25. > :01:30.The police are appealing for anyone who saw this crash to contact them.

:01:31. > :01:34.The deaths at this spot yesterday have brought the number of people

:01:35. > :01:37.killed on our roads to 5 cents Friday.

:01:38. > :01:43.Earlier, the Army pay tribute to soldiers who died in a crash on

:01:44. > :01:48.Friday night. Lance Corp David Welt and Dale Harris, both of the 2nd

:01:49. > :01:51.Battalion, were based at these barracks in the spring. In a

:01:52. > :01:57.statement, the army described the man as hugely competent soldiers and

:01:58. > :02:02.-- US fast -- fantastic futures ahead of them.

:02:03. > :02:06.Another man died in hospital following a crash on Wednesday. He

:02:07. > :02:10.was originally from the and had been living in Portadown for several

:02:11. > :02:12.years. These latest deaths bring to 48 number of people who have lost

:02:13. > :02:16.their lives on the roads this year. 17 people, including twelve

:02:17. > :02:18.children, have been treated in hospital for minor injuries

:02:19. > :02:21.after a mini-train overturned They were taken to the

:02:22. > :02:26.South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen following

:02:27. > :02:29.the incident at Drumhoney Holiday The health and safety executive say

:02:30. > :02:39.they're investigating the incident Thousands

:02:40. > :02:41.of Republicans have taken part in a hunger strike commemoration parade

:02:42. > :02:43.in Derrylin in county Fermanagh. Twenty seven bands

:02:44. > :02:46.along with their supporters paraded down the main street

:02:47. > :02:49.of the village to attend the rally. Among those taking part was the

:02:50. > :02:52.Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams and deputy first

:02:53. > :02:55.Minister Martin McGuinness. Local MP Michelle Gildernew said

:02:56. > :03:10.the event wasn't intended to offend We understand that people may be

:03:11. > :03:14.offended but there are, as I said, different narratives to the story. I

:03:15. > :03:18.don't think people necessarily understand the narrative. I respect

:03:19. > :03:20.their rights to have a different opinion.

:03:21. > :03:22.Meanwhile in a statement this evening , the TUV

:03:23. > :03:25.leader Jim Allister said the parade in Derrylin was never intended by

:03:26. > :03:32.Sinn Fein to be anything other than a glorification of IRA terrorism

:03:33. > :03:38.A petrol bomb has been thrown at a house in Fermanagh in the early

:03:39. > :03:43.hours of this morning. There were no injuries. A device was thrown from a

:03:44. > :03:45.car on Station Road just before half past three.

:03:46. > :03:46.Following tonight's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

:03:47. > :03:49.in Glasgow, the Northern Ireland team will return home tomorrow with

:03:50. > :03:51.a grand total of twelve medals, the second-biggest tally

:03:52. > :03:58.Stephen Watson reports now from Glasgow.

:03:59. > :04:05.Tonight's closing ceremony brings to announce the 11 days of competition.

:04:06. > :04:09.It's been a very successful Commonwealth Games for Northern

:04:10. > :04:14.Ireland. 12 medals in all with two gold, three silver and seven bronze.

:04:15. > :04:19.The second biggest haul ever. Nine of those medals came from one

:04:20. > :04:24.sports. After a memorable day for our boxers in Glasgow yesterday.

:04:25. > :04:29.It was a night when Northern Ireland boxers lived -- lit up the

:04:30. > :04:37.Commonwealth games. This was the moment which made all the hard work

:04:38. > :04:41.worthwhile. Celebrating gold medal success

:04:42. > :04:46.together. To fighters are close friends. Now they have another

:04:47. > :04:51.common bonds. It has kicked in a bit now. It's a

:04:52. > :04:57.great feeling, especially sharing it with Paddy because he came along

:04:58. > :05:05.last time and I was the only medallist.

:05:06. > :05:18.At the Olympics, I got bronze. The year before, I got silver. It's

:05:19. > :05:22.great because we doing brilliantly. In the right corner, representing

:05:23. > :05:26.Northern Ireland. Michael is just 22 years old but may decide to miss the

:05:27. > :05:31.opportunity of fighting at the Olympics in Brazil in two years

:05:32. > :05:35.time. My style is it to professional and

:05:36. > :05:43.it's something I've always wanted to do. I will always do that, whether

:05:44. > :05:51.it is now or later. Who knows. I could go to Rio and pick up a gold

:05:52. > :05:54.medal, we're just getting better. But Barnes still has unfinished

:05:55. > :06:02.business as an amateur. One of my main targets is to win a

:06:03. > :06:08.gold medal at the Olympic Games. Hopefully, in the next two years, I

:06:09. > :06:16.will improve any more and -- improve even more and hit that target. Here

:06:17. > :06:22.it is, a gold medal. Paddy Barnes and the rest of team

:06:23. > :06:23.and I will now sail back to Northern Ireland to a special homecoming. I

:06:24. > :06:26.will be live there for BBC newsline. Armagh have qualified

:06:27. > :06:28.for the quarter finals of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship

:06:29. > :06:31.for the first time since 2008 with an 18 points to 13 victory over

:06:32. > :06:34.Meath at Croke Park last night. A strong performance in the last

:06:35. > :06:37.half-hour of the game secured Meanwhile Monaghan set up

:06:38. > :06:47.a quarter-final tie with Dublin This goal from

:06:48. > :06:52.Christopher McGuinness in extra time Now with the weather

:06:53. > :07:08.forecast here's Barra Best Through this evening we will have

:07:09. > :07:13.some further spells of wet weather, courtesy of an area of low pressure

:07:14. > :07:18.which has given us... Through the night, it is -- edges away leaving

:07:19. > :07:23.brighter conditions. Monday will be a much better day. Not dry all the

:07:24. > :07:29.time but it will be much more brights. A dry start for many of us

:07:30. > :07:32.to begin with, with one or two isolated showers. A not bad day

:07:33. > :07:36.right across Britain. Much calmer for us all with some good spells of

:07:37. > :07:39.sunshine. Some scattered showers will begin to develop. Temperatures

:07:40. > :07:43.still reaching the mid-20s in parts of the site -- south-east of

:07:44. > :07:49.England. Tebbit was getting up to about 19 in the North. Right across

:07:50. > :07:53.Ireland tomorrow, some decent spells of sun with scattered showers.

:07:54. > :07:57.Tomorrow afternoon, a few of those showers will pass. Temperatures

:07:58. > :08:02.reached 19 or 20 degrees with fairly light winds. As we go into Tuesday,

:08:03. > :08:03.further spells of rain to come and that really is the outlook for the

:08:04. > :08:06.rest of the week. That's it for now -

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