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The energy firm SSE Airtricity is creating 143 new jobs in Belfast | :00:00. | :00:15. | |
with an expansion of its customer services centre. At one point it had | :00:16. | :00:18. | |
been feared the company would relocate all its jobs in Belfast to | :00:19. | :00:22. | |
Dublin. But as our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell | :00:23. | :00:24. | |
SSE's businesses include wind farms, gas and electricity supply. | :00:25. | :00:34. | |
It currently has 98 customer service staff, | :00:35. | :00:36. | |
It is going to consolidate into one office in the city centre | :00:37. | :00:42. | |
The expansion is being supported with Invest NI grants | :00:43. | :00:47. | |
As in a lot of cases, we do compete internationally. | :00:48. | :00:56. | |
In this case, it was a project that could have | :00:57. | :00:58. | |
We are delighted that not only have we secured 90 jobs, but | :00:59. | :01:02. | |
developing a centre of excellence here that will employ 250 people. | :01:03. | :01:10. | |
It was hard fought and we are delighted to see it. | :01:11. | :01:14. | |
The managing director says the quality | :01:15. | :01:16. | |
It is important to stabilise roles for the future. | :01:17. | :01:25. | |
The announcement today is for an additional 143. | :01:26. | :01:28. | |
We can attract and employ great people. | :01:29. | :01:33. | |
There are really talented people in Northern Ireland. | :01:34. | :01:35. | |
The SSE staff will move to offices here on Great Victoria Street | :01:36. | :01:43. | |
New rules limiting grant aid for job creation have now been | :01:44. | :01:46. | |
The Enterprise says that means being more creative when comes | :01:47. | :01:50. | |
We have to look for new inward investors and look at different ways | :01:51. | :01:54. | |
of helping companies invest in Northern Ireland whether it is | :01:55. | :01:56. | |
through skills development or three research and development. We should | :01:57. | :01:59. | |
increase the spend on research and development because it leads to new | :02:00. | :02:01. | |
products and processes and that leads to more jobs in the future. | :02:02. | :02:09. | |
With the economy here and elsewhere still showing signs of | :02:10. | :02:15. | |
recovery, there could be more good news on the jobs front | :02:16. | :02:18. | |
And in another hopeful economic development for Belfast, planning | :02:19. | :02:29. | |
approval has been granted for two new film studios in Titanic Quarter. | :02:30. | :02:32. | |
The ?14 million development will almost double the existing | :02:33. | :02:35. | |
production space at Titanic Studios where the popular fantasy drama Game | :02:36. | :02:43. | |
of Thrones is shot. Granting | :02:44. | :02:44. | |
Minister Mark H Durkan said building the studios would put Belfast on the | :02:45. | :02:49. | |
map as one of Europe's largest film production locations. | :02:50. | :02:57. | |
As many as 200 staff who were employed at the DVA in Coleraine are | :02:58. | :03:00. | |
to be offered voluntary redundancy after efforts to redeploy them | :03:01. | :03:03. | |
The DVA had previously said a redundancy scheme | :03:04. | :03:08. | |
300 people in all lost their jobs when services | :03:09. | :03:11. | |
The trade union NIPSA said it was | :03:12. | :03:14. | |
"extremely concerned" at the redundancy development. | :03:15. | :03:24. | |
There's a security alert at a graveyard in Coleraine. | :03:25. | :03:26. | |
the discovery of a suspicious object by a grave digger in the cemetery of | :03:27. | :03:30. | |
St John's Catholic Church on Laurelhill Road. | :03:31. | :03:32. | |
put in place around the church and the Army is at the scene. | :03:33. | :03:36. | |
A plaque marking the birthplace of an Israeli President has been taken | :03:37. | :03:39. | |
down in north Belfast following a series of attacks. | :03:40. | :03:41. | |
commemorative plaque had to be removed out of concern for residents | :03:42. | :03:47. | |
living nearby. Martin Cassidy reports. | :03:48. | :03:56. | |
This house in north Belfast hardly looks presidential but almost 100 | :03:57. | :04:03. | |
years ago, a man who would have a major influence in the world was | :04:04. | :04:09. | |
born here. Chaim Herzog was president of Israel for ten years | :04:10. | :04:14. | |
beginning in 1983. But he wasn't born in the middle east. In fact his | :04:15. | :04:20. | |
birthplace was this house in North Belfast - a fact commemorated by the | :04:21. | :04:25. | |
Ulster History Circle when they put up a plaque in 1988. This is how it | :04:26. | :04:31. | |
looked, but following recent attacks including an tie is really graffiti, | :04:32. | :04:35. | |
the plaque has been taken down for the foreseeable future. It is quite | :04:36. | :04:39. | |
shocking that a blue plaque would have to be removed because of | :04:40. | :04:45. | |
intolerance said that I feel it is a wake-up call for people to realise | :04:46. | :04:48. | |
the strength of feeling that there is and the intimidation which is | :04:49. | :04:54. | |
felt by many people who are Israeli and Jewish in Belfast, that even an | :04:55. | :04:59. | |
historic plaque has been targeted and has had to be removed because of | :05:00. | :05:05. | |
the attacks against the property. It had been in place for more than 25 | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
years. At this stage it is not clear if or when it will be back. | :05:10. | :05:13. | |
The DUP has accused the Environment Minister of letting his prejudices | :05:14. | :05:16. | |
stand in the way of hundreds of millions of pounds of potential | :05:17. | :05:18. | |
It followed the decision by the SDLP's Mark H Durkan to block | :05:19. | :05:22. | |
plans for exploratory drilling for gas in Fermanagh. | :05:23. | :05:24. | |
backed the Minister but the DUP's Sammy Wilson has criticised the | :05:25. | :05:28. | |
decision claiming it's a major opportunity missed. | :05:29. | :05:39. | |
It informs companies who want to investigate the possibility of shale | :05:40. | :05:44. | |
gas in Northern Ireland that we are not open for business, that the | :05:45. | :05:47. | |
Planning Minister will do his darndest to make sure they do not | :05:48. | :05:51. | |
get permission and I think the result of that will be that we will | :05:52. | :05:56. | |
lose thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions of pounds worth of | :05:57. | :06:00. | |
investment, and a secure source of local energy which in any other | :06:01. | :06:07. | |
sensible administration we would be tapping into. I think it is right we | :06:08. | :06:12. | |
take a precautionary approach. The gas is not going anywhere. We should | :06:13. | :06:16. | |
not rush into things. If any damage is done in my not be possible to | :06:17. | :06:19. | |
rectify it. Well, it's meant to be the beautiful | :06:20. | :06:20. | |
game, but stray footballs have left the Guildhall in Londonderry with an | :06:21. | :06:23. | |
ugly bill to fix smashed windows. Over the summer, Derry City Council | :06:24. | :06:26. | |
has spent thousands of pounds repairing damage caused by children | :06:27. | :06:29. | |
having a kick about in the recently Now the police | :06:30. | :06:34. | |
have stepped in to show young people playing ball doesn't have to come at | :06:35. | :06:37. | |
a cost. Nicola Weir reports. It's a large open space - perfect | :06:38. | :06:42. | |
for a quick game of football. But last week, a third window | :06:43. | :06:46. | |
in the Guildhall was broken. It's believed the damage was caused | :06:47. | :06:49. | |
accidentally by children playing ball outside - | :06:50. | :06:52. | |
but it's left the council facing a repair bill | :06:53. | :06:55. | |
of over ?10,000. So the police have | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
come up with this... We have got this caged | :07:00. | :07:03. | |
football setup. It is in response to a number | :07:04. | :07:06. | |
of damages which have occurred We are just here to have a bit of | :07:07. | :07:09. | |
fun, get in football enthusiasts and get them some guidance as to where | :07:10. | :07:15. | |
is the best place to play football. A section of | :07:16. | :07:27. | |
the square has now been transformed into a caged football arena - safe | :07:28. | :07:29. | |
for players and safe for windows. The event's called It's Not How | :07:30. | :07:32. | |
You Kick It, It's Where You Kick. It's hoped it will encourage young | :07:33. | :07:35. | |
people to find more suitable places Open green areas, away from windows, | :07:36. | :07:38. | |
away from property like cars That is the message we are | :07:39. | :07:42. | |
trying to get across. Hopefully we will have fun | :07:43. | :07:47. | |
in the process. Parents say it's an initiative that | :07:48. | :07:49. | |
could be used by community groups. We need to look at local communities | :07:50. | :07:54. | |
and see where kids can play In football, accidents do happen and | :07:55. | :07:57. | |
it costs money to repair damage. Plenty of fancy footwork on show - | :07:58. | :08:07. | |
but this time without the Guildhall Now, the weather. | :08:08. | :08:26. | |
For the rest of the week it is going to be a case of looking for the | :08:27. | :08:31. | |
sunglasses or the umbrella. It will be a bag. We have a few showers | :08:32. | :08:35. | |
which will give way to drier weather for a while. Surely the early hours | :08:36. | :08:40. | |
of Wednesday morning rain sinking southwards. -- during. Temperatures | :08:41. | :08:45. | |
no lower than 12 or 13 degrees. Cloud around if you're hoping to | :08:46. | :08:49. | |
catch a glimpse of the meteors, hopefully you will get some breaks | :08:50. | :08:55. | |
in it. Tomorrow, deja vu. Scattered showers but not as many as today. | :08:56. | :09:00. | |
Brighter spells. Showers first thing giving way to sunshine. By | :09:01. | :09:05. | |
mid-morning showery rain coming across Tyrone and Fermanagh. Fishing | :09:06. | :09:08. | |
eastwards during the morning here in the east Coast by lunch time. Across | :09:09. | :09:13. | |
Ireland and Britain tomorrow is a mixed bag. We still have the Carrick | :09:14. | :09:17. | |
in towards the north-east giving us some strong winds towards the north. | :09:18. | :09:23. | |
Further south it is a day of dry and sunny spells but also the risk of | :09:24. | :09:29. | |
scattered showers. Out and about across Northern Ireland tomorrow | :09:30. | :09:32. | |
afternoon, many of us will enjoy some drier periods and some sunshine | :09:33. | :09:36. | |
but the north-westerly wind will make it feel fresh and autumnal, | :09:37. | :09:40. | |
especially towards the north coast. Inland, 18 or 19 degrees in the | :09:41. | :09:48. | |
sunshine. Snow -- slow-moving showers in the forecast for | :09:49. | :09:51. | |
Thursday. Brighter spells in between. Gradually improving towards | :09:52. | :09:54. | |
a weekend but always the risk of a few showers. | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
You can keep up to date with news online. From all of us, good night. | :10:00. | :10:01. | |
Thanks for watching. | :10:02. | :10:03. |