15/11/2015 BBC Newsline

An Irish priest in Paris has described the terrorists who carried

out a series of attacks in the city on Friday night as cowards.

A hundred and twenty nine people were killed

and more than three hundred were injured, including one Irishman.

The co-ordinated attacks which have been claimed by the

so called Islamic State involved suicide bombers and gunmen

and were the worst in France since the Second World War.

The victims were remembered at church services across the French

capital this morning - from Paris, BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports.

Amid the security, there is solidarity. Today Peruvians came

together to reflect and to remember. -- people from Paris. This was the

main meeting point in Paris for Irish Catholics, the chapel at the

Irish college. Freddie's killings and the killers were condemned. The

man with a gun is a coward because he is afraid of dialogue and to be

open to the other person's truth. There is no dialogue with people

with guns. At the service was Jessica Garratt, wife of the former

rugby international Roman who now coaches in France. We are all

frightened. We live outside the city but we are still worried about

letting our children outside and going outside, but we are staying

away from the thing. Every section of life in Paris including the Irish

community has been affected by Freddie's tragic events. We know of

one case, an individual who has been injured and has had medical

attention and we have been supporting them. It is a complex

situation. The director of the Irish cultural centre in Paris comes from

Belfast. Coming from Northern Ireland, I have been thinking a lot

about Gordon Wilson have been thinking a lot about Gordon Wilson

after. I hope that this will lead to negotiation and serious peace talks.

Amid the sadness, there is nervousness, the armed police, the

soldiers are on the street to make people from Paris and visitors feel

secure but sometimes that can have the opposite effect. It is not easy

but in the face of despair, the city is trying desperately to find hope

for the future. Mark Simpson, BBC Newsline, Paris.

The new leader of the SDLP says the party will have

a high standard when considering whether to back any agreement

The Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood beat Alasdair McDonnell,

in a vote at the party conference in Armagh yesterday.

Talks between the five biggest parties and

the British and Irish government will resume at Stormont tomorrow,

with indications the negotiations are in the final stages.

Mr Eastwood says the party wants a deal which will work.

We will look at the detail when it arises, we have a high standard and

we do not want to see half the deal, we do not want to see negotiating

happening next week or in a year's time, people want to see these

issues resolved but they have to be resolved properly.

A five-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries

after falling from a bathroom window at a house in North Belfast.

GAA now and ten-times winners Crossmaglen Rangers are back

in the Ulster Club Championship final after beating Kilcoo

They'll meet Scotstown in the provincial decider.

In keeping with so many sporting events over the weekend, a minute's

silence was observed for the victims of the attacks in Paris. Played in

driving wind and pouring rain, Crossmaglen were relentless. Having

carved out this goal opportunity, only to be denied by the

post-dot-macro they pushed on, four points, winning margin. We have

plenty more to work on, we've made hard work of that game, basic

mistakes and I do not blame the weather, it is down to bad execution

and we take responsibility. It is great we weeks to work on it. Jamie

Clark is back from his travels and pushing for a place in the final

against Scotstown which is in a fortnight's time.

A look ahead now to a story Donna will have on BBC Newsline this week.

This cafe is a place people come to eat drink and chat. Also come here

to complete a jail sentence or are on remand. A very different new

regime has been introduced by the Prison Service to help rehabilitate

the young men and women who are sent here. On BBC Newsline I discover

more inside the renamed Hydebank Wood college.

You can see more on that story this week here on BBC Newsline.

We have had a lot of rain, it has caused problems, this was the scene

in County Tyrone. Not too far away in County Donegal we also have some

flooding. Thank you for your photographs, please keep them coming

in. As we make our way through this evening, there will be a continuing

flow of scattered showers coming in from the west, it will also be a

cold night, as temperatures for some will fall close to freezing.

Tomorrow will be a cold feeling day, there will also be scattered showers

and we do hold on to the south-westerly winds as well but

unlike today, in between the showers, it will be brighter,

south-westerly winds stay with us and will bring scattered showers.

More persistent rain in western areas of Scotland and we will see

rain coming across the south coast of Ireland and into the Midlands.

North of that, a brighter picture with more sunshine. For England and

Wales, largely dry picture of the work will be cloudy. For us in the

afternoon, decent amounts of sunshine, broken by the odd shower

and temperatures are best around seven or 8 degrees. It will turn

largely dry and another chilly night to come and after that, Tuesday will

be unsettled once more. Low pressure will come in, bringing outbreaks of

rain and some of it will be heavy and persistent at times, the odd

spot of flooding on the roads with temperatures around seven or 8

degrees but most of the rain will clear by Tuesday evening. As for the

rest of the week, we have a series of low pressure systems ready to

come in from the Atlantic, they will bring gusty winds at times and

outbreaks of rain, but not all the time, there will be dry weather and

sunshine. We will keep you up-to-date, stay tuned to the

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Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at twenty five past six in the morning.

Until then you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster

From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, good bye.