:00:00. > :00:18.Tonight's top stories. news teams where you are.
:00:19. > :00:21.No sustained effort was made to find sexual abusers of children in care
:00:22. > :00:27.says a report Stormont departments have been warned they could face
:00:28. > :00:34.Stormont departments have been warned they could face
:00:35. > :00:50.A new EU rule, but what will it mean for Fisher vote?
:00:51. > :01:08.but journey times are not getting any shorter.
:01:09. > :01:16.The stars of stage, screen, sport, turnout for Paddy Wallace. Join me
:01:17. > :01:21.on the red carpet. And the next few days will be cold with their risk of
:01:22. > :01:22.heavy rain. We also have snow in places tonight. I will have the
:01:23. > :01:28.details. A report into child sexual
:01:29. > :01:32.exploitation in Northern Ireland says the police made no sustained
:01:33. > :01:35.effort to find out who was responsible for abusing children
:01:36. > :01:39.being looked after in care. The authors of the review into 22
:01:40. > :01:42.cases of abuse are critical of the authorities for not doing
:01:43. > :01:46.enough to tackle the problem. Here's our Ireland correspondent
:01:47. > :01:57.Chris Buckler. What exactly does the report say?
:01:58. > :02:01.It was a police investigation into alleged abuse of 22 children, was
:02:02. > :02:06.launched in a blaze of publicity, this particular investigation, by
:02:07. > :02:11.the safeguarding board of Northern Ireland. They are very critical of
:02:12. > :02:14.the police, saying the police did you an awful lot to locate and
:02:15. > :02:19.return some children they believe were abused, children in care, so
:02:20. > :02:23.they went, found them, returned them to care homes, however it is
:02:24. > :02:26.critical about what says is a failure to look at the extent of the
:02:27. > :02:30.child sexual exploitation taking place and also, they say, their
:02:31. > :02:36.attempt to find and stop the abusers, in the words of the review,
:02:37. > :02:40.Ltd and inconsistent. There is also some praise for residential staff
:02:41. > :02:44.and members who were looking after these children, saying some of them
:02:45. > :02:49.had suicidal behaviour, with self harming, and were helped. In some
:02:50. > :02:52.cases, their lives saved, with the help of staff. However the health
:02:53. > :02:54.minister has now very clear, he says that this report shows are lot of
:02:55. > :02:58.support was given to protect the teenagers from harm. Or indeed, the
:02:59. > :03:04.risk of harm. This report has been a long time
:03:05. > :03:07.coming. It certainly has. Plenty of publicity surrounding this at the
:03:08. > :03:14.start, when the investigation was launched, the health minister talked
:03:15. > :03:17.about deaths and that led to a huge investigation by the safeguarding
:03:18. > :03:20.board of Northern Ireland however it has not been published for a number
:03:21. > :03:22.of months, it is my belief the report was published some months ago
:03:23. > :03:26.and was meant to be published in the summer but at that time there were
:03:27. > :03:29.suggestions reporters would be brief, suggestions that charities
:03:30. > :03:37.would be brought in to look at this, at that stage, it was not published.
:03:38. > :03:39.That came as some surprise. The Department of Health today says that
:03:40. > :03:42.it was partly because they were concerned young people could be
:03:43. > :03:46.identified, they were also concerned that they needed to be prepared for
:03:47. > :03:51.the report being published. Nevertheless it has been published
:03:52. > :03:54.in a way that is quite surprising. It was published online. We were
:03:55. > :03:58.given details of it just this afternoon. And really, there has not
:03:59. > :04:03.been the same purpose the findings as was put into launching it.
:04:04. > :04:05.Any reaction from the Department of Health? They have released a
:04:06. > :04:10.statement welcoming the investigation and this report. They
:04:11. > :04:13.say that the professor and his team have very good work. It also says
:04:14. > :04:18.that they have worked with the young people to prepare them the
:04:19. > :04:21.publication. Which of course they helped to create because ten of the
:04:22. > :04:25.people they believe were abused actually took part in details for
:04:26. > :04:32.this report, a very brave step for them, we do of course want to hear
:04:33. > :04:36.what the police have to say, a big concern is how the officers acted,
:04:37. > :04:41.they have to make sure this does not happen again. The police say they
:04:42. > :04:44.welcome this report and the opportunity to further examine how
:04:45. > :04:47.they and their partner agencies are doing with this very important
:04:48. > :04:51.issue. They said they are doing every thing they can to keep
:04:52. > :04:53.choosing an young people safe. -- children and young people.
:04:54. > :04:55.An Inquiry is trying to trace a former Barnardo's worker,
:04:56. > :04:56.who is facing serious abuse allegations.
:04:57. > :04:59.The ex care worker, whose name cannot be made public,
:05:00. > :05:02.is one of a number of former Barnardo's staff who are accused
:05:03. > :05:04.of sexually abusing children at the charity's former home
:05:05. > :05:20.The former home here is no more but that history is still very much. The
:05:21. > :05:24.former employee being sought by the enquiry was one of two former
:05:25. > :05:30.workers described at the enquiry today is evil. Let's focus on one of
:05:31. > :05:34.the people making the allegations. His account of abuse that he said
:05:35. > :05:43.happened to him was described at the enquiry today is graphic. It also
:05:44. > :05:48.emerged that he was paid ?15,000 by Barnardos in 2003 out of a civil
:05:49. > :05:53.case. He also has a significant record. The enquiry heard today that
:05:54. > :05:53.his story is part of a complex picture involving various
:05:54. > :05:54.individuals. It's an industry that was worth ?15m
:05:55. > :05:58.last year but a new EU rule due to take effect in weeks has
:05:59. > :06:00.prawn fishermen along They're concerned that a cut
:06:01. > :06:04.in quotas and a new rule banning the discard of unwanted fish
:06:05. > :06:06.could have a big impact Our Agriculture and Environment
:06:07. > :06:24.Correspondent Conor Macauley The Northern Ireland Fishing fleet's
:06:25. > :06:29.main target is prawns. Hundreds of tonnes of them land in our ports
:06:30. > :06:30.every year. But a new European Union law to stop unwanted fish been
:06:31. > :06:49.thrown overboard, a so-called discard ban is causing concern.
:06:50. > :06:56.I got this in July of last year. I just have to be making money. I
:06:57. > :06:59.cannot afford to be tying up, releasing more of a quota, now they
:07:00. > :07:05.want to be throwing fish away, which can through communities away either.
:07:06. > :07:09.Trawlermen happen trying to fish sustainable. The green mesh panel in
:07:10. > :07:13.this prominent is to let other species and the juvenile fish
:07:14. > :07:21.escape. But the European Union is getting tough. From January are
:07:22. > :07:27.fleet will have to land all prawns or haddock they catch. 2019 and see
:07:28. > :07:31.further species added to the list. The problem is that next year's
:07:32. > :07:36.proposed quota has been cut by more than sent. Even though scientists
:07:37. > :07:39.say that the fish is abundant in the Irish Sea at the moment. If that
:07:40. > :07:42.quota cannot be changed at negotiations in Brussels next week
:07:43. > :07:47.it could have a big impact on the fleet.
:07:48. > :07:50.The indications are very stark. Because of the European Commission
:07:51. > :07:55.and the Council of ministers which will ultimately make the decision,
:07:56. > :07:59.they do not give a sufficient quota. Within a few short weeks of the New
:08:00. > :08:03.Year the haddock quota will be exhausted. But quota may well and be
:08:04. > :08:07.counted against the prawn quota. Ultimately what will happen is the
:08:08. > :08:12.prawn quota becomes exhausted by the end of the fleet is to tie up.
:08:13. > :08:17.And while reform was meant to stop dumping efficiency the reality may
:08:18. > :08:20.turn out to be a lot different. Before the rule change under sized
:08:21. > :08:25.prawns used to be able to be dumped at sea. Now most of them will have
:08:26. > :08:28.to be landed. Although there cannot be sold as food. A couple of
:08:29. > :08:35.different options have looked at about what to do with them. As yet
:08:36. > :08:38.there is no workable solution. Frustration for Allen, who has
:08:39. > :08:42.applied for a waste licence to take them from the port, back out to sea,
:08:43. > :08:43.where there will be dumped. Which is, of course, the very thing that
:08:44. > :08:46.the rule change was meant to stop. The Department of the Environment,
:08:47. > :08:48.which issues the licences, says it has told Mr McCulla he'll
:08:49. > :08:51.have to look at alternatives to dumping at sea and is
:08:52. > :08:53.awaiting a response. He says that detail has
:08:54. > :08:58.already been sent to them. Stormont departments
:08:59. > :09:00.here are being told to plan for cuts They're due to get details of how
:09:01. > :09:05.much cash they are losing by way After the Chancellor's autumn
:09:06. > :09:09.statement we knew cuts would be coming and now we're beginning
:09:10. > :09:12.to get a sense of just how deep Our Business and Economics Editor
:09:13. > :09:17.John Campbell's with me - John it's looking like a very bleak
:09:18. > :09:25.mid-winter? We knew that cuts were coming.
:09:26. > :09:33.Whenever the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement that meant a 1%
:09:34. > :09:37.reduction in the amount of money stomach receives from Westminster,
:09:38. > :09:41.once it arrives in Stormont it is down to the executive to decide how
:09:42. > :09:44.to spend it. If they want protect health and education, their biggest
:09:45. > :09:48.department, that means any cuts must follow Cross all the other
:09:49. > :09:53.departments. By that measure all those departments have been asked to
:09:54. > :09:57.plan for two scenarios, a 5% cut, and a 10% cut. It would be with
:09:58. > :09:59.significant, to perform at in one year.
:10:00. > :10:03.What does this mean for people who rely on other services?
:10:04. > :10:06.Senior civil servants have already begun to brief committees on what
:10:07. > :10:11.the impact will be on their departments and the services they
:10:12. > :10:15.deliver. For example, the Department of culture, today, an official was
:10:16. > :10:19.saying, if you do a 10% cut on others, that will mean the closure
:10:20. > :10:24.of libraries, potentially museums, arts groups will cease to exist, and
:10:25. > :10:26.we also heard from the Department for social development, they look
:10:27. > :10:31.after some regeneration stuff, and they also look after the Social
:10:32. > :10:35.Security agency, and a senior official that explained how that
:10:36. > :10:38.department would deal with this. We would seek to provide a suite of
:10:39. > :10:45.options to the minister which would have arranged within them smaller
:10:46. > :10:49.cuts within particular areas, the consequences being outlined, and
:10:50. > :10:52.also outlining places where we might suggest stopping altogether. Given
:10:53. > :10:56.the level of the cuts that we have already sustained it is impossible
:10:57. > :11:02.to deliver the same with less. Not at this stage. We seem to go
:11:03. > :11:03.through the cycles of boom and gloom and then everything appears to be
:11:04. > :11:07.resolved. Will this be the same? We heard from
:11:08. > :11:11.a official saying they are in the position now where they have orally
:11:12. > :11:15.made cuts in the last budget period, so if you do so again, then you're
:11:16. > :11:18.getting close to the bone. Of course, during these periods, there
:11:19. > :11:21.are always apocalyptic predictions about what will happen. But there
:11:22. > :11:25.will definitely need to be more cuts made. I do not see how they can
:11:26. > :11:29.prevent that from impacting on some services.
:11:30. > :11:31.Union members at the troubled Bombardier aerospace firm have voted
:11:32. > :11:33.overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer.
:11:34. > :11:35.It included a two year pay freeze and a longer working week.
:11:36. > :11:38.When the company made the offer last month it warned
:11:39. > :11:45.that it was in serious financial crisis.
:11:46. > :11:47.The level of Lough Erne is continuing to rise -
:11:48. > :11:52.It has gone up by 2 inches in the last 24 hours -
:11:53. > :11:55.and is now just 6 inches below the 2009 peak which saw large parts
:11:56. > :12:02.Here's our South West reporter Julian Fowler.
:12:03. > :12:07.If you're going for a swim at the Lakeland Forum leisure centre you
:12:08. > :12:13.could get wet before you get to the pool. Even going to catch a bus at
:12:14. > :12:23.the depot in Enniskillen can be tricky. As can finding a parking
:12:24. > :12:28.spot in the town, or someone tried to sit. Disruption caused by slowly
:12:29. > :12:32.rising waters spreading. But it is rural areas that continue to be
:12:33. > :12:38.worst affected. There are a number of areas like this around Lough Erne
:12:39. > :12:41.affected by the flood water. Most are managing to cope but if the
:12:42. > :12:47.levels get any higher, plans are being put in place to help those who
:12:48. > :12:49.may find themselves cut off. The emergency services and government
:12:50. > :12:53.agencies are working together to reach those who need to get
:12:54. > :12:59.essential supplies or prescriptions. The guys were out this morning. In
:13:00. > :13:03.conjunction with the Red Cross. We provide services to a family who had
:13:04. > :13:08.been trapped. A family of seven, including five children.
:13:09. > :13:13.The operators of two hydroelectric dams at Bally Sham and say they are
:13:14. > :13:17.discharging at the maximum rate, some 365 tonnes of water a second.
:13:18. > :13:24.At the moment, it is filling up faster than it can get out.
:13:25. > :13:27.Cecilia will be here with the forecast shortly.
:13:28. > :13:30.Proposed changes to the Belfast to Dublin rail timetable would make
:13:31. > :13:32.the service little better than the steam engine age of seventy
:13:33. > :13:35.years ago - that's the warning from the SDLP's transport
:13:36. > :13:38.It comes as Translink prepare to consult passengers on changes
:13:39. > :13:46.BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports.
:13:47. > :13:53.The elliptical enterprise from Dublin arrives in Belfast by Don.
:13:54. > :13:58.But the issue is how much time as cross-border rail journey is taking.
:13:59. > :14:02.The news is that it could soon take even longer. A new timetable has
:14:03. > :14:06.been drawn up. It would increase the average travel time by more than
:14:07. > :14:12.five minutes. Belfast to Dublin is hundred and five miles. In the new
:14:13. > :14:17.timetable discouraged at around two hours, 15 minutes. An average of
:14:18. > :14:21.only 47 mph. Much slower than a similar journey in England.
:14:22. > :14:30.Birmingham to London as well and 70 miles. That takes around one hour 50
:14:31. > :14:35.minutes. An average speed of 64 mph. A lot quicker than trains here. If
:14:36. > :14:39.this timetable was in fermented we would go back to the steam age,
:14:40. > :14:45.1947. When it was possible to travel from Belfast to Dublin in two hours,
:14:46. > :14:54.15 minutes. That is not modern Europe. Not when you think of trains
:14:55. > :14:59.travelling in France at 200 mph. Translink point out that the new
:15:00. > :15:04.timetable is not set in stone. It is only a proposal. And they want to
:15:05. > :15:10.hear from passengers. In fact, a new official consultation will begin on
:15:11. > :15:14.board the trains next week. But with the car to Dublin often quicker than
:15:15. > :15:19.the train now, will all passengers opt for the road rather than rail?
:15:20. > :15:24.No. You can do it quicker in the car but by the time Park, but ever, the
:15:25. > :15:29.service on the train is amazing. It is old-style value.
:15:30. > :15:35.Like the Orient express. The Orient express?! Are you serious?
:15:36. > :15:43.It is much better than coming by car Mike until you.
:15:44. > :15:46.It should be faster, giving the European trains and everything.
:15:47. > :15:52.Consultation on the new timetable ends on December 18. Tell us what
:15:53. > :15:54.you think on our Facebook page. Two victims groups have taken out
:15:55. > :15:57.a full page ad in a local newspaper today, accusing the British
:15:58. > :15:59.government of failing to address That real life struggle to find
:16:00. > :16:03.a way forward for society here as a whole is being explored
:16:04. > :16:06.in a new BBC NI film, It was shown this week as part
:16:07. > :16:11.of a series of preview screenings for our local audience -
:16:12. > :16:13.Catherine Morrison went along, and spoke to some members
:16:14. > :16:27.of the well-known cast. The coming months will tell whether
:16:28. > :16:30.Northern Ireland is ready to face truth about its past.
:16:31. > :16:34.Set in the near future, a fictional moment in the peace process as a
:16:35. > :16:38.suburban style truth and reconciliation process begins.
:16:39. > :16:42.Nobody is asking anybody to forget. We are trying to get at the truth.
:16:43. > :16:46.After that, people make up their own minds.
:16:47. > :16:51.It is a question of being asked a hypothetical. What if this was to
:16:52. > :16:56.happen? And into that, to the space that is created by that question,
:16:57. > :16:59.people can start putting in their own answers.
:17:00. > :17:02.But in fiction, as in real life, getting to the truth of what really
:17:03. > :17:08.happened during the troubles proves elusive. Roger Allen plays career
:17:09. > :17:13.diplomat, Henry Stanfield, heading up the commission. His task is
:17:14. > :17:17.enormous. The stakes are high, and the pressure from victims, political
:17:18. > :17:21.parties, and the police, is immense. There are a number of truths.
:17:22. > :17:26.Depending on where you are standing and what has happened to you. There
:17:27. > :17:29.are an awful lot of truths. And somewhere in the centre of all of
:17:30. > :17:34.that is something that you might call the truth, but all those other
:17:35. > :17:38.people might not agree with that. I don't know. But I think what is
:17:39. > :17:44.important is that, is that... Is that the story gets told, and
:17:45. > :17:47.continues to get old, so that people do not forget.
:17:48. > :17:56.The film also stars Ballycastle born: with Hill, who is also in
:17:57. > :17:59.gamer friends. -- game of friends. I think what is holding up truth is
:18:00. > :18:06.the protection of people involved, etc. The duplicity, the spying, that
:18:07. > :18:11.we were all aware of now, that was going on, like steak knife. So it
:18:12. > :18:19.just shows you how come they did it all was. So yes it is a work of
:18:20. > :18:24.fiction, and we are having a truth commission on it, but I can see how
:18:25. > :18:30.hard it would be to actually have a truth commission as you could not as
:18:31. > :18:33.it were get to the truth. A real mechanism for Northern
:18:34. > :18:34.Ireland's victims is far less certain.
:18:35. > :18:36.It's an annual honour - bestowed on giant global figures.
:18:37. > :18:38.This year's Time magazine's person of the year is
:18:39. > :18:42.Her cover portrait was painted by the Northern Irish
:18:43. > :18:45.Our Arts Correspondent Robbie Meredith went to meet
:18:46. > :19:00.It is one of the most famous front pages and most coveted awards on the
:19:01. > :19:05.planet. This year Time magazine's person of the cover has been created
:19:06. > :19:09.in artist studio in County Down. I got a communication from them
:19:10. > :19:11.about six to go. Asking me if I would consider painting the German
:19:12. > :19:16.Chancellor. : Davidson has painted many
:19:17. > :19:21.prominent people but always in personal sittings.
:19:22. > :19:24.This was different. They were saying to me, actually, you will not have
:19:25. > :19:30.the luxury of spending time with her. You will not have the lottery
:19:31. > :19:35.of being able to meet her. So I embarked on the process where I
:19:36. > :19:43.looked at a lot of film, but at how her face worked. But although he has
:19:44. > :19:48.not yet met her he is full of admiration for his subject.
:19:49. > :19:55.With this one I was very aware of her work last year. Particularly the
:19:56. > :20:00.number of months. I suppose it was the compassion, humanitarian aspect
:20:01. > :20:07.of what she has been doing the dignity of sorts, those other things
:20:08. > :20:10.that I was interested in trying to pull out.
:20:11. > :20:13.And it was only yesterday he found out that his work was front-page
:20:14. > :20:17.news everywhere. Including in Germany.
:20:18. > :20:24.The German reaction has been pretty big. I have spoken to a number of
:20:25. > :20:27.German newspapers yesterday. Nobody is saying whether they think the
:20:28. > :20:33.paintings could. Nobody is saying whether they feel the painting
:20:34. > :20:38.reflects her or not. But I suppose it is a good sign this would adopt
:20:39. > :20:41.me. Some collectors have already been in
:20:42. > :20:42.touch but at the moment the Chancellor's home is still in
:20:43. > :20:45.Northern Ireland. Christmas can be a lonely time
:20:46. > :20:48.for many older people who may live BBC Northern Ireland has teamed up
:20:49. > :20:52.with the charity Age NI The big lottery funds a Belfast
:20:53. > :20:55.based project called Hope which brings older people at risk
:20:56. > :20:58.of social isolation together Today we got an invitation
:20:59. > :21:02.to their Christmas party. Our reporter Helen Jones
:21:03. > :21:15.was there for BBC Newsline. A full house with most of us at
:21:16. > :21:19.Christmas is a happy house. A time to catch up with others. Take time
:21:20. > :21:24.to indulge. It time for families. This is one happy family.
:21:25. > :21:27.You are sitting in the house on your own although. I think it is nice to
:21:28. > :21:31.come and meet other people and enjoy their company.
:21:32. > :21:35.They look out for each other. There are some who are less mobile
:21:36. > :21:39.than I am. If you give them a wee help or a word, it helps them, it
:21:40. > :21:42.helps me to. People become isolated and lonely
:21:43. > :21:46.for all sorts of reasons. Often having gone through some sort of
:21:47. > :21:50.transition, they may have been ill, breathe, and it can take a lot of
:21:51. > :21:56.confidence, if you're used to doing something with other people, with a
:21:57. > :21:59.partner, say, to actually go out start to meet new people.
:22:00. > :22:04.These two have just met each other. Where were you?
:22:05. > :22:07.The start of a great relationship, friendship!
:22:08. > :22:10.Yes. We will have to see each other
:22:11. > :22:13.again. I keep forgetting her name,
:22:14. > :22:18.unfortunately. Little Audrey!
:22:19. > :22:23.When my wife died in 2002 that is when I decided to leave my house, it
:22:24. > :22:27.was too big for me, the garden was much too large. I decided to look
:22:28. > :22:30.for a place. And I am very happy here. It is a good place. It is a
:22:31. > :22:36.great place. And you have got lots of company.
:22:37. > :22:42.Mostly female! Is that a good thing?
:22:43. > :22:47.It is a lovely thing, it is why here.
:22:48. > :22:50.This project is all about playing our part. Whether that is visiting
:22:51. > :22:51.an older relative, helping around the house, simple gestures like
:22:52. > :23:03.that. It can mean the world to them. Stephen is at the Titanic Quarter on
:23:04. > :23:08.the red carpet for what is becoming an annual gathering of local sports
:23:09. > :23:11.stars. You're looking very dapper. Thank you very much indeed. We had
:23:12. > :23:16.to dress up for the big occasion. The stars of not just sport, but
:23:17. > :23:20.stage, and screen, they are all out in force tonight, at Titanic
:23:21. > :23:23.Belfast, for this man, the former Ulster and Ireland rugby
:23:24. > :23:26.international, Paddy Wallace. How please do you do have Rory McIlroy
:23:27. > :23:32.Jimmy Nesbitt and in your honour this evening?
:23:33. > :23:37.Please does not cover it. Very humbled by it. It is a cause close
:23:38. > :23:41.to heart. We raised a huge amount of funds at the testimonial last year
:23:42. > :23:48.and off the back of it decided to set up our own funds, try to help us
:23:49. > :23:50.meet people who suffer, from autism, families, clips, in Northern
:23:51. > :23:54.Ireland, it is absolutely fantastic to have them here with us tonight.
:23:55. > :23:57.Among the sporting stars this evening are about half a dozen of
:23:58. > :24:03.the injured Ulster rugby team. Including Tommy Bowe, Ian Henderson,
:24:04. > :24:08.Darren Cave, I'm sure you would much prefer them on the pitch tomorrow
:24:09. > :24:11.night for the big European game. Absolutely, as an Ulster fan I am
:24:12. > :24:15.gutted to see them here tonight and not getting into their beds at night
:24:16. > :24:18.and preparing for a big match. Ulster are a bit thin on the ground
:24:19. > :24:24.unfortunately having been hit by an injury crisis. Maybe we will be
:24:25. > :24:28.chatting about that later tonight. But sometimes when our backs are
:24:29. > :24:32.against the wall, you know, we have a full house at the ground, stranger
:24:33. > :24:45.things have happened. To lose-testing scene. -- to
:24:46. > :24:51.Toulouse are a fantastic team, but because certainly be doing with
:24:52. > :24:55.Stephen coming out of retirement. What do you begin to crisis D? We
:24:56. > :25:00.have had a bad run, no doubt about it. The World Cup cycle is a tough
:25:01. > :25:05.year for the Irish provinces. We don't have the same amount of depth
:25:06. > :25:09.goes we are only picking from three, maybe four teams in Ireland. So from
:25:10. > :25:12.that point of view, they have had six months under their belt already,
:25:13. > :25:17.as a result that, injuries will happen.
:25:18. > :25:19.Have a great night night. The Northern Ireland manager Michael
:25:20. > :25:22.O'Neill is in attendance as well. Back to you.
:25:23. > :25:36.And now the weather. It is a cold one tonight. Heavy
:25:37. > :25:40.showers are moving across the moment, they have started to fall is
:25:41. > :25:43.now in places. In fact the snow is lying across some high ground in
:25:44. > :25:49.North Antrim, as well as over towards parts of Tyrone. It should
:25:50. > :25:52.not rely on a main road. But of course the skies clear again it will
:25:53. > :25:57.turn icy. And there will be further wintry showers through the night. So
:25:58. > :26:01.by the end of the night some lying snow, a dusting of it, really,
:26:02. > :26:06.particularly on high ground. A cold one tonight. The sky will clear in
:26:07. > :26:09.between and it will be blustery with showers moving through quickly. But
:26:10. > :26:13.there will be ice tomorrow morning for a shower. And further wintry
:26:14. > :26:19.showers around as well. Not the best of weather for driving in more
:26:20. > :26:25.morning. There will be rain, sleet, hail stones, across parts of manner
:26:26. > :26:33.and are in. A strong wind as well make me feel better outside -- cross
:26:34. > :26:37.Fermanagh and Tyrone. You could see some snow falling on your journey to
:26:38. > :26:41.work just about anywhere. As the day goes on showers will use. They will
:26:42. > :26:45.become less wintry. More in the way of sunshine. Many places having a
:26:46. > :26:51.dry afternoon. Others still pretty cold in the bitter westerly winds.
:26:52. > :26:55.It will be cold tomorrow night but fairly quiet compared to tonight.
:26:56. > :26:59.One or two showers, but otherwise tempered as close to freezing and
:27:00. > :27:03.the wind started to drop as well. Then we looked at the South ahead of
:27:04. > :27:06.the next weather system. A rather concentrated area of low pressure
:27:07. > :27:11.and probably three areas of thing to the island is Saturday, Sunday and
:27:12. > :27:16.Monday. And it looks as though Western counties will be closer to
:27:17. > :27:19.that area of the pressure. Therefore they will be most at risk of heavy
:27:20. > :27:23.rain. There are not anyone's at the moment but it is something that be
:27:24. > :27:27.monitored. On Sunday the air will be cold so there could be snow mixed in
:27:28. > :27:29.with the rain on the high ground. It certainly will not be raining all
:27:30. > :27:35.the time but there will be some rain at times. In the West it is likely
:27:36. > :27:40.to be more persistent. Then you see it. On Saturday, wet to start with,
:27:41. > :27:43.snow on the hills, clearing away later in the day but further rain
:27:44. > :27:48.appearing at times on Sunday and Monday. We will keep you up-to-date.
:27:49. > :27:55.Our late summary is at 10:25 p.m., and after that the Secretary of
:27:56. > :27:57.State is interviewed. From every body on the team, goodbye.