22/01/2016

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:00:00. > :00:10.A 29-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the murder

:00:11. > :00:15.The 67-year-old's body was found at his home in Greenisland on Monday

:00:16. > :00:22.The court heard about Eddie Girvan's murder on Monday and the police

:00:23. > :00:26.revealed they found his body by chance and it had

:00:27. > :00:32.Today a connection between his alleged murder and this address

:00:33. > :00:35.in Belfast's city centre.

:00:36. > :00:39.Margaret Henderson's address was given as this street.

:00:40. > :00:43.The accused waved to some friends in the public gallery

:00:44. > :00:46.and when asked if she understood the charge, she replied,

:00:47. > :00:52.A barrister said Margaret Henderson was an extremely vulnerable lady,

:00:53. > :00:59.The lawyers said she would need immediate care in custody.

:01:00. > :01:02.During her brief appearance, the accused

:01:03. > :01:05.woman gestured a number of times towards friends in the court.

:01:06. > :01:08.As she left the dock, a man in the public

:01:09. > :01:13.The accused was remanded in custody and will

:01:14. > :01:24.A 17-year-old boy has been shot in both legs in a paramilitary-style

:01:25. > :01:29.The shooting happened in Ardmonagh Parade

:01:30. > :01:35.The teenager is being treated in hospital for injuries

:01:36. > :01:37.which aren't believed to be life-threatening.

:01:38. > :01:40.A man has been accused of the attempted murder

:01:41. > :01:43.of a 26-year-old woman who was seriously injured in Newtownabbey.

:01:44. > :01:46.The charges are in connection with an assault at a house

:01:47. > :01:48.in Ashgrove Road on Wednesday of last week.

:01:49. > :01:52.The man, who's 33, is also charged with breach of a non-molestation

:01:53. > :02:01.Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is to return to his home

:02:02. > :02:04.constituency of Foyle for May's Assembly election.

:02:05. > :02:09.The deputy first minister has been an MLA for Mid Ulster since 1998.

:02:10. > :02:14.A return to Foyle will put him up against the new SDLP leader

:02:15. > :02:22.For more than 40 years, this city with its famous walls has

:02:23. > :02:27.Now the party's defences are about to be tested

:02:28. > :02:33.I declare that Martin McGuinness has been elected to serve in Parliament

:02:34. > :02:39.For almost two decades, Martin McGuinness has been

:02:40. > :02:45.Now he is coming home and that is a major challenge

:02:46. > :02:48.for another Derry man, Colum Eastwood.

:02:49. > :02:51.He has just become the SDLP's youngest leader and now he must

:02:52. > :02:57.In last year's General Election, the SDLP comfortably held Foyle

:02:58. > :03:00.with almost 40% of the vote against Sinn

:03:01. > :03:06.But a better comparison may be the last assembly election

:03:07. > :03:09.when the SDLP's lead could hardly have been narrower,

:03:10. > :03:17.Mr McGuinness will make a major speech in the city tomorrow

:03:18. > :03:22.but the party hopes his introduction will be enough giving it is a huge

:03:23. > :03:25.The move was front-page news today, though

:03:26. > :03:28.opinion is divided over what may happen.

:03:29. > :03:32.I do believe Martin McGuinness will do very well in his home city.

:03:33. > :03:36.I do believe he will help carry his two partners back

:03:37. > :03:42.This might be a reason for more unionists to come out and vote

:03:43. > :03:47.They maybe don't want to see the constituency

:03:48. > :03:53.On the streets, reaction was largely positive.

:03:54. > :03:57.I don't know if he will do any good, but if he does, fair play.

:03:58. > :04:00.He is just a local politician back to where he started.

:04:01. > :04:03.Normally I am not Sinn Fein supporter but I think it's a good

:04:04. > :04:07.He might get something done about this town.

:04:08. > :04:12.But the SDLP has questioned Sinn Fein's motives.

:04:13. > :04:15.This is about trying to deliver a third seat for Sinn Fein.

:04:16. > :04:18.I haven't heard anything but this being about

:04:19. > :04:24.It is the people of Derry who say that Sinn

:04:25. > :04:27.Fein, while being the biggest nationalist party in government,

:04:28. > :04:33.The election campaign has not even officially begun but already

:04:34. > :04:35.it is clear that this city, which has

:04:36. > :04:41.known many battles in the past, is set for another big one

:04:42. > :04:45.A Catholic priest who was investigated over allegations

:04:46. > :04:49.of abuse but never charged is to retire after a Church inquiry.

:04:50. > :04:54.Father Paul Symonds stepped aside from ministry in Ballymena in 2009,

:04:55. > :04:58.to facilitate a police investigation which ended with a decision

:04:59. > :05:02.Now the church has decided that Father Symonds,

:05:03. > :05:08.aged 70, will live as a retired priest without public ministry.

:05:09. > :05:12.New funding from the European Union worth over ?400 has been announced.

:05:13. > :05:17.It'll go towards supporting peace and reconciliation,

:05:18. > :05:20.cross-border projects and infra-structure.

:05:21. > :05:24.The money comes as debate over the UK's future in the EU hots up,

:05:25. > :05:31.ahead of a referendum which may be held this year.

:05:32. > :05:34.It wasn't surprising that there was an international feel

:05:35. > :05:39.It was made at the Skainos Centre in east Belfast which was itself

:05:40. > :05:47.One is called Peace IV and is aimed at

:05:48. > :06:00.There's about 100 million towards shared education.

:06:01. > :06:04.But if the UK votes to leave the EU, this

:06:05. > :06:06.will be the last round of European funding.

:06:07. > :06:09.David Cameron is currently negotiating on the UK's relationship

:06:10. > :06:13.Then there will be a referendum asking people if the UK

:06:14. > :06:18.As things stand, the DUP would campaign to leave.

:06:19. > :06:23.We see the influence of Europe in the everyday lives of people

:06:24. > :06:28.Therefore we believe that fundamental reform was necessary.

:06:29. > :06:32.We have to say that we believe the Prime Minister looks

:06:33. > :06:37.as if he is not pitching high enough.

:06:38. > :06:39.Her party colleague, the Finance Minister,

:06:40. > :06:42.He said the new money would leave a lasting legacy.

:06:43. > :06:46.So would he worry about losing EU funding?

:06:47. > :06:50.The money would stay in the exchequer, would stay

:06:51. > :06:55.in the financial arrangements as far as it is concerned and clearly that

:06:56. > :06:58.money would be used to benefit communities.

:06:59. > :07:00.The issue was discussed on last night's

:07:01. > :07:05.Sinn Fein think a British exit would have

:07:06. > :07:13.My concern would be the implications it would have the North of Ireland.

:07:14. > :07:17.I think it would have found indications for economic growth

:07:18. > :07:25.Eurosceptic wing of the Conservative Party.

:07:26. > :07:45.We need to await the outcome of the

:07:46. > :08:06.A referendum must be held by the end of next

:08:07. > :08:09.There is a chance it will come this summer.

:08:10. > :08:12.Ice hockey - the Belfast Giants have beaten the Coventry Blaze tonight

:08:13. > :08:20.New signing David Rutherford scored the winning penalty.

:08:21. > :08:31.The weather is next. Overnight tonight, any remaining

:08:32. > :08:35.showers will gradually fizzle out as the high pressure builds. It does

:08:36. > :08:42.mean that we have some clear skies but despite that, temperatures will

:08:43. > :08:47.stay warm enough to avoid a frost. It does set it up for a bright start

:08:48. > :08:51.the on Saturday. Dry and bright for most but I wouldn't wait too long to

:08:52. > :08:55.get on with outside jobs or heading out for a walk because changes on

:08:56. > :09:00.the way later on in the day. You can see we have a wind that will be a

:09:01. > :09:04.strong feature of the day, pushing in from the south-west. Cooler air

:09:05. > :09:09.across the East coast of Scotland and England, warmer temperatures as

:09:10. > :09:12.we come for the West. This band of rain pushes them through the

:09:13. > :09:18.afternoon. It means we could see highs of nine or 10 degrees. We keep

:09:19. > :09:24.that cloud cover as we go on into the evening. A warm night and we

:09:25. > :09:27.keep the breeze as well. It means we have another band of rain coming

:09:28. > :09:34.through overnight and behind that, which warmer air. A very different

:09:35. > :09:38.picture the weather on Sunday. More cloud around but as we go through

:09:39. > :09:43.the second half of the weekend. It's going to stay largely dry as we go

:09:44. > :09:46.through the day. Temperatures are the thing that you will really

:09:47. > :09:49.notice. Might not see beautiful clear blue skies but the

:09:50. > :09:53.compensation dolls come in terms of the thermometer, we will see milder

:09:54. > :09:55.temperatures with highs of 14 degrees.

:09:56. > :09:58.That's it from us until 5:55 tomorrow evening, but you can keep

:09:59. > :10:01.updated with News Online in the meantime.

:10:02. > :10:04.From all of us here, goodnight and have a great weekend.