:00:11. > :00:17.Tonight's top stories: The friend of a west Belfast mugging victim
:00:18. > :00:26.says the woman is now too scared to leave her own home.
:00:27. > :00:32.She doesn't like to do it unless somebody is with her, like one of
:00:33. > :00:39.the daughters. Even ensuring the day. -- even ensuring the day.
:00:40. > :00:42.Rail investigators and the PSNI are trying to find out how digger
:00:43. > :00:45.equipment was left on the Lisburn to Portadown line this morning
:00:46. > :00:53.I'm here at the MAC in Belfast city centre which is going to cost
:00:54. > :01:02.?1 million of public money to be fixed.
:01:03. > :01:09.It has hosted concerts and cultural events. But will a new plan for
:01:10. > :01:18.Ebrington create a leaving -- breathing, living hope? Mixed
:01:19. > :01:20.fortunes for a champions on day one of the Dubai Desert Classic.
:01:21. > :01:23.Also on the programme: After a dull, grey day today, Friday starts
:01:24. > :01:35.Hello and welcome to the programme this Thursday evening.
:01:36. > :01:40.The sight of many people on the streets of Belfast last night
:01:41. > :01:44.underlined the fear among pensioners after number of muggings in the
:01:45. > :01:47.area. One woman who suffered a broken wrist are still too
:01:48. > :01:50.traumatised to talk about her attack. The PSNI have today
:01:51. > :01:59.responded. It is a weekly lunch club in Saint
:02:00. > :02:07.Peter's Parish Hall. A serious matter is under discussion. You pull
:02:08. > :02:11.that out... The safety officers from the City Council giving advice and
:02:12. > :02:16.personal alarms. It is all because of too violent muggings of senior
:02:17. > :02:20.citizens and several house burglaries in recent weeks. In the
:02:21. > :02:25.first incident, 78-year-old for us so laid suffered a broken wrist. She
:02:26. > :02:28.was pushed to the ground cheering a mugging. The best friends say she
:02:29. > :02:34.cannot talk about what happened without crying. She is scared to go
:02:35. > :02:41.out unless somebody is with her, one of her daughters. Even in the
:02:42. > :02:43.daytime. Just last Friday, 76 old Maureen Shepherd was left of the
:02:44. > :02:47.broken jaw after being attacked in an alleyway of the streets. The two
:02:48. > :03:00.incidents have left pensioners feeling vulnerable. Our neighbours
:03:01. > :03:04.have all agree that if we going anywhere, one will keep an eye on
:03:05. > :03:08.the house and we will have each other's phone numbers just in case
:03:09. > :03:12.of an emergency. Last night several hundred people attended a rally to
:03:13. > :03:16.show their support for victims of crime. And while people are
:03:17. > :03:20.undoubtedly worried, the police say it is important to keep the
:03:21. > :03:26.incidents in perspective. We want to do is reassure the community that
:03:27. > :03:28.both those incidents are under investigation those investigations
:03:29. > :03:36.remain alive and we are taken very seriously. But they are only a small
:03:37. > :03:39.number of incidents, not in any way we downplay their seriousness, but
:03:40. > :03:44.we don't greater fear of crime unnecessarily. Back in Saint
:03:45. > :03:46.Peter's, and it's a full house for the bingo. A determination in the
:03:47. > :03:49.face of fear to live life as normal. Volunteers have mounted a mercy
:03:50. > :03:52.mission to save horses stranded They brought hay and feed
:03:53. > :03:59.to the animals stuck on an island This report by our agriculture
:04:00. > :04:07.and environment correspondent Conor Macauley contains some images
:04:08. > :04:17.which you may find upsetting. The distress call had come in after
:04:18. > :04:23.locals became aware of the stranded horses, laden down with he and walls
:04:24. > :04:29.feed, volunteers from the community rescue service that off on a mercy
:04:30. > :04:34.mission into Lough Beg near Toome. It is a wide and shallow lake with
:04:35. > :04:39.lots of little Ireland's. It took us a while to locate the one we wanted.
:04:40. > :04:45.There were 13 horses there, three of them were dead, lying out in the
:04:46. > :04:49.open under heavy plastic. The ground was cut to ribbons and was no
:04:50. > :04:52.grazing. The conditions are not ideal, the horses are friendly
:04:53. > :04:58.enough and approachable enough, but they're certainly not starving. They
:04:59. > :05:01.definitely need to be moved on soon as possible. They need shifting to a
:05:02. > :05:05.better location, somewhere where there is extra food for them. First
:05:06. > :05:11.examination, the horses do not seem to be in to buy their condition. The
:05:12. > :05:14.ground on they were marooned is in a shocking state. We do not know who
:05:15. > :05:19.owns these horses and we're not sure how they got here. One theory is
:05:20. > :05:23.that they may have forwarded across a causeway at low water in the
:05:24. > :05:28.autumn. By the time they had grazed the Ireland down, the winter floods
:05:29. > :05:33.had raised the levels, pruning them. We would hope that someone will come
:05:34. > :05:37.out and do something a bit more substantial, I know the water has
:05:38. > :05:42.cut everything off here and it has certainly created a dilemma for the
:05:43. > :05:46.owner of the horses as well. Samir had been left before we arrived, but
:05:47. > :05:49.these animals in need moving to dry ground if they are not endure
:05:50. > :05:54.further suffering. The welfare of horses in all the responsibility of
:05:55. > :05:58.councils, in this case, the Mid Ulster Council. It said its welfare
:05:59. > :06:00.officers have perceived -- receive the conflict and worth investigating
:06:01. > :06:06.kits. -- were investigating it. An investigation's underway
:06:07. > :06:08.into how a train collided with construction equipment
:06:09. > :06:10.on the line between Lisburn The railway line has
:06:11. > :06:13.been closed all day. A bus substitution service
:06:14. > :06:26.is in place but commuters have This is the spots are just outside
:06:27. > :06:33.Lisburn, where the 625 Belfast to Portadown train hit a large piece of
:06:34. > :06:37.excavation machinery on the track. After hitting the machinery, the
:06:38. > :06:43.train and then travelled around 250 metres to where it came to a stop,
:06:44. > :06:47.right here. Then, the driver, conduct and seven passengers on
:06:48. > :06:51.board had to make their way off the train in the dark and walk around
:06:52. > :06:58.the kilometres to the next level crossing. Shattered windows, shocked
:06:59. > :07:05.and shaken passengers and staff, but thankfully, no one was injured. It
:07:06. > :07:10.is not that difficult to leave -- to move -- for a piece of machinery to
:07:11. > :07:13.derail a train. I'm fully stayed on the trucks and we are looking at
:07:14. > :07:20.something less serious than it could have been. Health and Safety
:07:21. > :07:25.Executive, Translink and the PSNI are all involved in trying to find
:07:26. > :07:31.exactly how and why such a large piece of equipment ended up on the
:07:32. > :07:35.tracks. It appears it was a bit of a digger on the line, the train struck
:07:36. > :07:40.at at around 6:55am. We are not clear how it arrived on the line and
:07:41. > :07:43.it will be investigated fully. And because of that ongoing
:07:44. > :07:47.investigation, the line between Lisburn and Portadown will remain
:07:48. > :07:53.closed. But some substitutions will be in place. -- bus substitutions.
:07:54. > :07:56.Almost a million pounds of public money is needed to repair a landmark
:07:57. > :07:58.arts building which opened less than four years ago.
:07:59. > :08:01.The figure was revealed in a letter to MLAs,
:08:02. > :08:04.who were also told that a small part of the roof of the MAC in Belfast
:08:05. > :08:08.Our arts correspondent Robbie Meredith is outside the MAC
:08:09. > :08:19.Yes, a very popular building, a landmark building in Belfast. You
:08:20. > :08:25.can see it lit up behind me, people are going in and out. Dublin in 2012
:08:26. > :08:30.at a cost of just over ?70 million. A lot of money came from the public
:08:31. > :08:33.purse, but about a year ago, it was noticed some parts of the stone
:08:34. > :08:37.cladding on the front were falling off. Netting was put up, MLAs in the
:08:38. > :08:40.culture committee were told it will cost six and a year ago, it was
:08:41. > :08:43.noticed some parts of the stone cladding on the front were falling
:08:44. > :08:45.off. Netting was put up, MLAs in the culture committee were told it would
:08:46. > :08:48.cost six and ?1000 to fix the exterior in November. But today,
:08:49. > :08:51.they got more details about the final bill and it is substantially
:08:52. > :08:51.more. It is an award-winning builder,
:08:52. > :08:58.belittle can currently be seen of it. Preparing the facade of the MAC
:08:59. > :09:03.is going to come at a cost to the public purse. And that it MLAs said
:09:04. > :09:09.that the Arts Council is seeking additional funding of almost
:09:10. > :09:11.?940,000. That is work including the replacement of the stone facade.
:09:12. > :09:15.They were told this was because pursuing liability for the work is
:09:16. > :09:25.likely to be lengthy. Many MLAs are not happy. Another million pounds of
:09:26. > :09:29.public money has to be spent on it. Absolutely. It is to not be
:09:30. > :09:35.defective, not fit for purpose. I'm totally against forking out money,
:09:36. > :09:43.nearly ?1 million, for something that they had literally no reason
:09:44. > :09:46.to. The letter also said an aluminium panel was dislodged from
:09:47. > :09:52.the roof and blown into the square jury by winds-macro last Friday. One
:09:53. > :09:56.of the questions is why do we have to pay this million pounds, there's
:09:57. > :09:59.a discussion about who is liable. And if it wasn't urgent, you
:10:00. > :10:04.wouldn't pay now. But with a windy weather last week, you have to make
:10:05. > :10:09.sure this building is safe. That is our paramount concern and the big
:10:10. > :10:13.question to be answered. No one from the MAC was available for an
:10:14. > :10:17.interview this Mac -- afternoon, but a statement, they said they would
:10:18. > :10:21.remain open for business as usual. The MAC say the show will go on, but
:10:22. > :10:25.why does the money has to come from the public purse? It is a question
:10:26. > :10:29.of timing. Our legal proceedings going on to establish liability for
:10:30. > :10:33.Bush about the cost of the work. It needs to be done right away. It
:10:34. > :10:38.seems that the car, despite the culture committee MLAs unhappiness
:10:39. > :10:40.is going to have to foot the bill for the exterior repair work to the
:10:41. > :10:44.MAC. The Chief Constable has urged
:10:45. > :10:46.politicians to act quickly to agree George Hamilton says it should not
:10:47. > :10:51.be left to the police to deal Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:10:52. > :11:03.Vincent Kearney reports. The policing board's job is to hold
:11:04. > :11:06.the PSNI to account for its actions in the present. But today, once
:11:07. > :11:16.again, the focus was very much on the past. We have entered the New
:11:17. > :11:21.Year, but collectively as the society, the bus remains unresolved.
:11:22. > :11:26.As is often the case, the past dominated today's meeting. In an
:11:27. > :11:32.interview for the BBC, the Chief Constable said it was up to the
:11:33. > :11:35.politicians to find a solution. I always say is my responsibility to
:11:36. > :11:39.try and finish the business of the politicians, but actually, in the
:11:40. > :11:44.absence of political agreement or some infrastructure to deal with it,
:11:45. > :11:49.it all defaults to the police. We are so close that we will work with
:11:50. > :11:53.everybody in a way that can be agreed upon, but can't actually get
:11:54. > :11:57.the last 100 yards. It would be good if we could, because people are
:11:58. > :12:00.suffering and people have stories to tell, there is information and
:12:01. > :12:05.victims need to hear to bring some closure to their pain and trauma and
:12:06. > :12:10.loss. A Chief Constable from the past has also urged politicians to
:12:11. > :12:15.deal with the issue. He was speaking in an interview for the BBC
:12:16. > :12:18.programmer to be broadcast tonight. Politicians on all sides to
:12:19. > :12:23.represent all the communities need to sit around and come up with a
:12:24. > :12:28.solution. It certainly won't happen without clear, joined a political
:12:29. > :12:32.leadership. The Government has said ?150 million funding set aside for
:12:33. > :12:35.bodies to deal with the past will be released -- will not be released
:12:36. > :12:42.until politicians reach an agreement. The Chief Constable says
:12:43. > :12:45.he does not believe it is the responsibility of the PSNI to deal
:12:46. > :12:47.with the past. But until politicians can agree how to do it, it will
:12:48. > :12:50.remain his problem. And there'll be more on that story
:12:51. > :12:53.on The View at 10.45pm The First Minister says she supports
:12:54. > :12:58.Shankill bomb victims in their search for the truth
:12:59. > :13:01.after an allegation the RUC had After meeting some of the families,
:13:02. > :13:04.Arlene Foster said she would support them
:13:05. > :13:06.in their quest to get the Police Ombudsman
:13:07. > :13:17.to carry out an inquiry. Of course I have been and continue
:13:18. > :13:19.to be a long-term supporter of the RUC and the police service of
:13:20. > :13:23.Northern Ireland, that doesn't take away from the fact there were a few
:13:24. > :13:27.bad apples around at that particular point in time. Therefore we need to
:13:28. > :13:31.get to the truth of this. I hear what the Chief Constable has to say
:13:32. > :13:35.in relation to the allegation, but when you listen to the families and
:13:36. > :13:39.how they have been traumatised in you, we have to give them beyond a
:13:40. > :13:40.reasonable doubt the certainty that did not happen. If it did, we need
:13:41. > :13:43.to find out that as well. The amalgamation of two grammar
:13:44. > :13:45.schools in Enniskillen has divided Yesterday, a High Court judge
:13:46. > :13:49.rejected a bid to prevent the merger Now parents are being urged
:13:50. > :13:53.to get behind the plans for the new Enniskillen
:13:54. > :13:55.Royal Grammar School. Here's our south west
:13:56. > :14:07.reporter, Julian Fowler. Those opposed to the amalgamation
:14:08. > :14:13.took their campaign to Stormont, and again a petition signed by 7000
:14:14. > :14:17.people. Former collegiate pupil Arlene Foster said that the decision
:14:18. > :14:20.to close a school that was successful and oversubscribed was
:14:21. > :14:25.bizarre. But yesterday, a High Court judge said the decision was neither
:14:26. > :14:27.irrational or unlawful and urged the leadership of the Collegiate to
:14:28. > :14:33.devote its efforts to ensure the new school will fulfil its potential. In
:14:34. > :14:35.response, the school's principle, Elizabeth Armstrong, said that while
:14:36. > :14:39.many will be deeply disappointed by the judgment, we go forward from it
:14:40. > :14:43.in our resolute and undaunted spirit of strong service to all young
:14:44. > :14:48.people as we seek to establish the new school. Initially, the
:14:49. > :14:51.Enniskillen while Grammar School will operate on a split site, but
:14:52. > :14:56.there are plans to build a single new school for 900 pupils. The
:14:57. > :15:00.amalgamation has a role was potential, but getting there is
:15:01. > :15:04.difficult. So far, it has been very painful for summer and now the
:15:05. > :15:07.healing can begin. But the vision could take years to become a
:15:08. > :15:11.reality. This is the sight of another new school in Enniskillen
:15:12. > :15:15.are more than a decade after it was promised. Building will not begin
:15:16. > :15:19.for another year at least. He ate pupils join a school in September
:15:20. > :15:23.will all come here to the site of the Collegiate. But it is not clear
:15:24. > :15:28.if they will ever get to see a new school building. The process could
:15:29. > :15:31.take at least five years. Three possible sites are being considered.
:15:32. > :15:35.The Department for Education said the new grammar school is too early
:15:36. > :15:38.in the planning stage to estimate when construction is likely to
:15:39. > :15:42.commence. They said it is worth noting that if the obvious change
:15:43. > :15:45.for Kane. Rapid change in the skill and have not been resistant for a
:15:46. > :15:49.decade, this project will be much further advanced. Would be.
:15:50. > :15:51.Planning permission was approved last month for more development
:15:52. > :15:53.at the former Ebrington army site in Londonderry.
:15:54. > :15:56.The Environment Minister Mark Durkan says the blueprint will be
:15:57. > :15:58.a boost for business and tourism in the area.
:15:59. > :16:00.But not everyone's happy with the pace of development.
:16:01. > :16:07.Donna's been to Ebrington to hear more.
:16:08. > :16:15.Have over the past 13 years, this place has been transformed from a
:16:16. > :16:20.derelict army barracks into an open public space. But that is about it.
:16:21. > :16:24.That company charged by the Government to regenerate this area
:16:25. > :16:28.is no more, after official scrutiny of its practices. One business that
:16:29. > :16:34.has set up here has told us it was a tough task, because of red tape and
:16:35. > :16:37.bureaucracy. Will this new development plan" more private
:16:38. > :16:49.enterprise here? This report from our Northwest reporter. BBC Radio
:16:50. > :16:53.one's big weekend was just one of the many highlights cheering city of
:16:54. > :16:59.culture year in 2013. This square has played host to many events as
:17:00. > :17:04.thousands have gathered to celebrate and enjoy this shed space. None of
:17:05. > :17:09.you are holding of 12 served it when I did, are you? Joe the troubles,
:17:10. > :17:11.1000 soldiers were stationed here. But the former Mercury base was
:17:12. > :17:16.handed over to the Stormont Executive in 2003 as part of the
:17:17. > :17:26.peace process. This 26 acre site had huge potential. One young
:17:27. > :17:30.entrepreneur who is now -- who has now established a restaurant said he
:17:31. > :17:33.found it too much red tape when he started the business. We said it
:17:34. > :17:36.need to be open within four or five months and it ended up being just
:17:37. > :17:42.under a year. That was very frustrating. We saw first and
:17:43. > :17:47.however what the levels of bureaucracy were in terms of opening
:17:48. > :17:51.a building here and eventually, with the push strongly to get it through
:17:52. > :17:57.and we were just at the tipping point. But then we opened in May
:17:58. > :18:02.2000 15. A creative hope has been established in Ebrington, there are
:18:03. > :18:06.many companies were 43 people. The company charged with developing a
:18:07. > :18:09.massive site has now been wound up with the council all to be taking
:18:10. > :18:13.responsibility for its growth. An independent report claimed they had
:18:14. > :18:22.not been focusing on its core function in developing the site.
:18:23. > :18:26.Criticism is warranted, but the report was overly critical. What it
:18:27. > :18:33.does do is devalue the past work that the staff have delivered. Mark
:18:34. > :18:36.Durkan is now approved plans for the entire site's development with
:18:37. > :18:42.housing, offices, cafes and restaurants as well as a hotel,
:18:43. > :18:46.museum and arts facilities. The Londonderry Chamber of Commerce says
:18:47. > :18:50.Central Government must now help attract investment to this largest
:18:51. > :18:55.regeneration site in the city. When the site was handed over, shortly
:18:56. > :18:59.afterwards, we had another big is global recessions and that has had
:19:00. > :19:03.an impact and has not been private-sector money been able to go
:19:04. > :19:06.into that, so it has been left to Government and they have had
:19:07. > :19:11.challengers, too. It very frustrating. So, frustration in many
:19:12. > :19:16.quarters about the apparent lack of development on this massive site.
:19:17. > :19:19.The challenge now is to try and entice those in the private sector
:19:20. > :19:32.that have so far resisted a move onto this iconic waterfront sites.
:19:33. > :19:38.With us now is the Minister approved the application and a financial
:19:39. > :19:43.journalist, Paul Gosling. It is a greater vision, but is there a real
:19:44. > :19:48.need 40s in that plan? It is a great vision, and there is a real need. I
:19:49. > :19:51.was delighted last month to be in a position where I could give approval
:19:52. > :19:55.for the development framework for this vast site of great potential. I
:19:56. > :20:00.fear is vitally important that everyone works to ensure that
:20:01. > :20:04.vision, the great vision is realised. It is a vision, but what
:20:05. > :20:07.incentives are you giving to businesses and private enterprise to
:20:08. > :20:10.take that leap of faith and develop the business on this side of the
:20:11. > :20:14.river when they could do it across the way? I think we should look at
:20:15. > :20:21.every avenue as a means of developing the site. We have seen
:20:22. > :20:27.enterprise that is granted and should be explored for this city and
:20:28. > :20:33.in particular for this site. Paul, what would developing a site into a
:20:34. > :20:38.tourism and business hub mean for the local economy here and the wider
:20:39. > :20:41.economy? If it could attract people from outside the area, businesses
:20:42. > :20:45.and investment into the city, it could be transformative for the
:20:46. > :20:49.city. This is an incredibly important site. But the development
:20:50. > :20:54.has been so slow. It was granted to the city in 2003, in maybe 2033
:20:55. > :20:59.before development is completed. This is a snail's Payson has really
:21:00. > :21:02.let the city down. The difficulty though, we have heard from the
:21:03. > :21:06.businesses, is the red tape and bureaucracy. That will put
:21:07. > :21:11.businesses. What can be done to encourage them? We need to
:21:12. > :21:15.streamline the system. They're having complex from businesses that
:21:16. > :21:20.want to move him but were unable to. There have also been complaints from
:21:21. > :21:25.people that they were hampered by procedure and bureaucracy. Ministers
:21:26. > :21:28.need to look at the systems in place and streamline them and enable
:21:29. > :21:34.people who want to get things done to do it. Minister, finally, it is a
:21:35. > :21:38.risk to set up the business year, but you're a local man. Who has
:21:39. > :21:43.spoken to you on what sort of interest has been voiced to you that
:21:44. > :21:49.people want to come here? There has been huge interest in this site from
:21:50. > :21:53.commercial and community and arts -based organisations. There's a huge
:21:54. > :21:56.interest in this site. They recognise the potential of it and
:21:57. > :22:03.the beautiful location of it. Thank you for joining me. I was a quite a
:22:04. > :22:09.few years ago and this is a derelict army site. If this plan goes ahead,
:22:10. > :22:10.by 2033, this will be a hub for business and tourism. Let us wait
:22:11. > :22:14.and see. Legendary local musician
:22:15. > :22:16.Van Morrison was knighted by the Prince of Wales in a ceremony
:22:17. > :22:18.at Buckingham Palace The 70-year-old was
:22:19. > :22:21.recognised for his services to the music industry and tourism
:22:22. > :22:23.in Northern Ireland. He described the honour
:22:24. > :22:25.as "exhilarating" and "not bad for a blue-eyed soul
:22:26. > :22:30.singer from East Belfast". Now sport, and our three
:22:31. > :22:33.Major Champions all flirted with the top end of
:22:34. > :22:35.the leaderboard in Dubai today. Here's Gavin Andrews
:22:36. > :22:38.with the sport. Rory McIlroy recovered from a poor
:22:39. > :22:41.start to post a four-under-par round of 68 as he began the defence
:22:42. > :22:44.of his Dubai Desert Classic title. He's two shots off the lead,
:22:45. > :22:47.and wasn't the only local player to make a move on the opening day,
:22:48. > :22:56.as Gavin Andrews reports. When he is on the form, Rory McIlroy
:22:57. > :23:04.is one of the longest hitters in the game. Sometimes that can cause. But
:23:05. > :23:10.the world number two has a habit of getting out of trouble. I hit a lot
:23:11. > :23:13.of my shots out there. I had an idea that that short a team is going to
:23:14. > :23:18.go underwater, it came off way too hot for my liking, but yes, I stayed
:23:19. > :23:23.positive because I had a great team shot. I said to my caddie that it
:23:24. > :23:28.would be great to make birdie he and I was able to do that. I had a
:23:29. > :23:33.couple of great shots on the front line which set me up and I just need
:23:34. > :23:38.to tidy up to the bit in some areas. He certainly looks at home on the
:23:39. > :23:41.course and did so when you picked his first professional win seven
:23:42. > :23:45.years ago. The European Ryder Cup captain, Darren Clarke, got off to a
:23:46. > :23:50.flying start in the desert and reached six under par but dropped
:23:51. > :23:51.five shots late in his rounds. And the ever steady Graeme McDowell is
:23:52. > :23:57.well placed after 300 parts at 69. While recuperating from a lengthy
:23:58. > :23:59.injury hurling star Shane McNaughton A year on, he's set to appear
:24:00. > :24:03.in a Lyric theatre production and has landed a part in the next
:24:04. > :24:06.series of the BBC hit drama Before that, there's an All Ireland
:24:07. > :24:22.semifinal to be played The loneliness of the long-distance
:24:23. > :24:27.hurler. At 28, ravaged by injury and close to quitting the game he loved,
:24:28. > :24:34.he sat down and up to treading the boards. I was out about a year and a
:24:35. > :24:42.half, took a few classes did a few players in Belfast and recently just
:24:43. > :24:50.got a small part in the film macro. It was a good experience and well
:24:51. > :24:55.welcomed at the time. His contract prevents it from discussing Gillian
:24:56. > :25:01.Anderson, but his team-mates are having fun. He's the next best thing
:25:02. > :25:07.come up in Hollywood, so he's got a busy training and acting. I hope he
:25:08. > :25:12.does well in Hollywood, all the best to him. In the clubhouse, he's just
:25:13. > :25:19.another hurler. In the runway, these men are all stars, all dining at the
:25:20. > :25:25.game's top table. For these squad, sporting immortality beckons. It is
:25:26. > :25:29.the stuff of Hollywood. Ulster Rugby have confirmed that
:25:30. > :25:31.centre Sammy Arnold has agreed to join Munster on a two-year
:25:32. > :25:44.deal from this summer. Good evening. It has been a grey and
:25:45. > :25:50.drop Dave, the drizzle and never terribly far away. We hold onto the
:25:51. > :25:53.blanket of cloud tonight. The temperatures stay reasonably mild
:25:54. > :25:58.overnight, but the breeze picks up around midnight head of this cold
:25:59. > :26:03.front moving in which brings rain to all parts. That really sets the tone
:26:04. > :26:07.for Friday's weather. Just about everybody will be waking up to some
:26:08. > :26:13.rain tomorrow morning. It will clear late on, but if we're honest, this
:26:14. > :26:16.front gets a bit stalled. Across the eastern half of Northern Ireland,
:26:17. > :26:22.that could take a good while. Rain will continue on into the afternoon
:26:23. > :26:26.tomorrow. Behind it, we get a bit of drier, brighter weather. It doesn't
:26:27. > :26:30.help the temperatures much, because they are into cooler air. Because we
:26:31. > :26:34.have those clearing skies towards dusk, it means that through the
:26:35. > :26:38.first part of tomorrow night, temperatures will drop away quite
:26:39. > :26:43.markedly. The chance of seeing a bit of ice forming by dawn on Saturday
:26:44. > :26:47.morning, although we have this rain working its way in, so temperatures
:26:48. > :26:51.will recover a little through the second half of the night. Saturday
:26:52. > :26:57.is a bit of a damp squib. It will be grey and wet and a bit windy, too.
:26:58. > :27:01.Not the most attractive way to start the weekend, this blanket is of rain
:27:02. > :27:08.is sitting over us as we go through the day. Temperatures on the cool
:27:09. > :27:12.side, highs of 7-8d. Not terribly nice. We've got plenty of weather
:27:13. > :27:16.heading in our direction over the next few days, bit of a procession
:27:17. > :27:22.of Atlantic low-pressure system is heading in our direction. But there
:27:23. > :27:26.is a bit of a break towards Sunday and we have a gap between the fronts
:27:27. > :27:31.and that means we should see something a bit brighter. So while
:27:32. > :27:34.the rain continues through Saturday, Sunday at least promises to be dry
:27:35. > :27:35.and brighter and I'm afraid it will no warmer.
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