:00:00. > :00:12.That is all from the BBC's news at six and it
:00:13. > :00:15.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:16. > :00:20.one man dead in a Dublin hotel - a dissident republican
:00:21. > :00:25.Putting politics aside - could Manchester hold some answers
:00:26. > :00:29.for Northern Ireland's health service?
:00:30. > :00:32.A homeless charity says four rough sleepers have died in Belfast
:00:33. > :00:38.As hundreds rally for jobs in Ballymena, we ask what future
:00:39. > :00:46.After the opening round of the Six Nations championship,
:00:47. > :00:49.Ireland are still hopeful of lifting this trophy for an unprecedented
:00:50. > :00:55.And yet another weather warning's been issued for rain.
:00:56. > :01:05.I'll have your latest forecast later in the programme.
:01:06. > :01:08.Dissident republicans have claimed they carried out a shooting
:01:09. > :01:14.in Dublin on Friday in which a man was killed and two others wounded.
:01:15. > :01:18.The Continuity IRA has threatened to carry out further attacks
:01:19. > :01:22.on what it calls "drug dealers and criminals".
:01:23. > :01:24.The Gardai say they believe at least six people were involved
:01:25. > :01:33.Here's our home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney.
:01:34. > :01:41.It was audacious as well as ruthless. In broad daylight, and men
:01:42. > :01:44.wearing police style SWAT team uniforms and armed with AK-47
:01:45. > :01:50.assault rifles brought terror to a Dublin hotel. Inside, people were
:01:51. > :01:54.attending away in for a boxing tournament. They were soon running
:01:55. > :02:10.for their lives as the gunman opened fire.
:02:11. > :02:17.One man was shot dead and two others wounded. Moments later, two other
:02:18. > :02:22.gunman one disguised as a woman, were photographed running from the
:02:23. > :02:26.hotel. A van, believed to have been used by the killers was found burnt
:02:27. > :02:29.out a short distance away. The Gardai were back at the scene of the
:02:30. > :02:32.shooting this morning as the hunt for the killers goes on. Police have
:02:33. > :02:38.said they believe the attack was part of an ongoing feud between
:02:39. > :02:41.criminal gangs in Dublin. But in a statement to the BBC, a man claiming
:02:42. > :02:47.to speak on behalf of the leadership of the Continuity IRA said its
:02:48. > :02:51.members were responsible. He claimed the man killed, David Byrne, was
:02:52. > :02:57.targeted because he was involved in the killing of dissident republican
:02:58. > :03:01.in Dublin four years ago. Alan Ryan, a leading member of the Real IRA in
:03:02. > :03:10.Dublin, was shot dead in September 20 12. The Continuity IRA statement
:03:11. > :03:14.said while the man was not a member of the organisation, it wasn't going
:03:15. > :03:17.to stand back and allow drug dealers and criminals to target Republicans.
:03:18. > :03:21.It also warned that other attacks are planned. The statement said
:03:22. > :03:27.members of the Continuity IRA have an authorised to carry out further
:03:28. > :03:31.operations. The Gardai have been on a state of high alert since the
:03:32. > :03:34.shooting on Friday. Armed police officers have been manning
:03:35. > :03:39.checkpoints because of fears of attempted retaliation. We are also
:03:40. > :03:46.conscious that there is speculation that people may be talking about
:03:47. > :03:50.retaliation in this matter and the Gardai has been very active since
:03:51. > :03:54.the event occurred. There have been numerous patrols, armed patrols, out
:03:55. > :03:59.in Dublin city last night and they will continue out in the coming
:04:00. > :04:04.days. The use of AK-47 assault rifles certainly bears the hallmarks
:04:05. > :04:07.of violent republican attacks. At this stage, there is no way to
:04:08. > :04:11.independently verify the claim by the Continuity IRA.
:04:12. > :04:17.Our Dublin correspondent, Shane Harrison joins me.
:04:18. > :04:23.What is the view in Dublin about this dissident republican claim? I
:04:24. > :04:27.was at the Regency Hotel this morning and part of it is still
:04:28. > :04:30.sealed off or forensic examination, indicating that the Gardai
:04:31. > :04:35.investigation is still at an early stage. The Continuity IRA claim will
:04:36. > :04:38.be investigated and Gardai say they are keeping an open mind. But I have
:04:39. > :04:43.to say it's being treated with a degree of scepticism because it
:04:44. > :04:46.would be unprecedented for one dissident republican paramilitary
:04:47. > :04:50.group to avenge the murder of the leader of another. And Gardai
:04:51. > :04:55.reportedly have no intelligence that David Byrne was involved in the
:04:56. > :04:58.murder of Alan Ryan. It's still widely believed here that Freddie's
:04:59. > :05:02.killing was linked to an ongoing Dublin criminal gang feud and the
:05:03. > :05:10.murder last year in Spain of Gary Hutch. What sort of political
:05:11. > :05:13.reaction has been? Gardai have come in for criticism for their alleged
:05:14. > :05:17.late response to the crime and for their lack of intelligence about it.
:05:18. > :05:22.Especially when some media outlets suspect that the leading figures in
:05:23. > :05:27.one Dublin criminal gang would be present, including the son of one of
:05:28. > :05:30.the leaders. This morning, at an election news Conference, the
:05:31. > :05:35.Justice Minister flagged by the Taoiseach, defended the force. They
:05:36. > :05:39.had no intelligence which they believe would warrant their presence
:05:40. > :05:44.there. I suppose the harsh reality is that intelligence is not always
:05:45. > :05:49.available in relation to the commission of crime. One has to say
:05:50. > :05:53.that. It's not my place to second guess the operational decision that
:05:54. > :05:56.the Gardai took. As I said, we are in the middle of a general election
:05:57. > :06:01.and political points are being scored. Also about the use of AK-47
:06:02. > :06:06.rifles and whether they were originally IRA weapons. This
:06:07. > :06:10.afternoon, the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams issued a statement in
:06:11. > :06:15.which he said the Continuity IRA were not the IRA. He has been
:06:16. > :06:19.criticised in recent days be saying that there is no such place as
:06:20. > :06:23.gangland and for calling for the end to the nonjury Special Criminal
:06:24. > :06:27.Court. He also described those who carried out the murder on Friday as
:06:28. > :06:30.thugs who should be locked up and he said he and other Sinn Fein
:06:31. > :06:33.representatives have in recent times, received death threats. Thank
:06:34. > :06:35.you. In a bold move our MLAs are being
:06:36. > :06:38.asked to put their politics to the side to help make our health
:06:39. > :06:40.system world class. With big decisions to be made
:06:41. > :06:43.that may not be popular with Northern Ireland's voters,
:06:44. > :06:45.we've been to Greater Manchester where the politicians have agreed
:06:46. > :06:50.to put health first. Politicians there signed up
:06:51. > :06:52.to a plan that includes reducing the number of emergency
:06:53. > :06:56.departments from 10 to four. They estimate up to 300 lives
:06:57. > :06:59.could be saved by concentrating From Manchester, our
:07:00. > :07:23.Health Correspondent Manchester also has its health
:07:24. > :07:26.problems. Just like Northern Ireland, there are soaring waiting
:07:27. > :07:32.lists, older people with chronic health conditions and services
:07:33. > :07:35.duplicated across hospital sites. But Greater Manchester misdiagnoses
:07:36. > :07:39.triggered health authorities to come together and politicians to put
:07:40. > :07:42.their differences aside. Health care in Greater Manchester is not great,
:07:43. > :07:49.the population here have significant issues. You cannot become a
:07:50. > :07:52.politician and cannot lead and then not make decisions and at every
:07:53. > :07:58.level the leaders in the room to leadership and said it will happen.
:07:59. > :08:04.Normally from opposing sides, according to these two councillors,
:08:05. > :08:07.political harmony was crucial. With political resolve and resilience
:08:08. > :08:12.tested, of course, but is there an assault amongst us that says we have
:08:13. > :08:19.got to do something differently, pragmatically, using evidence to do
:08:20. > :08:21.that? Yes, we will. How did they get here? Last February and memorandum
:08:22. > :08:26.of understanding was signed setting out the principles for devolving
:08:27. > :08:30.Health and Social Care Board in politicians working together. A
:08:31. > :08:34.strategic health and care strategy partnership was created, consisting
:08:35. > :08:39.of ten Greater Manchester local authorities and 12 clinical
:08:40. > :08:43.commissioning groups. To get the public involved, and there will be
:08:44. > :08:45.involved to lead the change and all political and health officials will
:08:46. > :08:51.have a vote when a contentious issue comes up. It hasn't all been smooth,
:08:52. > :08:54.there has been a judicial review will be attempts to reduce the
:08:55. > :08:59.number of emergency departments that are set to be cut from ten to four.
:09:00. > :09:03.For those involved, it's all about the politicising health. I think it
:09:04. > :09:09.was knowing the alternative is worse, no one but the finances,
:09:10. > :09:12.services, the health of the population is going in the wrong
:09:13. > :09:16.direction and it took politicians and others to be brave enough to
:09:17. > :09:20.take that step to say yes, we will do something different, take the
:09:21. > :09:24.risk of doing the right thing with a population, rather than doing what
:09:25. > :09:28.we have always done. But those working at the coal face, there is
:09:29. > :09:32.this morning. The real problem comes in about the cost-cutting. When that
:09:33. > :09:40.comes in, so many things you want are reduced. The big elephant in the
:09:41. > :09:44.room, to start getting some cherry picking. We have got to be very
:09:45. > :09:47.careful about it, in this whole process, cherry picking of certain
:09:48. > :09:52.things is not taken over by the private sector. Clearly Manchester
:09:53. > :09:57.is only at the start of a long and potentially difficult journey. But I
:09:58. > :10:03.already having signed deal in the bag, are off to a good start.
:10:04. > :10:05.A homeless charity says four people who were sleeping rough in Belfast
:10:06. > :10:14.A man, believed to be in his 30s, died on the main thoroughfare
:10:15. > :10:29.in the city centre, as Kevin Sharkey reports.
:10:30. > :10:35.This is where he died, a city centre doorway. Among his friends and those
:10:36. > :10:40.who help them, the man was known as Jimmy. His full name is not being
:10:41. > :10:42.released. But one of the charities who helped and believes he might
:10:43. > :10:50.still be alive if he wasn't sleeping rough. If he had had been in a
:10:51. > :10:55.normal home, without lying in a doorway. Charity workers who called
:10:56. > :10:59.to see Jimmy every night said he was a likeable character but he wasn't
:11:00. > :11:02.here every night last week, he was in hospital. When the volunteers
:11:03. > :11:06.call to see him on Thursday night after he was discharged, he told
:11:07. > :11:11.them he had been treated procedures. Two days later, he was dead. The
:11:12. > :11:14.exact cause of his death is not known yet but today, a call for more
:11:15. > :11:19.help for people living on the streets. We need to reach out and
:11:20. > :11:24.find out what each individual person that is sleeping on our streets, but
:11:25. > :11:29.there are specific need is and address those needs. And people with
:11:30. > :11:30.these underlying issues will be on the streets of Belfast again
:11:31. > :11:43.tonight, sleeping rough. You are watching BBC Newsline. Still
:11:44. > :11:48.to come... Jonny Sexton says Ireland's blushes against Wales but
:11:49. > :11:51.what chance of a record third Six Nations trophy?
:11:52. > :11:53.New figures for local manufacturing show it's continuing to struggle,
:11:54. > :11:55.with month after month of jobs losses and falling orders.
:11:56. > :11:59.At the weekend the actor Liam Neeson added his voice to calls for action
:12:00. > :12:13.Here's our business correspondent Julian O'Neill.
:12:14. > :12:19.Local manufacturing is having it tough and few places have been left
:12:20. > :12:25.reeling like Ballymena where Michelin and JT I Gallaher is well
:12:26. > :12:28.close factories by 2018. A union rally on Saturday called for action
:12:29. > :12:33.with its message endorsed by the town's most high profile celebrity.
:12:34. > :12:37.In the face of thousands of well-paid jobs vanishing, giving up
:12:38. > :12:42.manufacturing is... Simply not an option. It's so sad we are at this
:12:43. > :12:47.point and there's not a future for the likes of me my friends. You
:12:48. > :12:51.dated today from the Ulster Bank highlights in's current woes. Jobs
:12:52. > :12:58.are going month after month and orders or flat. Or falling. Unions
:12:59. > :13:01.label it a crisis and want the government strategy to attract
:13:02. > :13:07.replacement jobs which pay well. It can't be old on service jobs or call
:13:08. > :13:12.centres, it can't be built on the sort of jobs that are not even
:13:13. > :13:16.paying proper wages or proper hours contracts. We want a bright future
:13:17. > :13:20.and a proud future for Ballymena. There has been better luck with
:13:21. > :13:24.overseas investment in other sectors like computing, take this US firm,
:13:25. > :13:30.announcing 88 new jobs were Belfast today. The Finance Minister was
:13:31. > :13:36.here, you was in Ballymena. And insists Invest NI has not given up
:13:37. > :13:41.on manufacturing. They haven't thrown the Tao Lin, let's remember
:13:42. > :13:44.they have to respond to what global circumstances art and the global
:13:45. > :13:47.situation and I think they are still best place to do that and that's why
:13:48. > :13:54.I have confidence that Invest NI will continue to do what is best for
:13:55. > :14:00.Northern Ireland. -- haven't thrown in the towel in. It will add to the
:14:01. > :14:01.Manufacturing challenge and things could remain downbeat in this sector
:14:02. > :14:04.for longer yet. Our Economics and Business Editor
:14:05. > :14:15.John Campbell is here. Overall manufacturing, is it in good
:14:16. > :14:18.or bad shape? It's had a good last three years, strong growth, we've
:14:19. > :14:24.been growing faster in manufacturing and the rest of the UK, adding lots
:14:25. > :14:28.of jobs. But there has been a noticeable slowdown in the last six
:14:29. > :14:32.months, that's really to do with the global economic outlook and because
:14:33. > :14:37.that outlook is so uncertain, especially in China and that's a
:14:38. > :14:41.place that has bought lot of manufacturing exports, that could be
:14:42. > :14:44.trouble to come on that front. What interest has been from global
:14:45. > :14:49.manufacturing companies that they want to invest here, they want to
:14:50. > :14:53.work your? We are not getting global companies in manufacturing coming
:14:54. > :14:56.along and saying we will build new factories on greenfield sites, that
:14:57. > :15:00.hasn't been happening but what has been happening over the last three
:15:01. > :15:03.or four viewers, American companies in particular have bought local
:15:04. > :15:10.Northern Ireland companies like those in Tyrone or banker, they are
:15:11. > :15:12.part of bigger American corporations that there is investment and puts
:15:13. > :15:16.Northern Ireland in today's global supply chains. But it can be a
:15:17. > :15:21.double-edged sword because when you are a small part of the big company,
:15:22. > :15:25.jobs are not so sticky for Northern Ireland and Invest NI has put money
:15:26. > :15:33.into manufacturing. Bombardier Aerospace be the biggest recipient
:15:34. > :15:37.for Invest NI grants. What's the likelihood that the investment will
:15:38. > :15:41.be on the same scale as previously? We need to be clear we are not going
:15:42. > :15:44.to get the same manufacturing involves making those commodity
:15:45. > :15:48.products like tyres are cigarettes in the same way that we used to make
:15:49. > :15:53.a huge textile sector employing tens of thousands of people. Those jobs
:15:54. > :15:59.are not coming back. It needs to be about concentrating on higher value
:16:00. > :16:02.manufacturing, clusters like aerospace, materials handling, life
:16:03. > :16:13.sciences, that's the future of manufacturing.
:16:14. > :16:15.A man has received a suspended sentence for claiming
:16:16. > :16:18.benefits when he owned properties in Spain.
:16:19. > :16:20.Dungannon Court was also told that 47-year-old Clive Millar
:16:21. > :16:22.from Coleshill Crescent in Enniskillen, had almost three
:16:23. > :16:28.hundred thousand pounds in his bank account.
:16:29. > :16:30.The former soldier admitted four charges of failing to declare
:16:31. > :16:35.He was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years.
:16:36. > :16:39.A court has been told that a thief who stole a wallet from a man
:16:40. > :16:41.who later died at the City Walls in Londonderry is part
:16:42. > :16:44.The Police believe its members actively target vulnerable
:16:45. > :16:46.people out socialising in Derry and Belfast.
:16:47. > :16:52.Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:16:53. > :17:02.Before the court was this man from Romania but with an address in
:17:03. > :17:06.Dublin. He is charged with robbing a man of his wallet on the 23rd of
:17:07. > :17:09.August last year. The 25 you rolled from Claudy died after he is
:17:10. > :17:15.believed to have fallen from the city walls in the early hours. After
:17:16. > :17:20.the disappearance, the PSNI viewed CCTV footage of his final movements.
:17:21. > :17:24.It showed him being robbed by two men, one of whom was the defendant.
:17:25. > :17:29.The other man is believed to have left the country. The theft of two
:17:30. > :17:34.mobile phones worth ?1200 from two women had taken place in the same
:17:35. > :17:39.area the previous day. Local police officers did not recognise the two
:17:40. > :17:43.men involved the Gardai were able to identify them from CCTV footage. One
:17:44. > :17:47.of the two men was arrested in Belfast on Saturday night. A police
:17:48. > :17:52.officer told the court that the men were part of an organised criminal
:17:53. > :17:56.gang that specialised in targeting vulnerable people who dropped the
:17:57. > :18:03.guard without socialising in Belfast and Derry. Bail was refused. The
:18:04. > :18:05.defendant was remanded in custody until the 3rd of March.
:18:06. > :18:08.The sports news is next and Ireland and Wales fought each other
:18:09. > :18:11.to a standstill in their opening Six Nations game in Dublin yesterday.
:18:12. > :18:13.Stephen Watson is here with the championship trophy
:18:14. > :18:32.Stephen has brought all the silverware.
:18:33. > :18:36.Ireland can't now win that after a 16-16 draw with Wales.
:18:37. > :18:39.But they still can get their hands on the Six Nations trophy
:18:40. > :18:44.With us to review the game is former Ireland international Stephen
:18:45. > :18:56.Is frustrating no one is happy with the draw, Ireland with a 13-0 lead,
:18:57. > :19:00.they'll be disappointed they didn't close out the game. Wells finished
:19:01. > :19:04.very strongly, a draw was the only fair result. You have been on tour
:19:05. > :19:14.with these trophies all around the country. What has the feedback been?
:19:15. > :19:18.The Ulster Bank Trophy tour older all-day, disappointment, relief, if
:19:19. > :19:23.the game had gone on another five minutes, Wales looked the most
:19:24. > :19:29.likely to score. But in fairness, what a defence from Ireland. The
:19:30. > :19:33.bodies will be very sore. Only a six-day turnaround against France.
:19:34. > :19:39.It will be another cracking game. How confident are you that Ireland
:19:40. > :19:49.can win the Six Nations for a record third time? It's going to be tough.
:19:50. > :19:53.It's harder now that we didn't get the win at the weekend but saying
:19:54. > :19:57.that, don't rule out the guys. They will put in another good shift this
:19:58. > :20:01.weekend in France and I really fancy them to go and get the win, it's
:20:02. > :20:06.been a happy hunting ground for us over the last few seasons, why can't
:20:07. > :20:09.we get another win? We just saw Paddy Jackson kicking and winning
:20:10. > :20:14.penalty for Ulster on Friday night, top of the PRO12 Lee, what chance
:20:15. > :20:18.does Ulster have? Great to see, it really is. Ulster have had the
:20:19. > :20:21.critics over the last number of months but they are sitting pretty
:20:22. > :20:26.at the top of the league, Paddy Jackson with a penalty, he missed
:20:27. > :20:30.one a few minutes earlier but he nailed it, I think I gave him Man of
:20:31. > :20:35.the Match! It's great to see us at the top and hopefully it can
:20:36. > :20:39.continue. Confident they win against France? I am, I didn't see much
:20:40. > :20:42.about France at the weekend, I felt sorry for Italy, they put their
:20:43. > :20:45.heart and soul into it, missing the drop kick, but I am expecting a
:20:46. > :20:48.great win for Ireland. Thank you. In Gaelic games there was plenty
:20:49. > :20:51.of Ulster success in the second round of the National football
:20:52. > :20:53.leagues, but the big story of the weekend was joy at last
:20:54. > :20:56.for the hurlers of Cushendall. The Antrim champions are through to
:20:57. > :21:08.the All-Ireland club final. When you haven't achieved something
:21:09. > :21:11.before and it finally arrives, it's a special moment. Decades of hurt
:21:12. > :21:16.but now it's another team that feels the pain. Because that little Arun
:21:17. > :21:20.pocket in the Glens of Antrim have finally made it. Eight previous
:21:21. > :21:25.cushioned all sides have played in an All-Ireland club semifinal and
:21:26. > :21:30.all have lost. Class of 2016 different, from a McManus penalty to
:21:31. > :21:38.the second half. McAfee deciding to single-handedly take on the defence
:21:39. > :21:42.and flick the ball into the net. Cushioned all dominated from start
:21:43. > :21:47.to finish. The reward... A place in the All-Ireland club final at Croke
:21:48. > :21:51.Park on St Patrick's Day. We trained hard over the winter, putting the
:21:52. > :21:55.hours, we knew once we came we were feeling positive. You have to be
:21:56. > :21:59.confident about yourself and be thankful we got over the line. The
:22:00. > :22:05.first time ever in our history we are in the final and it's a massive
:22:06. > :22:09.honour for me and my players. Monaghan won the championship dress
:22:10. > :22:12.rehearsal against down by two points, Rory Gallaher was a happy
:22:13. > :22:17.man because court had absolutely no answer to a rampant Donegal. The
:22:18. > :22:22.Ulster finalist last year won by ten points and sit joint top of Division
:22:23. > :22:30.1. Joint top of Division 2, Derry, with another win over Cavan and
:22:31. > :22:31.Tyrone, defeating by two points, Derry and Tyrone face each other
:22:32. > :22:32.next month. The sixth round of the Irish Cup saw
:22:33. > :22:35.five Premiership teams progress to the quarter-finals,
:22:36. > :22:37.but there was one major casualty as holders Glentoran crashed
:22:38. > :22:43.out of the competition. They were humbled in a 4-1 defeat
:22:44. > :22:46.to Glenavon at the Oval, a result that piles the pressure
:22:47. > :22:49.further on manager Alan Kernaghan. Glenavon will host Loughgall
:22:50. > :22:53.while Portadown, 3-1 winners over Coleraine, will face
:22:54. > :22:59.Lurgan Celtic in the last eight. For Crusaders, the double
:23:00. > :23:02.is still on after a 3-1 victory at Dungannon - they now take
:23:03. > :23:07.on Carrick or Crumlin Star. But the pick of the quarter-finals
:23:08. > :23:10.will see Linfield, 7-0 winners over Armagh, travel to Cliftonville who
:23:11. > :23:22.beat Sport And Leisure Swifts 4-0. Not a great weekend
:23:23. > :23:25.for the Belfast Giants with a 5-3 defeat to Cardiff in the first leg
:23:26. > :23:28.of the Challenge Cup semi-final. But there is still good news tonight
:23:29. > :23:30.for ice hockey fans. It's been confirmed
:23:31. > :23:32.that the successful Friendship Four tournament will return
:23:33. > :23:47.to Belfast this year. The French fort tournament last year
:23:48. > :23:54.was watched by 20,000 fans over two days the SSC arena. The report back
:23:55. > :23:58.to the States was so positive that they now want to do it again this
:23:59. > :24:01.year. Exceptional and that's not an overstatement. First-class
:24:02. > :24:04.across-the-board, teams were thrilled and there was a little
:24:05. > :24:09.uncertainty going in, frankly. Not knowing, it had never been conducted
:24:10. > :24:13.before, the feedback from the schools and other members who asked
:24:14. > :24:17.about it in time the scenes, and even in meetings that we had has
:24:18. > :24:22.been exceptional. The four teams coming to Belfast include Vermont.
:24:23. > :24:27.And another one right college in America. I know the student athletes
:24:28. > :24:32.will be excited for the opportunity, the number one team in the country,
:24:33. > :24:36.in men's hockey, we have a great following and the fans will be
:24:37. > :24:39.excited for the opportunity. A delegation from the Belfast Giants
:24:40. > :24:42.confirmed the renewal of the tournament for at least another year
:24:43. > :24:48.and it's hoped that can a permanent fixture. I haven't heard anything
:24:49. > :24:53.wrong the commission to suggest that would be the case and I look forward
:24:54. > :24:56.to many years of standing in Boston and being able to announce that
:24:57. > :25:01.another four colleges are putting their faith in the competition and
:25:02. > :25:04.will come to Belfast. The fact that trust has been placed in the Belfast
:25:05. > :25:09.Giants and the Odyssey trust to produce another trophy this year
:25:10. > :25:10.shows the success of the tournament last year and the hope is it will
:25:11. > :25:12.continue for many years to come. Despite a fine fourth round of 65,
:25:13. > :25:15.Rory McIlroy finished joint sixth in the Dubai Desert Classic -
:25:16. > :25:18.four shots behind the winner We escaped the worst
:25:19. > :25:24.of Storm Imogen last night. The south of Ireland
:25:25. > :25:41.and Britain were hit. Thank you. We escaped the worst of
:25:42. > :25:45.the wind. It's breezy, we don't get off too lightly with a Met Office
:25:46. > :25:48.weather warning in force. That is for rain, widespread rain developing
:25:49. > :25:52.from the West as we go through the evening, some heavy bursts. A chance
:25:53. > :25:57.of some localised flooding and treacherous driving conditions.
:25:58. > :26:00.Temperatures falling quite close to freezing, allowing for a mix of
:26:01. > :26:08.sleet and snow over the hills and mountains. It's grey and wet to
:26:09. > :26:16.begin tomorrow. But it's going to improve, slowly, to begin with, some
:26:17. > :26:20.sleet and snow over the high ground but through the afternoon dryer
:26:21. > :26:24.weather pushing in from the north coast and sunshine. It will take
:26:25. > :26:27.some time to clear from southern areas, probably around
:26:28. > :26:31.mid-afternoon. Temperature is a maximum of seven, feeling colder in
:26:32. > :26:37.the northerly wind. If you are travelling tomorrow, that finger of
:26:38. > :26:41.rain stretching across the Irish midlands across to northern Wales,
:26:42. > :26:44.some showers ahead of that across England, some snow over the high
:26:45. > :26:48.ground of Scotland, all in all, breezy and cold with temperatures
:26:49. > :26:55.reaching the high single figures maximum. For the afternoon, Northern
:26:56. > :26:59.Ireland, the rain sinking southwards, some showers tomorrow
:27:00. > :27:02.night, quite chilly under clear skies, temperatures falling to
:27:03. > :27:06.freezing and perhaps just below. That could allow for some stretches
:27:07. > :27:12.of ice in untreated areas and some frost. A chilly start to Wednesday,
:27:13. > :27:16.not bad, largely dry and sunny to start, cloud developing through the
:27:17. > :27:20.day, perhaps they can have to give some scattered showers and the North
:27:21. > :27:26.Coast but otherwise mainly dry with a maximum of 7 degrees, the wind is
:27:27. > :27:29.lighter. Towards Thursday and Friday, more low pressure coming in
:27:30. > :27:33.from the Atlantic, becoming windy again with further unsettled
:27:34. > :27:35.periods. We keep you up-to-date, stay tuned to the forecast.
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