:00:00. > :00:12.we can now join the BBC's news teams where
:00:13. > :00:15.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:16. > :00:19.Arlene Foster says Martin McGuinness paid tribute to a man she believes
:00:20. > :00:35.He thought it appropriate to speak that Seamus McElwaine's funeral. A
:00:36. > :00:37.man who had been responsible for murdering many people.
:00:38. > :00:40.Turmoil on ticket allocation day for the Euros -
:00:41. > :00:45.but has UEFA thrown Northern Ireland fans an unexpected lifeline?
:00:46. > :00:49.A second man is shot dead in Dublin within three days - Gardai announce
:00:50. > :00:57.It's a market, but why aren't more of us switching our
:00:58. > :01:08.We are too old cultures, stuck in the mud probably.
:01:09. > :01:10.It's game over for one of Ireland's greatest ever rugby players.
:01:11. > :01:12.We've reaction as Paul O'Connell is forced to retire.
:01:13. > :01:15.And prepare for a chilly night - but you can probably ditch
:01:16. > :01:27.The First Minister has spoken of the difficulties she has
:01:28. > :01:31.experienced with the Deputy First Minister because of his graveside
:01:32. > :01:34.oration at the funeral of the man who, she believes,
:01:35. > :01:39.But Arlene Foster has said she will work with Martin McGuinness
:01:40. > :01:44.Mrs Foster was interviewed for tonight's BBC Spotlight programme.
:01:45. > :01:54.There is some flash photography in this report from Declan Lawn.
:01:55. > :02:01.Arlene Foster was eight years old when her father John Kelly was shot
:02:02. > :02:06.by the IRA at the family farm just outside County Fermanagh. He had
:02:07. > :02:11.gone out to check on his cattle when two IRA men opened fire with
:02:12. > :02:13.automatic rifles. He had a miraculous escape managing to make
:02:14. > :02:19.it back into his house having been struck by the only one bullet that
:02:20. > :02:23.had grazed his head. My father came crawling in and he was bleeding. He
:02:24. > :02:29.told us all to go upstairs because in his bedroom there were flowers
:02:30. > :02:36.which had been fitted in case of an emergency -- players. We were all
:02:37. > :02:41.lying on the bedroom floor. I think it was less than ten minutes later
:02:42. > :02:46.the police arrived. Obviously my father had to go to hospital after
:02:47. > :02:52.that. That must have felt like a very long ten minutes. It was. A
:02:53. > :02:56.very long ten minutes. The family were later told by police that they
:02:57. > :02:58.suspected that this man, Seamus McElwaine, had been one of the gun
:02:59. > :03:08.that night. It was IRA killer convicted of murders but
:03:09. > :03:13.he was sort to be responsible for many more. He was killed by the SAS
:03:14. > :03:18.in 1986 as he was preparing to ambush a British army patrol in
:03:19. > :03:22.Fermanagh. Martin McGuinness spoke at his funeral. He said that
:03:23. > :03:32.compares to Margaret Thatcher, Seamus McElwaine was a saint. It is
:03:33. > :03:36.quite difficult. I mean, if you talk to Martin McGuinness now he will
:03:37. > :03:40.say, and I heard him say it just recently, that unionists and the
:03:41. > :03:42.enemy, the enemy is poverty, unemployment, this is that on the
:03:43. > :03:47.other, that is fine but it doesn't take away from the fact that he
:03:48. > :03:52.thought it appropriate to speak at Seamus McElwaine's general. A man
:03:53. > :03:58.who had been responsible for murdering many people in County
:03:59. > :04:03.Fermanagh. Would you describe yourself at any time as having been
:04:04. > :04:09.bitter about what you saw when you are going up? I have no doubt I was
:04:10. > :04:13.better when I was a teenager. It was a very difficult thing to have to
:04:14. > :04:18.deal with in a young mind. So I have no doubt that was the case. Have you
:04:19. > :04:21.changed? Goodness, I hope I have changed, I hope I have matured and I
:04:22. > :04:25.hope they realise what was going on and that the vast majority of people
:04:26. > :04:28.were not involved in that sort of thing. Arlene Foster says she is
:04:29. > :04:32.willing to work with Martin McGuinness to create a better future
:04:33. > :04:37.for Northern Ireland. Earlier today Martin McGuinness issued a statement
:04:38. > :04:42.in which he said that there is heard on all sides. But that he and Arlene
:04:43. > :04:44.Foster can now give positive leadership in the work of
:04:45. > :04:47.reconciliation and coming to terms with the past.
:04:48. > :04:50.You can see that Spotlight programme tonight at 10:45pm here on BBC One
:04:51. > :04:58.Our Political Editor, Mark Devenport, is at Stormont.
:04:59. > :05:01.How do you think that past influences the working relationship
:05:02. > :05:07.of the First and Deputy First Ministers?
:05:08. > :05:13.I think that Arlene Foster will never really think of Martin
:05:14. > :05:18.McGuinness as a friend in personal terms. We all know her story that
:05:19. > :05:21.she was recounting. We also know she probably would have felt as a young
:05:22. > :05:26.unionist in no doubt about the role that Martin McGuinness played in the
:05:27. > :05:29.IRA and Sinn Fein but she has been able to compartmentalise this. She
:05:30. > :05:32.knew what she was getting into and I would expect she will continue to
:05:33. > :05:36.have a working relationship with Martin McGuinness, maybe a little
:05:37. > :05:39.bit more akin to the one that Peter Robinson had with them than that
:05:40. > :05:43.relationship that he had with Ian Paisley. The two politicians were
:05:44. > :05:46.due to make a joint public appearance tomorrow, that has now
:05:47. > :05:50.been postponed. Do you think it has any connection with the programme?
:05:51. > :05:53.Officials say not, they say it is because we have got a big justice
:05:54. > :05:56.bill going through here with some very controversial amendments in
:05:57. > :06:00.relation to abortion and because of that cluster have decided to put
:06:01. > :06:04.that hearing off until March. But that was the very venue we saw the
:06:05. > :06:07.pictures of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness Patrick Auld the chuckle
:06:08. > :06:11.Brothers pictures and it might have made for a slightly difficult
:06:12. > :06:13.hearing tomorrow if this was still very fresh in the public
:06:14. > :06:18.imagination. Looking ahead to the Assembly and we are hearing this
:06:19. > :06:21.evening there might be further developments in the Fermanagh South
:06:22. > :06:26.Tyrone constituency. Not involving Arlene Foster but another well known
:06:27. > :06:30.female politician, Michelle Gildernew. You will remember she was
:06:31. > :06:34.controversially dropped from the ticket I Sinn Fein after a local
:06:35. > :06:39.meeting that but Phil Fanning in back in the race. Now it seems Sinn
:06:40. > :06:42.Fein has organised a selection for a South Tyrone candidate, Michelle
:06:43. > :06:46.Gildernew will be a racing certainty to get the nomination and so it is
:06:47. > :06:51.likely that they will now have four candidates in the race for the
:06:52. > :06:58.election in men. For now, thank you. Still to come... Courts are closing
:06:59. > :07:00.to save money, but what will be the economic effect on the towns they
:07:01. > :07:07.serve? The Gardai are setting up
:07:08. > :07:10.a new permanent armed unit for Dublin following a second
:07:11. > :07:12.killing in four days in what's believed to be a feud
:07:13. > :07:14.between criminal gangs. The latest victim was shot
:07:15. > :07:17.in the city last night. Our Dublin correspondent
:07:18. > :07:29.Shane Harrison has more. A short time ago the Gardai
:07:30. > :07:32.commissioner is speaking here at the force's headquarters and said the
:07:33. > :07:36.extra 5 million euros promised by the Government would be spent on the
:07:37. > :07:42.fight against crime and terrorism. That means more armed patrols on
:07:43. > :07:46.Dublin's streets. In the hope of preventing murders like that last
:07:47. > :07:50.night of Edward Fudge senior in the North inner city area
:07:51. > :08:02.If local people and their representatives say there is a sense
:08:03. > :08:09.of fear, foreboding and fright. It is very sad that two men have lost
:08:10. > :08:18.their lives. This area is known and there is a dark cloud hanging over.
:08:19. > :08:22.It is except in the night. It is a fear in dignity. He was a
:08:23. > :08:29.hard-working guy. Late 50s, maybe early 60s. Very quiet individual. To
:08:30. > :08:34.my knowledge he was not a player in serious crime. Many believe he was
:08:35. > :08:40.an easy target murdered because of his surname. Last night a gang of at
:08:41. > :08:44.least four men locals say shot him dead in the hallway of his local
:08:45. > :08:50.apartment because he was the uncle of Gary Hutch who was murdered and
:08:51. > :08:54.the uncle of Gerry Hutch and a one-time notorious, no. With
:08:55. > :08:59.authorities pledging more money in the fight against the criminal gangs
:09:00. > :09:01.and priorities, the Gardai Commissioner last night was not
:09:02. > :09:07.categoric about who was responsible for this spate of murder. It is very
:09:08. > :09:10.early stages of the investigation and we need to keep an open mind and
:09:11. > :09:16.follow all avenues of enquiry. That is what has been done. A lot of
:09:17. > :09:18.painstaking work going on and all claims of responsibility or any line
:09:19. > :09:24.of enquiry will be fully followed through. We have had claim and
:09:25. > :09:28.counterclaim, that is still under investigation and like all the other
:09:29. > :09:33.lines of investigation, have to be taken very seriously and will be
:09:34. > :09:37.pursued as a line of investigation. Gardai have been criticised for
:09:38. > :09:41.their lack of intelligence about last Friday's touch on a boxing way.
:09:42. > :09:50.And with ears of retaliation growing, and appealed for calm,
:09:51. > :09:54.parts of Dublin remain on edge. It was widely believed it would be some
:09:55. > :09:58.form of retaliation for what happened on Friday but few expected
:09:59. > :10:02.it to happen so quickly. And with two funerals due to take place,
:10:03. > :10:03.there is now more of a hope than expectation that this current cycle
:10:04. > :10:09.of violence is ended. A lot of Northern Ireland's most
:10:10. > :10:12.loyal football fans have been voicing their anger at not getting
:10:13. > :10:15.as many match tickets as they were expecting for this
:10:16. > :10:18.summer's European Championships. Many of those who had attended
:10:19. > :10:20.the most qualifying games had their accommodation and travel
:10:21. > :10:23.to France already booked believing that being on a priority list
:10:24. > :10:27.would get them into the games. Northern Ireland had qualified
:10:28. > :10:42.for the Euro finals, a loyalty points system for fans had
:10:43. > :10:46.been put in place by the IFA, and now today, this -
:10:47. > :10:52.ticketing turmoil in France. The fans were dancing in the streets
:10:53. > :10:54.when Northern Ireland qualified for their first major soccer
:10:55. > :11:00.championship finals in 30 years. In the wake of that victory over
:11:01. > :11:02.Greece at Windsor Park, all that was on the minds
:11:03. > :11:05.of the supporters was travelling to France and getting tickets
:11:06. > :11:09.for their team's matches. The IFA put a loyalty points system
:11:10. > :11:12.in place to favour those fans who been to the most qualifying
:11:13. > :11:15.games running up to the finals. But when Uefa announced the ticket
:11:16. > :11:17.allocations this morning, it was clear that something
:11:18. > :11:31.had gone badly wrong. The issue is about how the scheme
:11:32. > :11:37.had been implemented or not been blunted. That is something that Uefa
:11:38. > :11:40.have to answer because they have the people who are responsible for
:11:41. > :11:43.allocating the tickets and they should've invalided this properly.
:11:44. > :11:48.It appears they haven't done that. It is not about which fans got and
:11:49. > :11:49.which fans didn't, it is about whether the scheme was invalided
:11:50. > :11:50.correctly. More than 29,000 tickets
:11:51. > :11:52.were allocated to Northern Ireland for the three games against Poland,
:11:53. > :11:54.Ukraine and Germany. Carl McClean is a local councillor
:11:55. > :11:57.as well as a Northern Ireland He hadn't registered for any loyalty
:11:58. > :12:11.points, but he got all This is it, I am absolutely
:12:12. > :12:15.delighted to be going but it is so unfair for people who've shown much
:12:16. > :12:17.more loyalty than me in the last ten, 20 years. This is Uefa saw the
:12:18. > :12:18.need to fix that. By lunchtime the IFA had been
:12:19. > :12:21.inundated with calls from angry fans By early this evening,
:12:22. > :12:25.news came through that Uefa were making more tickets available
:12:26. > :12:27.for the Northern Ireland v Poland game, which may go some way
:12:28. > :12:43.to tempering the anger I applied for three and I am a
:12:44. > :12:50.blockbuster. I have been away all over the world, Israel, Austria, two
:12:51. > :12:53.World Cups. I never got any. What they are doing is ridiculous. Other
:12:54. > :12:59.countries are going to get more probably. They are probably not
:13:00. > :13:03.going to be used. It is depressing. Good luck to anyone who has got a
:13:04. > :13:09.ticket that doesn't go to the matches but for the rest of us fans
:13:10. > :13:13.who go to home matches and away matches, it is soul destroying. The
:13:14. > :13:18.thing I have looked forward all my life to go to sea, from France, this
:13:19. > :13:20.was the dream of a lifetime for me to see Northern Ireland playing in a
:13:21. > :13:28.competition. Joining me pitch side is the Chief
:13:29. > :13:30.Executive of the IFA, Patrick Nelson. Earlier today you are saying
:13:31. > :13:34.you weren't sure whether or not this point system had been fully
:13:35. > :13:43.implemented by Uefa. We have spoken to them since? What happened is that
:13:44. > :13:46.Uefa divided the tickets between follow my team, which is you can
:13:47. > :13:51.follow them throughout the group stage or even all the way to the
:13:52. > :13:55.final or single match tickets. The issue that can about that we
:13:56. > :13:59.discovered this morning in terms of people being disappointed related to
:14:00. > :14:02.single match ticket applications to Kerry in category three pricing,
:14:03. > :14:05.particularly for the Poland game. The demand for those tickets was so
:14:06. > :14:12.high and remember the total amount was something like 50,000
:14:13. > :14:17.applications, 29,000 tickets, even our top priority supporters couldn't
:14:18. > :14:22.get a ticket so that is why we go on to Uefa to clarify and we have had a
:14:23. > :14:25.good results and so. How many extra tickets are being made available to
:14:26. > :14:29.those fans that didn't get figures? We think it will be very close to
:14:30. > :14:35.1000 or so new tickets. Those tickets will really be focused on
:14:36. > :14:39.those people who are disappointed, but the Poland game, the ones who
:14:40. > :14:41.applied for a single ticket in our top priority category. What will
:14:42. > :14:45.happen the next couple days is that he ever will contact them and will
:14:46. > :14:50.open up a ticket portal specifically for those people for that game and
:14:51. > :14:56.they have the option key to apply and abide. Thank you for that. I
:14:57. > :15:01.should say that, 50,000 people have asked for tickets to the matches in
:15:02. > :15:05.France. At the end of the day, only about 30,000 of them will actually
:15:06. > :15:08.get ticket so that leaves about 20,000 fans somewhat disappointed
:15:09. > :15:09.even though it might not stop them going out to France to support their
:15:10. > :15:13.team anyway. With two new companies joining
:15:14. > :15:16.the local electricity market in the last few months,
:15:17. > :15:18.there's been a huge push Last year the number of homes
:15:19. > :15:21.switching supplier doubled and as many as 10,000 homes
:15:22. > :15:24.switched every three months. Colletta Smith has been finding out
:15:25. > :15:26.if changing supplier can On the hunt for a bargain -
:15:27. > :15:35.in recent year's customers in Northern Ireland have had
:15:36. > :15:37.more to choose from. And when it comes to electricity,
:15:38. > :15:49.there's plenty of people People have become more savvy about
:15:50. > :15:54.looking for deals and trying to find the right supplier in the market. I
:15:55. > :15:57.think more of the younger generation are more keen to look for deals done
:15:58. > :15:58.maybe the older generation, just not as aware.
:15:59. > :16:00.The electricity market in Northern Ireland is gradually
:16:01. > :16:04.Before 2007 the company now called Power NI provided the electricity
:16:05. > :16:09.But since then competitors have been trying to take a slice
:16:10. > :16:15.The number of houses leaving Power NI has doubled in the last year -
:16:16. > :16:20.lured by small companies promising cheaper bills.
:16:21. > :16:24.SSE Airtricity was the first big competitor on the market,
:16:25. > :16:26.but now there are lots of others; Budget Energy, Electric
:16:27. > :16:29.Ireland, Open Electric and Click Energy -
:16:30. > :16:33.managing to slice away 10,000 customers in just three
:16:34. > :16:44.Ranging from the most excess of the cheapest there is about ?100
:16:45. > :16:47.difference in terms of costs or there are significant savings and
:16:48. > :16:52.people can get a better deal by moving. We have seen prices come
:16:53. > :16:56.down because more companies are competing? Certainly because there
:16:57. > :17:00.are more competitors it is having a downward pressure on prices. The
:17:01. > :17:03.market is sharpening up and getting a better offer consumers by the
:17:04. > :17:09.consumer still has to make that choice. Sometimes they are reluctant
:17:10. > :17:13.to do that. So, anybody tempted? No, just never thought of it. I would
:17:14. > :17:19.listen to Martyn Lewis. He is very good at that. He would invite you to
:17:20. > :17:23.shop around. We would switch to budget this week. Just this week?
:17:24. > :17:28.What made you such as lack they were offering a deal of ?10 for the
:17:29. > :17:34.switch and we were paying a lot more with the provider we were on. Why is
:17:35. > :17:41.it that you wouldn't switch? We are stuck in the mud probably. And that
:17:42. > :17:45.is the crux of it. Switching levels are increasing. A lot more people
:17:46. > :17:48.are looking at the Paris to see if savings are available. It is the
:17:49. > :17:53.same electricity you will get. The kettle boil in the same way, there
:17:54. > :17:57.is no difference on the product, you're just getting into from a
:17:58. > :17:59.different supplier from a different price.
:18:00. > :18:02.More choice means customers need to pay a little more attention
:18:03. > :18:05.Still to come on the programme before 7pm:
:18:06. > :18:07.A legend retires - one of Ireland's greatest ever
:18:08. > :18:15.players, forced by injury to hang up his boots.
:18:16. > :18:18.The Justice Minister has defended his decision to close
:18:19. > :18:24.David Ford said it was down to financial pressures
:18:25. > :18:29.Some people have voiced their fear that the move will decrease access
:18:30. > :18:31.to justice and could have a negative economic impact on some towns.
:18:32. > :18:40.The verdict has been delivered - soon these gates will be
:18:41. > :18:45.The Justice Minister has decided to shut down six courts
:18:46. > :18:56.There are two reasons why these changes have to be made. In the
:18:57. > :18:59.first place the significant reductions in the budget for the
:19:00. > :19:03.Department of Justice mean it is not possible to continue to keep the
:19:04. > :19:07.existing court in place. In the second case, we have a significant
:19:08. > :19:09.reduction in business and we have a number of underused court buildings.
:19:10. > :19:11.It was previously announced that Limavady would be closing.
:19:12. > :19:13.Added to that will be Armagh, Lisburn, Magherafelt and Strabane.
:19:14. > :19:18.Also on the list for closure is Ballymena.
:19:19. > :19:20.This is Ballymena Courthouse and it is found here on Ballymoney
:19:21. > :19:26.Along this street there are around half a dozen solicitor firms.
:19:27. > :19:29.The fear is once the court goes, those firms and the business
:19:30. > :19:34.they provide to this town will follow.
:19:35. > :19:36.This court's closest neighbour is a hotel -
:19:37. > :19:48.There are numerous solicitors offices around here. If the court
:19:49. > :19:56.closed a number of those might relocate to stop. There is not a lot
:19:57. > :20:01.else in this part of the council it was a reason for people to come down
:20:02. > :20:02.here. I think the loss of it, they will definitely be at full blast on
:20:03. > :20:07.the street. -- footfall lost. Since the beginning of the 19th
:20:08. > :20:09.century, this court building has dominated one end of
:20:10. > :20:11.the Mall in Armagh. Some fear it will now face
:20:12. > :20:22.the same fate as another The evidence of what happens to a
:20:23. > :20:25.building that falls into disuse, the jail was a fantastic building that
:20:26. > :20:29.has been closed since 1986 and it is now going to rack and rent. Unless
:20:30. > :20:30.something happens to Armagh courthouse, sobbing similar will
:20:31. > :20:34.happen. -- something similar. In Strabane some feel that
:20:35. > :20:44.a decision made to save the public It is the erosion of a vital public
:20:45. > :20:47.service. If any minister was to talk about closing a school or health
:20:48. > :20:48.centre because they wanted to save ?100,000, there would be uproar.
:20:49. > :20:51.The Minister believes around ?2 million will be saved annually.
:20:52. > :20:53.Three of the six courts will close this summer -
:20:54. > :21:00.The boss of Aer Lingus and British Airways,
:21:01. > :21:06.Willie Walsh, says a new fund under consideration by Stormont would be
:21:07. > :21:09.a help to airlines looking at new routes in and out of Northern
:21:10. > :21:13.There's due to be a decision next month on a financial package.
:21:14. > :21:21.On a visit to Belfast, Mr Walsh said it could make a difference.
:21:22. > :21:27.With that question, -- without question if you have an incentive
:21:28. > :21:30.provided for the airport by the Government you will be trying to
:21:31. > :21:35.look at it and that is what we do. We get contacted by governments,
:21:36. > :21:40.cities, airports and they say, we want you to fly to our airport, we
:21:41. > :21:43.want you to serve our city and our region and we will incentivise you
:21:44. > :21:46.to do so. Of course that will make you look at it. Without question I
:21:47. > :21:47.think it will be an advantage. Now sport - and an Irish sporting
:21:48. > :21:50.legend has decided to finally hang He was revered by opponents,
:21:51. > :21:57.respected by team mates, and renowned as an
:21:58. > :22:00.inspirational leader. Paul O'Connell captained Ireland
:22:01. > :22:03.to three Six Nations titles including a Grand Slam in 2009,
:22:04. > :22:06.won the European Cup twice with his province Munster
:22:07. > :22:10.and went on three British But a hamstring injury sustained
:22:11. > :22:16.at the Rugby World Cup has now forced one of Ireland's greatest
:22:17. > :22:31.ever rugby players to retire. For 13 years he was a tower at the
:22:32. > :22:36.heart of Irish rugby. A standout performer in the famous green shirt,
:22:37. > :22:40.as well as in the red of both his province Munster and the British and
:22:41. > :22:47.Irish Lions with whom he toured three times, once as captain. At six
:22:48. > :22:53.foot six and over 17 stone, he was a huge physical presence. He grew into
:22:54. > :22:57.a leader who brought out the best in those around him including his
:22:58. > :23:04.successor as Ireland captain. And Paul O'Connell! I think to put into
:23:05. > :23:09.words is very difficult. I suppose the biggest thing for me is just he
:23:10. > :23:12.probably is one of the players in world rugby that I have the most
:23:13. > :23:18.admiration for in terms of what he has done. As much as anything how he
:23:19. > :23:24.went about doing it. He really is what rugby is all about. O'Connell
:23:25. > :23:28.had signed a contract to play for Toulon in France. But in a statement
:23:29. > :23:41.today confirmed injury was ending his career.
:23:42. > :23:48.It is quite sad. For him to go out that way but I think it was a
:23:49. > :23:51.medical call. He is one of the greats in the dressing room before
:23:52. > :23:57.the game and have time, the words that come out of his mouth, you just
:23:58. > :24:01.can't help but be inspired. He didn't only deliver out there in the
:24:02. > :24:07.pitch but also every other part of preparation. He is the guy who drove
:24:08. > :24:12.most, who really step the standards and drove them on. He was going to
:24:13. > :24:15.go to war, put his body on the line, set the standard for himself and you
:24:16. > :24:19.just wanted to try and follow him and try and be up there at his
:24:20. > :24:26.level. Paul O'Connell's playing days may be over, but a giant of the
:24:27. > :24:27.game, the man from Munster leaves an unforgettable impression on Irish
:24:28. > :24:29.sport. Chris Henry looks likely to feature
:24:30. > :24:34.in Ulster's Pro12 fixture away The Ireland flanker has now
:24:35. > :24:37.recovered from a shoulder injury and is available
:24:38. > :24:39.to Les Kiss for selection. But Ian Humphreys is currently very
:24:40. > :24:46.doubtful after he received a blow to the head during Friday's victory
:24:47. > :24:51.over the Dragons. Carrick Rangers have been forced
:24:52. > :24:55.to play their next three scheduled They must play at Crusaders ground
:24:56. > :24:59.Seaview, following nine The first is this Thursday
:25:00. > :25:13.versus Dungannon. The weather is next with Barra Best.
:25:14. > :25:17.Believe it or not we have got dry weather in the forecast. A long time
:25:18. > :25:22.since we have seen that plenty of it is on the way. It will be quite
:25:23. > :25:26.chilly. Tonight temperatures will fall close to freezing. Below in
:25:27. > :25:30.some countryside areas. A few showers lingering. There could be
:25:31. > :25:35.some icy stretches tomorrow morning. Also frost and fog. Proper wintry
:25:36. > :25:40.start tomorrow. Overall a pretty good day. Largely dry. Plenty of
:25:41. > :25:43.sunshine. They discovered shower perhaps first thing tomorrow
:25:44. > :25:47.morning. They will clear away but it may give a dusting of snow over some
:25:48. > :25:52.hills and mountains. By the middle of the afternoon we will have plenty
:25:53. > :25:56.of clear blue sky across many areas. Temperatures around six or seven but
:25:57. > :26:00.the are light so a good crisp winter 's day to get out and enjoy. If you
:26:01. > :26:04.are travelling tomorrow it is a pretty similar capture across much
:26:05. > :26:09.of Britain. Quiet but a little cloudy with a few showers towards
:26:10. > :26:13.part of the South West of Ireland. Elsewhere it is a fairly calm day
:26:14. > :26:19.with temperatures reaching between the mid to high single figures. For
:26:20. > :26:22.Northern Ireland we can expect spells of sunshine to last right
:26:23. > :26:26.through until nightfall. But thanks to that clear sky again tomorrow
:26:27. > :26:29.night it will be quite chilly and temperatures falling back below
:26:30. > :26:33.freezing again. Especially in the countryside. This time more
:26:34. > :26:39.widespread. A frosty night tomorrow night. Possibly with the odd stretch
:26:40. > :26:43.of ice the showers but not an awful lot to worry about. Some fog again
:26:44. > :26:46.will be their first thing on Thursday morning but there will be
:26:47. > :26:51.plenty of dry weather again will stop perhaps a little bit more cloud
:26:52. > :26:54.at times but still not too bad. It that the damp weather may be per of
:26:55. > :27:02.county down by the evening. Overall another dry picture. Temperatures
:27:03. > :27:06.five - seven soldiers. Friday and the weekend, Friday is shaping up to
:27:07. > :27:09.be largely dry but low-pressure moving in from the Atlantic which
:27:10. > :27:14.might change things between now and then. We will keep you up-to-date
:27:15. > :27:19.but tonight, keep warm. A nice picture in Portrush. A reminder of
:27:20. > :27:24.our main story is deceiving. The First Minister Arlene Foster says
:27:25. > :27:27.the Deputy First Minister paid tribute to an IRA man is she
:27:28. > :27:32.believes dry to kill her father. It is that Northern Ireland's football
:27:33. > :27:37.fans are to get close to an extra 1000 tickets after protests over
:27:38. > :27:43.allocations for their European Championship. You can give us your
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