:00:00. > :00:14.That's all from the BBC News at Six - so it's goodbye from me -
:00:15. > :00:18.Assembly members debate whether to allow abortion
:00:19. > :00:27.where an unborn baby has a fatal abnormality.
:00:28. > :00:33.The DUP MLA Jim Wells at the centre of another controversy.
:00:34. > :00:37.The scramble for tickets to see Northern Ireland at the Euros goes
:00:38. > :00:39.on, I have the latest. It's back to school for the business
:00:40. > :00:44.professionals who want to help The magical surroundings
:00:45. > :00:46.of the Dark Hedges. How some white lines had
:00:47. > :00:57.to do a disappearing act. Going for Gold, the confident
:00:58. > :00:59.Northern Ireland boxes on the road to Rio.
:01:00. > :01:02.And there's a chill in the air, with a cold night coming up,
:01:03. > :01:10.MLAs will shortly debate a move to allow for abortion in cases
:01:11. > :01:20.The proposal is one of a number of amendments to the Justice Bill.
:01:21. > :01:22.Before today's debate began, the Attorney General John Larkin
:01:23. > :01:28.questioned whether the changes would be compatible with international
:01:29. > :01:32.The DUP, who oppose the change, have proposed a working group
:01:33. > :01:35.In a moment, we will hear the latest from Stormont,
:01:36. > :01:37.but first, here is our Political Correspondent,
:01:38. > :01:44.It remains one of the most controversial issues in Northern
:01:45. > :01:51.Ireland, even before proceedings got under way today, a move to allow for
:01:52. > :01:56.abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality is was questioned by the
:01:57. > :01:59.Attorney General John Larkin. In a letter to Jim Allister, he
:02:00. > :02:05.questioned whether the change was compatible with international human
:02:06. > :02:09.rights law. But those in favour of human rights dismissed the concerns.
:02:10. > :02:15.We think it is a good amendment and we cannot see a regal floor. I am
:02:16. > :02:19.not an Attorney General. The move came after the DUP made it clear
:02:20. > :02:22.they would oppose the change. Instead, they want a working group
:02:23. > :02:27.to consider the issue of fatal foetal abnormality, a move that has
:02:28. > :02:35.been welcomed by a senior doctor. The more liaison we have as
:02:36. > :02:39.obstetricians and gynaecologists and midwives with the political parties,
:02:40. > :02:46.the better, quite frankly. And if we can help clarify matters and bring
:02:47. > :02:50.our point of view as those who are involved in day-to-day practice, so
:02:51. > :02:56.be it. Like the DUP, the SDLP think the Justice Bill is the wrong place
:02:57. > :03:01.for changes in abortion law. The SDLP is a pro-life party. These
:03:02. > :03:05.amendments have been stuck onto a Justice Bill that never had the
:03:06. > :03:09.intention of dealing with such an emotive and controversial issue as
:03:10. > :03:14.abortion. Unlike the SDLP Commission fain say they support change. We
:03:15. > :03:18.believe were mentioned have the option to decide if they choose to
:03:19. > :03:22.go ahead with the pregnancy in relation to that. This is about
:03:23. > :03:27.women making that decision. We also believe women should have the option
:03:28. > :03:30.to terminate where they have been victims of sexual crime.
:03:31. > :03:36.Whilst other parties have made a collective decision, Allstate
:03:37. > :03:41.unionist MLAs have been allowed a free vote. That is a conscious
:03:42. > :03:45.matter and MLAs will vote as their consciences dictate and I do not
:03:46. > :03:49.know how that is because it is not appropriate as leader to ask in case
:03:50. > :03:54.they felt I was influencing them. They know from my public statements
:03:55. > :04:00.I would support a change in the law. Today's arguments were well
:04:01. > :04:05.rehearsed and those in opposing camps have strong convictions. There
:04:06. > :04:09.is no political consensus and this will not be the last time Stormont
:04:10. > :04:16.considers controversial topic of abortion.
:04:17. > :04:23.Our political editor joins us from Stormont. Any sign of the debate
:04:24. > :04:27.getting under way? Not yet. As was made clear in the package, this is a
:04:28. > :04:33.wider Justice Bill dealing with other issues like revenge
:04:34. > :04:37.pornography and domestic violence. MLAs have been talking about those.
:04:38. > :04:41.They are having a short break and we expect within the next 30 minutes to
:04:42. > :04:46.begin the debate on the abortion amendments. Do you think the
:04:47. > :04:50.proposal by the DUP for this working group will take the heat out of the
:04:51. > :04:55.issue? That is the hope of Arlene Foster and Simon Hamilton and it
:04:56. > :05:00.does by time as they have set aside six months, which takes them to the
:05:01. > :05:04.other side of the election, to report back on that controversial
:05:05. > :05:08.issue of fatal foetal abnormality. The proponents of these changes say
:05:09. > :05:13.this is a stalling tactic so while the SDLP and DUP persuaded of the
:05:14. > :05:17.benefits of this group, I do not make the opponents will be
:05:18. > :05:22.persuaded. It is not the only debate today. The other story circulating
:05:23. > :05:28.here is the fallout from controversial comments made in an
:05:29. > :05:32.Assembly committee by the DUP's MLA Jim Wells. It happened last week at
:05:33. > :05:37.a session of the Public Accounts Committee, the microphones picked up
:05:38. > :05:41.whispered comment from Jim Wells of the DUP saying he was scared out of
:05:42. > :05:46.his wits when a female civil servant who reminded him of Arlene Foster
:05:47. > :05:58.entered the room. Then this comment about women. He described it as a
:05:59. > :06:01.self-deprecating joke. The Ulster Unionist Ross Hussey agreed, saying
:06:02. > :06:08.a mountain was made out of a mole hill. But on social media, many
:06:09. > :06:12.criticised Jim Wells, it including a member of Sinn Fein who described
:06:13. > :06:16.his comments as disgusting and showing contempt for women. Late
:06:17. > :06:19.last night, the Newry MLA on the left of the picture lead the
:06:20. > :06:24.Assembly chamber when on the opposite side, Jim Wells rose from
:06:25. > :06:27.his seat quickly and appeared to confront her at the door before she
:06:28. > :06:33.left. Her party colleague saw what was happening and moved to
:06:34. > :06:36.intervene. Jim Wells said he warned her that her comments were the
:06:37. > :06:40.family tree. Tonight, Sinn Fein have released a
:06:41. > :06:42.statement, they say they have made a formal complaint to the Assembly
:06:43. > :06:48.Standards Commissioner, the complaint was made by the Chief Whip
:06:49. > :06:51.who you saw an Sinn Fein said it was made on grounds of equality, respect
:06:52. > :06:58.and good working relationships between MLAs.
:06:59. > :07:04.Still to come on the programme. The closure of a Green energy scheme, it
:07:05. > :07:08.is claimed jobs and work with millions could be lost.
:07:09. > :07:11.Don't panic - that was the message to Northern Ireland fans today,
:07:12. > :07:15.as the scramble for tickets for the Euros continued today.
:07:16. > :07:17.Hundreds of loyal supporters missed out on tickets yesterday,
:07:18. > :07:20.but today, the Irish Football Association insisted the fans should
:07:21. > :07:40.Many fans were so confident of getting tickets for friends, they
:07:41. > :07:45.had already booked flights, higher cars and hotels. Only to find that
:07:46. > :07:48.yesterday they did not get any match tickets. Brands like Rory Mackay, a
:07:49. > :07:56.regular at Windsor Park for more than 40 years. Disappointed, gutted,
:07:57. > :08:00.annoyed. Four members of his family applied for tickets, and the two got
:08:01. > :08:06.them. They are all still going to France together. I am going because
:08:07. > :08:11.the flights have been paid for, the accommodation, the cars. The other
:08:12. > :08:16.thing is my son put me down as a driver of one of the cars! So I have
:08:17. > :08:22.to go! Of course, there were winners as well as losers. I spoke to one
:08:23. > :08:25.man who was embarrassed at getting so many tickets. He only went to one
:08:26. > :08:29.of the qualification games at Windsor Park but applied for and got
:08:30. > :08:35.tickets for all three of the group games in France. He got two tickets
:08:36. > :08:40.for each match. This is a copy of the e-mail he got yesterday from
:08:41. > :08:43.Uefa. As well as two tickets for the group matches, he has been
:08:44. > :08:50.guaranteed tickets or any match as Northern Ireland might play in the
:08:51. > :08:56.knockout stages. But it has, at a price, more than 1500 euros upfront,
:08:57. > :09:00.around ?1200. It appears how much money runs have spent has been
:09:01. > :09:06.imported. Not just the number of matches they have been to recently.
:09:07. > :09:11.The IFA said the most loyal fans should get tickets soon. In an extra
:09:12. > :09:17.allocation made available by Uefa. We are in limbo. I would ask them to
:09:18. > :09:20.have a small amount of patience will stop we will try and check the data
:09:21. > :09:25.and make sure we get the right names into the system. And we will get
:09:26. > :09:29.Uefa to contact them in the near future so they get access to the new
:09:30. > :09:33.ticket portal. That should happen before the end of this month. As for
:09:34. > :09:36.Republic of Ireland bans, their long awaited ticket news should happen on
:09:37. > :09:39.Friday. -- bands. A coroner's court has been told that
:09:40. > :09:43.an IRA informant may have tipped off police in advance of the 1974
:09:44. > :09:49.Birmingham pub bombings. 21 people were killed when two bombs
:09:50. > :09:51.exploded at two pubs The Coroner is deciding if inquests
:09:52. > :09:57.should be held. The police are against resuming
:09:58. > :10:00.the inquests, but victims relatives and one of those wrongly convicted
:10:01. > :10:08.of the bombings want I want the truth as well. We never
:10:09. > :10:13.get justice, but the one thing we can get is that think we deserve the
:10:14. > :10:15.most and that is the truth. We have had 41 years of nothing but lies,
:10:16. > :10:18.lies, lies! Gardai say they are making progress
:10:19. > :10:20.in their investigations into the recent
:10:21. > :10:22.suspected gang murders. They have identified some of those
:10:23. > :10:25.who carried out Friday's murder at the boxing weigh-in,
:10:26. > :10:28.and they believe those who murdered a taxi driver on Monday night may
:10:29. > :10:30.have left DNA evidence in the get-away car
:10:31. > :10:33.they failed to set on fire. Our Dublin correspondent,
:10:34. > :10:35.Shane Harrison, now looks at some of the individuals
:10:36. > :10:40.associated with the feud. Crumlin, in Dublin's
:10:41. > :10:44.south inner city - and one long associated
:10:45. > :10:50.with drugs and crime. The vast majority of people
:10:51. > :10:52.here are honest law-biding citizens, It's perhaps an unlikely starting
:10:53. > :10:57.point for a global drug empire worth Christy Kinahan, also
:10:58. > :11:08.known as Dapper Don, is now based in Marbella
:11:09. > :11:10.in Spain and is said to have And it was a shooting in Spain last
:11:11. > :11:17.September that prompted this outbreak of gang violence
:11:18. > :11:23.and exposed deep divisions. This man, Gary Hutch,
:11:24. > :11:25.was a member of the Kinahan gang, but it's believed they killed him,
:11:26. > :11:28.suspecting him to be Gary Hutch was, however,
:11:29. > :11:35.also a nephew of this man, Known as 'the Monk',
:11:36. > :11:45.he was a notorious criminal in the '80s and '90s who now says
:11:46. > :11:48.he has retired from crime. The killing last Friday
:11:49. > :11:51.at the boxing weigh-in in Dublin was believed to be a direct
:11:52. > :11:53.retaliation for the Hutch killing. David Byrne, a close
:11:54. > :11:55.lieutenant of Christy Kinahan, was murdered and two
:11:56. > :12:00.others were wounded. Within four days, the cycle of
:12:01. > :12:07.retaliation claimed another victim. And this is Eddie Hutch Sr,
:12:08. > :12:09.another uncle of Gary. Few believe he was a gang member,
:12:10. > :12:16.the widespread suspicion being that he was killed simply
:12:17. > :12:21.because of his surname. This afternoon, flowers
:12:22. > :12:24.from David Byrne's family outside the Regency Hotel
:12:25. > :12:27.where he was murdered. A Belfast-born crime correspondent
:12:28. > :12:44.says the amount of money one gang Heat is what a senior official told
:12:45. > :12:50.me was the Manchester United of drug dealing. He does not refer just
:12:51. > :12:54.Ireland, he has links with Colombian cartels. He is that big he can pick
:12:55. > :13:01.up the phone and talk to somebody in Colombia. He hasn't a fortune with
:13:02. > :13:03.tens, if not hundreds of millions of euros. He is massive. -- he has a
:13:04. > :13:05.fortune. With such a financial
:13:06. > :13:07.killing to be made, this
:13:08. > :13:09.week's murders are With armed gardai on the street,
:13:10. > :13:14.the suspicion there will be more fatalities in what is
:13:15. > :13:19.increasingly becoming personal. Until the recent spate of violence,
:13:20. > :13:22.the number of gangland killings had been
:13:23. > :13:27.falling in recent years. It's widely believed
:13:28. > :13:29.Christy Kinahan had ordered an end to all the feuds because it was
:13:30. > :13:32.hampering the making So, the question now is: why
:13:33. > :13:35.the current violence? And is a younger, more reckless,
:13:36. > :13:45.generation taking over With two funerals still the take
:13:46. > :13:48.place, part of this city living in fear and dreading the next week's.
:13:49. > :13:58.Back to the classroom, helping children learn to read.
:13:59. > :14:01.Renewables companies say millions of pounds' worth of work will be
:14:02. > :14:06.lost and jobs are at risk if a green energy scheme is scrapped.
:14:07. > :14:08.The Enterprise Minister, Jonathan Bell, has announced his
:14:09. > :14:10.intention to close the renewable heat incentive scheme,
:14:11. > :14:11.possibly next week, after a huge overspend.
:14:12. > :14:12.Our Agriculture and Environment Correspondent,
:14:13. > :14:23.There's a big squeeze on to get this job done in days.
:14:24. > :14:26.If the renewable heat scheme is closed before it's finished,
:14:27. > :14:30.it won't qualify for government subsidies and the installation
:14:31. > :14:34.company could be left to shoulder a ?100,000 loss.
:14:35. > :14:37.The job is being done by a Bellaghy-based company run
:14:38. > :14:39.by Francis Glackin, he's had to shelve 25 installations
:14:40. > :14:54.The work was 28 could be halved. They are working away 24 hours a day
:14:55. > :15:01.to get these installations up and going and finished for this on
:15:02. > :15:05.Tuesday. Working 24 hours a day in now and by next Wednesday, if the
:15:06. > :15:12.Minister has his way, they will be out of work. I have spoken to a
:15:13. > :15:17.number of companies and the stories are the same. Millions of pounds of
:15:18. > :15:18.orders at risk and jobs under threat. They are not happy with the
:15:19. > :15:21.way this has been handled. People were encouraged to switch
:15:22. > :15:25.to green energy like wood pellets. To cover expensive installation
:15:26. > :15:32.costs, there was a generous subsidy and no cap - the more heat
:15:33. > :15:35.you generated, the more you earned. Plans to change the payment model
:15:36. > :15:38.last Autumn led to a huge spike in applications as firms tried to
:15:39. > :15:42.get in on the more generous scheme. Oversubscribed, the money ran out,
:15:43. > :15:57.leaving Stormont to find ?30m next My department faces a huge budgetary
:15:58. > :16:01.pressure, given the decision of the Chancellor of the extract to limit
:16:02. > :16:04.the amount of money paid to the Northern Ireland out of the UK part
:16:05. > :16:08.But it's the speed of the closure that has left firms reeling.
:16:09. > :16:18.You have people building houses or renovating their houses and putting
:16:19. > :16:21.these renewable heating systems into homes who have already committed to
:16:22. > :16:26.the bank and gone to the bank on the strength of the renewable heat
:16:27. > :16:28.incentive and they potentially will be left high and dry and in debt.
:16:29. > :16:34.The scheme can't close without Assembly approval.
:16:35. > :16:40.Chain Reaction Cycles, the online retailer based
:16:41. > :16:43.in Ballyclare, could be about to be taken over by a rival firm.
:16:44. > :16:45.According to a trade magazine, the County Antrim firm,
:16:46. > :16:51.which employs over 500 people, is on the verge of being acquired
:16:52. > :16:53.by Wiggle, who are owned by a venture capital group.
:16:54. > :16:56.A spokesman for Chain Reaction, which has a turnover in excess
:16:57. > :17:00.of ?150 million, said the takeover is "speculation at this stage."
:17:01. > :17:03.Twenty per cent of children are still struggling with reading
:17:04. > :17:04.by the time they leave primary school.
:17:05. > :17:07.But a scheme provided from an unusual source is helping
:17:08. > :17:12.Accountants, managers and other business professionals are giving
:17:13. > :17:15.up their time for an hour a week to go into schools to
:17:16. > :17:27.I went to one East Belfast primary school to see how it works.
:17:28. > :17:35.There is a lot to cover in primary school day. Sadly, thousands of
:17:36. > :17:39.children are falling through the net with reading. Grove primary in East
:17:40. > :17:42.Belfast is a monks schools benefiting from people like
:17:43. > :17:48.Christine. -- amongst. President John F.
:17:49. > :17:53.Kennedy had the good looks of a film star. She is a trainee accountant
:17:54. > :17:57.who visits the school once a week every week to read with the
:17:58. > :18:01.children. You see the literacy schools improving. A shy child in
:18:02. > :18:06.week one by the end of the summer can be so chatty. It is not just
:18:07. > :18:10.their literacy skills and proven, it is their confidence. And the results
:18:11. > :18:15.speak for themselves. From a hard evidence point of view, we noticed
:18:16. > :18:19.this year they have been involved in this programme for three months and
:18:20. > :18:25.in that three months, we are noticing increases of six months and
:18:26. > :18:28.one year and two months in reading so it is a fantastic programme for
:18:29. > :18:31.raising achievement. A lot of emphasis is placed on reading here
:18:32. > :18:38.and children have a wide range of tastes. But one author tops the
:18:39. > :18:45.poll. My favourite is Roald Dahl. All his books, you get stuck into
:18:46. > :18:53.them and you read them and they are really fun to read. RDahl come he is
:18:54. > :19:01.really created and his pictures of Bunny. Horrible Histories. -- Roald
:19:02. > :19:04.Dahl, he is really created and his pictures funny.
:19:05. > :19:10.The cost is covered by the individual as this. Those who
:19:11. > :19:14.organised this says it helps to educate the workforce of the future.
:19:15. > :19:17.We would encourage more businesses to get involved and look at the
:19:18. > :19:24.benefits of the programme long-term. Not just now for that people, what
:19:25. > :19:28.is a long-term ambition, where do they see themselves and what can
:19:29. > :19:33.business do to help? The children also get to visit the workplaces of
:19:34. > :19:36.their volunteers. It is hoped that will widen their horizons and get
:19:37. > :19:44.them to think the world of work sooner rather than later.
:19:45. > :19:50.Aim road was closed after a lorry overturned this morning. There were
:19:51. > :19:54.reports of black eyes when it happened and it led to some traffic
:19:55. > :19:58.delays as people made their way to work and the school. -- ice.
:19:59. > :20:01.Now, it's become one of the iconic images of Northern Ireland -
:20:02. > :20:03.immortalised on the television series Game of Thrones -
:20:04. > :20:06.but for the last few days, the road through the dark hedges has
:20:07. > :20:10.The reason - bright white lines have been painted for the first time.
:20:11. > :20:13.Some described the action by Road Service as 'sacrilege' and,
:20:14. > :20:17.David Maxwell reports from North Antrim.
:20:18. > :20:20.It's the sort of location you'd find in a work of fiction.
:20:21. > :20:23.And some thought they really were dreaming when these white lines
:20:24. > :20:36.200 metres of them under the 200 year old beech trees.
:20:37. > :20:39.It was a mistake - but some who love this place say it
:20:40. > :20:46.This road seems to be treated like any other road in the country and it
:20:47. > :20:49.is not, it is underneath one of the world's top tree tunnels. The visual
:20:50. > :20:54.impact of the place should be considered and the damage to the
:20:55. > :20:56.trees from vehicles on the road. And footfall on the Avenue.
:20:57. > :21:01.Well, the dark hedges are surrounded by mystery and they have become one
:21:02. > :21:03.of the iconic images of Northern Ireland,
:21:04. > :21:07.mysteriousness is being created by work going on to remove these
:21:08. > :21:11.It took just a few hours to remedy with burning torches.
:21:12. > :21:14.Not the sort you'd see in the Game of Thrones TV series,
:21:15. > :21:23.which was filmed here, making this place famous worldwide.
:21:24. > :21:29.It is such an attraction that they probably thought it would be safer
:21:30. > :21:34.to have the lines but they are really not necessary. With this sort
:21:35. > :21:38.of thing happen in the US? You guys are good at tourism? It would be
:21:39. > :21:43.more restricted. They would probably have gates and everybody would have
:21:44. > :21:43.to be guided through it. A bit more restricted, probably.
:21:44. > :21:47.The dark hedges have had it rough recently -
:21:48. > :21:50.some of the trees were blown over in a storm and now uproar
:21:51. > :21:59.Trees like this are so iconic and part of our heritage and we need to
:22:00. > :22:02.look at ways to preserve and conserve them for future
:22:03. > :22:05.generations. We need to look at whether we manage traffic in a
:22:06. > :22:09.different way. Might it be we need to close the road completely,
:22:10. > :22:11.letting the local farmers have access?
:22:12. > :22:14.By afternoon, the bright white lines had gone from the dark hedges.
:22:15. > :22:22.They were instead once again only highlighted by the mid-winter sun.
:22:23. > :22:27.From a road in North Antrim to the road to Rio now.
:22:28. > :22:30.It's a big year for some of our athletes, as all roads lead
:22:31. > :22:38.Boxing is Ireland's most successful Olympic sport,
:22:39. > :22:41.and for the last ten days, the Irish team has been holding
:22:42. > :22:46.Three fighters from Northern Ireland, two from Belfast,
:22:47. > :22:49.and one from Ballymena have already qualified for the Games this summer,
:22:50. > :22:54.and hopes are high that more will follow.
:22:55. > :23:03.These are the three local boxes who will go for Gold in Rio. Paddy
:23:04. > :23:09.Barnes and Michael Conlan won Bronze at the last games in London and
:23:10. > :23:14.Steven Donnelly cannot wait to make his Olympic debut. It was a tough
:23:15. > :23:19.journey to qualify. I was away every couple of weeks, different
:23:20. > :23:23.countries. America, Argentina, Italy, polling. To win five out of
:23:24. > :23:28.six is a great changement and to qualify for the Olympics, after
:23:29. > :23:34.thinking I had no chance, the way it worked out is fantastic. And to say
:23:35. > :23:37.this Belfast pair are confident of delivering knockout performances is
:23:38. > :23:42.an understatement. We trained hard and we believe nobody can beat us
:23:43. > :23:50.but I was sold. Because of that. We are thinking about a conversation
:23:51. > :23:55.between both of us, the best of us. I know we will both role -- get Gold
:23:56. > :24:02.medals, the work we have put in, there is no reason we will not do
:24:03. > :24:08.it. We are aiming to pick up the trophy and be the first Irish ever,
:24:09. > :24:12.it is between me and him. Among the rest of the team analysing, training
:24:13. > :24:17.and working hard, two more fighters who will try and qualify in Turkey
:24:18. > :24:22.in April. We have the best in Europe and it is the top two who finish for
:24:23. > :24:29.the spot for real. I believe in my own litany and I believe if I
:24:30. > :24:34.perform on the day, I cannot we stopped -- ability. I believe this
:24:35. > :24:38.is my year to go to Rio. I will get another shot to qualify so hopefully
:24:39. > :24:42.I will do it. The dream is still very much alive? It is still on. And
:24:43. > :24:47.the coaches believe in need more than I do will stop it is brilliant,
:24:48. > :24:53.it is driving me on. So by the time of the summer, Northern Ireland
:24:54. > :24:55.could have an Olympic famous fighting five.
:24:56. > :24:57.We hope for a lot of medals at the Olympic Games.
:24:58. > :24:59.In Colleges Athletics, James Edgar is officially the top
:25:00. > :25:01.school-boy cross country runner in Ulster.
:25:02. > :25:04.The student, from Friends School in Lisburn, was one of the pre-race
:25:05. > :25:06.favourites in a strong field at Mallusk this afternoon.
:25:07. > :25:08.Edgar, the current Irish Schools and 3,000-metre champion,
:25:09. > :25:14.took the tape just ahead of Bangor Grammar's Craig McMeechan.
:25:15. > :25:17.Under the shadow of the Belfast shipyard, the sport of hurling came
:25:18. > :25:20.to Belfast's Titanic Quarter this afternoon, where
:25:21. > :25:22.Antrim's Liam Watson and Lee Chin, of Wexford, helped launch
:25:23. > :25:38.Have you ever played it here before? No, I have never played hurling here
:25:39. > :25:45.before, this is a first. What is it like to be part of it. Always nice
:25:46. > :25:50.to be a part. And the Titanic was built here. It is good to be here. A
:25:51. > :25:56.man from Wexford, have used at here before in the shadow of this
:25:57. > :25:59.history? I have not and it is great. The history of the Titanic. It is a
:26:00. > :26:10.pleasure to be here. Finally, Jordanstown needs local
:26:11. > :26:14.rivals Saint Mary is 14-6, a good start for the tournament hosts.
:26:15. > :26:23.Thank you, time for the weather and Game of Thrones looking nice today.
:26:24. > :26:38.-- the Dark Hedges. It felt chilly in the shade and
:26:39. > :26:42.showers in places. Mainly across parts of the North and West. Towards
:26:43. > :26:48.the South East, not many of those. Across the South East, a lot of
:26:49. > :26:55.lovely sunshine and Fairweather Cloud. And further down into the
:26:56. > :27:00.valleys, a host of snowdrops, enjoying the wintry sunshine at
:27:01. > :27:04.lower levels. Showers today have since faded away, leaving a dry
:27:05. > :27:09.evening with clear spells and falling temperatures. Through the
:27:10. > :27:11.night, we hold onto those clear spells, especially inland and
:27:12. > :27:16.towards the East. Temperatures close to freezing and a bit of frost and
:27:17. > :27:20.mist and fog. We also have the problem of increasing cloud towards
:27:21. > :27:25.the North and West which could threaten showers which could turn
:27:26. > :27:31.wintry on the hills. And when they fall on the ground, we could get icy
:27:32. > :27:34.patches. Mainly dry, that is the theme for tomorrow. Still some
:27:35. > :27:39.bright spells although more cloud around than today and we have a
:27:40. > :27:42.chilly start and we could be scraping the windscreen in the
:27:43. > :27:47.morning. And with fog, slow to clear, visibility issues. There will
:27:48. > :27:51.be a fair amount of cloud into the afternoon at at times, with wintry
:27:52. > :27:57.showers towards the North and West. Many places try and hopefully bright
:27:58. > :28:03.intervals. Quite chilly at five, 6 degrees. We do it again tomorrow
:28:04. > :28:08.night. It is going to be cold, temperatures dropping. Widespread
:28:09. > :28:12.frost, mist and fog patches and icy patches where you have showers. In
:28:13. > :28:16.the Friday, after a cold start, a chilly but mainly dry day. The
:28:17. > :28:22.breeze is picking up so it feels colder, ahead of a weather front for
:28:23. > :28:27.the weekend. I do not know how far North it is, maybe rain on Saturday.
:28:28. > :28:31.Plenty of ice bars so a bitter wind through the weekend.
:28:32. > :28:36.Apologies for the beginning of the weather, that little glitch!
:28:37. > :28:40.A reminder of the main news. Assembly members to debate this
:28:41. > :28:44.evening weather to allow abortion were an unborn baby has a fatal
:28:45. > :28:49.abnormality. The proposal is a number of amendments to the Justice
:28:50. > :28:53.Bill. The Attorney General John Larkin questioned weather such a
:28:54. > :28:57.change would be compatible with international human rights law. And
:28:58. > :28:58.the DUP who oppose it have proposed a working group to examine the
:28:59. > :29:00.a working group to examine the issue.
:29:01. > :29:02.Our late summary is at half past ten.
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