:00:00. > :00:00.David Cameron's efforts in Brussels? Join me on BBC Two.
:00:00. > :00:12.The First Minister says she will make every effort to soften
:00:13. > :00:15.the blow of 1,000 job losses announced at Bombardier.
:00:16. > :00:18.It's emerged the company is also suspending recruitment
:00:19. > :00:26.Meanwhile, a company which is one of Bombardier's biggest local parts
:00:27. > :00:28.suppliers says it's saddened by the cuts.
:00:29. > :00:31.The firm though is confident about its own future,
:00:32. > :00:35.Our business correspondent Julian O'Neill reports.
:00:36. > :00:38.A section of the new Bombardier C Series aircraft being made in county
:00:39. > :00:47.This is precision engineering, it is one of their main local parts
:00:48. > :00:51.suppliers and here any setback at the Canadian aerospace giant,
:00:52. > :00:54.especially one which costs jobs, is followed closely.
:00:55. > :00:58.It's a major thing losing those jobs.
:00:59. > :01:03.It's not going to be easy to get employment.
:01:04. > :01:10.As a company we're quite confident we will still be going forward.
:01:11. > :01:16.Bombardier help support thousands of jobs in its Northern Ireland
:01:17. > :01:20.Dozens of small to medium-sized firms are watching developments
:01:21. > :01:22.and now more than ever chasing new customers.
:01:23. > :01:31.There is hope on the horizon that those companies that have grown
:01:32. > :01:33.and built from support from Bombardier can win other
:01:34. > :01:41.That is exactly what they have been doing here.
:01:42. > :01:44.It's branched out using its expertise for Bombardier to win
:01:45. > :01:45.business with Airbus whose plane production
:01:46. > :01:59.Bombardier have the new C Series but it's slow to get off the ground.
:02:00. > :02:02.The Airbus has the new products that are growing exponentially
:02:03. > :02:04.year-on-year and for any manufacturing company wishing
:02:05. > :02:06.to grow their business they have to be on the programmes.
:02:07. > :02:12.Across the local aerospace sector, there is on average a 25%
:02:13. > :02:21.Diversifying the order book is seen as being key going forward.
:02:22. > :02:23.Spreading its wings beyond Bombardier has helped this
:02:24. > :02:32.Very soon, it will double the size of its production base,
:02:33. > :02:40.moving into what was once an old shirt factory next door.
:02:41. > :02:43.Individual workers at Bombardier expect to learn about their future
:02:44. > :02:49.Understandably they have been reluctant to speak in advance
:02:50. > :02:52.of further details about redundancy deals.
:02:53. > :02:54.However this afternoon, one worker spoke to us
:02:55. > :02:57.on the condition we wouldn't identify him.
:02:58. > :03:01.He explained how he was facing up to an uncertain future.
:03:02. > :03:22.car payments, the money issue comes through the mind.
:03:23. > :03:26.Bombardier is a good employer that pays good wages so how do you go
:03:27. > :03:30.from earning a good wage to earning near nothing?
:03:31. > :03:34.I'm a second generation Bombardier worker.
:03:35. > :03:52.My father worked there and my uncles are employed there.
:03:53. > :03:56.Even going in as an apprentice and you could rise all the way up
:03:57. > :03:59.You can go as high as you want and travel the world.
:04:00. > :04:02.That's why I joined it and what I aspire to do.
:04:03. > :04:12.With my skill set, I believe I'll be comfortable,
:04:13. > :04:14.confident, of doing that move because I'm confident
:04:15. > :04:15.in my own skills and their development.
:04:16. > :04:17.It could be halfway across the world.
:04:18. > :04:24.A man's been shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style shooting
:04:25. > :04:28.It happened at around 7.45pm in Ardmonagh Parade.
:04:29. > :04:31.The victim, who's in his 20s, has been taken to hospital.
:04:32. > :04:34.An Orange hall in County Tyrone has been attacked for the second time
:04:35. > :04:41.Strawletterdallon Orange hall, near Newtownstewart had windows
:04:42. > :04:44.and doors damaged on Wednesday night and the Orange Order says more
:04:45. > :04:47.windows were smashed this evening around seven o'clock.
:04:48. > :04:52.The same hall was damaged five years ago in an arson attack.
:04:53. > :04:55.One man has been arrested for causing an obstruction
:04:56. > :04:59.during a standoff between police and environmentalists at a forest
:05:00. > :05:01.near Carrickfergus - where an oil company plans
:05:02. > :05:06.A group of protestors blocked access to Woodburn Forest.
:05:07. > :05:18.Our environment correspondent Conor Macauley has more.
:05:19. > :05:20.Contractors turned up this morning to begin preparatory work
:05:21. > :05:23.on the site, they found their way blocked by protesters opposed
:05:24. > :05:28.A woman who parked car in the middle of the road was removed by police.
:05:29. > :05:32.Look, lads, we're not doing anything wrong.
:05:33. > :05:42.That being on the back of the low loader, it doesn't matter.
:05:43. > :05:46.That being cut down, that is a disgrace.
:05:47. > :05:48.This project has proved controversial because campaigners
:05:49. > :05:52.say it could threaten the water supply for thousands of homes
:05:53. > :05:58.The site is in the catchment of a reservoir.
:05:59. > :06:04.The land has been leased to the oil company by Northern Ireland Water.
:06:05. > :06:06.They say the project does not pose a risk.
:06:07. > :06:09.We're been here for 24 hours and we will stay here as long
:06:10. > :06:16.A second vehicle was blocking access to the site and it is being moved
:06:17. > :06:19.after an intervention by the police but as you can see this trailer
:06:20. > :06:23.is parked in the access route and it will be some time yet before anyone
:06:24. > :06:36.One man was arrested as part of a police operation.
:06:37. > :06:41.Later a senior police officer suspended a right-of-way
:06:42. > :06:44.through the forest as people protested his power to do
:06:45. > :06:46.so and this afternoon the man arrested returned to the protest
:06:47. > :06:53.where supporters had a whip round to reimburse him for the ?85
:06:54. > :06:57.fine he had been hit with. This evening, the trailer which had
:06:58. > :07:02.been blocking the access all day was finally moved.
:07:03. > :07:07.Concrete bollards were put in place by contractors.
:07:08. > :07:10.There is a suggestion protesters could seek an injunction to stop
:07:11. > :07:20.further work, a matter for the courts to decide.
:07:21. > :07:23.The inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson has been told how
:07:24. > :07:25.social services flagged up a possible relationship
:07:26. > :07:27.between her and the man widely suspected of killing
:07:28. > :07:32.The 15-year-old disappeared in 1994 after a night out in Donegal.
:07:33. > :07:48.Arlene Arkinson was last seen with the convicted child killer Robert
:07:49. > :07:53.Howard who was acquitted of her murder in 2005. Her body was no
:07:54. > :08:00.longer -- her body was never found. Robert Howard died in prison last
:08:01. > :08:09.year. Information was recorded in a hand
:08:10. > :08:15.written note to the constable. He said it would not be fair to comment
:08:16. > :08:22.what sort of relationship that was. The court was also told of the
:08:23. > :08:28.troubled background of Arlene Arkinson. There was also a mention
:08:29. > :08:34.of her relationship with a second older man. The initial investigation
:08:35. > :08:39.followed two lines of inquiry, that Arlene Arkinson had travelled to
:08:40. > :08:43.Birmingham for an abortion or that Robert Howard was involved in her
:08:44. > :08:44.disobedience. At that stage it was not a criminal investigation. The
:08:45. > :08:49.inquest has been adjourned. Uefa has agreed to give more tickets
:08:50. > :08:52.to Northern Ireland supporters following complaints
:08:53. > :08:53.about allocations. More than 500 have been made
:08:54. > :08:56.available for the match against Ukraine - and almost 100
:08:57. > :08:58.for the game against Germany. The showdown with the world
:08:59. > :09:00.champions is Northern Ireland's And one local man is guaranteed
:09:01. > :09:05.to be on the pitch. Jonathan Calderwood from just
:09:06. > :09:08.outside Ballymena is not a player or part of the Northern Ireland back
:09:09. > :09:12.room team - but he will play a key role when it comes to match day,
:09:13. > :09:15.Nial Foster has been to meet him. Paris, it's a long way
:09:16. > :09:21.from County Antrim but one man from the area has made a name
:09:22. > :09:27.for himself in the capital. Jonathan Calderwood,
:09:28. > :09:35.star of a French television advert is the head groundsman
:09:36. > :09:37.at the Parc des Princes. When I went to the school
:09:38. > :09:52.in Ballymena, in your last year at school you had to do
:09:53. > :09:54.a week's work experience. Being a football fanatic
:09:55. > :09:56.and a big Glentoran fan, it was only right I should go
:09:57. > :09:59.to Glentoran and see if they would take me
:10:00. > :10:01.as a groundsman. From there, next up was
:10:02. > :10:05.the old Wembley Stadium in London. Then to Aston Villa where he won
:10:06. > :10:07.the Premier League Groundsman He met one of the game's
:10:08. > :10:14.most respected managers, The Frenchman recommended him
:10:15. > :10:19.to his current employers. The Premier League pitches
:10:20. > :10:23.in England are known to be the best in the world so normally if you have
:10:24. > :10:27.one of the best pitches in England you have the best pitch
:10:28. > :10:29.in the world. Gerard said straightaway,
:10:30. > :10:32.I think the best groundsman in the world is Jonathan Calderwood
:10:33. > :10:37.so with those recommendations, Jonathan's expertise and pitch
:10:38. > :10:43.management has helped craft one of the best playing surfaces
:10:44. > :10:46.in Europe and as luck would have it at Euro 2016
:10:47. > :10:49.in June Northern Ireland will play Germany in their final group game
:10:50. > :11:05.in Paris When the draw was taking place, I
:11:06. > :11:08.had been talking about it for weeks, I said it was not going to happen.
:11:09. > :11:12.When it did happen it was unbelievable.
:11:13. > :11:18.to play Germany in Paris on my pitch, it doesn't get
:11:19. > :11:23.If Northern Ireland can topple the world champions you know
:11:24. > :11:31.who to thank for the pristine playing surface.
:11:32. > :11:34.David Cameron is tonight in Brussels negotiating on EU reform,
:11:35. > :11:37.and Brexit and its possible implications for Ireland,
:11:38. > :11:47.north and south, will be discussed on Good Morning Ulster tomorrow.
:11:48. > :11:56.Here is the weather forecast. After a call today it is turning cold
:11:57. > :12:03.again into the first part of tonight. Becoming frosty, some mist
:12:04. > :12:16.and fork patches. Becoming I see in places given the wet surfaces. Later
:12:17. > :12:22.in the night the ice may start to lift. Temperatures creeping up as
:12:23. > :12:28.cloud increases. Spells of rain. That is setting the scene for
:12:29. > :12:34.tomorrow. Wetter for a time. Quite blustery in places particularly
:12:35. > :12:38.around the course. Wet and windy weather extending across the
:12:39. > :12:43.Republic of Ireland into Wales, Western England, Scotland, turning
:12:44. > :12:49.to snow over the mountains. Not reaching the south-east until later
:12:50. > :12:55.in the day. Temperatures tomorrow, that little bit higher. The rain
:12:56. > :13:03.will start to shift away in the afternoon. A drier end to the day.
:13:04. > :13:08.Despite those higher temperatures to Belize still making it feel quite
:13:09. > :13:14.cool. A weather front over the top of us at the weekend. It is likely
:13:15. > :13:18.to bring spells of rain and particularly on Saturday. After a
:13:19. > :13:24.damp start that rain clears away south on Sunday and colder weather
:13:25. > :13:27.follows. That is all for now. We are back 25
:13:28. > :13:32.six tomorrow.