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acknowledged his messages to a 15-year-old girl were flirty and

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inappropriate. Good evening.

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The headlines on BBC Newsline... The Secretary of State resists calls

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for her to resign. I am totally dedicated to my

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position as secretary of state. In our out of Europe, it is a simple

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question, or is it? You hear one side and you think, yes, that sounds

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good, but then you hear the other side.

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Contractors begin work at the site of a controversial oil well

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This morning, I cannot appear on the boards were singing and now all I

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can hear as chainsaws. Ulster's Craig Gilroy gets called up

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to the Ireland squad, to sweeten the bitter pill

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of defeat yesterday. And with colder air over us,

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it is going to be a frosty night, with a warning for ice

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in places, as well. The Prime Minister has defended the

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secretary of state. Theresa Villiers has rejected calls

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for her to resign as Secretary of State after her decision

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to campaign for the UK's withdrawal Deputy First Minister

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Martin McGuinness said But the Prime Minister said she was

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doing an excellent job and had made a personal decision about the

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referendum. My view is that if she wants to be part of the exit

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campaign, the right thing for her to do would be to resign. That is

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further than the other parties supporting yes would go. I have

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spoken publicly and personally to her and told her if she cannot

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divorce her position from Secretary of State from the referendum, I

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think our position is untenable. I think it is very difficult. She has

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to have the interests of the country at heart. Her party is taking the

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same direction as Theresa Villiers. It is entirely principled of her, as

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it does for other Cabinet ministers to vote on the position. Should

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Martin McGuinness resign because he has made his position clear? In the

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Commons, there were worries about an exit having an extremely negative

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effect on Northern Ireland. I look forward to telling people from all

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over the United Kingdom the reasons why we should stay. The executive

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will now meet to decide what to do. There are people who are prepared to

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listen to the business community and everyone else who will be impacted

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by the decision. A former Ulster Unionist said he was voting to

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leave. We now see that the European idea as you feel you. Europe is not

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generating jobs and we are. It is unlikely the vote from Northern

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Ireland, one of the smallest parts of the United Kingdom will be

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decisive. But everyone is aware of just what is at stake.

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Earlier, our political editor Mark Devenport spoke

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to the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, and asked her

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to respond to Martin McGuinness's call for her to resign.

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I do not accept that. I am very dedicated to my role here and have

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been working incredibly hard over the last three years and absolutely

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intend to continue to do that. I will be involved in this campaign,

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but that will not distract me for a moment. Surveys suggest that as a

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strong level of support within Northern Ireland for the European

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Union. The reality is we are about to embark on a huge democratic

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process, whereby every man and women in all parts of the United Kingdom

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will get to make the decision. This is not so much what the cabinet

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think what I think the Prime Minister thinks, he is giving all of

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us, every person in the country, a decision on our future with the

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European Union. I think it is great people will have the choice. No

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other government customer for over 40 years. I welcome this democracy.

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Northern Ireland has gone considerably benefited from European

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Union money. What with the benefit be if we were through? I am

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absolutely certain that Northern Ireland and the rest of the United

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Kingdom would flourish. On these questions about programmes currently

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running by the European Union, the reality is, we put more money into

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the European Union, so we could afford to fund every single one of

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these programmes and still have some left over for other priorities

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within Northern Ireland. Can you guarantee that we do get this money

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of Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom were to leave? I am

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the audio in a position to give the sort of guarantees. But I want to

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support the tape of regional programmes at the European Union is

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currently running. I am fairly certain that Indonesia after we left

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the European Union, we would still be supporting this intake of

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programmes that the European Union has done in recent times. What is

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your belief about how the Irish Republic might look, the

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relationship with them, and with the European Union? At the moment, we

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have the current travel area with the Republic of Ireland for decades

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before we joined the European Union and that already includes places

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like the channel Islands, which I'm not within the European Union, so

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that taper flexibility could continue after the United Kingdom

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where to exit the European Union. In or out of Europe is the simple

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question we will be asked on June 23, but the debate is far

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from straightforward. Tara Mills has been speaking

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to people who voted the last time, back in 1975, and asked

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if their views will be different It is 40 years since we were asked

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this question. This is how it was like name. In 1975, there were ten

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member states of the common market. No, the 28. In this club voted by

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train and intend to do so again. Probably end. The heart says out,

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but the economic sense in me says in. I will probably go that way. You

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hear the argument from one say the new think yes and then you hear it

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from the other side and think maybe. It is very hard to decide. Would it

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make any difference to what you are stealing from David Cameron? I am

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thinking as a pensioner, who make this affect us and our family. In or

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out? It is a very important decision. I prefer to really listen

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to all the arguments first before coming to a decision. I will

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probably think more about it a couple months down the line when I

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have heard all the discussion. Firstly, the thought of Boris

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Johnson becoming Prime Minister horrifies me. I am in favour of

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everyone unique team. Did you vote the last time? Well you're old

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enough? Yes, they voted to go into it last time they will be doing the

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same this time. I think we would be better Osage Europe. I do not think

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it is right all these immigrants coming into the United Kingdom. In

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or out? I would be more inclined to be out, but at the minute, we do not

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quite have all the information we need. I told you, I voted to call in

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at the start but I have reservations no. Campaigners on both sides of the

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argument have four months to persuade people to the shade of the

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argument. And on tomorrow night's programme,

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we'll hear from first-time voters To discuss the particular

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implications for Northern Ireland raised by the EU referendum,

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I am joined by our economics and business editor, John Campbell,

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and our political editor, Talk money - those who want

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to leave the EU point Exactly. The United Kingdom does

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make a significant contribution. The neat contribution last year was ?8.5

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billion. Proportion of that would be about. To qualify that, it is only

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equivalent to about 1% of United Kingdom paid public spending.

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Northern Ireland gets a lot of money back from the EU -

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an important point stated by those who want to stay in the EU.

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Yes, we are quite unique in that respect within the United Kingdom

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regions. If we have a look at the figures, farming subsidies alone, we

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got ?256 million. The thing to say about this is that money will run

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out in 2020, but the big question will be, what happens when farm

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subsidies finished? Will a new system be as generous as it has

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been? Money in and money out -

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what is the biggest issue The biggest issue will be about

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trade. The terms of trade. If we left the United Kingdom, the

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situation would change. Some people believe of relief, lots of tariffs

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would be imposed. But others believe it could still make a deal with the

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European Union and get better deals with countries elsewhere in the

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world. The Prime Minister was saying he

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will come to the province. How lively will

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the campaign be here? I would expect David Cameron to be

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here. We are expecting visits from the likes of the Ukip leader.

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Work begins at the controversial oil drilling operation. I get up in the

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morning and I hear the birds singing and now all I can hear our

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chainsaws. An officer from Kent Police,

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who was in charge of investigating child killer and rapist

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Robert Howard, threatened to report Detective Superintendent Colin

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Murray was giving evidence at the inquest into the murder

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of Arlene Arkinson, who disappeared after a night out in

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Bundoran in 1994. Arlene Arkinson Arlene Arkinson

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Sister. Along with a man who finally put Robert Howard behind bars. The

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established a pattern of behaviour with court. PSNI The said he had

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intelligence that Arlene Arkinson was buried under the kitchen for. It

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was at that point he said he was going to make a complaint to the

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police ombudsman. Colin Murray said he thought the intelligence was not

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credible, but having secured the conviction, he had to disprove it.

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He read our search can cause for assured that she was not bodied

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beer. Robert Howard was convicted last year. When they came back after

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the night Arlene Arkinson disappeared, I want to opt her

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friend off. Although he had heard rumours that Howard was guilty of

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sexually assaulting Arlene Arkinson. A former DUP councillor has admitted

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more than 20 fraud charges. Londonderry Magistrates Court

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was told he made false claims for heating oil

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totalling almost ?9,000 Here is our North West

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reporter, Keiron Tourish. Before Londonderry Magistrates'

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Court was 55-year-old Bill Irwin. He pled guilty to 23 charges of fraud.

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The court was told he had heating oil delivered to his home and was in

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voicing it through the constituency office. The prosecution said it was

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being paid for out of the public purse. The total amount involved was

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just short of ?9,000. Bill Irwin Stood impassively in the court

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during the hearing. His barrister said he would plead guilty to all of

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the charges. During the period of the offences, Bill Irwin was a

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constituency office worker in the main office. He represented the

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party on the City Council from 1993 until 1997. He will be sentenced at

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the beginning of April. Still to come on the

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programme before seven... And Ireland call up for Craig

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Thomas, of a disappointing weekend. Work has begun at the site

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of a controversial oil well Contractors started felling

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trees at Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus this morning,

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ahead of a planned exploratory The company, Infrastrata,

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says measures will be taken Our Agriculture and Environment

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Correspondent Conor Macauley Police and protesters stood

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and watched as tree fellers went This exploratory oil

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well is controversial because it is near the reservoir

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that supplies water It is claimed it

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potentially causes a risk. But the company are confident

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the integrity of the water The actual exploratory

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drilling isn't expected This morning, I came up this lane

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and the birds were singing and now I'm listening to chainsaws

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and looking at trees being felled with somewhat tenuous circumstances,

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in relation to the planning and the reasoning that they are

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going ahead with it. The possibility of an injunction

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to try and stop this work Environmentalists say

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all avenues are being explored. This is a symbol of what is

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happening elsewhere in Northern This is the first time in the world

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that we believe a public water company has given land

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to an oil and gas are many. InfraStrata has outlined measures it

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will take to protect the water Including enclosing the

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the well shaft. It could need a full

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planning application, meaning this is an issue

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that is not going away. Now sport and with news of another

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Ulster player called up to the Ireland squad,

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here's Stephen Watson. Craig Gilroy has been promoted

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to the Ireland squad for this weekend's Six Nations Championship

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match against England. He has been called up along

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with Leinster props Mike Ross Ulster's Jared Payne

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is a fitness doubt and, if ruled out, provincial

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team mate Stuart McCloskey will be Gilroy's inclusion comes

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after another impressive display for Ulster yesterday,

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but it was nott enough to beat for Ulster yesterday,

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but it was not enough to beat A brilliant try for a player and a

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peak of his career. In a tense second half,

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the Scarlets edged out by two penalties to one and came

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away with a 1-point win. Our defence at times

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was pretty pure. We didn't get line speed,

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some individual tackles let In attack, we were just a bit

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ponderous when we got near the line. We have got the few things

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we need to work on. It is obviously

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a disappointing dressing room. We have to find some solutions

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in a hurry and make sure They will be hoping to win away

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to the Cardiff Blues next Sunday. The Football Association

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is investigating, after West Brom and Northern Ireland winger

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Chris Brunt was struck on the face It happened after his club's FA

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Cup 5th Round defeat Brunt had gone over to give his

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shirt to a fan when it happened. He was left with a cut

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under his left eye. West Brom have vowed to issue

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a lifetime ban to the individual who threw the coin,

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if they are identified. Crusaders Football Club

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are favourites to retain the Danske Bank League title,

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after a crucial win against Belfast

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rivals, Cliftonville. The Crues now have a seven-point

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lead at the top of the table, with a game in hand over

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second-placed Linfield. The difference between two rivals

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can often be very small. Here, one small intervention, the plea

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changing direction and that was it. Like many derby matches, passion

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sometimes overflowed. Crusaders Extend the elite over the other half

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of North Belfast to seven points. Clearly pleased. I thought we

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competed very really do not think they had a lot of answers today.

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Delighted. It means Linfield are known the main challengers. The work

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to down, but came back to win 3-2, with this strike from David Healy.

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It is the sort of mentality which is needed, because the rest of this

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season is going to be tough. Glentoran defeated Ballymena Bay to.

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We started with a derby and finished with one. All in Bradlee sport

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scored twice. Rory McIlroy had a disappointing

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finish to the Northern Trust Open, after a fourth round of 75

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ended his hopes of winning The world number three eagled

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the opening hole yesterday, to briefly go joint top

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of the leaderboard, but then went backwards, eventually

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finishing tied in 20th place. The tournament was won

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by American Bubba Watson. Ciara Mageean broke

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the Irish indoor mile record at the Millrose

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Games in New York. Her time was four

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minutes 28.4 seconds. And the Belfast Giants thumped

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the Nottingham Panthers 6-2, in front their biggest home gate

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of the season of just They also beat

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Coventry Blaze 2-1 away. Next, the Giants face Cardiff

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at home tomorrow in the semifinal In hurling, Antrim made it two wins

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from two in the Allianz League, but Derry were edged

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out by Westmeath. The weather forecast is next,

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with Angie Phillips. Cold air The is going to be with us

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for much of the week to come. The showers became a bit more

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frequent during the course of this afternoon.

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We end up with clear skies and falling temperatures. Down below

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zero in some rural sports. So, there is a Met Office warning out for ice,

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which could form on untreated surfaces cause some travel

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disruption. Camorra, many pro-strike, with some sunny spells,

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but frosty, with many of us scraping or windscreens first thing in the

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morning. It will not be completely dry. There could be some showers,

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particularly towards the north coast in the afternoon. Most of us to

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avoid them. Temperatures are a couple of degrees down onto the,

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6-7 C, at best. Tomorrow night, again, ice for much of the country

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with the temperatures tumbling away. Some sunshine in between on

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Wednesday. If we the chart, we have high-pressure pushing and later on

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Thursday, and could bring some wintry showers.

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Our late summary is at 10.30pm. You can also keep in contact with us

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