:00:00. > :00:09.The prison officer who died today almost two weeks after a dissident
:00:10. > :00:10.republican bombing served the entire community,
:00:11. > :00:18.Adrian Ismay had been recovering and had attended a passing out
:00:19. > :00:20.ceremony for new recruits just last Friday.
:00:21. > :00:23.The 52 year old was a father of three, and a grandfather,
:00:24. > :00:25.- it's thought he died from a heart attack.
:00:26. > :00:35.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:00:36. > :00:41.Is that these cards freeze by dissident republicans who put the
:00:42. > :00:44.bomb under the car of Adrian Ismay. Just yards from his home today,
:00:45. > :00:49.floral tributes were placed in memory of a man who had been a
:00:50. > :00:54.prison officer for 28 years. It was in this spot that the bomb exploded
:00:55. > :00:58.as he drove to work 11 days ago. He was said to have escaped death
:00:59. > :01:03.because the device dislodge when he drove over a speed RAM. The
:01:04. > :01:15.52-year-old was released from hospital a few days later. His death
:01:16. > :01:17.has come as a shock to his family, friends and former colleagues, just
:01:18. > :01:19.last week the police said his injuries were not as serious as
:01:20. > :01:21.first thought. They were described as neither life-threatening or
:01:22. > :01:24.life-changing and he was expected to make a full recovery. It is
:01:25. > :01:27.understood the prison officers suffered a heart attack at home this
:01:28. > :01:31.morning and he was treated by paramedics before going to hospital
:01:32. > :01:35.where it is believed he suffered a further seizure and died a short
:01:36. > :01:39.time later. It has not yet been established whether his death was a
:01:40. > :01:45.direct result of the injuries and drama he suffered in the bomb
:01:46. > :01:49.attack. There will have to be further investigations. We should
:01:50. > :01:55.not lose sight of the human tragedy and deep grief and sadness that has
:01:56. > :01:58.been visited on this family, and other family, unnecessarily
:01:59. > :02:02.traumatised and grief brought to bear upon them because of people
:02:03. > :02:07.using violence in this way which is inexcusable. One man has already
:02:08. > :02:11.appeared in court charged with attempted murder. The officer
:02:12. > :02:15.leading the investigation released CCTV footage and photographs of two
:02:16. > :02:21.cars that police believe were used by those who carried out the attack.
:02:22. > :02:25.I am keen to hear from anyone who might have information about the
:02:26. > :02:29.movement of these vehicles. The first one is a red Citroen C three
:02:30. > :02:34.which I believe was used by those planting the device at around 2:20am
:02:35. > :02:39.in the early hours of Friday March the 4th. The second vehicle is a
:02:40. > :02:45.silver Skoda Fabio and it is my understanding and I believe that a
:02:46. > :02:50.male was dropped off from this vehicle in the pilot Street area of
:02:51. > :02:53.Belfast in the docks area, around 3am on the morning of Friday March
:02:54. > :02:57.the 4th and I am appealing for anyone who saw this or who knows the
:02:58. > :03:02.identity of this man to come forward to police. The Justice Minister
:03:03. > :03:07.spoke of his shock at news of the death. We thought he was making a
:03:08. > :03:11.recovery, he was in good form, he went to Hydebank Wood to see his
:03:12. > :03:17.most recent recruits passing out last Friday and then to hear today,
:03:18. > :03:22.the news is devastating and our thoughts are with his family. Prison
:03:23. > :03:25.sources say that some dissident republicans in Maghaberry celebrated
:03:26. > :03:27.the news of the death of Adrian Ismay Anton did prison officers by
:03:28. > :03:34.smoking cigars in the exercise yard. Meanwhile the First and Deputy first
:03:35. > :03:36.ministers discussed the death of Adrian Ismay with President Obama
:03:37. > :03:39.in Washington a short time ago. They're in the US capitol this week
:03:40. > :03:42.as part of an investment trip. From there our economics
:03:43. > :03:56.and Business editor John Campbell The ministers are here to sell the
:03:57. > :03:58.new Northern Ireland. The promotion of a forward-looking investment
:03:59. > :04:03.location, but this morning there was a dark echo of the past and that
:04:04. > :04:07.formed part of their discussion with the President. Obviously we
:04:08. > :04:11.reflected on the death of Adrian Ismay today. The fact that we were
:04:12. > :04:16.creating hope in Northern Ireland and that is what we were all about
:04:17. > :04:19.and we talked about investment and economic development and we had
:04:20. > :04:29.quite a long time to discuss all of those matters and we are grateful
:04:30. > :04:32.that he gave us that amount of time. We are deeply saddened by the death
:04:33. > :04:36.of Adrian Ismay. We are thinking of his wife and his three daughters at
:04:37. > :04:39.this time. We emphasised to the President and all those in
:04:40. > :04:43.authorities here in the United States that we are going to stand
:04:44. > :04:46.together and we know that the strategy of these people who are
:04:47. > :04:50.committed to try and plunge us back to the past is to destroy everything
:04:51. > :04:54.we have built up collectively over the past 20 years and we will not
:04:55. > :04:58.allow that to happen. The ministers seem determined that the purpose of
:04:59. > :05:03.their visit would not be around and Martin McGuiness will stay here for
:05:04. > :05:11.a dinner, while the First Minister travelled to Silicon Valley for a
:05:12. > :05:13.meeting with potential investors. The head of the Prison Service will
:05:14. > :05:15.be live on good morning Ulster tomorrow morning after the eight
:05:16. > :05:17.o'clock news. The Education Minister says he's
:05:18. > :05:20.concerned about the ongoing issues at De La Salle College in west
:05:21. > :05:23.Belfast where today up to 50 sixth form pupils walked out in protest
:05:24. > :05:26.at the number of teachers off sick. At least 24 teachers
:05:27. > :05:28.were absent again today, It's understood some staff have
:05:29. > :05:32.expressed concerns about how Our Education Correspondent
:05:33. > :05:46.Robbie Meredith reports. An extraordinary sight in the middle
:05:47. > :05:50.of the school day. Sixth formers leaving their own school due to what
:05:51. > :05:55.they say are concerns about their own education. There are not enough
:05:56. > :06:00.teachers to cover the classes and it is affecting everyone, we are
:06:01. > :06:04.falling behind, I am studying three A-levels and I have got substitutes
:06:05. > :06:10.and I am mindful for that and I am grateful that there is someone
:06:11. > :06:13.teaching me, but at the same time, there is not the emotional
:06:14. > :06:18.connection and a friendly connection there as there was with the original
:06:19. > :06:23.features. Around 20 worried parents had gathered at the school gates. My
:06:24. > :06:28.son is doing physical education and they are not getting to do a lot of
:06:29. > :06:31.that at the moment. Yesterday he came home and the hall was cordoned
:06:32. > :06:36.off and they were not allowed to go in and they had to go to study hall.
:06:37. > :06:44.He needs the two grades to get into Queens. I am very concerned and at
:06:45. > :06:47.one point he was talking about dropping out and I do not want him
:06:48. > :06:50.to do that. I understand that at least 24 teachers out of a full-time
:06:51. > :06:55.staff of 70 were absent again today. At one point to parents did go in
:06:56. > :07:01.for a meeting with the printable. I asked if the situation could be
:07:02. > :07:07.resolved and and she did not say yes or no. I said because this is nearly
:07:08. > :07:11.a year and I do not feel it will be resolved any time soon. This is
:07:12. > :07:15.still a fluid situation, I went into the school briefly but no one was
:07:16. > :07:19.available for interview and a member of staff told me that the school was
:07:20. > :07:23.fully functioning but given the high levels of staff absence and the
:07:24. > :07:30.walk-out by pupils at is hard to see how there cannot be some disruption.
:07:31. > :07:33.The pupils did later returned to school but this afternoon the union
:07:34. > :07:36.said it would ballot its teachers for further targeted industrial
:07:37. > :07:37.action so there is no sign that the ongoing problems will be resolved
:07:38. > :07:43.quickly. A group protesting over the closure
:07:44. > :07:46.of a substance abuse project in Belfast have held a rally this
:07:47. > :07:49.evening outside its headquarters The Forum for Action
:07:50. > :07:52.on Substance Abuse or FASA employed The group's finances
:07:53. > :07:56.are being investigated Supporters say they will continue
:07:57. > :08:10.to campaign for services We want to make all the other
:08:11. > :08:13.services in the area aware that potentially there are lot of
:08:14. > :08:17.vulnerable people and that they will need that extra help from other
:08:18. > :08:22.services and other services have acknowledged that they are willing
:08:23. > :08:24.to up to the plate and to play their part in supporting us and supporting
:08:25. > :08:26.these people. The leader of Ni21, Basil McCrea has
:08:27. > :08:29.said he is leaving politics. The MLA told the Belfast Telegraph
:08:30. > :08:32.he would not contest the assembly election and was seeking
:08:33. > :08:34.a new career in business The party imploded on the eve
:08:35. > :08:38.of the elections two years ago when Mr McCrea fell out with deputy
:08:39. > :08:41.leader John McCallister over whether the party should
:08:42. > :08:43.define itself as unionist. Earlier this month, the assembly
:08:44. > :08:45.standards commissioner dismissed all complaints of misconduct
:08:46. > :08:55.brought against Mr McCrea. Almost two million pounds is to be
:08:56. > :08:58.spent inspiring the next generation The money will provide environmental
:08:59. > :09:02.projects that will be made available to fifteen thousand
:09:03. > :09:04.young people here. One such project has seen Atlantic
:09:05. > :09:07.salmon being raised in a primary school classroom and released
:09:08. > :09:09.in a Belfast river. Our Environment Correspondent
:09:10. > :09:26.Conor Macauley reports. On a lovely spring day, school is no
:09:27. > :09:32.place for nature lovers, so these pupils near Lisburn have taken to
:09:33. > :09:36.the outdoor classroom. There are a river near Belfast to release salmon
:09:37. > :09:42.they have been baby-sitting for months. I just love watching nature
:09:43. > :09:48.grow and watching how they survive and learning more about them. How do
:09:49. > :09:53.they grow? We know how we grow but how do they grow? They are living in
:09:54. > :10:01.their wild habitat. It is fascinating. While looking after
:10:02. > :10:06.these fish the children have been learning about them, bringing their
:10:07. > :10:11.life cycle alive. Now the day has come to say goodbye. I think the
:10:12. > :10:18.children, having cared for and nurtured the animals, will take a
:10:19. > :10:22.very close interest in all things to do with concentration in the future.
:10:23. > :10:27.The water in the classroom tank is water from the river. We are not
:10:28. > :10:30.exactly sure we think the salmon are using the chemical composition to
:10:31. > :10:38.help guide them back to the spawning spot after a couple of years in the
:10:39. > :10:42.Atlantic Ocean. All this is part of a new project that will see 15,000
:10:43. > :10:48.young people in courage to develop a love of nature, the lottery money
:10:49. > :10:52.will fund environmental schemes and the Belfast health partnership. It
:10:53. > :10:56.is all about the Next Generation, to encourage young people to learn
:10:57. > :10:59.about their environment, to be excited and passionate, they are the
:11:00. > :11:08.future ambassadors, the future, they will be standing up and making the
:11:09. > :11:11.policies and decisions and making a difference. They have been taught
:11:12. > :11:14.about the harsh side of nature, the risks the fish will face like
:11:15. > :11:19.predators and pollution. They know that only 3% of them will return to
:11:20. > :11:21.spawn in a couple of years and in this case, that is just five adult
:11:22. > :11:24.salmon. Hollywood star Liam Neeson has
:11:25. > :11:26.lent his support to a Co Antrim hurling team in all Ireland final
:11:27. > :11:29.in Dublin on Saint Patrick's day. Ruairi Og Cushendall will take
:11:30. > :11:32.on Na Piarsaigh of County Limerick The big man played hurling as a boy
:11:33. > :11:47.in his home town of Ballymena Bring the trophy home, boys. I
:11:48. > :11:53.wonder who this will go to next! Now here's Cecilia Daly
:11:54. > :12:03.with the weather forecast. Good evening. It has been another
:12:04. > :12:09.lovely day and over the last couple of nights, we have had some stunning
:12:10. > :12:13.sunsets, because we have been starved of sunshine, we are really
:12:14. > :12:17.enjoying our sunsets. Tonight, with the clear skies, it means it will
:12:18. > :12:21.get quite cold, particularly in the West were skies are likely to stay
:12:22. > :12:26.clearest for longest, there will be areas of cloud and there will be
:12:27. > :12:32.missed and fog in places as we get quite low temperatures across parts
:12:33. > :12:37.of Fermanagh and Tyrone. Not as clear a start, Gray in places, but
:12:38. > :12:41.it will hopefully brighten up quickly. He prepared for missed and
:12:42. > :12:46.low cloud tomorrow, it will gradually brighten as the day goes
:12:47. > :12:50.on, the best of the sunshine is in the West and across the Republic of
:12:51. > :12:55.Ireland, the western counties will have the best sunshine, western
:12:56. > :12:59.Scotland will enjoy sunny welder -- but missed and low cloud and the
:13:00. > :13:04.rest of Scotland and low cloud and drizzle will affect Eastern counties
:13:05. > :13:08.of England, West is best tomorrow, the best of the sunshine and the
:13:09. > :13:14.highest temperatures will be there. We saw a couple of 14 degrees across
:13:15. > :13:19.the country, but it will be a little bit down on today. St Patrick 's Day
:13:20. > :13:24.will be cooler and cloudy but it will still be dry with hints of
:13:25. > :13:26.brightness in parts of the West. The settled weather continues heading
:13:27. > :13:30.towards the weekend with plenty of dry weather but more cloud around
:13:31. > :13:31.and a bit cooler. Our next BBC Newsline is at six
:13:32. > :13:34.twenty five in the morning Don't miss YOUR chance
:13:35. > :13:49.to be at the starting line