21/03/2016 BBC Newsline

The headlines this Monday evening: so it's goodbye from me

The family who died when their car went off a Donegal pier -

The family who died when their car went off a Donegal pier.

I still could hear everything going on. He just said, save my baby. And

then I took the baby, held it above my head and swam back to shore.

We're live in Buncrana this evening

as a community there and in Londonderry is left stunned.

A man is shot and seriously injured outside a primary school

Tributes to the homeless woman found dead

in a doorway in Belfast city centre over the weekend.

More details are revealed about Northern

In the series of reports leading to the centenary

of the Easter Rising, we look at how it's being taught in schools.

Rory Best helps Carolyn finished the six Nations on a high. -- helps

Ireland. And must all good

things come to an end? I'll have your weather

details shortly. Five lives lost during a family

outing to the coast The traumatic event yesterday

evening has left a woman in Londonderry mourning

the loss of her partner, her two sons, her mother

and her teenage sister. The only survivor was her

four-month-old baby girl. The family's car slid off the pier

in Buncrana and submerged. Those who died were Sean McGrotty,

Ruth Daniels, fourteen-year-old Jodie Lee Daniels,

Mark McGrotty who was twelve Our north-west reporter

Keiron Tourish has spent the day It was here on this slipway in

Buncrana where this terrible tragedy happened just about this time rest

of the evening. Now, 24 hours on, there is still a sense of utter

disbelief at what has happened. Distressing scenes at the pier in

Buncrana as relatives came to lay flowers for much loved family

members. No one can quite fathom what has happened. It is believed in

the family car got into difficulty on this algae which had gathered

over the winter on the slipway. One eyewitness said the tragedy to just

heartbreaking moments to unfold, as the car accidentally entered the

water. It was in the water before we move, and the Fire Brigade and

authorities came in a flash, but they were just gone. People were

away, and we were all standing there. Another man watched in horror

as the car was submerged and recalled the dramatic rescue of a

baby girl, just four months old, by a passer-by. He was just out for a

day trip, I think, with his partner. I said, can you swim? He said, I

can. And he slipped off his underwear and headed out. At great

risk to himself, because the water was cold, and he came back in with

the baby. If he had had his clothes on he would not have made it, he

would have been weighed down. He was totally exhausted when he came back.

The Deputy First Minister today visited the scene. Earlier he had

been to see the grief stricken family, and one women whose profound

personal loss was incalculable. There are no words to sum up the

heartbreak. I have just come from meeting with the young woman has

lost her partner, her two sons, her mother and her sister. And it is a

very, very sad house. A major emergency was declared last night,

but nothing can prepare individuals for such a tragedy. You train for

this, but nothing prepares you for it. That was probably an experience,

and there are a lot of things going through their heads now. Amidst the

tragedy, there was positive news on the four-month-old baby girl who was

rescued. A bystander rescued a young baby, four-month-old baby, from the

vehicle, and that baby is now in hospital doing very well. And still

the flowers came. From a community united in sympathy and utter

disbelief. The man who rescued the four month

old baby from the sinking jeep has David Walsh was

speaking to RTE News. I looked out and I could see the

distress in the family, the father and mother and at the two touring,

all screaming, helper. So I just didn't really think. -- the two

children. I took of Michael Stone to my boxers and just swam out as fast

as I could. -- took off my clothes down to my boxers. The father was

there, the window half a jar, and he broke the window. I started

shouting, the car is going to go down, everybody please get out. The

father sat on the ledge of the window and the water started to seep

in. He then handed me the baby infant and said, take the baby. I

took the baby, and said, I want to help more people, someone else. But

the water started coming in. He just looked at me and said, save my baby.

And then I just took the baby. I held it above my head and swam back

to shore. And that is what happened. It must have been awful to leave

them behind while at the same time you were saving a life. It was

terrible. I was owed their swimming, and I didn't know how I was to help,

what was going to happen. But the baby was handed to me, and what had

happened, the father looked at me and he had to make a decision. He

could have saved himself, but he went back to his family. And I

couldn't do anything else. The car went down instantly. David Walsh

there. Word quickly spread last night about this terrible tragedy,

and it soon became clear that the victims were members of the same

family and from Derry. The Sunday afternoon drive

to the seaside began here, The tragic end has left

relatives heartbroken. Love for them to kids, love for his

wife, his children. The local priest has dealt with many

tragedies in his parish Words fail me to describe the depth

of feeling, the shock. Just the display. In this holy week. -- the

despair. Never in all my years of priesthood have I come across as big

a tragedy. St Joseph's, St Eithnes's

and St Mary's. Pupils arriving for class

to the news that classmates had At St Mary's, Jodie Lee Daniels

was in third year. They are remembering her as a

beautiful girl, a bright girl with a bright future, and also her love of

football, her love of Derry City, and at the minute they are making

remembrance bracelets and also doing red and white ribbons which we will

be wearing to her funeral in her memory.

For relatives today, there's been widespread community

I was up with the family this morning, and to lose her two

children and her husband and her mother and her sister in one tragic

accident, beyond belief. All day the grieving relatives and their friends

have been coming together for support. And they will come together

again on Thursday for a joint funeral mass for the five victims at

this church. Joining me now is the Bishop of

Derry. Can you make sense of it all? Very difficult to make sense, but it

is one of those very difficult tragedies that has happened. We have

to find a way to move on and get back to our lives here and we will

get to do that. There is a very close-knit resilient community here.

We help each other, we are good with each other and we do our best. When

the emergency is there we picked all our hearts, 107%, do what we can to

alleviate it, and we take some comfort in that. Difficult for your

members because they have got children of their own. They have,

and they relate to that, and we now have to work with those guys to help

them through this. It is a difficult time them. Nothing in comparison to

what the families of the bereaved are going through, but we have to

work with that as well and do what we can to make sense of it. You have

spoken to the families today. It is difficult, I would imagine, for any

churchman of any denomination to try to bring comfort at a time like

this. I think the one thing you try to avoid doing is saying something.

You simply stand with people, try to hear their stories. At this stage

they are still at an intermediate point. When I was there this

afternoon, the remains had not arrived home yet. It will be a

really heart-wrenching time whenever those coffins, the three children

and two adults, come into that front room. It will be a long wait for

everybody. We don't try to make sense at this stage. You simply

stand with people, listen to their stories, be available for them. You

are required if they want to be quiet. Part of my job is to support

the clergy and the parishes, because it is a huge stress and strain on

them as well will stop under pressure to see the right thing,

knowing cameras are there. But as John says, people do pull together.

There is a wonderful goodness in everyone, urban and rural, and that

will help Louise to hobble forward from this traumatic event. And with

those poignant words, Donna, it is back to you in the studio.

And many of our viewers have been sending their condolences to the

family on our Facebook page. A man has been injured

in a shooting outside The attack was in the Moyraverty

area shortly after You can probably see over my

shoulder agree perusal car parked on the fibber. That is the car is the

man was sitting in when another vehicle pulled alongside him and

opened fire. He got out of the car, bleeding, and staggered towards that

boss, you can also see, and I understand collapsed somewhere

around the boss. At the time children were being loaded onto the

bus. These were the youngest children in the school getting onto

their sparse, and they witnessed this horrific incident. The victim

of the shooting is well-known in this area, would be very well-known

to the police with a criminal record including drugs and violence. The

police interested in a black BMW which was found burned out a short

distance from here. They feel it may well have been involved. As I say,

very traumatic incident for the children who witnessed it and for

their parents. Thank you. The family of a woman who was found

dead in Belfast city centre at the weekend has described her

as a person full of compassion and joy who had battled

addictions for years. Catherine Kenny had been sleeping

rough in a shop doorway. As Maggie Taggart reports,

her death is the fifth in the city centre involving a homeless person

since the beginning of the year. Charities have called for an urgent,

co-ordinated response to help those This was 32-year-old

Catherine Kenny some years ago. She was originally from Downpatrick,

but for the last eleven months, her family say she's been living

on the street in Belfast. Her body was found in this city

centre shop doorway on saturday. She had mental health and addiction

problems and in an interview with the Nolan Programme on BBC,

her sister said they had tried It was never enough, and that every

opportunity, she always said, see you later, and she turned and walked

to the life that she felt she had to live.

It is hostels like this one, run by the Simon Community,

which offer the hope of long term stability for homeless people

It is fully occupied at the moment, but they were trying to find her a

place and much-needed support. It is heartbreaking that she didn't get

the opportunity to come back, where even though she did have an

addiction issues, she would be able to find a safe, warm place and

support. Catherine Kenny's brother

in law told the Nolan Show he wanted her to be remembered

as a real person who was valued It is not just a dead body in the

doorway of a homeless person everybody would have walked pass

every day. As we can see from the tributes in the doorway, this girl

touched people's lives. It is hostels like this one,

run by the Simon Community, which offer the hope of long term

stability for homeless people For a person who is homeless to say,

I have mental health needs and I need support, that is a big step in

the first instance. Getting them help is a bigger step. Given the

transient nature of our service users.

Catherine's family say it looked as though she was ready

to accept that help - but it seems it all came

A welcome party for the Syrian refugees who arrived here before

Christmas. Northern Ireland's first air

ambulance Service will be based It will be doctor-led

and will also carry paramedics. The air ambulance will

be called Delta 7 - of the late doctor John Hinds,

a well-known doctor in Irish motorcycling who had campaigned

for an air ambulance. Our health correspondent

Marie-Louise Connolly reports. It was a bittersweet

day for Janet Acheson. The partner of the late

Dr John Hinds, she said he'd be proud that his dream of an air

ambulance service for NI Last year for John's birthday, his

mum, Josephine, gave him this. It is a model of a helicopter, and that is

because her son John had a dream of a world leading trauma network with

a doctor led team at its core. And that is now a huge step closer to

reality. The Medical helicopter will be based

at Belfast's International Airport and operated by the Northern

Ireland Ambulance Service. A second landing station to serve

the west will be based at St Angelo Speaking publicly for the first

time, Dr Hinds' mother said she was extremely proud of her son,

and she shared with me details of the last text message

she'd sent him. The last message that I sent to John

actually was when he came back from Chicago. Don't know what time zone

you are in, but hope you had a good trip. And when I read that today,

that message still stands. I don't know what time zone he is in. I know

he has had a good trip. While there's long term funding

available, it's emerged that It is my responsibility in the

department to provide the staff to service this helicopter. The cost is

obviously going to be there in terms of running a service of this kind.

A doctor and a paramedic will be on board the helicopter,

and in John's memory it will be called Delta 7 -his own personal

call-out sign to the ambulance service.

At the weekend a welcoming party was held in south Belfast

A Belfast welcome for people who travelled thousands

Syrian families got the chance to meet other members

of the newcomer community already settled here.

For many it was their first chance to relax and chat

after the difficulties of the refugee camps.

And that was important for 18-year-old Louie.

He came here from Beruit in December.

Thank you very much, the Government and the Irish people, this beautiful

city, thank you. Raied Al-Wazzan helped

organise the event. But he says it's important to note

that it was more We want them to integrate, meet

local people, Arab, local Irish and Jewish people here. Also we

potential employers, social clubs to meet them. -- local Irish and

British people here. Politicians representing

south Belfast also attended, feeling the need to make

the refugees feel welcome after last

year's increase in racist attacks. We need to make sure that when

people come here from other man's having survived a Civil War in

Syria, having come through the hardships of refugee camps, that we

make them feel welcome, as welcome as the Irish have been made all over

the world. This group will be followed

by another 60 refugees from Syria who're arriving

in the north west next month. This weekend marks the centenary

of the Easter Rising. It is a year of significant events

in our shared history, including the Battle of the Somme in the First

World War. In a series of reports on how that is being taught to the

younger generation, our educational correspondent looks at new online

lessons. From the Easter Rising in Dublin, to

the Somme, 1916 was the year the seeds of modern Ireland were sown.

Teaching 1916 in modern style. These history teachers are learning

how to use new resources on the Rising and the Somme,

which can be sensitive topics A lot of the time they could just

hear from home. They may not be aware that some events in World War

I had both nationalists and unionists fighters involved.

In Northern Ireland, history is often still the present.

Yesterday, for instance, the Alliance leader David Ford said

he wouldn't attend an Easter Rising event in Dublin.

Pupils will obviously have been following media, and they are aware

of currently, for instance, currently politicians have been

engaging with these issues in the media as well about potentially

being invited to events or declining to attend events.

The new Understanding 1916 materials have just been produced,

but with the centenary of the Rising only days away,

We have been working on this now for a number of mothers and we believe

it is timely to present it at this particular time as we lead up to the

first of those important events from 1916. -- for a number of months. You

can get the new resources yourself on the website, but of course, our

skills aren't the only ones in Europe where teachers have to tell

pupils about controversial and contested history.

In the 90s, civil war in the former Yugoslavia tore

Some history teachers from there are currently

in Northern Ireland, and say their experience has

After the Second World War, a surgeon controversial and sensitive

issues were avoided, swept under the carpet. -- certain issues. The

conflict of the 1990s was down to these unresolved historical issues.

What's taught in class today, then, could define our future.

Stephen Watson is here with the sport - and at least

Ireland finished the Six Nations on a positive note.

Overall its been a disappointing campaign for Ireland,

but they ended the RBS Six Nations championship with a win

against Scotland and a respectable third place finish.

The game, which ended 35 points to 25 in Dublin,

also saw a remarkable landmark

No championship on the line, no wooden spoon, but the supporters of

both Ireland and Scotland arrived in Dublin hoping for a win. It was a

special day for Rory Best. For a 50th consecutive time, he plays a

game in the six Nations. With this penalty, Ireland were in complete

control will stop. Two minutes later it was all change. He wasn't going

to be stopped, and no Scotland were in charge. Although it wasn't always

reflected on the scoreboard, Ireland just did that little bit better.

Jonny Sexton was superb. That was a really tough match out there. They

kept testing is over and over again right up to the very end. Like

always there are aspects we can improve on, but I think we will

enjoy that victory, because it was hard fought, real ferocious Test

match. There was plenty of grit between the sides, but in the end it

was Irish smiles, and a third-place finish in this year's championship.

Football, and Crusaders maintained the five-point gap at the top

of the Danske Bank Premiership between themselves

The North Belfast side beat Carrick Rangers 4-0 away on Saturday

and will now face the same side again tomorrow night

with their game in hand, looking to extend the gap

Linfield were 2-0 winners away to Cliftonville,

with this fine goal by Paul Smyth sealing three points,

with a suitably spectacular goal celebration.

Cliftonville's defeat meant Glenavon moved into third spot

after Gary Hamilton's injury-time goal earned a 1-0 win over

There were mixed fortunes for the Ulster sides in yesterday's

Irish Senior Hockey Finals in Dublin.

In the women's final, the Ulster Elks successfully

defended their title, beating Ards - but Lisnagarvey were beaten

Rory McIlroy had just too much ground to make up on the final day

of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida.

But he at least had the satisfaction of a fourth

round of 65, his best score at the tournament, including this

fantastic putt on the eightteenth that left him six under overall.

In the opening round of the MotoGP, Eugene Laverty earned

four points for finishing in 12th place in Qatar.

And over 10,000 fans packed the SSE Arena over two nights to see

the Belfast Giants beat the Fife Flyers in both games

Finally, let me point you to tonight's True North

documentary, a behind-the-scenes look at Crossmaglen Gaelic

football club, filmed over the past two years -

Crossmaglen: Field Of Dreams, and it's on BBC One at 9pm.

We're also keeping an eye on the weather, and they say

The recent high pressure has given rise to some good photos like this

one. Thank you for your photographs. But unfortunately all good things

must come to an end. We have had high pressure recently keeping

things calm, but through this week the low pressure begins to move in,

and that means more unsettled for the Easter weekend. Just typical,

you have been warned. Tonight it stays dry, was of cloud around. Not

particularly called. There may be one or two spots of light rain or

drizzle. Not a lot to worry about. Similar tomorrow. A lot of cloud,

but mainly dry. Just one or two on the key areas getting spots of rain

or urges all. Most of us will stay dry. There will be some sunny gaps,

but not a lot. If you're travelling tomorrow, a similar picture right

across Britain and Ireland, high-pressure staying in control, so

largely settled but cloudy. The best chance of sunny gaps towards Easter

and areas of Britain. It is here we could see the highest temperature

is. Further west and across Ireland, a lot of cloud. To end the day

tomorrow, a lot of cloud, but it is set to stay dry. That cloud stays

overnight into Wednesday, so will not be especially cold, but it

begins to break down. We begin to see some wet weather coming in from

the Atlantic. That will stay that way as we make our way into

Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and over Easter, more unsettled weather

heading our way. That is here on BBC One. Enjoy the

rest of the