:00:10. > :00:15.A group of young people caught up in the Brussels attacks have tonight
:00:16. > :00:19.The County Antrim teenagers had arrived at the city's airport
:00:20. > :00:23.to catch a flight home when the first explosion took place.
:00:24. > :00:32.Our reporter David Maxwell met them as they arrived at Dublin airport.
:00:33. > :00:37.As you can see from the arrivals board, incoming flights from
:00:38. > :00:43.Brussels have been cancelled and that is expect it to remain the case
:00:44. > :00:46.for another 24 hours. Anyone trying to make their way back from Brussels
:00:47. > :00:52.is having to plan on alternative route. That is the case for a group
:00:53. > :00:56.of youth Council representatives from Northern Ireland. This evening
:00:57. > :00:58.they made their way back through Amsterdam but this morning they were
:00:59. > :01:03.in Brussels airport when the bombs went off. I have been finding out
:01:04. > :01:09.about their experiences. We just came into the platform down below,
:01:10. > :01:13.out of the train and about to go up the escalator into arrivals when
:01:14. > :01:19.security told us all to get out and moved us into the emergency exits.
:01:20. > :01:23.Did you see any sign of the bombs that had gone off? We did not see
:01:24. > :01:29.anything, just the people coming running out and we just followed
:01:30. > :01:35.them. Back out into the car park. It was only after that that was saw the
:01:36. > :01:39.Fire Brigade and emergency vehicles arriving at new something serious
:01:40. > :01:44.was going on. It was quite shocking, everyone was just running out and we
:01:45. > :01:48.were wondering what was going on. Over 30 people lost their lives in
:01:49. > :01:56.Brussels today. You spent a few days there, did it come as a huge shock?
:01:57. > :02:02.Yes, you never know, is could be nice if we had five minutes later.
:02:03. > :02:07.It is shocking to think so many people have lost their lives, so
:02:08. > :02:13.many people affected by such a horrible, devastating event. These
:02:14. > :02:15.young people are glad to be on the ceiling and of course their families
:02:16. > :02:21.will be glad to have them home safe and sound. Everyone is thinking of
:02:22. > :02:28.those killed today and those injured in these latest attack. -- glad to
:02:29. > :02:30.be home this evening. The funeral took place today
:02:31. > :02:33.of the prison officer who died after being injured in a booby trap
:02:34. > :02:36.bomb explosion in Belfast. Adrian Ismay was described as a big
:02:37. > :02:38.man with a big heart. When a bomb exploded under
:02:39. > :02:43.Adrian Ismay's van two and a half weeks ago, he was badly injured
:02:44. > :02:45.but the prison officer, with 29 years service,
:02:46. > :02:48.survived and he and his family must He died a week ago and his
:02:49. > :02:59.funeral took place today. Politicians, prison and police
:03:00. > :03:01.officials came to the Methodist church to celebrate the life
:03:02. > :03:04.of the man from Carlisle who made his home and
:03:05. > :03:13.raised his family here. His brother-in-law spoke
:03:14. > :03:15.of his love of rugby, He was looking forward
:03:16. > :03:19.to a new grandchild and a Florida His oldest grandson said to me,
:03:20. > :03:34.uncle Ron, say it from your heart. We are here to celebrate
:03:35. > :03:36.the life of Adrian. Adrian Ismay was involved
:03:37. > :03:44.in many voluntary groups. Scouts, St John's ambulance,
:03:45. > :03:53.and the rescue service. The Methodist President said dark
:03:54. > :03:55.men came in darkness We want to build an inclusive,
:03:56. > :04:02.peaceful society in Northern And your contribution
:04:03. > :04:11.to it we do not want. At Belfast City Hall,
:04:12. > :04:14.a group of workers held a silent A congregation of around 800 marked
:04:15. > :04:27.the passing of Adrian Ismay, who, friends say,
:04:28. > :04:30.had much to live for. A man has been charged
:04:31. > :04:37.with his murder. The Manchester United footballer
:04:38. > :04:40.Wayne Rooney has offered his prayers for the Londonderry family who lost
:04:41. > :04:43.five relatives in the Buncrana The star striker sent a Twitter
:04:44. > :04:50.message which said "devastating news about young Mark,
:04:51. > :04:54.Evan family from Derry". Our North-West reporter,
:04:55. > :04:58.Keiron Tourish was in Ballymagroarty today as the coffins were brought
:04:59. > :05:05.home from County Donegal. Silence descended on this part
:05:06. > :05:08.of Hazelbank as the remains Friends and neighbours trying
:05:09. > :05:11.to comprehend the sheer scale Louise James lost her
:05:12. > :05:21.partner Sean and her sons. As well as her mother
:05:22. > :05:24.Ruth and sister. Her four-month-old baby
:05:25. > :05:33.was rescued by a passer-by. I think all you can do
:05:34. > :05:36.is allow a person to cry, to hug you, to be angry,
:05:37. > :05:39.but she's grateful, full of pain and sadness but grateful
:05:40. > :05:42.they are home. Among those in attendance,
:05:43. > :05:46.pupils from the primary school where eight-year-old
:05:47. > :05:52.Evan was a pupil. His elder brother, Mark,
:05:53. > :05:57.who also died, had attended the school, too, before leaving
:05:58. > :06:06.for secondary school last summer. All the teachers, all the children,
:06:07. > :06:09.the teachers were crying thinking Amongst those signing
:06:10. > :06:14.the book of condolence, I haven't been sleeping
:06:15. > :06:21.the last few nights. Hopefully the baby is a miracle,
:06:22. > :06:31.and it'll see her through some The funerals are due to take
:06:32. > :06:37.place at 2pm on Thursday The animal welfare charity
:06:38. > :06:45.the USPCA has suspended its Chief Executive
:06:46. > :06:48.Stephen Philpott. It says it has identified issues
:06:49. > :06:50.with how the organisation USPCA chief executive,
:06:51. > :07:03.Stephen Philpott, often ends up His willingness to do interviews
:07:04. > :07:15.on stories like this 2003 hunt on the north coast gave
:07:16. > :07:18.him a high profile. There has been livestock attacked
:07:19. > :07:21.and we want to look at it now. He was also to the fore in campaigns
:07:22. > :07:24.against animal cruelty and practices Today the organisation said issues
:07:25. > :07:27.of concern had been raised And after what it called
:07:28. > :07:31.an independent investigation, We've announced today that
:07:32. > :07:39.Stephen Philpott has been suspended after an internal investigation
:07:40. > :07:45.by the trustees. And we're now into the
:07:46. > :07:50.disciplinary process. The charity had its annual
:07:51. > :07:54.general meeting today. Mr Philpott didn't attend
:07:55. > :07:56.and afterwards delegates I don't want to say
:07:57. > :08:02.anything, thank you. The charity relies almost
:08:03. > :08:14.exclusively on donations More than ?1 million
:08:15. > :08:17.was given last year. The challenge now for the USPCA
:08:18. > :08:20.is to convince the public that it is a good
:08:21. > :08:22.place to donate cash. The charity said as the disciplinary
:08:23. > :08:25.proceedings had not finished, it wasn't able to say more
:08:26. > :08:28.about the circumstances surrounding 93 jobs are being created
:08:29. > :08:37.by a manufacturing company in Bloc Blinds is more than doubling
:08:38. > :08:45.its workforce with a ?4 million expansion which includes
:08:46. > :08:47.new factory premises. The John Lewis department store
:08:48. > :08:50.sells the firm's products in the UK and the company is doing
:08:51. > :08:52.a significant export business to the United States
:08:53. > :08:55.and mainland Europe. With the centenary of
:08:56. > :08:58.the Easter Rising later this week more and more accounts
:08:59. > :09:01.of what happened and the people Catherine Morrison focusses
:09:02. > :09:05.on a family from Belfast. Four siblings were involved in very
:09:06. > :09:09.different battles in the turbulent This is the story
:09:10. > :09:15.of the Corr family. Together with her sister, Nell,
:09:16. > :09:22.they ran off to join the rising, telling their parents
:09:23. > :09:25.they were going camping. Their brothers George
:09:26. > :09:27.and Charles signed up, too, but for the Allied
:09:28. > :09:30.forces in the trenches Siblings on opposite
:09:31. > :09:39.sides of history. We know so much of their part
:09:40. > :09:43.in the rising because Elizabeth left behind this eyewitness
:09:44. > :09:45.account of their time. They met with leaders
:09:46. > :09:48.of the Citizen Army, acted as go-betweens and slept
:09:49. > :09:56.at Countess Markovic's house. They left Dublin on Easter Monday
:09:57. > :09:59.before the fighting began to bring dispatches back to the north
:10:00. > :10:01.to the volunteers who had been For the part they played,
:10:02. > :10:05.they were awarded military pensions Elizabeth and Nell played
:10:06. > :10:16.a significant part. The family is part of a new subject
:10:17. > :10:20.at the Linenhall library in Belfast. This whole exhibition
:10:21. > :10:21.is about opening opportunities And that is consistent
:10:22. > :10:26.with what we are seeing The Corr sisters were taught rifle
:10:27. > :10:37.shooting by a Protestant Things aren't as black
:10:38. > :10:53.and white as they seem. Elizabeth's account paints a vivid
:10:54. > :10:55.picture of the Easter rising and sheds
:10:56. > :10:59.new light on those tumultuous times. Liberty Hall was humming
:11:00. > :11:01.when we arrived. Joseph Plunkett was there, looking
:11:02. > :11:03.ill with his throat bandaged... James Connelly came from another
:11:04. > :11:06.part of the building and said, well, girls, we start
:11:07. > :11:09.operations at noon. This is the proclamation
:11:10. > :11:14.of the Republic. It was still wet from
:11:15. > :11:17.the press and we read it The Corr boys left less material
:11:18. > :11:24.behind but we do know that George was killed fighting
:11:25. > :11:26.for the Australian army on the Somme His brother, Charles, fought
:11:27. > :11:32.for the Canadian expeditionary Their story might sound
:11:33. > :11:41.extraordinary but it isn't unique. It shows the complexities
:11:42. > :11:43.and the divided loyalties There was a shock result in
:11:44. > :11:53.tonight's Irish Premiership match. Carrick Rangers stunned
:11:54. > :12:10.the champions Crusaders with a 4-3 It was good while it lasted but the
:12:11. > :12:16.current dry spell ends today. Tomorrow there will be patchy rain
:12:17. > :12:21.because of the low weather system moving in from the Atlantic. And the
:12:22. > :12:25.Easter holidays will be wet and windy at times. Tonight we have a
:12:26. > :12:31.lot of cloud, stopping temperatures falling to low. Typically around
:12:32. > :12:36.five or 6 degrees. Eventually the cloud tomorrow wrings some patchy
:12:37. > :12:41.rain later on. But to begin with it is a dry start with some brighter
:12:42. > :12:47.spells for we have grey skies pushing in in the morning. That
:12:48. > :12:50.brings rain to western areas at first, gradually moving east through
:12:51. > :12:55.the course of the day. I had of that across Britain it is a cloudy day,
:12:56. > :13:00.some rain in Scotland nudging its wake east through the course of the
:13:01. > :13:07.day. South of that largely dry and then it turns sunny across many
:13:08. > :13:11.areas through the afternoon. So an east- West split in the afternoon,
:13:12. > :13:15.some rain lingering in eastern counties but brighter towards the
:13:16. > :13:18.West. There will be rain around during the day on Thursday,
:13:19. > :13:23.especially during the first half, improving by the end of the day.
:13:24. > :13:26.That sets us up for a good day on Good Friday, said to be the driest
:13:27. > :13:32.of the days to come. Saturday and Sunday will see more low pressure
:13:33. > :13:33.heading our way bringing rain on Saturday with scattered showers and
:13:34. > :13:36.sunshine on Easter Sunday.