:00:00. > :00:09.Fares on public transport won't be getting more expensive this year.
:00:10. > :00:12.Translink have announced a freeze on their bus,
:00:13. > :00:15.coach and rail service for the next year.
:00:16. > :00:17.There was a big jump in prices last year.
:00:18. > :00:22.Welcome to a very busy Europa bus centre.
:00:23. > :00:29.Lots of people heading home for the Bank Holiday weekend.
:00:30. > :00:31.There is good news today because Translink have decided
:00:32. > :00:33.Chris Conway is the head of Translink.
:00:34. > :00:38.We have decided to freeze it, which is good news
:00:39. > :00:49.How will you make that up without raising fares?
:00:50. > :00:51.Obviously fares is one element, and also how we are funded
:00:52. > :00:59.Investing in public transport is really important
:01:00. > :01:02.and it is a vital link for a lot of communities in Northern Ireland,
:01:03. > :01:08.as well as adding to the economy and supporting the environment.
:01:09. > :01:10.I hope that this price freeze will encourage more consumers
:01:11. > :01:13.and shoppers to use public transport when they are getting
:01:14. > :01:21.And passengers seemed to be pleased with the news.
:01:22. > :01:24.We don't get the bus very often, but I think they are fine
:01:25. > :01:28.Do you like the train or the bus better?
:01:29. > :01:43.It doesn't really encourage you to take the bus.
:01:44. > :01:49.I thought they would put them back up again.
:01:50. > :01:59.Existing passengers might be happy, but for it them to keep them that
:02:00. > :02:07.way, more people need to be tempted onboard.
:02:08. > :02:09.Imitation guns and suspected cannabis have been seized
:02:10. > :02:13.during a search of a house in East Belfast.
:02:14. > :02:15.There was a heavy police presence outside the house
:02:16. > :02:19.A 30-year-old man was detained and is being questioned
:02:20. > :02:23.by detectives about drugs-related offences.
:02:24. > :02:26.Lough Neagh is to benefit from a grant of almost ?2.5 million
:02:27. > :02:30.The money will support projects and jobs that improve and protect
:02:31. > :02:35.Our reporter Sara Girvin has been to the lough.
:02:36. > :02:37.It's the biggest lake in the UK and Ireland,
:02:38. > :02:43.Now the rare species that call Lough Neagh home are to benefit
:02:44. > :02:47.from ?2.5 million in lottery funding.
:02:48. > :02:49.The money will be spent on preserving wildlife,
:02:50. > :02:55.restoring wetlands and the Lough's archeological heritage.
:02:56. > :02:57.Five full-time jobs will be created, as well as hundreds of volunteer
:02:58. > :03:05.For those working on the lough, the investment is long overdue.
:03:06. > :03:14.For some strange reason, it's never captured the imagination of people.
:03:15. > :03:22.It never got the interest from Government that it should have.
:03:23. > :03:25.I think this is going to stimulate that and I hope that already
:03:26. > :03:26.beginning. The funding will be delivered over
:03:27. > :03:28.the next five years, but those behind the project hope
:03:29. > :03:31.that will make Lough Neagh a place we can all enjoy for much
:03:32. > :03:34.longer than that. Sara Girvin, BBC Newsline,
:03:35. > :03:37.Ballyronan. Several thousand people have marched
:03:38. > :03:40.in Dublin to remember the leaders Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams addressed
:03:41. > :03:45.those who had gathered for what was called,
:03:46. > :03:48.the Lost Leaders March. The Deputy First Minister Martin
:03:49. > :03:51.McGuinness was also there. The Rising, a six-day rebellion
:03:52. > :03:53.against British rule, led to the eventual
:03:54. > :03:56.creation of an independent Preparations are being made
:03:57. > :04:01.in Dublin for the main government-organised centenary
:04:02. > :04:04.commemoration event this weekend. A military parade, the largest
:04:05. > :04:07.in the history of the state, will pass through the streets
:04:08. > :04:12.of the capital on Sunday. Hundreds of meetings were held
:04:13. > :04:14.and thousands of events I think you are getting a truly
:04:15. > :04:21.diverse commemoration of 1916, which includes every type
:04:22. > :04:29.of opinion, which is wonderful. BBC Northern Ireland has full
:04:30. > :04:31.coverage of the big commemoration Donna Traynor will be presenting
:04:32. > :04:35.a live programme That starts here on BBC One
:04:36. > :04:39.at 11:25am on Sunday morning. BBC Radio Ulster will
:04:40. > :04:45.also be on air live. Our news website will also
:04:46. > :04:48.have a live screening of the event. If you're looking for background
:04:49. > :04:50.information and special reports on the 1916 Easter Rising,
:04:51. > :04:54.you can find that all the day the Rising actually started,
:04:55. > :05:06.you can follow events as they happened
:05:07. > :05:09.on our news website. Sport now, and Ulster lost
:05:10. > :05:17.to Glasgow Warriors by 27 points The away side got off to a good
:05:18. > :05:25.start as Iain Henderson marked his come back from injury
:05:26. > :05:28.by scoring with this Paddy Jackson added the conversion
:05:29. > :05:34.and this long range penalty to give They built on their lead
:05:35. > :05:41.in the second half when Stuart McCloskey scored from this quickly
:05:42. > :05:46.taken line out. However, Glasgow came from behind
:05:47. > :05:49.with two tries in quick succession. The first, this superb solo effort
:05:50. > :05:53.by Stuart Hogg, before former Ulster player Tommy Seymour gathered
:05:54. > :05:59.Finn Russell's kick and touched And in football, the Republic
:06:00. > :06:08.of Ireland got off to a dream start in their friendly match in Dublin
:06:09. > :06:10.against Switzerland by scoring This early goal from Ciaran Clark
:06:11. > :06:16.secured the Irish side a 1-0 win However, there are fitness concerns
:06:17. > :06:21.for striker Kevin Doyle who was stretchered off
:06:22. > :06:23.after he was injured making a tackle Now finally here's Geoff Maskill
:06:24. > :06:41.to tell us what the weather has After quite a decent day things are
:06:42. > :06:48.turning quite wet and windy overnight. A weather front could
:06:49. > :06:52.bring ten or 15 millimetres of rain, setting the done very rather
:06:53. > :06:59.unsettled bank holiday weekend. Good Friday dawned clear and bright and
:07:00. > :07:02.Saturday will feel very different. Gradually, that weather front will
:07:03. > :07:05.work its way to the east, but as you take the wider view, you can see
:07:06. > :07:11.that we're not out the woods even then. It will bring some strong
:07:12. > :07:16.winds and heavy rain across Wales and Scotland and pushing further
:07:17. > :07:21.east throughout the day. Behind it though, throughout Northern Ireland,
:07:22. > :07:26.we are still left with some fairly heavy showers. Top temperatures of 9
:07:27. > :07:31.degrees. A little down on what we saw today. Overnight Saturday,
:07:32. > :07:36.temperatures dropping away, the clocks going forward on Sunday
:07:37. > :07:39.morning. We will have those darker mornings and some lighter evenings
:07:40. > :07:43.to come. I don't think Easter Sunday will be the day to make the most of
:07:44. > :07:47.them built because it will have a feel of April showers sort of day,
:07:48. > :07:52.plenty of bright spells but also quite pokey showers with a chance of
:07:53. > :07:58.hail and plunder in that mix. The temperatures are down again in notch
:07:59. > :08:02.or two on the current use. Not the best outlook for an Easter bank
:08:03. > :08:04.holiday weekend. It will be the be a