:00:00. > :00:14.Good evening. That's
:00:15. > :00:20.A man appears in court in Londonderry,
:00:21. > :00:24.charged with the murder of civil servant Paul McCauley.
:00:25. > :00:26.This Lurgan woman's boyfriend denies killing her
:00:27. > :00:33.The Kincora Boys' Home scandal - a judge rules that a current inquiry
:00:34. > :00:37.into abuse is equipped to fully investigate allegations.
:00:38. > :00:41.The Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn condemns attacks and threats
:00:42. > :00:46.which are once again being targeted at his former companies.
:00:47. > :00:49.We're live with the elite drivers at the Circuit of Ireland,
:00:50. > :00:52.and we'll also have golf's elite in action at the Masters in Augusta.
:00:53. > :00:58.Once the rain clears tonight we're into some really cold air.
:00:59. > :01:06.Temperatures in a few rural spots down to -4 Celsius.
:01:07. > :01:11.First, to the murder of Paul McCauley, who died last
:01:12. > :01:15.June, nine years after an attack which has been described
:01:16. > :01:19.as sectarian and unsanctioned by the UDA.
:01:20. > :01:22.Mr McCauley suffered severe head injuries when he and some friends
:01:23. > :01:28.A 28-year-old man from Londonderry appeared in court in the city this
:01:29. > :01:33.A defence lawyer said, evidence against his client,
:01:34. > :01:38.who denies the charges, comes from audio recordings.
:01:39. > :01:42.Our north-west reporter Keiron Tourish was in the court.
:01:43. > :01:43.Before the court was Matthew Brian Gillen
:01:44. > :01:46.from Kennedy Place in the Fountain Estate.
:01:47. > :01:50.He's accused of the murder of Paul McCauley in June last year.
:01:51. > :01:52.He's also charged with causing grievous bodily harm and attempted
:01:53. > :01:59.The accused stood in the dock in a grey sweatshirt
:02:00. > :02:03.and replied "yep" when asked if he understood the charges.
:02:04. > :02:05.A detective said he believed he could connect him
:02:06. > :02:13.he described the attack on the civil servant as sectarian.
:02:14. > :02:16.38-year-old Paul McCauley died in June last year in a care facility
:02:17. > :02:19.with his family at his bedside, nine years after he was attacked
:02:20. > :02:24.He was attending a BBQ in Chapel Road in
:02:25. > :02:30.It was organised for a friend going off to work in the Middle East,
:02:31. > :02:32.and was attended by a mixed group of Catholic, Protestant
:02:33. > :02:36.A number of people came out of bushes and attacked the civil
:02:37. > :02:42.After the assault, they made off in the direction of the loyalist
:02:43. > :02:47.The father of one needed constant care after being subjected
:02:48. > :02:52.Part of his skull was crushed when he was stamped on.
:02:53. > :02:59.One man has been charged with his murder -
:03:00. > :03:01.Piper John McClements from the Fountain Estate.
:03:02. > :03:04.He was previously known as Daryl Proctor and changed his
:03:05. > :03:08.name while serving a 13-year sentence for inflicting grievous
:03:09. > :03:13.bodily harm with intent on Paul McCauley during the attack.
:03:14. > :03:15.A detective constable quoted the International Monitoring
:03:16. > :03:19.Commission and said this was an unsanctioned UDA attack.
:03:20. > :03:22.He said Matthew Brian Gillen was still linked to loyalism
:03:23. > :03:26.paramilitarism, or at least was supportive of them,
:03:27. > :03:31.and that was based on items found in house searches.
:03:32. > :03:34.The officer objected to bail and said he could interfere
:03:35. > :03:37.with witnesses flee the country or obstruct the course of justice.
:03:38. > :03:40.He also said he was the subject of threats from various
:03:41. > :03:47.A defence lawyer said his client was denying the offence.
:03:48. > :03:50.He said he was a person of good character who'd been in employment
:03:51. > :03:54.for ten years and who had no previous convictions.
:03:55. > :03:56.He said the only evidence against him was audio recordings
:03:57. > :04:00.which were in the hands of the PSNI, and there were no steps he could
:04:01. > :04:05.Matthew Brian Gillen was given bail of ?2,000 and ordered
:04:06. > :04:12.He was also told not to leave the jurisdiction and have no contact
:04:13. > :04:15.directly or indirectly with anyone connected with the case.
:04:16. > :04:20.Keiron Tourish, BBC Newsline, Londonderry Magistrates' Court.
:04:21. > :04:23.A man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his
:04:24. > :04:28.Gary O'Dowd, who is 36 and from Knocknagore Road
:04:29. > :04:32.in Gilford, denies killing Laura Marshall at her
:04:33. > :04:36.In court, a police officer said the couple's three-year relationship
:04:37. > :04:41.had been a "catalogue" of alleged domestic violence.
:04:42. > :04:59.The sink in the bathroom where Laura's body was found had been
:05:00. > :05:03.pulled from the wall. The landlord led to the discovery of her body. A
:05:04. > :05:10.horrifying description of the scene was given by a detective Sergeant,
:05:11. > :05:15.but it was the boyfriend, Gary O Dowd, who appeared in court charged
:05:16. > :05:18.with murder. They also revealed that the couple's three-year relationship
:05:19. > :05:24.had featured what he called a catalogue of incidents that alleged
:05:25. > :05:28.domestic violence. Applying for a bill, a defence lawyer argued that
:05:29. > :05:35.there was no forensic evidence to connect the client to the crime, but
:05:36. > :05:39.CCTV of the flat showed no sign of him coming or going at any point and
:05:40. > :05:44.there was no eyewitness. The detective confirmed that during 25
:05:45. > :05:47.interviews over several days, Gary O Dowd had consistently denied any
:05:48. > :05:53.involvement in the death of Laura Marshall. Bail was refused and Gary
:05:54. > :06:01.O Dowd will appear again in court next month. BBC Newsline, Craigavon.
:06:02. > :06:06.The emergency services are at the scene of two crashes on the M1 this
:06:07. > :06:10.evening. Both are between... It happened between junction eight
:06:11. > :06:25.at Blaris and junction nine Drivers are urged to exit the M1
:06:26. > :06:29.before Moira. A lorry crashed into the central reservation between
:06:30. > :06:32.junction eight and junction nine at Moira before midday. The outer lanes
:06:33. > :06:34.on either side of the barrier were closed for several hours.
:06:35. > :06:37.At one stage, traffic heading west was backed up eight and a half
:06:38. > :06:51.It is day two of the Masters golf tournament. Join me for all the
:06:52. > :06:53.latest from Augusta. A judge has ruled that a current
:06:54. > :06:56.Inquiry into historical abuse in Northern Ireland is equipped
:06:57. > :07:00.to fully investigate allegations about a former children's
:07:01. > :07:03.home in East Belfast. The Secretary of State decided
:07:04. > :07:07.that the Kincora Boys home should be examined as part
:07:08. > :07:09.of the Historical Campaigners had argued
:07:10. > :07:18.that the Banbridge Inquiry doesn't have enough powers
:07:19. > :07:20.to investigate claims At the heart of this case,
:07:21. > :07:29.the intelligence services. There have been allegations that
:07:30. > :07:32.a paedophile ring at Kincora was linked to some people working
:07:33. > :07:34.in intelligence gathering. Today, campaigners came to court,
:07:35. > :07:37.against the backdrop Three senior care staff
:07:38. > :07:43.at Kincora were jailed in 1981 At least 29 boys were abused
:07:44. > :07:49.at the home between the late 1950s Last year, the Government
:07:50. > :07:54.refused to include Kincora in a cross-channel Inquiry,
:07:55. > :07:58.established at Westminister. Campaigners here
:07:59. > :08:05.refused to accept that. They claimed the Inquiry
:08:06. > :08:07.in Banbridge didn't have enough powers to investigate
:08:08. > :08:25.the intelligence services. The Justice said the claim was
:08:26. > :08:31.premature and ill-conceived and dismissed it. They emerged from
:08:32. > :08:35.courts disappointed. I have a lot of fight in me. It is
:08:36. > :08:40.not about winning. It is about justice. I will do whatever it
:08:41. > :08:46.takes. Today's ruling is yet another
:08:47. > :08:50.endorsement of the work of the Historical Institutional Abuse
:08:51. > :08:52.Inquiry. For the victims, it is one more footnote in the troubled
:08:53. > :08:54.history of Kincora. The former head of Sport NI,
:08:55. > :09:00.Brian Henning, has claimed he resigned after the Sports
:09:01. > :09:03.Minister Caral Ni Chuilin Last week, the Minister indicated
:09:04. > :09:08.Mr Henning had In an interview today,
:09:09. > :09:14.he disputed her version of events. When Brian Henning stepped down
:09:15. > :09:22.from the Sport NI board last week, Minister Caral Ni Chuilin said
:09:23. > :09:26.it was his decision not hers. Mr Henning had been
:09:27. > :09:28.the chair of the board, The Minister did an interview
:09:29. > :09:48.after they stepped down. In fairness to Brian and Ian, they
:09:49. > :09:50.felt it was appropriate to have new leadership at the board of sport NI.
:09:51. > :09:52.Today Brian Henning gave his side of the story
:09:53. > :09:55.He said the vice-chair and him were called to a meeting
:09:56. > :09:58.and what happened next took them both by surprise.
:09:59. > :10:28.What does the Minister Caral Ni Chuilin say about that? She was not
:10:29. > :10:31.available for interview today but in the past hour she e-mailed a
:10:32. > :10:37.statement in which they said that her and Brian Henning had discussed
:10:38. > :10:41.her concerns about leadership within sport NI and she says having
:10:42. > :10:47.discussed my concerns and having considered his position, he offered
:10:48. > :10:50.his resignation, as did Mr McAvoy. Those are the facts, says the
:10:51. > :10:56.minister, but what would have happened if Brian Henning had not
:10:57. > :11:01.resigned? She does not say. But she did thank Brian Henning and Ian
:11:02. > :11:02.McAvoy for all their hard work and dedication while at Sport NI.
:11:03. > :11:14.Still to come before 7pm, we preview the big top of the table clash in
:11:15. > :11:17.local football as crusaders entertainment field. -- the
:11:18. > :11:20.crusaders entertain Linfield. The US investment funds that took
:11:21. > :11:23.over some of Sean Quinn's businesses have urged him to speak out
:11:24. > :11:25.against what they call "escalating violence and intimidation"
:11:26. > :11:27.directed at the firms. Once Ireland's richest man,
:11:28. > :11:31.the Fermanagh businessman lost control of his manufacturing empire
:11:32. > :11:36.in 2011, following a disastrous bet In a statement to the BBC,
:11:37. > :11:42.Sean Quinn said he will continue to condemn all negative
:11:43. > :11:47.activity in the local area. Here's our south-west
:11:48. > :11:52.reporter Julian Fowler. Sean Quinn,
:11:53. > :11:53.leaving his office today - but he no longer
:11:54. > :11:56.owns his old company. He is a consultant,
:11:57. > :11:59.the highest-paid person here - reportedly on ?500,000 a year -
:12:00. > :12:02.but it seems he has grown increasing After he lost control
:12:03. > :12:12.of his old empire in 2011, there was a violent campaign -
:12:13. > :12:14.attacks which were condemned by Mr Quinn, who said those
:12:15. > :12:21.responsible were not acting In December 2014, the packaging
:12:22. > :12:24.and construction materials business was sold to
:12:25. > :12:27.Quinn Industrial Holdings, hailed then as the return of Sean Quinn,
:12:28. > :12:30.but now the violence The company is run by executives
:12:31. > :12:38.who formerly managed the Quinn group, but is jointly owned by three
:12:39. > :12:42.American investment funds. In an email obtained
:12:43. > :12:44.by the Impartial Reporter and seen by the BBC,
:12:45. > :12:47.the investors make clear they have no intention of selling the firms
:12:48. > :12:53.to Mr Quinn in the immediate future. They said "threats...false personal
:12:54. > :12:56.attacks and vandalism" were adversely impacting
:12:57. > :12:59.on its "willingness to continue They called on Mr Quinn to take
:13:00. > :13:04.an "active approach" against the "increasingly negative
:13:05. > :13:08.activity in the community". They said that Mr Quinn needed
:13:09. > :13:11.to "rectify his relationship And added "recent developments have
:13:12. > :13:18.done nothing but move Sean further away from his goal" to acquire
:13:19. > :13:22.ownership of the business. In a statement to the BBC,
:13:23. > :13:25.Sean Quinn said he and his family will continue to condemn
:13:26. > :13:28.all negative activity Nobody here wanted to speak publicly
:13:29. > :13:33.about the power struggle taking place inside,
:13:34. > :13:37.but the fallout from Sean Quinn's bankruptcy shows no signs
:13:38. > :13:42.of going away anytime soon. Julian Fowler, BBC Newsline,
:13:43. > :13:46.Derrylin. The Education Minister has said
:13:47. > :13:49.the circumstances faced by pupils in De La Salle College
:13:50. > :13:53.in West Belfast will be considered Regular protests have been held
:13:54. > :13:59.outside the school following high A new associate principal has been
:14:00. > :14:04.brought in following weeks After meeting a group
:14:05. > :14:09.of parents this morning, John O'Dowd said he will not start
:14:10. > :14:24.an inquiry into what's been I also confirmed to the concerned
:14:25. > :14:30.groups today that the principal and vice and above will not stand down.
:14:31. > :14:36.They are clearly disappointed by that. I said to them, in relation to
:14:37. > :14:42.their call for an enquiry, I said no one was introduced... It would say
:14:43. > :14:45.to me that they need an independent enquiry. If they produce data that
:14:46. > :14:47.clearly state or shows they need an enquiry, I will follow up.
:14:48. > :14:49.Six weeks after the Republic's general election and a Government
:14:50. > :14:54.Fianna Fail has turned down an offer from Fine Gael to form a coalition.
:14:55. > :14:57.Our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison joins me now.
:14:58. > :15:13.There was some surprise at the speed at which Fianna Fail rejected the
:15:14. > :15:17.offer of a partnership Government which would have included
:15:18. > :15:21.independence in the Government. They say they are honouring their
:15:22. > :15:25.pre-election pledge but would not be able to support a minority
:15:26. > :15:31.Government. Next Thursday, they are due to meet again to elect. Fianna
:15:32. > :15:39.Fail are likely to have more votes... But Fine Gael and Fina foil
:15:40. > :15:43.are going to have to come to some sort of arrangement and Fine Gael
:15:44. > :15:46.once that arrangement to come in a written form.
:15:47. > :15:51.If we had a minority Government, it would have to be underpinned by a
:15:52. > :15:55.agreement to ensure the Government is stable and we can have a
:15:56. > :15:58.programme. That is something we really have to discuss and talk
:15:59. > :16:02.about and that can only happen if there are talks between the two big
:16:03. > :16:08.parties. If Fianna Fail and Fine Gael can
:16:09. > :16:14.have an understanding about policies and Government and how long that
:16:15. > :16:17.might last, the question for Fianna Fail is if they can agree that much,
:16:18. > :16:22.why not go into Government with Fine Gael, and the question is that they
:16:23. > :16:25.do not want Sinn Fein, which has ruled itself out a Government
:16:26. > :16:25.formation, to be the main opposition party.
:16:26. > :16:36.The prospect of another general election has increased marginally
:16:37. > :16:40.but it is still unlikely at this stage. Today, in Fianna Fail
:16:41. > :16:45.negotiator said there needed to be a toning down of their rhetoric will
:16:46. > :16:49.stop a call for calm and cool heads to be bail. It is probable that over
:16:50. > :16:55.the weekend, there will be contacts between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael,
:16:56. > :16:55.with Thursday's vote concentrating minds.
:16:56. > :16:57.Thank you. A major sporting event that started
:16:58. > :16:59.yesterday will continue to wind its way round the local
:17:00. > :17:19.countryside over the weekend. Welcome to a very busy surface area
:17:20. > :17:23.at King's Hall in south Belfast. This is for the Circuit of Ireland
:17:24. > :17:27.Rally. These guys have been at it all day long. There been various
:17:28. > :17:32.stages across the sumptuous scenery in Northern Ireland. A former
:17:33. > :17:34.champion is the man they have to beat and he has won three stages
:17:35. > :17:38.today. Some of that scenery today... The morning stages took
:17:39. > :17:40.in Cairncastle and Knockboy, and then onto the spectacular
:17:41. > :17:42.glens of Antrim. Traversing Glendun and Torr Head,
:17:43. > :17:44.on through a passage control at the Dark Hedges,
:17:45. > :17:54.before moving onto Bushmills They have assembled at this service
:17:55. > :17:59.station in Belfast and it has been a busy day for these teams and
:18:00. > :18:02.drivers. Now, two drivers of a different kind. Golf.
:18:03. > :18:04.Day two of the US Masters, reigning champion Jordan Spieth
:18:05. > :18:06.the early pace setter, but Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy
:18:07. > :18:15.Reporting from Augusta, Georgia, for BBC Newsline, Stephen Watson.
:18:16. > :18:23.So far today, we have seen the brilliance and the inconsistency of
:18:24. > :18:27.Rory McIlroy. Frustrating at times, superb at others. But there are no
:18:28. > :18:32.players today who have been able to make a charge so far. They look nice
:18:33. > :18:36.and calm at Augusta but it certainly is not. The players are finding it
:18:37. > :18:43.difficult to score today. Rory McIlroy is staying patient and
:18:44. > :18:49.staying in touch with the leader Jordan Spieth who teed off a short
:18:50. > :18:53.time ago. Rory teed off in breezy conditions, determined to get off to
:18:54. > :19:02.a fast start and that he did. Best part was for a birdie at the par-5
:19:03. > :19:09.second. At the next hole, the par-4 thirds, he produced this superb
:19:10. > :19:18.approach shot. And ruled in a second successive birdie, to put himself
:19:19. > :19:23.into a shot for second. But, like yesterday, there were problems at
:19:24. > :19:26.the par-3 4th. A disappointing tee shot saw him finding trouble and
:19:27. > :19:32.eventually this part was for bogey... But there were two dropped
:19:33. > :19:38.shots. That was followed by another bogey and there were some relief
:19:39. > :19:42.when this putt dropped to save par at the 6th. Shane Lowry joint second
:19:43. > :19:48.overnight was unflappable yesterday but today he had to deal with early
:19:49. > :19:55.problems. He dropped two shots in the first two holes but instead his
:19:56. > :20:02.game. -- steadied his game and found his touch on the lightning fast
:20:03. > :20:06.greens. The same could not be said for Graeme McDowell, unfortunately,
:20:07. > :20:14.who dropped four shots in his first five holes and has work to do if he
:20:15. > :20:17.is to make the halfway cut. But Darren Clarke won't be here for the
:20:18. > :20:22.weekend as his frustrations continued on the course. The
:20:23. > :20:28.distractions of Ryder Cup captaincy are taking their toll. Clark will
:20:29. > :20:32.need to train, to qualify in the future, if he wants to come back to
:20:33. > :20:36.the Masters, as his exemption has run out. Can McAvoy Lowry be the
:20:37. > :20:38.first Irish golfer to slip on the green jacket? We shall see in what
:20:39. > :20:48.should be an intriguing weekend. At the latest, speak second under
:20:49. > :20:49.Lowry, four, and Rory McIlroy, six shots off the pace.
:20:50. > :20:50.In local football, with five games remaining
:20:51. > :20:53.in the Danske Bank Premiership, leaders Crusaders are five points
:20:54. > :20:56.Tomorrow the top two meet in the biggest game
:20:57. > :21:10.The crusaders are the champions. They cruised to their first title in
:21:11. > :21:14.18 years last season but retaining the Gibson cup for the first time in
:21:15. > :21:21.their history has not been plain sailing. It is tougher than this
:21:22. > :21:24.time last year. We hit our top form earlier in the season in terms of
:21:25. > :21:28.scoring was of goals. The last few weeks has been more of a grind, so
:21:29. > :21:36.brass to retain the league title for the first time in history -- for us
:21:37. > :21:40.to. We are into the business and and we are trying to get ourselves over
:21:41. > :21:49.the line. He has given Linfield the lead...
:21:50. > :21:51.The 51 league champions, who, despite a shaky start, are currently
:21:52. > :21:57.the Premiership's most informed team.
:21:58. > :22:01.It has injected a bit of bite into them and they look more hungry. The
:22:02. > :22:08.two top teams in Northern Ireland, with the prize of the leak at state,
:22:09. > :22:14.tomorrow it will not be decided but certainly gather some idea of the
:22:15. > :22:18.Gibson cup. -- the two top teams with the price of the league at
:22:19. > :22:19.stake. All the action tomorrow. Derry City
:22:20. > :22:22.in action at the League of Ireland. Staying with the League of Ireland,
:22:23. > :22:25.if Derry City beat Shamrock Rovers they'll go top of
:22:26. > :22:33.the Airtricity League. It is a young squad and there are
:22:34. > :22:36.only a few of us who have experienced good times and bad so
:22:37. > :22:39.they will be a few bad results in the season, and it is how we can't
:22:40. > :22:40.back which determines where we finish.
:22:41. > :22:43.In Gaelic football, Donegal must find a way past the reigning
:22:44. > :22:45.All-Ireland and league champions Dublin this Sunday if they're
:22:46. > :22:51.When they met just a fortnight ago, Dublin ran out comfortable
:22:52. > :23:00.This weekend's semifinal is live on BBC Radio Ulster Medium Wave,
:23:01. > :23:13.I hope the weather will be more clement than it is in Belfast this
:23:14. > :23:14.evening. That's it from King's Hall. Goodbye.
:23:15. > :23:18.After such a wet and miserable day it would be lovely to have a few
:23:19. > :23:26.Geoff Maskell is here with the forecast.
:23:27. > :23:34.Good evening. Our Forum manager Peter is on work tonight and he came
:23:35. > :23:40.in earlier, Stoke, covered in raindrops, and he shook them off and
:23:41. > :23:43.said it is ghastly today. -- soaked. It is a brilliant day for an
:23:44. > :23:49.umbrella but tonight you can trade that in for a duvet and a hot water
:23:50. > :23:54.bottle, because if the rain has been the story of the daylight hours,
:23:55. > :23:57.overnight, the story is of this cold air moving in behind the front. It
:23:58. > :24:04.means the temperatures will drop away overnight. We could see minimum
:24:05. > :24:08.temperatures down as low as minus four Celsius in some places. It
:24:09. > :24:15.could be a busy night for the road service with the gritters and for a
:24:16. > :24:19.while... Some icy patches on untreated roads by dawn tomorrow.
:24:20. > :24:24.The good news is that at this time of the year, some of us get up
:24:25. > :24:31.early, so icy patches should melt away quickly, so Saturday morning
:24:32. > :24:34.should be decent. It will be dry and bright for a time, with average is
:24:35. > :24:41.around seven Celsius through the morning, but by the afternoon, it is
:24:42. > :24:47.different. We will see increasing showers popping up. Those will be
:24:48. > :24:52.wintry in nature, so expect hail and maybe thunder as well. Those showers
:24:53. > :24:59.continued through the evening. Saturday into Sunday, it will be
:25:00. > :25:03.another cold night. We hold onto this chilly theme to our weather on
:25:04. > :25:09.Sunday, but with one additional factor. Well the air temperature is
:25:10. > :25:13.going to be a bit warmer on Sunday and Saturday, give an eye on the
:25:14. > :25:20.wind. Through the afternoon, the wind picks up. A bit more wind chill
:25:21. > :25:27.in the factor to our weather. Despite those getting up into double
:25:28. > :25:31.figures, it could be chilly. The weekend forecast is reasonably dry
:25:32. > :25:37.with that additional breeze through Sunday afternoon, it might feel more
:25:38. > :25:40.cool than those numbers suggest. If you wrap up, you should be able to
:25:41. > :25:45.get out in the garden and get a few jobs done.
:25:46. > :25:51.Sunday is the best day to get out the camera. Have a good weekend.
:25:52. > :25:57.Finally a look at our headlines this Friday evening. A man appeared in
:25:58. > :26:00.court in Londonderry today charged with the moor of Paul McCauley who
:26:01. > :26:07.died nine years after an assault. The boyfriend of this law again when
:26:08. > :26:15.Laura Marshall has been remanded in custody charged with moor last
:26:16. > :26:19.weekend. -- Lurgan. The moto-mac, motorway has been closed westbound
:26:20. > :26:23.between Wairoa and Lurgan following two separate crashes it is
:26:24. > :26:29.understood one of the collisions involves three vehicles. -- Moira.
:26:30. > :26:30.Updates throughout the evening on BBC radio Ulster. Our late summary
:26:31. > :26:31.at 10:30pm. You can also keep in contact with us
:26:32. > :26:47.via Facebook and Twitter. Send us your views and stories.
:26:48. > :26:51.Check out social media. Have a good weekend.