:00:00. > :00:10.A Belfast man consumed 13 drinks and a quantity of drugs,
:00:11. > :00:12.before getting behind the wheel of his van,
:00:13. > :00:16.which then mounted a footpath and killed a young student.
:00:17. > :00:18.Enda Dolan was walking along the Malone Road in October 2014
:00:19. > :00:25.Belfast Crown Court was told today that the driver now wishes
:00:26. > :00:27.he could give his own life to bring him back.
:00:28. > :00:32.The court heard that Enda Dolan was
:00:33. > :00:40.He was knocked down and killed when he
:00:41. > :00:43.was walking along the Malone Road on October 15 2014.
:00:44. > :00:46.The court heard he was carried for 800 yards along
:00:47. > :00:49.the road on the roof of the van, before it stopped.
:00:50. > :00:52.21-year-old William Ross Casement
:00:53. > :00:56.of Beaver Drive was a passenger in the van that was driven
:00:57. > :00:59.by 31-year-old David Lee Stewart of Gray's Park Avenue in Belfast.
:01:00. > :01:02.The court heard the pair had spent the evening
:01:03. > :01:05.on a drinking session in south Belfast,
:01:06. > :01:07.watching a Northern Ireland football game.
:01:08. > :01:14.six pints of beer and an assortment of shots.
:01:15. > :01:16.Evidence from CCTV footage also suggested
:01:17. > :01:23.Stewart's wife Samantha gave evidence saying his
:01:24. > :01:29.entire family was shocked and devastated by what he had done.
:01:30. > :01:33.The court heard that Stewart told police,
:01:34. > :01:36."I would like to tell his family that I know
:01:37. > :01:42."I am deeply sorry for it, deeply, deeply sorry for it."
:01:43. > :01:47."If I could turn back time, I would give up my own
:01:48. > :01:52.Mr Dolan's parents attended the hearing.
:01:53. > :01:54.The two men who pleaded guilty to a number of offences,
:01:55. > :02:00.A Lisburn-based construction firm has gone into liquidation
:02:01. > :02:07.McGrath Brothers Engineering Group specialised in metalwork.
:02:08. > :02:10.They worked on the aquatic centre for the London Olympics and
:02:11. > :02:16.Earlier on BBC Newsline at 6.30, our Economics and Business Editor
:02:17. > :02:27.John Campbell explained what had gone wrong for the company.
:02:28. > :02:37.It's a hangover from the big construction crash. When that went
:02:38. > :02:41.down, everybody was chasing work, everybody's profit margins went down
:02:42. > :02:46.and some of the contracts that they got have turned out to be
:02:47. > :02:49.loss-making. That put the business under pressure. They have had
:02:50. > :02:57.disputes with contractors and it has hit cash flow. They have entered
:02:58. > :03:03.voluntary agreements, they have agreed to pay some money owing over
:03:04. > :03:11.time but they have needed to do that to make the business sustainable.
:03:12. > :03:17.That has not proved possible. They have had to go into liquidation and
:03:18. > :03:19.it will mean job losses across the UK.
:03:20. > :03:22.80 of Northern Ireland's biggest schools are warning they'll
:03:23. > :03:24.have larger class sizes and fewer teachers because of rising costs.
:03:25. > :03:26.A joint statement has been issued by several organisations
:03:27. > :03:28.representing principals, governors and school finance managers.
:03:29. > :03:30.Our Education Correspondent Robbie Meredith has been hearing
:03:31. > :03:40.Postprimary principals met today and money,
:03:41. > :03:42.or the lack of it, was the only lesson.
:03:43. > :03:44.I'm having additional costs for pension, National
:03:45. > :03:46.Insurance and also for increase in pay rise.
:03:47. > :03:49.That therefore is now going to put my school into a
:03:50. > :03:53.School leaders say they used to get money from the
:03:54. > :03:56.Department for Education to meet those costs but not any longer.
:03:57. > :04:00.That is putting a big hole in school budgets
:04:01. > :04:03.and having a real impact on
:04:04. > :04:06.peoples like these at Saint Mary's grammar in the time, according to
:04:07. > :04:10.I have gone from 40,000 surplus at the end of this financial
:04:11. > :04:13.That means I'm going to have to find ways in
:04:14. > :04:15.which I can reduce my staffing costs.
:04:16. > :04:17.190,000 would dictate the reduction of four staff.
:04:18. > :04:21.My A-level history this year has gone from 18 to 34 pupils.
:04:22. > :04:28.I've had to reduce my curriculum offer.
:04:29. > :04:31.I can no longer offer art, music, performing arts, Spanish.
:04:32. > :04:33.Similar tough decisions are being taken in schools across the
:04:34. > :04:44.It is across the board and across the sector.
:04:45. > :04:45.Our schools are anticipating shortfalls in
:04:46. > :04:50.funding between the regions of ?150,000 and ?500,000.
:04:51. > :04:52.There are significant shortfalls in funding.
:04:53. > :04:55.But the education minister says he can only spend what he has, too.
:04:56. > :04:58.This year, I have cut spending in my own department by 5%.
:04:59. > :05:00.We are directing as much funds as possible
:05:01. > :05:02.into the schools but we need more money.
:05:03. > :05:04.All parties can agree that if more money becomes available,
:05:05. > :05:07.health and education are areas we want to pump that money into.
:05:08. > :05:11.Schools here only control about 60% of their budgets.
:05:12. > :05:16.The rest is centralised to meet costs like transport and meals.
:05:17. > :05:21.Many principals say they would want that to change so who ever succeeds
:05:22. > :05:25.the education minister after the election is likely to face
:05:26. > :05:32.more problems in balancing the books.
:05:33. > :05:34.A County Down doctor who was due to go on trial
:05:35. > :05:39.of falsifying a clinical trial on patients
:05:40. > :05:45.He changed his plea just as a jury was about to be sworn in.
:05:46. > :05:50.59-year-old Doctor Hugh McGoldrick from Crossgar,
:05:51. > :05:57.committed the offences at his GP practice in Downpatrick
:05:58. > :06:04.He accepted he had conducted the clinical trial in deliberate
:06:05. > :06:07.breach of the conditions and principles of good clinical
:06:08. > :06:10.practice and that the patients enrolled onto the trial
:06:11. > :06:22.were probably not eligible to take part in it.
:06:23. > :06:24.He was paid for the clinical trial work he carried out.
:06:25. > :06:27.His barrister has said he will pay back all that is owed.
:06:28. > :06:29.One of the companies has since been liquidated.
:06:30. > :06:33.The court was told that if any money was owed to that firm, he would pay
:06:34. > :06:41.Other charges have been left on the books and will not be proceeded
:06:42. > :06:43.with. It's been announced tonight World
:06:44. > :06:48.boxing champion Carl Frampton After a brilliant will against Scott
:06:49. > :07:09.later this year. After a brilliant will against Scott
:07:10. > :07:16.Quigg, Carl Frampton said he wouldn't shy away from big fights.
:07:17. > :07:22.He hasn't. Leo Santa Cruz is a world champion at three weights. He is one
:07:23. > :07:24.of the best fighters on the planet. Barry McGuigan said that both camps
:07:25. > :07:31.had come to an agreement to Barry McGuigan said that both camps
:07:32. > :07:36.speculation that there could be a fight at Windsor Park in Belfast but
:07:37. > :07:41.Barry McGuigan has confirmed that the next fight will take part in New
:07:42. > :07:42.York City. It is a tough challenge but one Frampton is confident of
:07:43. > :07:46.winning. BBC Northern Ireland
:07:47. > :07:48.has picked up three awards at the Celtic Media Festival
:07:49. > :07:51.in Waterford. BBC Radio Ulster took the top prize
:07:52. > :07:53.in the radio documentary while The John Toal Show
:07:54. > :07:56.won the award Television programme
:07:57. > :08:02.True North: Keepin' Er Country took the main accolade in
:08:03. > :08:06.the Factual Entertainment category. Now finally onto the weekend weather
:08:07. > :08:20.forecast and here's Angie Phillips. A couple of days ago we had the
:08:21. > :08:24.warmest day of the year so far but temperatures have been creeping
:08:25. > :08:29.downwards. That cooling process will carry on into the weekend. Some fine
:08:30. > :08:36.weather to begin with but cloud will gather into the second part of the
:08:37. > :08:44.weekend and a few showers on Sunday. Generally speaking, tonight it is
:08:45. > :08:51.dry with lengthy clear spells. There will be some frost tomorrow morning.
:08:52. > :08:57.Not a bad day. Still a lot of dry weather tomorrow. It continues to
:08:58. > :09:02.cool down. A chilly start with a few showers first thing in the morning.
:09:03. > :09:11.Other than that, it is dry with some sunshine. There will be some showers
:09:12. > :09:18.across Scotland. Some turning wintry over the Scottish mountains. Those
:09:19. > :09:24.showers will push down into some parts of northern and eastern
:09:25. > :09:31.England. The best of the weather will be further towards the West. It
:09:32. > :09:36.will feel milder towards the south-west. For Northern Ireland in
:09:37. > :09:46.the afternoon, generally dry with variable cloud. On Sunday, clouding
:09:47. > :09:51.over with a few showers and cold into the start of next week.
:09:52. > :09:53.That's it fom us until twenty to five tomorrow afternoon.
:09:54. > :09:57.In the meantime you can keep up to date with News Online
:09:58. > :09:59.From all of us here on the programme, goodnight