:00:00. > :00:11.One of two men shot dead in Dublin last night
:00:12. > :00:17.34-year-old Michael Barr was involved in dissident republican
:00:18. > :00:22.activity and had been in court on IRA membership charges.
:00:23. > :00:25.It's believed he's the latest victim of a feud between
:00:26. > :00:32.Our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports.
:00:33. > :00:39.Last night around 9.30am, two gunmen described as skinny
:00:40. > :00:45.and wearing masks entered the Sunset House pub near Croke Park
:00:46. > :00:50.They and a getaway driver escaped in a silver Audi
:00:51. > :00:55.that was later found burned out nearby in Drumcondra.
:00:56. > :00:58.The murdered man, Michael Barr, was originally from County Tyrone
:00:59. > :01:04.Michael Barr was known to Gardai as a dissident republican.
:01:05. > :01:07.He had appeared before the anti-terrorist special criminal
:01:08. > :01:09.court charged with membership of an unlawful organisation
:01:10. > :01:15.Last week, detectives who are investigating one
:01:16. > :01:21.of the murders in the Hutch-Kinahan feud raided his home.
:01:22. > :01:24.The feud has so far claimed the lives of five other men.
:01:25. > :01:27.The first on Irish soil was that of was David Byrne murdered
:01:28. > :01:32.at a boxing weigh in at the Regency Airport Hotel.
:01:33. > :01:36.It's widely believed that another dissident from County Tyrone was one
:01:37. > :01:39.of the murderers and that dissidents provided some of the weapons
:01:40. > :01:45.But at a news conference this morning, Gardai said that at this
:01:46. > :01:47.early stage of their investigation they were keeping an open mind
:01:48. > :01:52.about who was responsible for last night's killing.
:01:53. > :01:57.Obviously we will be looking closely at possible links between this
:01:58. > :01:59.murder and previous murders in the area.
:02:00. > :02:10.Another line of inquiry will be in relation to dissident activity.
:02:11. > :02:13.Those in the area willing to talk on camera spoke of a sense
:02:14. > :02:18.Don't get involved. You don't say nothing to nobody.
:02:19. > :02:21.Just keep to yourself and that way you won't get hurt.
:02:22. > :02:23.It goes on. What else can I say?
:02:24. > :02:34.In an unrelated murder, a 37-year-old man, Farnan,
:02:35. > :02:37.was shot dead in a house in Clondalkin in the west
:02:38. > :02:40.Although once known to Gardai, he had not been involved
:02:41. > :02:48.The soldier who fired a rubber bullet which killed an 11-year-old
:02:49. > :02:51.child 44 years ago has told an inquest he has no concerns
:02:52. > :02:58.Identified only as Soldier B, he was giving evidence
:02:59. > :03:01.at the inquest into the death of Frank Rowntree who was injured
:03:02. > :03:05.near Divis Tower in Belfast, in April 1972.
:03:06. > :03:12.11-year-old Frank Rowntree died two days after being struck at close
:03:13. > :03:17.Today his family got to hear the voice of the man
:03:18. > :03:24.But they couldn't actually see the former company Sergeant Major.
:03:25. > :03:27.Soldier B gave evidence by video-link and after a ruling
:03:28. > :03:30.by the coroner the chairs for the Rowntree family were moved
:03:31. > :03:32.across the courtroom where they couldn't see his
:03:33. > :03:38.In fact his face was visible only to the coroner,
:03:39. > :03:40.legal representatives and courtroom staff.
:03:41. > :03:44.Soldier B said he did couldn't recall the specific
:03:45. > :03:51.Soldier B said he couldn't recall the specific
:03:52. > :03:57.But asked about his conduct on the day Frank was shot,
:03:58. > :04:04.He agreed that he later heard a child had been killed.
:04:05. > :04:11.Talking of dealing with riots he said:
:04:12. > :04:12.For members of the Rowntree family,
:04:13. > :04:20.It is very upsetting. It's as if we're not going anywhere.
:04:21. > :04:23.They are just digging their heels in every time.
:04:24. > :04:29.They wouldn't even let us see him on video-link.
:04:30. > :04:31.Soldier B later denied making up his statement
:04:32. > :04:38.But it also became clear during his evidence that he had
:04:39. > :04:41.arrived in the witness box still wanting confirmation
:04:42. > :04:44.of what the inquest has been hearing from the very start,
:04:45. > :04:47.that it was his shot, his rubber bullet which had
:04:48. > :04:57.A man has been found dead following a house
:04:58. > :05:01.The blaze at Barrack Street in Coalisland was already out
:05:02. > :05:03.by the time firefighters reached the scene at midday.
:05:04. > :05:13.A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a workplace
:05:14. > :05:17.It's believed he was working in a cage attached to a forklift
:05:18. > :05:26.The Health and Safety Executive is investigating.
:05:27. > :05:29.Lawyers acting for a former IRA member are taking legal action
:05:30. > :05:33.to prevent his interviews in the Boston College project
:05:34. > :05:37.Anthony McIntyre was one of the main researchers in the Troubles
:05:38. > :05:42.His legal team says the request by the Public Prosecution Service
:05:43. > :05:51.Our Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
:05:52. > :05:53.Anthony McIntyre regrets ever becoming involved
:05:54. > :05:59.A number of former IRA members and loyalist paramilitaries recorded
:06:00. > :06:03.interviews about their activities during the troubles.
:06:04. > :06:07.They did so on the basis of the material will be kept under
:06:08. > :06:09.lock and key at Boston College until they were dead.
:06:10. > :06:13.In recent years, the PSNI has successfully taken legal
:06:14. > :06:16.action to gain access to some of the tapes.
:06:17. > :06:19.Now the police are going after Anthony McIntyre.
:06:20. > :06:23.I see this as an attempt by the PSNI to force me to become a witness
:06:24. > :06:26.against people that they allege I interviewed or to reveal
:06:27. > :06:29.the contents and identities of those who I have interviewed.
:06:30. > :06:36.There are no circumstances under which I will be doing that.
:06:37. > :06:42.Anthony McIntyre now lives in Drogheda and no longer lives
:06:43. > :06:45.in Northern Ireland because he fears that he will be arrested.
:06:46. > :06:48.He served 18 years in prison for IRA offences and insists the police have
:06:49. > :06:51.already questioned him about all of the issues listed
:06:52. > :06:56.in a subpoena served on Boston College at the weekend.
:06:57. > :06:58.Everybody seems to be agreed that the war is over
:06:59. > :07:01.and if the war is over, why is the British state
:07:02. > :07:08.A subpoena seeking copies of interviews he recorded
:07:09. > :07:12.about his IRA activities were served by a lawyer for the
:07:13. > :07:19.They acted after the PSNI used an international
:07:20. > :07:26.A representative of the college has been ordered to appeal in court
:07:27. > :07:29.A representative of the college has been ordered to appear in court
:07:30. > :07:31.in Massachusetts next Friday to provide the material requested,
:07:32. > :07:35.but Anthony McIntyre's legal team says that request was unlawful.
:07:36. > :07:38.The application for the subpoenas have to be grounded on two basis.
:07:39. > :07:41.Firstly, there has to be some evidence of the commission of some
:07:42. > :07:43.offence and secondly, there has to be an ongoing
:07:44. > :07:51.In this instance there is no evidence or basis of any of that.
:07:52. > :07:54.So in the absence of that we say this points to a fishing exercise
:07:55. > :08:00.and we say it doesn't stand up in a court.
:08:01. > :08:03.The researcher's legal team had given the PPS
:08:04. > :08:05.until five o'clock today to withdraw its request
:08:06. > :08:07.for international assistance but didn't do so.
:08:08. > :08:09.The lawyers will lodge papers at the High Court
:08:10. > :08:11.in Belfast tomorrow seeking an emergency review
:08:12. > :08:17.What began as a secret project about Northern Ireland's past is now
:08:18. > :08:21.scheduled to be the subject of a secret hearing
:08:22. > :08:35.Those involved in compiling the Boston tapes say they will not
:08:36. > :08:41.comply with the police investigation.
:08:42. > :08:43.A construction firm in Newtownabbey has been placed into administration.
:08:44. > :08:47.T and A Kernohan Limited has been operating for more than 25 years.
:08:48. > :08:48.Upwards of 50 jobs could now be lost.
:08:49. > :08:51.In a statement the company said it was "profoundly
:08:52. > :08:57.Two weeks ago we reported on the theft of some world war one
:08:58. > :08:59.medals from a house in north Belfast.
:09:00. > :09:01.They were described as being of great sentimental value.
:09:02. > :09:04.Well, last night those medals were returned to the grandson
:09:05. > :09:12.Our reporter David Maxwell has been to meet him.
:09:13. > :09:18.John thought he would never seen medals again. They were stolen from
:09:19. > :09:22.his north Belfast home over two weeks ago. The medals belonged to
:09:23. > :09:26.his grandfather, McIntyre Shields Pelan. A sapper in the Royal
:09:27. > :09:32.Engineers who fought at the Battle of the Somme. But last night, he got
:09:33. > :09:37.a welcome surprise. I heard our gate swek and I looked out and our light
:09:38. > :09:43.was on outside and I saw on the bonnet of the car a small black bag
:09:44. > :09:48.like a wash bag. And I said to the wife at the time I think that's
:09:49. > :09:53.something, has returned our medals. They were returned undamaged, just a
:09:54. > :09:58.little damp. Among them his grandfather's military medal for
:09:59. > :10:01.bravery on the battlefield and a distinguished conduct medal awarded
:10:02. > :10:10.to John's great-uncle who died in France. There maybe something in our
:10:11. > :10:13.story and my grandfather's and my great-uncle's story resonated with
:10:14. > :10:18.them. I'm so pleased they did return it. The medals aren't worth much
:10:19. > :10:22.money, but are of great sentimental value, especially this year. This
:10:23. > :10:30.September it will be 100 years since my great-uncle lost his life in the
:10:31. > :10:36.war and to have, this is the only relics of his past and his
:10:37. > :10:40.endeavours and the loss and the tragedy, you know, that these men,
:10:41. > :10:46.young men faced, this is all we have left of them. John says the response
:10:47. > :10:49.he has had from the public since his appeal for the return of the medals
:10:50. > :10:51.and the thief's decision to return them has restored his faith in human
:10:52. > :10:56.nature. The Paralympic champion
:10:57. > :10:59.Bethany Firth has broken the world record in the 200 metres freestyle
:11:00. > :11:01.to qualify for the Rio Her time of 2 minutes 3.7 seconds
:11:02. > :11:08.beat her personal best mark and it means the woman from Seaforde
:11:09. > :11:11.in County Down will now swim in at least three
:11:12. > :11:13.disciplines in Brazil. She hopes to qualify for the 200
:11:14. > :11:25.metres individual medley tomorrow. It was a really tough race for me
:11:26. > :11:29.and I was praying the whole way through it and I could see Jess was
:11:30. > :11:34.beside me and she really wanted to be in the team for Rio that really
:11:35. > :11:38.pushed me on to touch the wall and keep ahead. Were you prepared for
:11:39. > :11:42.these swims? Me and my coach has been talking through it and I did
:11:43. > :11:45.well in the breaststroke. I was happy enough with my time. I wanted
:11:46. > :11:46.to give it my all and I really did in that race.
:11:47. > :11:48.Well done to her. The latest weather forecast
:11:49. > :11:58.now with Cecilia Daly. It is very cold again tonight. We
:11:59. > :12:04.have this cold Arctic air for another 24 hours. This yellow area,
:12:05. > :12:07.it will move in towards us by the time we get to the weekend. So there
:12:08. > :12:13.is hope for the end of the week. Cold tonight. Frost in many areas.
:12:14. > :12:17.Some wintry showers. There could be patches of snow over the hills and
:12:18. > :12:21.on car windscreens by the end of the night. Our lowest temperatures are
:12:22. > :12:25.likely to be over parts of Armagh and County Down.
:12:26. > :12:29.So a bit of a wintry start. Maybe ice on car windscreens, but lots of
:12:30. > :12:35.bright skies to begin with. The sun is up early so any ice will melt
:12:36. > :12:39.quickly and any lying snow will disappear quickly too. There will be
:12:40. > :12:42.further wintry showers through the morning, but strong sunshine in
:12:43. > :12:46.places too, but it will feel cold in the wind. The bulk of the wintry
:12:47. > :12:52.showers in northern and western areas of Britain. So more sheltered
:12:53. > :12:55.towards the South East. Cloudier skies moving in across the Republic
:12:56. > :13:00.of Ireland. It could bring wetter weather and some of the rain could
:13:01. > :13:04.affect Fermanagh and Tyrone. Other wirks there will be dry and sunny
:13:05. > :13:08.weather tomorrow, but always the risk of wintery showers especially
:13:09. > :13:10.in the north and the west and temperatures below average
:13:11. > :13:14.everywhere. The wind will gradually ease. On Thursday, it won't be quite
:13:15. > :13:18.as bitter through the morning, not a bad morning, but there will be cloud
:13:19. > :13:23.and rain moving in later in the day and it will still feel chilly. We
:13:24. > :13:29.are expecting double digit temperatures on Saturday.
:13:30. > :13:30.That was BBC Newsline, good