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04/06/2016

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CHUCKLES --

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Tributes have been pouring in from the Northern Ireland

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sporting world following the death of Muhammad Ali.

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The boxing legend died in hospital in the US after a long battle

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For those lucky enough to meet him, he was as charismatic in the flesh

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You felt you were in the presence of something very great, very big. It

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was different, it was something like meeting the Pope, you felt it was

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something special. He was a special type of guy, he was an entertainer,

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the world has never seen the like of him in my opinion. They gave me an

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Irish stick to help me when my fight but I do not need it.

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in 1972 - he beat - Al "Blue" Lewis at Croke

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Park - in front of 25,000 Irish fans.

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He returned in 2003 for the Special Olympics

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and again in 2009, when he visited Ennis in County Clare,

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the birthplace of his great grandfather Abe Grady, who emigrated

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Thousands turned out to see him - and he charmed them all.

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An inspirational figure, his importance in the boxing world

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He was brilliant and what he did and without doubt the best heavyweight

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ever. Some people might disagree but in my opinion, he was the best boxer

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on the planet. He was a great inspiration to everybody, it doesn't

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matter where you are from, he was an inspiration to us all. The first

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time I met him was in Kentucky's four at challenge match. I just

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couldn't believe this guy, he was such a character. He had time for

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everybody and he was showing everybody magic tricks. It was

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amazing for me, I will never forget. It was amazing for me,

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I will never forget. boxer of all time -

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and one who A man is being questioned over

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an assault on four children It happened at a house

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in the village of Blainroe, It's reported that the children,

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two boys and two girls aged between three and eleven,

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had been strangled. The alarm was raised when a man

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in his thirties went The children were all taken

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to hospital but are expected to be Football now, and Northern Ireland

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play their last friendly tonight before the start

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of the European Championships They're away against Slovakia,

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hoping to extend their unbeaten Welcome to the tournament were

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Northern Ireland play Slovakia. Kick-off is in one hour. Michael

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O'Neill has made five changes to the team. Michael McGovern returns in

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Gaul. Oliver Norwood returns in midfield. Gary Colley is restored to

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the starting line-up along with Shane Ferguson and Jamie Ward. This

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man played in two World Cup finals. It is a very strong starting 11?

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Yes, I thought he would stick to the same starting 11 and he had stuck

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close to it. It is a very strong side and it should be a very strong

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game. Slovakia have also qualified for the finals. The game is live on

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BBC Radio Ulster or it is on BBC Two Northern Ireland and you won't have

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to listen to me, the choice is yours.

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Joel Taggart reporting there from Trnava in Slovakia.

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Onto the weather forecast now, with Angie Philips.

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Good evening. We have had more clouds around today but still a

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pleasant day with some sunshine and some won't. That won't kid triggered

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the odd shower towards the West this evening. Per many of us, it is a dry

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end to the day. It will be a warm and muggy night. Many places around

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14 Celsius. They could be uncomfortable for sleeping. Then my

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dear remains tomorrow, we will say sunshine. Bright for many of us with

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cloud. Similar across the Republic of Ireland. Cloud across eastern

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England and Scotland which will burn back. Elsewhere, plenty of very warm

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sunshine. Temperatures into the 20s which will have the effect of

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setting off slow-moving downpours later in the day, especially in the

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West. We start is the sunny spells developing more widely in the

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afternoon. Temperatures as high as 23 or 24 degrees, especially inland

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towards the West. That could set off some slow-moving downpours but for

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many of us it is a dry day. It will stay dry for the city Marathon

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tomorrow but it will be warm and muggy. Similar conditions for the

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grand fondle. Some sunshine next week but we will seem more heavy

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BBC Newsline will be back tomorrow at ten to seven.

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You can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster

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From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, enjoy the rest

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