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Northern Ireland had a disappointing start to their European Championship

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campaign, losing 1-0 to Poland in Nice.

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They were kept under pressure for much of the game.

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It is exactly 30 years since Northern Ireland last played at a

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major football finals will stop but the long-awaited return and their

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first time playing in the European Championship ultimately ended in a

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frustrating and disappointing defeat. Michael O'Neill's men beaten

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for the first time in 13 matches by their own admission, they lost to

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the better team on the night. Still, a resilient performance by Northern

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Ireland. Unfortunately, the result didn't live up to the occasion. The

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world was watching every twist and turn of Northern Ireland's return to

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the football big ten. The players had never experienced anything quite

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like this before. But they arrived with a record unbeaten run and much

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anticipation. This is the moment that everyone in Northern Ireland

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has been waiting to see, these shirts of their country hanging in

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the dressing room of a major finals. The manager is confident his players

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would be overawed. The team was greeted by thousands of fans who had

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made the trip to the south of France. Northern Ireland were forced

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to suck up Polish press promotes the first half, with Michael McGovern

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producing a brilliant save to leave it a 0-0 at. But after the second

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half, Poland struck. There was little he could do with Arkadiusz

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Milik's strike. It was a goal that Poland deserved. They had chances to

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equalise and bought right to the end. The captain Steven Davis was

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through on goal, but couldn't convert. It was difficult, hot out

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there, against a good team. We let them have a lot of possession and we

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have done a lot of running, which we had to do. We couldn't get up to the

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ball at times. It was difficult, it is more mentally draining than

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anything. Your concentration, you are fully focused and not getting a

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result, and things like that. So it is disappointing at the minute but

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we will have to go again and the most important thing now is the

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reaction to it. We will see how we could do better but you can only

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dwell on it for maybe a day or 24 hours, because the games are coming

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on thick and fast and we need to get a good performance against Ukraine.

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But after the game I spoke to the Northern Ireland manager, Michael

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O'Neill. Obviously, we're disappointed. I think we could play

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a lot better than we did. I doubt Poland were very good, to be honest.

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They looked stronger physically. We struggled at the opening part of the

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game to match their physicality, didn't win enough balls. But we

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stayed in the game, to be fair to the players, they hung in there.

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It's just look like it was a tough game for us today. It was a steep

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learning curve. Northern Ireland with it all to do. They will have to

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beat Ukraine in the next game on Thursday before travelling to play

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Germany, the world champion, in Paris.

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Thousands of Northern Irish fans are in Nice to cheer on the green and

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white army. There is an empty feeling in the

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centre of Nice in more ways than one. This is the Fan Zone, where

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more than a thousand Northern Irish fans watch the game earlier on. The

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result was bad, let's be honest, but most people had a good day out. At

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least they won the singing contest. Win, lose, or draw, Northern Ireland

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fans were always going to enjoy themselves. But after the final

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whistle, there was no disguising the sense of disappointment.

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Heartbroken. I didn't think there was much in it. No, there wasn't.

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The way it set out, you only need to win one game, so realistically there

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is still a chance. That was the view from these bands own. What about the

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people arriving back from the match? A bit disappointed. A terrible goal

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to give away. We didn't do ourselves any justice. How are you feeling

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tonight? A little disappointed. Heartbroken. It was good

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entertainment, a good night. I'm raging. Better luck next time. I

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think we went to defensive to start with. We played to a laptop and then

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nothing worked. Can it be put right? I think Ukraine is a must win now.

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If we don't win in Ukraine, that's it, we are out. Putting aside the

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result, what about the occasion? Brilliant, a brilliant atmosphere.

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There was no segregation. Polish and Northern Ireland fans were all on

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the same bus, it was unbelievable. Brilliant. One match gone, at least

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two to go. Northern Ireland may be down, but they are by no means out.

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There was a little bit of trouble last night in Nice.

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A party atmosphere, no trouble the centre of Nice at all. But there was

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a minor incident last night. As you just sign my report, the Northern

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Irish and Polish fans have got on really well, but they were attacked

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last night by a small group of French hooligans. I have to be

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honest, about a dozen or so Northern Ireland fans did retaliate and did

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throw some bottles at a police men. One fan was arrested. Three Northern

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Ireland fans had been arrested over the course of the last couple of

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days, not for anything serious but, that's fewer than I normally

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arrested in Belfast on a Saturday night.

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More than 15,000 people from Northern Ireland there,

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They certainly are. Who would believe that this millionaire's

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playground. Monaco is only up a road. It has become a small corner

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of Northern Ireland this weekend. Everywhere you go, you seem to bump

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into someone you know. I met if you -- a few boys from the Shankill Road

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this morning who asked me where they could get an ice cream soda here.

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There has been plenty of beer as well, a little bit of drunken

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behaviour. One fan try to scale a building and we were told they

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arrested him for his own safety. It has been very good-natured though,

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those were exceptions. Back to the football,

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the next match is on Thursday. The reality is now that that bubble

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of expectation for Northern Ireland, the so-called foreign team of the

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tournament, that bubble has burst. They are seen very much as the

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underdogs, but that is the way they like it, of course.

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The match drew a huge television audience at home and thousands

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of them went to Euro's Fan Zones, with one of the largest crowds at

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word that the wet weather would put the fans off, they were wrong.

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Thousands of supporters turned up at titanic Belfast to watch the match

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on the big screen. As the first half progressed, most of the cheering for

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Northern Ireland's defensive capabilities, rather than strikes on

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the Polish goal. As long as we keep tight at the back, they will be all

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right. What you think of the atmosphere? Absolutely brilliant. We

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brought the kids down very good day out. You could have watched it at

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home. We could have, but down here is the only place to be. It's good

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to see the crowds coming out here. You're seeing clips on Facebook,

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unbelievable, the following. It is just one of a number of Fan Zones

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across Northern Ireland for the Euros. These are for fans or

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couldn't get tickets and didn't make the trip to France. That is nothing

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to dampen their enthusiasm. But when Poland scored, the writing was on

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the wall, and for some it was too much to bear. We just have to keep

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going. Well done, Northern Ireland!. Back down. The result wasn't what

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they were looking for, but the Fan Zone was.

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In other news, a flat in Lisburn was petrol bombed in the early

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Windows were broken and the inside of the property at Mourne View Park

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Three men were seen leaving the area on foot shortly afterwards.

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Four family fun days have taken place in parks across Belfast

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as part of celebrations for the Queen's Official

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Families braved the weather at Orangefield Park in the east

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of the city where a number of activities were on offer

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including archery, face painting and even a petting zoo.

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Today is organised by Belfast City Council and it is a free fun day for

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all the family to come down and take part in activities. As usual, here

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you can never plan the weather and that is what happens.

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Hundreds of Orangemen in County Down have been commemorating

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the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

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A parade from the Somme Museum near Bangor followed the route taken

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by the 36th Ulster division when leaving the Clandeboye Estate

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Some participants wore uniforms of First World War soldiers

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There were also new banners on display to honour

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More now on the European football championship,

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and the Republic have their first match tomorrow in Paris.

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Martin O'Neill's men face Sweden in the Stade de France.

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The Parisien rain has certainly made the Republic of Ireland players feel

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at home. They are said to be at full strength for tomorrow's game here at

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the stadium. Having trained yesterday, Robbie Keane and McCarthy

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also said to be available the opening fixture. Great to be off to

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a good start. I'm sure that Sweden are targeting us, in the sense that

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they feel that if they could win this game against us, it gives them

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a great chance. We must deal exactly the same way. Martin O'Neill's

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Neymar going to have to find a way to stop the best players. He has

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also delivered on the international stage. This tournament, he will

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become the first player ever to score in four separates European

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Championships. The individual objectives for me comes second, the

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collective lives two is more important. If the collective can do

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good, the individual comes amongst that. Most importantly, the team

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does good and what I do after that, it is a bonus for me.

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GAA now and Fermanagh lost out to Donegal in the Ulster

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It is Donegal through to the Ulster semifinal. They defeated pro-manner.

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It all came down to injury time. A penalty was given to Fermanagh.

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Donegal now just had 14 men. The penalty was missed, meaning Donegal

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needed to match points at the break. Donegal really took control which

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means it'll be a repeat of next year's final in this year

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Well, let's get a look this year at the weather prospects

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We have some fairly big downpours in places during the course of the

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weekend, and as we start the new week, we still have a lot of cloud

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around, showers as well. By the winds are alike, they could be quite

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slow moving, perhaps not quite as heavy to the weekends. The breeze

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picks up and it will turn pressure and drier. Still a few showers as

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well, particularly for Northern and eastern areas. The misty patch is as

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temperatures settle. Tomorrow, we are still looking at a good deal of

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cloud in the forecast and some showery rain through the day. We may

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see some brightness, but only briefly, as the cloud then gathers

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and we will get some patchy and showery rain moving in from the

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west. Behind that, it turns a little bit brighter, with showers across

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the Republic of Ireland. For most of the country, a lot of cloud tomorrow

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and slow-moving downpours, which could lead to a lot of surface water

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on the roads, some thunder mixed in. A bit misty and murky. Towards the

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north-east of Scotland, this is where we will see the best of any

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dry and sunny weather. Northern Ireland, the cloud will dominate the

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sky as we head into the afternoon. Still some patchy and showery rain

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around. Not as heavy as we have seen lately. Temperatures rising to

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between 16 and 18 degrees. Through the middle part of the week, low

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pressure is still with us, like twins slow-moving showers. Towards

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Wednesday, the Isa buyers start to pack in a little bit more towards

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the west. That is indicative of increasing winds. Tuesday, plenty of

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showers breaking out and some of those will be heavy and thundery,

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giving a lot of surface water. They will be quite slow-moving.

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Slow-moving showers for England and Wales as we head into Wednesday. The

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winds are still light, but they pick up towards the west and pressure

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will drive those showers to the south. Into Thursday, still breezy

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but apart from a few spots of rain, it will be drier.

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Our next BBC Newsline bulletin is at 6:25 in the morning.

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Until then, you can keep up to date with local news on BBC Radio Ulster

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From everyone on the BBC Newsline team, goodbye.

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