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Football supporters and officials have paid tribute

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to the Northern Ireland fan who died in an accidental fall in France.

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Just a few hours after watching the team play their first game

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at the Euros, Darren Rodgers from Ballymena fell from a height

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During the Republic's game this evening people who had gathered

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at the fan zone in Belfast unfurled a banner to sympathise

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with the 24-year-old's family and friends.

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The death of 24-year-old Darren Rodgers has stunned fans here in

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France. We still don't know the circumstances all we know is that he

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fell from the promenade here in Nice on to the beach below. Friends of

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Darren Rodgers gathered at the place where he died. They left their

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tributes, but in truth, they still couldn't believe he was gone.

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The young man from Ballymena came to France to follow Northern Ireland.

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In the early hours of this morning, he fell from the promenade in Nice.

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Darren Rodgers wasn't just a football fan, he played football and

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many of his team-mates from Braid United Are also in France. We all

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stuck together and met up as a local team, local boys. How will you

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remember him? I will just remember him for being Darda. A cheeky grin.

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He was a great fella. French police are investigating what happened.

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With the help of a number of officers from the PSNI. It does

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appear this was an accident. It happened in the early hours of the

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morning somewhere around 2am and it would appear that this fan has

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fallen from the quay wall on the prommen thatted down tonne o on to a

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rocky and stoney beach. Last night fans gathered on the beach following

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the match. Many were close to where the tragedy occurred. This morning

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word quickly spread about what happened. It puts everything into

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prospective. It really, really does. Our hearts go out to the family back

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home. It is horrendous news for anyone to be waking up to. Sympathy

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to the family was also sent by the First Minister. Everyone here,

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having such a marvellous time, and then for this to happen. It really

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does and I know all of the fans will be deeply, deeply saddened by what

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happened to this young man. We are out here to have the time of our

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lives and now we've lost one of our own. Sadly a life has been lost and

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it has been Darren. Everyone who knew him is devastated and

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struggling to understand how the trip of a lifetime could end in such

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a tragedy. Most of the travelling supporters are now on their way to

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Lille where Northern Ireland play their next match against Ukraine on

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Thursday. And fans are planning their own special tribute to Darren

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Rodgers at the game and back in Ballymena his friends are making

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banners to bring to the match. One of Darren's team mates

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from Braid United has been paying Darren was with us for five years.

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He came when he was 19. He just came along with his mates. Always had a

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smile on his face. Was always good fun. As I've said before, you always

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knew when he was up to mischief because he had the wee grin on his

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face and then you knew your socks or your boots was missing.

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The Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill spoke of the shock

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that the team felt on hearing about the supporter's death.

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I woke this morning to find out the news about Darren and the terrible

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tragedy last night. So as I say, our sympathies go out to his family

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obviously back in Ballymena and to his friends that travelled here with

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him to be part of it and it is a very, very sad day. How have the

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players reacted to the news today? I think, you know, they were genuinely

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devastated to hear that. You see, we all have friends and family here at

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the tournament as well and to I had that someone coming out to be part

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of this, you know, festival of football unfortunately lost their

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life to a terrible tragedy. It puts everything into prospective. I

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suppose it puts the defeat yesterday very much into prospective? Yeah, we

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were disappointed we lost the game. We gave everything we had on the

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night, but when you travel back and you wake to find, you know, the news

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we received this morning, as I say, we can only sympathize with Darren's

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family and friends. What can the team do as a mark of respect? Well,

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I spoke briefly to the players about it today. We're just waiting

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confirmation from Uefa as regards whether we can do anything before

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the game. If possible, we will do that. But equally, I think the best

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thing the team can do is put on as good a performance as they can

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against Ukraine. The supporters have been magnificent. Right through the

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qualifying and in Niece as well and I suppose I just urge them to stick

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together and to look after each other when they are out here.

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Stephen Watson asking the questions there.

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The Republic of Ireland kicked off their tournament

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with a 1-1 draw against Sweden at the Stade de France in Paris.

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It was so nearly the perfect start to the European Championships for

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the Republic of Ireland, but Martin O'Neill's men had to make do with a

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point following their opening fixture in Paris.

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For many of the players, this was their first experience of a major

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tournament. But they certainly didn't look over awed by the

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occasion. Martin O'Neill's side dominated the early stages, cre

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creating a number of clear cut chances. One of the best fell to the

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captain, John O'Shea came so close to connecting with Kieran's Clarke

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header. The effort struck the crossbar. The breakthrough came

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after half-time. Coleman's cross finished by Hoolahan. The highlight

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of his Man of the Match performance. The Republic of Ireland fans and

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their manager certainly approved of the strike. But O'Neill's side just

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couldn't hang on for victory. The unfortunate Clarke heading into his

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own net. Well, I was delighted with the

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performance. The players were brilliant. Should have had the game

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out of sight by half-time. We were explosive. We played some great

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football and just couldn't get the goal. Then we get it in the second

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half which we deserved. We had to with stand pressure for a ten minute

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period and we defended them well and they got a goal out of the blue

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really when we were dominant. How special a moment was that for you

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personally? Yeah, it is up there with one of the proudest moments in

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football to get the goal and you know, it was a great ball in by

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Seamus and we were unlucky not to get the three points. You won Man of

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the Match, how pleasing was it to put in a performance like that?

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Hopefully, I'm disappointed with not getting the three points.

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A little bit special from Wes, wasn't it? That's what he is about.

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He is a genius. He is one of them players, you know what I mean

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sometimes, he looks like he will lose the ball, but he will come out

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with something brilliant. A fantastic goal for him and I'm

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delighted for him. Our fans were immense, they were unbelievable and

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if we can bring that into the next two games we can get a win on the

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board. Next up, it is a difficult trip to Bordeaux to take on Belgium

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before Martin O'Neill's men head to Lille where they will play against

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Italy in their final group game. Across the city Irish bars are

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heaving with fans. It has been a long day and the draw could have

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been a lot better, but it could have been a lot worse!

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Three hours before kick off, eight kilometres from the stadium, the

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battle had begun on the boulevard. # Stand up for the boys in green. #

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They responded, but they didn't have the numbers!

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As the lucky ones made their way to the stad de-France, they provided

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more than a little entertainment for the locals!

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For those without a ticket, it was the fans zone at the Eiffel Tower

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and for 48 minutes, it looked like the place to be!

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But then an equaliser and the heads went down. But all is not lost.

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First-half, definitely. Second half brings on Robbie Keane. Doesn't

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touch it. Doesn't do enough, but listen, 1-1 draw is as good as

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anything. You're still in it. Finished 1-1, come on Ireland! For

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many of these fans they will be on the road in the next few days on to

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Bordeaux and they will be hoping that Belgium will lose the next

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battle. Here at home Republic of Ireland

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fans gathered at the Euro fan zone This was ecstatic reaction

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when Hoolahan scored the first goal. But then there was the own goal

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and a late save by Sweden which meant there was no

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clear winner in the end. I would have taken a 90th minute

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winner more than scoring when we did. The Republic of Ireland

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actually did us proud. They played so well and deserved to win. I will

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take it, but I really would have liked the win. I know the next two

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games will be tough. So I think a win would have been the perfect

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start like. There are two more group matches

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to go for the Republic With such colourful and enthusiastic

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support, we don't want to miss out on what's happening over

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there at the Euros. So if you are in France or know fans

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who have travelled over there we'd These are ways of getting in contact

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with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with full

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coverage on our news online page. A man has been arrested

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in connection with the murder of Stephen Carson in Belfast in

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February. The victim, who was 28,

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was shot in the head at his home in Walmer Street off the Ormeau Road

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in the south of the city. He was eating dinner

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with his partner and nine-year-old son when a gang carrying a hammer

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and a shotgun burst in. The man detained today was arrested

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on suspicion of murder. Three other men have already been

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in court in connection The police say they believe a man

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who was found dead in County Armagh this morning may have died

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as a result of a hit and run. The man's body was found

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on Shillinghill Road near Markethill The area remains cordoned

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off by the police. The Fire Service are trying

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to rescue two youths who are stuck They are trapped in the cab

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of the crane 50-feet up in the air at a construction site

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on Pate's Lane. A specialist rescue team

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is working to bring them down. Two women have been arrested

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following an assault on a 19-year-old woman in

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Londonderry. The attack was on Saturday night

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in the Lecky Road area and is being treated

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as a sectarian hate crime. The police say the victim

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suffered cuts to her head The women being questioned

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are aged 19 and 21. The former political talks chairman

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Richard Haass has claimed a vote by the UK to leave

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the European Union could trigger violence or political deadlock

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in Northern Ireland. During a visit to Belfast,

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the Taoiseach has repeated his concerns about the potential

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consequences of a Brexit. Here's Our Political

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Editor Mark Devenport. Richard Haass may have

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tried to stay neutral when he was chairing inter-party

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talks but on the European referendum, that

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is not his approach. On Twitter, the former US

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envoy suggested Brexit could trigger political gridlock,

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violence or calls for partition. His message did not impress

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the First Minister on her way In respect of the fact that it

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could cause violence, I think that's quite disgraceful

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for anyone to suggest that violence will be a consequence of us

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leaving the European Union. The Taoiseach believes the peace

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process will continue but thinks the EU support has often been

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underestimated and forgotten. Visiting Belfast, he warned that

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in the event of a Brexit, there We would certainly try to do

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what we could to preserve the common travel area, but believe me,

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it's difficult to imagine a situation where there would be no

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controls or no checks on the movement of goods,

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if the United Kingdom Enda Kenny meets David Cameron

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later this week to make a joint Whether you find the Taoiseach

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or First Minister's cases more persuasive, you only have ten days

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now to make up your minds. The Northern Ireland Environment

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Agency is investigating a major fuel spill into the sea off

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the County Antrim coast. The manufacturing company

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Caterpillar says a control unit at their plan in Larne failed,

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leading to 40,000 litres of red diesel running

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through a storm drain into the sea. It was part of a bigger

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spill on the site. The oil formed a long slick just

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offshore at the weekend. The firl says it has employed an

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environmental contractor to help with the clean-up.

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In memory of the 49 people killed in the terrorist attack in Orlando,

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City Hall in Belfast is currently lit in rainbow colours.

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A book of condolence was opened there earlier today.

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At midnight tonight, the lighting will be changing over

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to the colours of the US flag, red, white and blue until dawn.

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On BBC Newsline tomorrow evening, a story from Kevin Magee.

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A leading County Down businessman who converted two property companies

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into charities is being asked to repay millions of pounds. He has

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lost control of a major property empire which includes this entire

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street in East Belfast and hundreds of homes in West Belfast. I will

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have a special report beginning on BBC Radio Ulster in the morning and

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I will have more on BBC Newsline at 6.30pm tomorrow evening.

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Now Barra Best has the latest forecast. Through the course of the

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night, the scattered showers are going to pep up and they will be

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with us to begin with tomorrow, but it is an improving picture as we

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make our way through the day. Gradually improving, by around lunch

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time from the north. But to begin with, a widespread scattering of

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showers. The odd heavy one is possible as well. A grey, damp

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start, unfortunately. If you are ale travelling tomorrow, it is an

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unsettled picture with low pressure in control with the xption of

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western and northern areas of Scotland. Here dry with sunshine,

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but cloudier elsewhere with a scattering of showers, but

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temperatures aren't bad for the time of year. For us, it will brighten up

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from the north coast and some sunshine will push in across many

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areas by evening time. One or two scattered showers that will linger

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across parts of the south and the west. Wednesday, there will be more

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scattered showers coming. The odd heavy burst is likely as well. Not

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great conditions unfortunately for the Lisburn half-marathon. You will

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want to prep yourself for wet weather. Temperatures will be 15 or

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16 Celsius. Maybe feeling cooler and blustery at times around the coast

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when you factor in the easterly wind. Scattered showers tomorrow and

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on Wednesday. One or two in the forecast for Thursday, but the good

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news is there is a glimmer of hope by the end of the week. High

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pressure is trying to build for Friday and Saturday. If that wins

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out, we are expecting dry conditions at least for the beginning of the

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weekend. Good night. Our next BBC Newsline

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is at 6.25am in the morning

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