:00:16. > :00:20.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline: The police overtime bill
:00:21. > :00:26.at this County Antrim oil drill protest rises to nearly ?200,000.
:00:27. > :00:29.An apology from the Education Authority for the way it imposed
:00:30. > :00:38.We find out how people in the Republic feel about a UK exit
:00:39. > :00:55.This French city welcomes thousands of Northern Ireland fans.
:00:56. > :01:00.And its college time for the Northern Ireland players tomorrow at
:01:01. > :01:08.Euro 2016. -- it is crunch time. Join me live later from France.
:01:09. > :01:10.The changes on the way. Cloudy, rainy and mild and cooler, greyer
:01:11. > :01:13.and wet tomorrow. The overtime bill for policing
:01:14. > :01:16.at a controversial County Antrim drilling operation now
:01:17. > :01:20.stands at almost ?200,000. The operation at Woodburn
:01:21. > :01:23.near Carrickfergus The Oil company Infrastrata
:01:24. > :01:28.is digging an exploratory well and protesters have opposed
:01:29. > :01:31.the scheme because it's Here's our Agriculture
:01:32. > :01:50.and Environment correspondent, That is a civil matter. Police and
:01:51. > :01:55.protectors have been here since the exploratory oil well work began in
:01:56. > :01:59.February. There has been a constant present at the protest camp and from
:02:00. > :02:04.time to time larger demonstrations against the drill. It has emerged
:02:05. > :02:10.that the overtime bill for police amounts to almost ?200,000. It is
:02:11. > :02:15.hefty but only part of the story. The true cost of policing this
:02:16. > :02:18.protest includes things like fuel, the use of vehicles and the police
:02:19. > :02:28.helicopter so the cost will be much higher. Contact between police,
:02:29. > :02:36.protect those and Private security has become more fraught in recent
:02:37. > :02:38.weeks -- protesters. Environmentalists have protested
:02:39. > :02:41.against heavy handedness and several have been protested for alleged
:02:42. > :02:48.breach of the peace and dark due in court next month. We saw tactical
:02:49. > :02:55.support riot police with assault rifles and helicopters have been
:02:56. > :03:01.deployed and CS gas has been used against peaceful protesters. It's
:03:02. > :03:05.not commensurate or protest -- proportionate. Police say it has
:03:06. > :03:11.been proportionate and that the protest is diverting resources from
:03:12. > :03:16.where they are really needed. I would rather police were on the
:03:17. > :03:22.ground here policing and deterring crime. Protesters must protest in a
:03:23. > :03:26.way that is lawful and peaceful but it appears it might not have always
:03:27. > :03:30.been the case which is why the police are required to be there. The
:03:31. > :03:34.exploratory drilling is expected to last for another few weeks and the
:03:35. > :03:39.cost of policing that accompanies it will keep mounting.
:03:40. > :03:42.The Education Authority has apologised to parents for how
:03:43. > :03:44.they've handled a plan to cut hours for pupils in special
:03:45. > :03:49.Members of the Assembly's education committee questioned officials
:03:50. > :03:51.from the authority today and many were highly critical,
:03:52. > :04:03.as our education correspondent Robbie Meredith reports.
:04:04. > :04:10.Disabled children at this specialist school in Belfast are enjoying their
:04:11. > :04:14.nursery class. The other IT plans to cut their time in school and that
:04:15. > :04:20.drew heavy criticism. There should be an authority -- apology from the
:04:21. > :04:23.Education Authority to parents for the mishandling of the
:04:24. > :04:28.decision-making process, how it has been communicated and an acceptance
:04:29. > :04:32.that this has done serious baby takes no damage to the educational
:04:33. > :04:39.authority. They plan to cut the amount of time children spend in
:04:40. > :04:46.special nurseries to 12 and a half I was a week from September. The plans
:04:47. > :04:49.are now temporarily on hold. MLAs told senior officials that they were
:04:50. > :04:57.unhappy about how the process had been Happel. The approach has been
:04:58. > :05:01.unacceptable and inconsistent. It has been contradictory and
:05:02. > :05:07.evidentially disputed. There has been wholly inadequate communication
:05:08. > :05:12.and engagement. I have huge concerns about a blanket number of hours and
:05:13. > :05:15.it doesn't meet the needs of different children. Parents are very
:05:16. > :05:21.upset and we are upset for them so there needs to be a slight degree of
:05:22. > :05:28.humility. In response, the chair did apologise. I am very sorry for the
:05:29. > :05:32.upset parents continued to experience because there is a
:05:33. > :05:36.measure of significant uncertainty for them. Our behalf of myself and
:05:37. > :05:41.the board and the officials are well aware that we really want this to
:05:42. > :05:48.improve in terms of how we engage with the community we serve. Six
:05:49. > :05:53.special schools' funding has been cut but that is said to be an
:05:54. > :05:55.interim measure now while the review takes place.
:05:56. > :05:58.The Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott says he will probably vote to leave
:05:59. > :06:00.the European Union in next Thursday's referendum.
:06:01. > :06:02.His party has been part of the Remain campaign but says it
:06:03. > :06:05.respects the rights of individual members to vote Leave.
:06:06. > :06:08.Earlier today, David Cameron said a vote to leave risks
:06:09. > :06:12.having to implement checks for people departing
:06:13. > :06:22.He was speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons.
:06:23. > :06:33.If we were to leave and as the Leave campaigners want, make a bit -- big
:06:34. > :06:41.issues about our border, you have a land border and therefore you can
:06:42. > :06:45.only either have new border controls between the Republic and Northern
:06:46. > :06:50.Ireland or, which I would regret hugely, you would have to have some
:06:51. > :06:53.sort of checks on people as they left Belfast or other parts of
:06:54. > :06:54.Northern Ireland to come to the rest of the United Kingdom.
:06:55. > :06:56.Leave campaigners say the Prime Minister's comments
:06:57. > :07:01.are scare tactics ahead of the poll next Thursday.
:07:02. > :07:09.The Common travel area existed before we were a member state of the
:07:10. > :07:13.EU and there is absolutely no reason why that should change and the Prime
:07:14. > :07:18.Minister knows this. This is merely the latest in a long line of
:07:19. > :07:22.desperate tactics why a campaign that know the momentum is with those
:07:23. > :07:25.who want the UK to exert its independence from the UK -- EU and
:07:26. > :07:27.that's why we see these desperate tactics.
:07:28. > :07:30.The Republic is the only country which has a land border with the UK,
:07:31. > :07:33.so is taking a very keen interest in the referendum.
:07:34. > :07:35.More than 400,000 Irish citizens living in Britain and 120,000
:07:36. > :07:40.British citizens south of the border all have a vote.
:07:41. > :07:42.As our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports,
:07:43. > :07:46.while the Republic was neutral on the Scottish independence vote,
:07:47. > :07:54.that's not the case where the Brexit referendum is concerned.
:07:55. > :08:02.Dublin today is self-consciously you -- European despite the British
:08:03. > :08:12.past. When both countries joined what was when -- then be European
:08:13. > :08:17.economic union it had no choice but to join with the British. That
:08:18. > :08:22.dependency is no longer the case but the UK remains Ireland's single
:08:23. > :08:26.biggest trading partner in Europe with an estimated over 1 billion
:08:27. > :08:31.euros in trade in sellable goods moving between the two islands every
:08:32. > :08:40.week. An independent think tank says that overall ape Brexit would harm
:08:41. > :08:45.the Republic. Our analysis suggests that trade impact on Ireland could
:08:46. > :08:52.be to reduce total exports on the merchandise side by 3%. Quite a lot?
:08:53. > :08:58.3% would not be catastrophic but it would be significant. At potentially
:08:59. > :09:03.catastrophic, people are being told here, could be the return of customs
:09:04. > :09:07.post and a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic
:09:08. > :09:11.and all the main Northern Ireland parties want the UK to remain within
:09:12. > :09:13.the EU, saying they are worried about the implications of a Brexit
:09:14. > :09:20.for the island and the peace process. At best we will have a huge
:09:21. > :09:29.degree of uncertainty. At worst, we will have an imposition of a hard
:09:30. > :09:35.border by way of a customs point and there is also the question of
:09:36. > :09:41.security. EU security and national security as the border would, in
:09:42. > :09:47.effect, be between an EQ state and a non-EU state. It was political
:09:48. > :09:52.opinion here is in favour of a Remained vote, there is some
:09:53. > :10:01.support, say in the fishing industry, for the UK to leave. One
:10:02. > :10:05.independent MP believes the EU is flawed and unaccountable. I have the
:10:06. > :10:08.British people vote yes because if it speeds up the break-up of the EU
:10:09. > :10:13.it would be a welcome development for all the citizens of Europe and
:10:14. > :10:18.would allow a particularly on the West Coast of Ireland, for us to
:10:19. > :10:22.establish our own fishing rights to our own fishing resources. It has
:10:23. > :10:27.been many years since the vote had such profound consequences for this
:10:28. > :10:29.state. The majority here seem to not want the UK to take a leap into the
:10:30. > :10:31.unknown. And there are two
:10:32. > :10:32.referendum programmes The first is hosted
:10:33. > :10:36.by David Dimbleby - a Question Time Special after this
:10:37. > :10:54.news at 6.45 and another chaired Industrial action in France has been
:10:55. > :10:59.a headache for fans travelling to the Euros. Trains and some flights
:11:00. > :11:04.had been cancelled. Most Northern Ireland fans have made it for the
:11:05. > :11:13.next match. Mark Simpson is there. Hello. This is the third-largest
:11:14. > :11:17.city in France and edit it has one of the biggest football stadiums,
:11:18. > :11:21.holding almost 60,000 people. More than three times the size of Windsor
:11:22. > :11:25.Park and many of those seats tomorrow night will be filled by
:11:26. > :11:31.Northern Ireland fans. They are everywhere here. In the restaurants,
:11:32. > :11:37.bars, hotels and around the streets. They are in very good voice.
:11:38. > :11:50.SINGING just getting here is a reason to celebrate.
:11:51. > :11:56.Amongst those caught in the travel chaos is this a bit rugby player. We
:11:57. > :12:03.ended up flying to Geneva and got the train down yesterday. A bit of a
:12:04. > :12:06.trek. Guys were going to Luton and flying to Barcelona. Everyone has
:12:07. > :12:11.made such an effort and it's all just for the lads, to get behind
:12:12. > :12:18.them and show support. Many have arrived later than expected. Our
:12:19. > :12:25.flight got cancelled quite late on so we had to fly into Paris. Our
:12:26. > :12:30.train was cancelled so we had to go yesterday morning. How was that?
:12:31. > :12:35.Long and tiring. Of course, many fans have been in France since last
:12:36. > :12:42.week and, for some, all that sunshine has taken its toll. I've
:12:43. > :12:52.got a good Belfast town! Are you saw? Very much so. Did nobody ever
:12:53. > :12:56.say to you? I had factor 5000 on but as Northern Ireland is still get
:12:57. > :13:04.burnt! And what about tomorrow's match? Have you a prediction? 9-0.
:13:05. > :13:13.Some more conservative predictions were made. 2-0. 2-1. I think it will
:13:14. > :13:20.be tight. I would like us to win 1-0, but after the game against
:13:21. > :13:33.Poland, far too defensive. The best defence is attack, so... GREEN ARMY!
:13:34. > :13:37.There are Northern Ireland fans everywhere and the citizens here
:13:38. > :13:43.don't quite know what has hit them. As for security, the police are
:13:44. > :13:48.here, but it is all pretty low-key. There were supposed to be a ban on
:13:49. > :13:55.drinking alcohol here today on the streets. If you went down to the
:13:56. > :13:58.bottom end of that fan zone, you would see a different story. I don't
:13:59. > :14:04.know what the French is for a softly, softly approach, but that is
:14:05. > :14:08.what it is. The police have taken to the Northern Ireland fans because
:14:09. > :14:09.they are mixing so well with the Ukrainian fans. The atmosphere here
:14:10. > :14:14.is very much so far so good. Not far along the road
:14:15. > :14:16.from Mark is Stephen Watson. He's at the stadium in Lyon
:14:17. > :14:19.with the latest news on the Northern Ireland
:14:20. > :14:31.and Republic squads. Thank you. Northern Ireland had
:14:32. > :14:37.their final training session today. Michael O'Neill said he will alter
:14:38. > :14:41.his starting line-up. They trained inside the stadium and is very
:14:42. > :14:47.impressive, built especially for Euro 2016. Inside that were night
:14:48. > :14:51.promises to be another very memorable sporting occasion for
:14:52. > :14:56.Northern Ireland. Arriving for the most important game
:14:57. > :14:59.of their careers. The players couldn't help but be impressed by
:15:00. > :15:05.their first look at the stadium here. It's a picture perfect venue
:15:06. > :15:11.which will welcome almost 18,000 Northern Ireland fans tomorrow
:15:12. > :15:16.night. A great stadium. Walking in today, I feel about already and to
:15:17. > :15:21.think we will have large numbers, possibly more than we have at
:15:22. > :15:24.Windsor so it's hard to think the atmosphere can be beaten but will
:15:25. > :15:28.hopefully give the fans a lot to cheer about tomorrow and we look
:15:29. > :15:36.forward to the game. After the opening defeat to Poland the manager
:15:37. > :15:40.is promising changes. It's an attempt to keep their chances of
:15:41. > :15:48.qualifying for the knockout stages alive will stop I've picked a team
:15:49. > :15:53.designed with people prepared to run forwards a threat to the opposition
:15:54. > :15:57.and we have two press better than we did in the game against Poland. It's
:15:58. > :16:01.about the ability to want to go and compete at this level and show you
:16:02. > :16:04.deserve the opportunity to play at this level and show why you
:16:05. > :16:08.qualified for a tournament of this stature. We need more players to
:16:09. > :16:14.play at the highest level. Everyone needs to raise the level. For
:16:15. > :16:19.Michael O'Neill and his team, there will be nowhere to hide tomorrow.
:16:20. > :16:26.What an actor promises to be! The Republic of Ireland are continuing
:16:27. > :16:31.their preparations for the game against Belgium this weekend in
:16:32. > :16:36.Bordeaux. They are based just outside Paris from where Thomas Kane
:16:37. > :16:39.reports. Walters is very influential and
:16:40. > :16:45.Martin O'Neill described him as the most effective they during
:16:46. > :16:49.qualifying but he looks set to miss the second game. He's struggled with
:16:50. > :16:54.an Achilles problem and was forced off after just an hour against
:16:55. > :17:00.Sweden. Today, the focus was also on showing solidarity with the hosts.
:17:01. > :17:03.There was a visibly increased security presence at the team
:17:04. > :17:07.training ground following the murder of a police commander and his
:17:08. > :17:14.partner at their home west of Paris. The attack took place 30 miles away
:17:15. > :17:24.from the site. The Irish players paid their respect. Jonathan Walters
:17:25. > :17:29.was the only one to sit out. There would have to be an improvement for
:17:30. > :17:36.him to come through and be ready. If the game was tomorrow he wouldn't
:17:37. > :17:41.make it. He thinks if he doesn't make this game he should maybe make
:17:42. > :17:49.it for the Italian game. O'Neill has a few options. But at the press
:17:50. > :18:03.conference he didn't give too much away. Maybe some people in this room
:18:04. > :18:09.are not our friends. LAUGHTER I am joking! I said I wouldn't do these
:18:10. > :18:12.jokes and I've done for! As some of the audience know, my jokes are
:18:13. > :18:14.pretty desperate. They are desperate, honestly. In any
:18:15. > :18:20.language. Golf and the US open
:18:21. > :18:22.begins at Oakmount in In 2011, it was Rory McIlroy's
:18:23. > :18:25.breakthough major. Five years on, the world number
:18:26. > :18:39.three says he has I feel good. You're coming off a
:18:40. > :18:44.decent stretch of golf. I got my first win of the season in Ireland
:18:45. > :18:50.which was nice. I played pretty well at the Memorial and potted well
:18:51. > :18:55.which was a big boost for me. My recent play has been pretty good so
:18:56. > :18:59.I feel confident coming in here. I know what I need to do to give
:19:00. > :19:08.myself a chance to win and feel like I've prepared well. That's all you
:19:09. > :19:10.can really ask for. We will have more later tonight and, of course,
:19:11. > :19:12.all the big game build-up tomorrow. The weather forecast
:19:13. > :19:27.is next with Geoff Maskell. Rather a nice evening out there. Dry
:19:28. > :19:32.and bright. Most people got away with showers. Northern Ireland saw
:19:33. > :19:38.some of the best weather today. Sharp showers across England and
:19:39. > :19:43.South Wales and very heavy rain, in particular, across north-east
:19:44. > :19:48.Scotland. That rain comes into play tonight. This evening, dry and
:19:49. > :19:53.bright conditions, particularly across the eastern half of Northern
:19:54. > :19:57.Ireland. By the time we get to the overnight period, skies will cloud
:19:58. > :20:06.over and rain will move east -- move in. The cloud will keep things on
:20:07. > :20:10.the mild side. That sets us up for a different feeling day tomorrow.
:20:11. > :20:15.Cooler and cloudier and underneath the blanket of grey cloud it will
:20:16. > :20:29.feel pretty miserable. The rain continues. Tom tomorrow, we will do
:20:30. > :20:37.well to get up into the middle teens --. On Thursday evening, another
:20:38. > :20:41.mild night with the cloud cover remaining in place. Gradually, the
:20:42. > :20:46.rain will fizzle out. Improving as we get to the back half of this
:20:47. > :20:51.week. High pressure builds in and things will settle down a bit. Yet
:20:52. > :20:57.in, and bright for the next few days but staying on the cloudy side. By
:20:58. > :21:03.Sunday, we might see high is close to 20 Celsius again. Thank you for
:21:04. > :21:07.who want to show us how good they are in the kitchen.
:21:08. > :21:12.Many of them can sing, dance, act. We don't care about that.