:00:13. > :00:18.Five deaths in two days as another road tragedy in Donegal
:00:19. > :00:24.There's condemnation of dissident republicans after they issue threats
:00:25. > :00:29.to organisers of community events in West Belfast.
:00:30. > :00:32.Ten years after the murder of Denis Donaldson, a man is charged
:00:33. > :00:40.Why do people here have so little money to spend compared
:00:41. > :00:55.How do you entertain children during wet days over the summer? I have
:00:56. > :00:59.been trying to find out! Help! The countdown is on a new York ahead of
:01:00. > :01:02.the biggest fight in the career of Carl Frampton, going up against Leo
:01:03. > :01:05.Santa Cruz. And after that lovely summer's day
:01:06. > :01:08.today, the outlook is much drier. I'll be back later
:01:09. > :01:15.in the programme. Five young people have died in car
:01:16. > :01:20.crashes in the space of 24 hours In the latest head-on collision
:01:21. > :01:26.overnight two men and a woman In the same area yesterday two men
:01:27. > :01:31.were killed when their car collided Here's our North West
:01:32. > :01:35.reporter, Keiron Tourish. This head-on collision happened
:01:36. > :01:38.on a rural country road near the village of Drumkeen around
:01:39. > :01:41.four miles outside Letterkenny Two cars were involved -
:01:42. > :01:48.a red Toyota Carina Three young people died -
:01:49. > :01:55.a girl who was 19 and two men. One was 18 while the other
:01:56. > :02:06.was in his 20s. I would appeal to the young people
:02:07. > :02:10.in this county FA know why these vehicles were on the road at night,
:02:11. > :02:15.we think they knew each other and we cannot understand how they collided
:02:16. > :02:22.and we believe there was a lot of speed involved. Again, the appeal is
:02:23. > :02:25.mostly for the families and for the parents who have been contacting us
:02:26. > :02:30.all morning about young ones who have not come home last night and we
:02:31. > :02:34.have some people in the station and we are telling them that their
:02:35. > :02:37.children have died. We need that information so we can tell the
:02:38. > :02:38.mothers and fathers while their children died.
:02:39. > :02:41.Yesterday, two young men died when their car was involved
:02:42. > :02:44.in a head-on collision with a van at 4.45am in the morning
:02:45. > :02:47.They were named locally as 28-year-old Barney McGinley
:02:48. > :02:54.They were travelling in the wrong direction on the dual carriageway.
:02:55. > :02:56.In this latest crash, one man is in hospital receiving
:02:57. > :03:10.When I was putting out the newspapers this morning, you can see
:03:11. > :03:16.the tragedy from the front page. And to hear that, I opened up at seven
:03:17. > :03:22.AA and to hear about fatality overnight... It is just very sad. It
:03:23. > :03:26.is very important that the families of the deceased and those injured
:03:27. > :03:30.know what happened to their loved ones and how this happened and more
:03:31. > :03:34.importantly, what we can do as a local authority to ensure that the
:03:35. > :03:38.roads we have in this county are safe to travel on. As the county
:03:39. > :03:43.tries to come to terms with the death of five young lives in 24
:03:44. > :03:47.hours, the Gardai have revealed that weather conditions at the time of
:03:48. > :03:50.the latest accident were good. They have made an urgent appeal for
:03:51. > :03:55.information as their enquiries continue.
:03:56. > :03:59.There's been anger in West Belfast after leaflets were distributed
:04:00. > :04:02.criticising two different groups for their engagements with the PSNI.
:04:03. > :04:05.One named the organiser of a children's street party
:04:06. > :04:07.in Turf Lodge, the other named the staff of the West Belfast
:04:08. > :04:13.The leaflets are being blamed on dissident republicans,
:04:14. > :04:18.Monagh Road in Turf Lodge - the venue for a community
:04:19. > :04:21.children's street party, when the PSNI's Black Mountain
:04:22. > :04:27.What happened next has forced one woman to take a few days
:04:28. > :04:38.The street party at the weekend was organised for the younger children
:04:39. > :04:43.of the Turf Lodge area but there has been a good deal of local anger at
:04:44. > :04:45.the leaflet campaign criticising the PSNI's inclusion in this event and
:04:46. > :04:48.the naming of one of the organisers. The leaflet was distributed
:04:49. > :04:50.by the Irish Republican Prisoners' It was entitled "Community Notice"
:04:51. > :04:54.and said asking the police to attend The organiser is also pictured
:04:55. > :05:01.and named on social media. On its Facebook page,
:05:02. > :05:03.the policing team say they were "invited and very
:05:04. > :05:15.happy to attend." The leaflet has been widely
:05:16. > :05:19.condemned. They have been named on a leaflet that has been put through
:05:20. > :05:23.some doors and West Belfast, which is wrong, they are trying to install
:05:24. > :05:25.fear among people and people should resist this type of action.
:05:26. > :05:27.Another group has been singled out - Feile an Phobail,
:05:28. > :05:30.This leaflet names festival staff, accusing them of "promoting
:05:31. > :05:32.the PSNI" and speaking of "unnecessary PSNI
:05:33. > :05:37.The festival's director says the leaflet is
:05:38. > :05:44.a sinister development - especially as it's unsigned.
:05:45. > :05:50.We invite groups and organisations, regardless of political background,
:05:51. > :05:55.to build a fence on during the festival and we have done that for
:05:56. > :05:58.27 years. If groups have an issue with the Feile an Phobail programme,
:05:59. > :06:02.they are welcome to speak to the staff about the programme and how
:06:03. > :06:04.they can get involved but as I say, we don't know who we are speaking to
:06:05. > :06:06.other stage. Festival events are
:06:07. > :06:10.going ahead as planned. A 74-year-old man with an address
:06:11. > :06:13.in Glasgow has become the first person to be charged in connection
:06:14. > :06:17.with the murder in County Donegal 10 years ago of Denis Donaldson,
:06:18. > :06:19.a former Sinn Fein official Patrick Gillespie was charged
:06:20. > :06:28.with withholding information Our Dublin correspondent,
:06:29. > :06:31.Shane Harrison, was there Shane, remind us of who
:06:32. > :06:42.Denis Donaldson was. Denis Donaldson was a former IRA
:06:43. > :06:46.prisoner and a friend of the hunger striker Bobby Sands while they were
:06:47. > :06:50.both in Long Kesh. He worked for Sinn Fein and was arrested by police
:06:51. > :06:57.as part of their investigation into an alleged spy ring at Stormont. In
:06:58. > :07:01.December 20,005 the case against him collapsed because the prosecution
:07:02. > :07:06.said it would not be in the public interest to proceed. -- 2005. Gerry
:07:07. > :07:10.Adams immediately told a news conference in Dublin that Denis
:07:11. > :07:13.Donaldson was produced by and Denis Donaldson at the same event said he
:07:14. > :07:21.had been recruited and vulnerable period in his life. In April 2006 he
:07:22. > :07:27.was found shot dead at a pre-famine cottage he had been living in in
:07:28. > :07:31.County Donegal. Almost immediately the provisional IRA said it had no
:07:32. > :07:36.responsibility or part in the murder whatsoever and three years later the
:07:37. > :07:41.Real IRA said it was responsible. To date, there has been no inquest,
:07:42. > :07:47.much to the annoyance of the family. What happened in court today? At the
:07:48. > :07:53.3-judge Special Criminal Court, Patrick Gillespie, who will be 75
:07:54. > :07:58.and December, was charged with withholding information from the
:07:59. > :08:02.dates of April three 2006 until July the 20th 2016 about the murder of
:08:03. > :08:08.Denis Donaldson. The court heard his main address was that Craig Farrer
:08:09. > :08:11.Street in Glasgow but that was disputed by his solicitor, who said
:08:12. > :08:16.that his residence was in the download area of County Donegal. He
:08:17. > :08:19.was remanded in custody until noon tomorrow when it is expected there
:08:20. > :08:21.will be a bail application. Many thanks.
:08:22. > :08:24.A new report into a cancelled education scheme has found it
:08:25. > :08:27.helped thousands of pupils improve their English
:08:28. > :08:30.The literacy and numeracy signature programme ran for two
:08:31. > :08:32.years until last year, but it wasn't renewed
:08:33. > :08:34.by the Executive due to a lack of money.
:08:35. > :08:42.Our education correspondent, Robbie Meredith, reports.
:08:43. > :08:48.It helped 19,000 pupils like these at Holy Cross boys primary in
:08:49. > :08:54.Belfast and gave over 300 young teachers and job for two years.
:08:55. > :08:58.Schools had extra staff to help struggling children in English and
:08:59. > :09:02.maths and they had a real impact. Of the primary school pupils helped,
:09:03. > :09:05.over three quarters reached level four or above in English and the
:09:06. > :09:11.expected skill level at the end of primary school.
:09:12. > :09:20.Input primary, almost two thirds cut a grade C or above in GCSE English
:09:21. > :09:25.and 60% got a GCSE grade C or above in mathematics. It cost OFMDFM and
:09:26. > :09:29.the Department of Education ?60 million over two years. But money
:09:30. > :09:32.could not be found to keep it going beyond last June, to the regret of
:09:33. > :09:37.many school leaders. It provided schools with an additional pair of
:09:38. > :09:41.hands, and additional qualified teacher to work and these are a
:09:42. > :09:44.newly qualified, highly motivated and skilled and they knew the
:09:45. > :09:48.curriculum and they were able to work with groups in a targeted
:09:49. > :09:52.manner who had been identified as being potential underachievers.
:09:53. > :09:55.Numerous ear and literacy are the cornerstone of subjects so it is
:09:56. > :09:59.important to get children up to standard. This report shows just how
:10:00. > :10:05.much of a difference this scheme made to schools, pupils and young
:10:06. > :10:07.teachers. All for a tiny fraction of the overall to billion pounds
:10:08. > :10:11.education budget. The money could not be found to keep it going,
:10:12. > :10:13.showing just how squeezed the budget is.
:10:14. > :10:16.A dog seized by Belfast City Council can be returned to his home
:10:17. > :10:18.but his owners must comply with court conditions
:10:19. > :10:24.Two-year-old Hank was confiscated by dog wardens earlier this month
:10:25. > :10:31.They concluded he is a pitbull but say that any behavioural issues
:10:32. > :10:37.Household spending power here is just about half the UK average,
:10:38. > :10:42.The report compiled for Asda by a firm of economic consultants
:10:43. > :10:44.shows families in Northern Ireland are experiencing some growth
:10:45. > :10:47.in their incomes but are still far behind other parts of the UK.
:10:48. > :10:49.As our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell explains,
:10:50. > :11:00.it reflects long standing weaknesses in our economy.
:11:01. > :11:03.Asda produce this report four times a year.
:11:04. > :11:05.They use official data on pay, taxes, prices,
:11:06. > :11:11.They try to show what an average household has left over
:11:12. > :11:13.after they've paid for life's essentials, like groceries,
:11:14. > :11:19.And it doesn't make great reading for us.
:11:20. > :11:21.Average disposable income across the UK is estimated
:11:22. > :11:27.Scotland is just below that and in Wales its ?180 a week.
:11:28. > :11:34.And to be honest, this number is no real surprise.
:11:35. > :11:42.It mainly reflects the fact that this is a low-wage economy.
:11:43. > :11:49.It is on private sector wages where we fall significantly behind and we
:11:50. > :11:53.have been falling behind since the recession. There was an object last
:11:54. > :11:57.year in private sector wages but that has only been making up for
:11:58. > :12:00.lost ground. We have a significant structural problem in terms of the
:12:01. > :12:05.private sector in Northern Ireland and an explosion of low-wage jobs.
:12:06. > :12:07.And we really do need a strategy to turn that around.
:12:08. > :12:10.Disposable income has been edging up over the last two years,
:12:11. > :12:12.helped by low inflation and a buoyant jobs market.
:12:13. > :12:17.In 2014 it was just an estimated ?82 a week compared
:12:18. > :12:23.But even then, we're not closing the gap with the rest of the UK.
:12:24. > :12:25.The Executive does recognise this is a problem.
:12:26. > :12:27.The DUP, in particular, have talked about the need
:12:28. > :12:34.But delivering on that won't be easy.
:12:35. > :12:38.Wind turbines with a diameter bigger than the London Eye are being
:12:39. > :12:40.assembled at Belfast Harbour ahead of being lowered into
:12:41. > :12:45.And the huge project is being followed by another
:12:46. > :12:50.Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent,
:12:51. > :12:56.Belfast Harbour can do this work because of a ?50 million investment
:12:57. > :12:59.which makes it the only UK port with the deep berth
:13:00. > :13:05.The various bits of the huge turbines are built elsewhere then
:13:06. > :13:07.brought here for assembly before they're shipped to be lowered
:13:08. > :13:14.This project involves 32 turbines destined for the coast off
:13:15. > :13:23.Together they can power a city twice the size of Belfast.
:13:24. > :13:31.It is only up close that you get a true sense of the monstrous scale of
:13:32. > :13:38.these turbines, the three blades on each one, this week is bigger than
:13:39. > :13:40.the London Eye. And one single turn would generate enough electricity to
:13:41. > :13:42.power a home for almost 30 hours. Government subsidies for land-based
:13:43. > :13:45.wind farms were cut and many of them But there's still subsidies
:13:46. > :13:50.for offshore facilities like this. On a day when an announcement
:13:51. > :13:53.is expected about a new nuclear power plant for the UK,
:13:54. > :14:08.the company behind this renewable These are ground-breaking machines,
:14:09. > :14:12.the next generation of technology and crucially, through the use of
:14:13. > :14:15.turbines we can drive the costs down and reduce the amount of subsidy we
:14:16. > :14:17.need and that enables the government to commit to supporting us.
:14:18. > :14:20.And Belfast Harbour says this kind of work has a major
:14:21. > :14:30.A lot of the operational people are from the local companies in the port
:14:31. > :14:34.and the ship agents, and a lot of supply companies for equipment,
:14:35. > :14:36.trucks and etc, we have local companies and some of the
:14:37. > :14:38.engineering skill set employed in the Assembly will be drawn from
:14:39. > :14:40.local supply companies as well. This project will be complete
:14:41. > :14:42.by the end of the year. It'll be followed by another one
:14:43. > :14:47.which is three times the size. A woman from West Belfast,
:14:48. > :14:50.whose son has Tourette's, says families here need more support
:14:51. > :14:53.to cope with the condition. It's a neurological disorder that's
:14:54. > :15:00.characterised by repetitive In some cases the person
:15:01. > :15:02.repeatedly swears. Suzanne Lavery's son, Daniel,
:15:03. > :15:05.was diagnosed when he was ten. Two years later, she's set up
:15:06. > :15:07.a local support group. As our health correspondent,
:15:08. > :15:09.Marie-Louise Connolly, reports, Tourette's affects
:15:10. > :15:13.different people in different ways. Tourette's is a condition that
:15:14. > :15:16.often has no boundaries. Captured in this BBC programme,
:15:17. > :15:25.Tourette's syndrome is an inherited
:15:26. > :15:27.neurological condition. Extreme cases can involve
:15:28. > :15:30.constant swearing. Other key features are called tics,
:15:31. > :15:32.which are involuntary, But not everyone will display
:15:33. > :15:45.the typical symptoms. Daniel Lavery was diagnosed
:15:46. > :15:48.with Tourette's two years ago. While today his symptoms appear
:15:49. > :16:01.mild, sometimes they're severe. When he comes home from school, a
:16:02. > :16:04.lot of the time I would say he has a severe tic explosion, he would
:16:05. > :16:10.twitch with his shoulder and his neck and he would float clear quite
:16:11. > :16:12.a lot, drinking his eyes and sniffing.
:16:13. > :16:14.A keen footballer, Daniel was encouraged when he received
:16:15. > :16:16.a letter from former Everton footballer Tim Howard,
:16:17. > :16:27.He gave me some advice about not being worried and it is just a
:16:28. > :16:29.little thing in your life. I don't really notice it.
:16:30. > :16:30.It's not known what causes Tourette's.
:16:31. > :16:32.At present, research points to abnormalities
:16:33. > :16:38.But over time the symptoms can get worse.
:16:39. > :16:45.We think it works on a transmitter in the brain, which causes
:16:46. > :16:51.overactivity and therefore you are not able to put the braking system
:16:52. > :16:52.on so it presents in children with abnormal movement, which they are
:16:53. > :16:54.not able to stop. Suzanne has now set up a local
:16:55. > :16:57.support group in Belfast with families travelling
:16:58. > :17:04.from as far as Dublin. It is really hard to reach any
:17:05. > :17:06.professional support and help. Most of the support and help we have
:17:07. > :17:08.received has been from other parents.
:17:09. > :17:10.Suzanne's next challenge is a conference on the issue taking
:17:11. > :17:15.It's halfway through the school holidays and for many parents,
:17:16. > :17:17.the challenge of entertaining children without
:17:18. > :17:21.resorting to screens is getting harder and harder.
:17:22. > :17:32.So we sent BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson on a search for some ideas.
:17:33. > :17:42.The weather can be a problem. A big problem. But it is not the only one.
:17:43. > :17:48.For others like Julian Watson, it is getting the children off computers
:17:49. > :17:52.and phones. They are an absolute nuisance, 20 47, constantly in their
:17:53. > :18:02.hands. It is a nightmare to get them off them. -- 24-7. Belfast City
:18:03. > :18:08.Council are running free fun days. But what about the rest of the week?
:18:09. > :18:13.Finding things to do can be a tall order. But here is some advice. Make
:18:14. > :18:16.a rotor with your kids, plan the week ahead and give them ideas of
:18:17. > :18:19.what they want to do and said that in writing so they know what is
:18:20. > :18:25.going on and when, just to give yourself some peace. There is always
:18:26. > :18:31.the summer scheme. Where someone else has to clear up the mess. But
:18:32. > :18:35.many kids prefer to stay at home and play electronic games. It is
:18:36. > :18:39.increasingly hard for parents to compete but if you can just create
:18:40. > :18:44.space within your day for the tablets to be put to one side, the
:18:45. > :18:46.mobile phones to be switched off. Including the parents, because we
:18:47. > :18:50.are as guilty at times of being stuck to the screens as our
:18:51. > :18:55.children. And just planned activities with children, make a
:18:56. > :18:59.packed lunch, take yourself out. It will rain in Northern Ireland but
:19:00. > :19:02.let us get on with it, but only waterproofs and splash in the
:19:03. > :19:15.puddles. That is what being a child is all about- playing and having
:19:16. > :19:17.fun. You can have all the new craft ideas in the world, gymnastics, a
:19:18. > :19:20.brand-new part, but let's face it- were some kids you cannot beat the
:19:21. > :19:23.old favourite... Kicking a ball about! It is going to be a long
:19:24. > :19:24.summer! D-Day for Carl Frampton
:19:25. > :19:26.is just two days away. Mark Sidebottom is here with this
:19:27. > :19:28.evening's sport. He was the special guest
:19:29. > :19:32.at a New York Mets The aim for Frampton is to make
:19:33. > :19:36.sporting history by becoming the first fighter from here to win
:19:37. > :19:38.world titles at two The difficulty comes in the shape
:19:39. > :19:54.of the tough and unbeaten Mexican, New York is in the middle of a
:19:55. > :19:57.heatwave and the pre-fight publicity bandwagon is in full swing. With
:19:58. > :20:03.huge demands on Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz in the build-up to
:20:04. > :20:06.Saturday's showdown. Unlike most high-profile contests, there has
:20:07. > :20:10.been no verbal sparring between the fighters, both boxers are determined
:20:11. > :20:15.to do their talking in the ring. We don't need any aggravation, this
:20:16. > :20:19.fight is not needed, this fight sells itself, amazing, two
:20:20. > :20:24.undefeated fighters ready to go to war and do what it takes to win. All
:20:25. > :20:28.the pressure is on Leo Santa Cruz, people are expecting him to win, I'm
:20:29. > :20:33.going to upset things. I am not here to take part, to just put in a good
:20:34. > :20:38.performance, I am here to bring the title back to Belfast. Everybody
:20:39. > :20:43.loves you buy come, will America love you after this? I hope so, I
:20:44. > :20:47.had a good reception artier, I hope people appreciate my style of
:20:48. > :20:50.fighting, I think myself and Leo Santa Cruz, our styles will gel well
:20:51. > :20:54.together, an interesting fight and I am hoping to pick up new fans.
:20:55. > :20:58.People talk about his height and reach, how would you counteract
:20:59. > :21:02.that? I have dealt with bigger guys my whole career! I am used to that
:21:03. > :21:07.and I have fought bigger guys than Leo Santa Cruz. On the night I will
:21:08. > :21:10.be stronger, heavier in the ring. I will be the bigger man and a
:21:11. > :21:14.stronger man and that could be a difference. It is a first time he
:21:15. > :21:19.has been the underdog. I used to love that. He is a fighter. And you
:21:20. > :21:23.tell this fighters that you cannot do that you cannot beat him, it
:21:24. > :21:29.gives them that extra inspiration. No better time for him to move up
:21:30. > :21:32.and fight this fellow. He has just unified the belts, Super
:21:33. > :21:37.Bantamweight, moving up, he is on the crest of the crest of a wave.
:21:38. > :21:47.Once you get in the ring, where both the same fighter. I never take that
:21:48. > :21:53.for granted. I always respect any fighter when I get in the ring. We
:21:54. > :22:02.train the best, whoever trains the most will take this. Winning against
:22:03. > :22:07.Carl Frampton, that will get us to the next level. If he gets the win,
:22:08. > :22:12.he will go up. It is career defining both of. Whoever wins this will be
:22:13. > :22:18.considered maybe the best pound for pound or even get into the rankings
:22:19. > :22:21.as one of the best. Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton will go
:22:22. > :22:24.head-to-head at the final pre-fight press conference in a couple of
:22:25. > :22:27.hours before the way in tomorrow in Brooklyn.
:22:28. > :22:30.Golf and Rory McIlroy's assault on a third USPGA title is underway -
:22:31. > :22:39.the world number four won the event in 2012 and 2014.
:22:40. > :22:42.But he struggled today, shooting an opening round of 74.
:22:43. > :22:45.McIlroy believes the course suits his game and reckons this
:22:46. > :22:49.is a good chance to add to his four Major titles.
:22:50. > :22:54.Meanwhile, heavy overnight rain resulted in a six-hour delay on day
:22:55. > :22:56.one of the Northern Ireland Open at Galgorm in Ballymena,
:22:57. > :23:02.but the rain abated and the surface water was cleared.
:23:03. > :23:07.John Ross Gilbreath shot 68 to go three off the lead. Michael Hoey is
:23:08. > :23:09.two shots further back. Next, to one of rowing's
:23:10. > :23:11.greatest ambassadors. Alan Campbell was a bronze medallist
:23:12. > :23:13.at the London Olympics. The Coleraine man's tears
:23:14. > :23:15.on the podium became one For the latest in BBC
:23:16. > :23:19.Newsline's Road to Rio series, Nigel Ringland caught up
:23:20. > :23:33.with the 33-year-old on the cusp From a precocious 21-year-old in
:23:34. > :23:37.Athens 12 years ago to fifth place in the final at Beijing... And then,
:23:38. > :23:46.as a perk medal winning performance at London 2012. Alan Campbell!
:23:47. > :23:49.Getting the bronze medal! In Rio, Alan Campbell will become the first
:23:50. > :23:53.four-time Olympian from Northern Ireland. I am proud to represent
:23:54. > :24:01.Northern Ireland, Coleraine, my family. All the way through. To my
:24:02. > :24:07.fourth Olympic Games, I feel very honoured, it is very special and I
:24:08. > :24:11.am pretty happy about it. What makes the Alan Campbell of 2016 different
:24:12. > :24:16.to the man who went to Athens all those years ago? I was very naive,
:24:17. > :24:22.very young, I did not know what to expect, I was quite wide-eyed,
:24:23. > :24:27.starry night, but now, I am older, wiser, rugged and possibly a bit
:24:28. > :24:32.more worn down as well! I have definitely got a lot more things
:24:33. > :24:37.going on outside of my sport. I have a family. I am married. It makes a
:24:38. > :24:42.big difference because I feel I am not just going there to represent
:24:43. > :24:45.myself, when you think about the sacrifice I have made individually,
:24:46. > :24:50.I am there to represent myself and all of those people who have helped
:24:51. > :24:53.and supported me all the way through to do something very special. If
:24:54. > :24:57.Campbell can reach the single sculls final, more than likely it will be
:24:58. > :25:03.his last competitive race. Can he finish on a high? It is the best of
:25:04. > :25:07.the best competing in the final and there will be six guys entering that
:25:08. > :25:12.race and if I can put myself in their, three of us will be going
:25:13. > :25:14.home with medals and three will not, but you can be rest assured that I
:25:15. > :25:18.will do everything in my power possible to win the medal. I know
:25:19. > :25:22.that the whole of Northern Ireland will be cheering for me. Whatever
:25:23. > :25:32.happens in Rio, it is a sporting career to be proud of. He is a true
:25:33. > :25:34.titan, as is Aaron Hughes. He has signed a one year deal with Indian
:25:35. > :25:46.Super League side, Carella blasters. Cecilia has the weather. What a day!
:25:47. > :25:51.Today is the worst of the week and after tonight, parents can breathe a
:25:52. > :25:55.sigh of relief because things are looking much drier, not just
:25:56. > :25:59.tomorrow but through the weekend. He drier weather has already reached
:26:00. > :26:04.much of Londonderry, Antrim and it is still quite armband drizzly
:26:05. > :26:07.across parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh, County Armagh and County Down and
:26:08. > :26:11.will continue to sink southwards over the next few hours so by around
:26:12. > :26:14.midnight most places will be dry and the rest of the night will be dry
:26:15. > :26:17.with breaks on the cloud Underwood could get quite cool with
:26:18. > :26:20.temperatures falling to eight or 9 degrees and the wind blows back into
:26:21. > :26:25.the north-west tomorrow so there will be a coolness to the air and
:26:26. > :26:30.freshness as well. But no big puddles tomorrow morning. A much
:26:31. > :26:34.nicer dry, lovely sunrises around, sunshine, and most places will get
:26:35. > :26:37.away with a dry morning but by lunchtime the cloud will bubble up
:26:38. > :26:42.and we will start to see just a scattering of light showers breaking
:26:43. > :26:46.out. But completely rain free but no big downpours, plenty of dry gaps in
:26:47. > :26:50.between the showers and still some sunshine at times as well. The best
:26:51. > :26:54.sunshine in the morning. Because breezes coming from the sea, 16
:26:55. > :26:59.degrees towards the north coast but close to the average, 1920, over
:27:00. > :27:04.parts of County Down is that will feel quite nice when you get
:27:05. > :27:10.sunshine. And that means much drier conditions for the Armoy road races
:27:11. > :27:13.on Friday and Saturday. Some passing showers around so it will not be
:27:14. > :27:17.completely dry but certainly much drier than today. Saturday, you
:27:18. > :27:21.might be more likely to catch a shower but there will still be dry
:27:22. > :27:24.weather around. It is on the cool side as well with temperatures
:27:25. > :27:29.stepping back a degree or so but can you imagine if you had a picnic
:27:30. > :27:33.today? How wet and soggy it would have been! Saturday afternoon is
:27:34. > :27:40.looking a bit drier. That is the Belfast City Hall big picnic.
:27:41. > :27:41.Looking ahead to the weekend, it is drier, the odd shower and a coolness
:27:42. > :27:44.to the breeze with sunshine also. You can also keep in contact with us
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