06/09/2016 BBC Newsline

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Police say they've recovered significant terrorist material

Belfast could lose one of its four parliamentary constituencies

The murder of a Dublin man at a boxing weight-in.

A man appears in court in Belfast charged with playing

A castle in County Fermanagh is closed to the public over fears

Golf's Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke joins us in the studio

to look ahead to this years match against the USA.

And after a record-breaking warm night, can we look forward

I'll tell you later in the programme.

The police have given more details of their search operation

in the Larne area in relation to dissident Republican terrorism.

The operation has been going on for nearly a fortnight

since the 24th of August and they say they have recovered

Our north-east reporter, Sara Girvin, is in the town for us.

Sara, what have the police been saying?

In this statement, the police revealed they searched 12 different

locations around the Larne area. They say the have uncovered

explosive devices, bomb making components, chemicals and firearms.

The latest in a series of searches took place last night and this

morning on the site just behind me here. The police have described the

material as significant. It is not thought to be at the same quantity

as bound earlier this year. A car parked outside here.

These searches followed the arrest of the marine Ciaran Maxwell.

Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell is accused of terror, fraud and drug

offences. He is originally from Larne and has appeared in court

where he has denied the fraud and drug offences. In a statement today,

the police said the searches that have been carried out were part of

the joint and ongoing police operation that's been going on

between the Metropolitan Police. They have confirmed 3027 -year-old

man who was arrested and questioned on suspicion of dissident republican

activity has been released without charge. Thank you.

Belfast could lose one of its four parliamentary constituencies under

proposals drawn up by the Boundary Commission.

The shake-up would reduce the number of seats in Northern Ireland by one.

Six new constituencies would be created.

At the moment, there are 18 parliamentary constituencies

Under the proposals, that would drop to 17 seats

The biggest change would be in Belfast which would move

from four seats to three - Belfast East, Belfast South West

Elsewhere, six new constituencies would be created, provisionally

called Dalriada, Glenshane, North Tyrone, Upper Bann

and Blackwater, West Antrim and West Down.

Our political correspondent Gareth Gordon reports.

Belfast does not look like a place on the cusp of change until you

study the map. And the electoral map. This city is divided into for

constituencies under these new proposals, one will go. Say hello to

Belfast East, Belfast south-west and Belfast north-west. There were

scenes of chaos as the Sinn Fein vice president was escorted from

Belfast City Hall. West Belfast gave us one of the most iconic political

images when a Gerry Adams became its MP in 1983. The constituency will

now be divided into two which could have dramatic implications depending

on which expert you speak to. The interesting one is north west

Belfast because it has been shifted into north-west Belfast whereas this

up here was always in west Belfast but what is now proposed is that

everything over here, 10,000 Republican votes, are going to be

shifted into north-west Belfast and that will be a game changer. That is

possible on the basis that if you don't factor in a Unionist pact. The

new Belfast East will be reasonably safe to the Unionist parties but if

they want to tie in from Norris Tyrone, the smaller Unionist parties

will cut a deal so they can get one definite but if they think they can

get possible two of the three seats, they will do that and I will be

shocked if in the next year or so, one of these boundaries are

confirmed, they don't start talking about doing this. The parties are

still trying to work out what it all means. Political parties can read

and fall at any given time. All of those things will come into play.

There are fundamentals here the need to be cut out. These proposals will

make offer consultation but ultimately what ever happens, big

change is coming with dramatic implications for our political

parties. Outside Belfast, one

of the constituencies set to disappear is East Londonderry,

which has traditionally been a safe Our political correspondent

Enda McClafferty has been to gauge The winds of change move very slowly

here in East Londonderry. It has been a Unionist heartland since it

first appeared in the political map since 33 years ago. First the Ulster

Unionist Party MA for the DUP. But all that could be about to change.

Under the proposed boundary changes, East Londonderry would disappear and

be replaced by the new constituency. It would bring in mainly Nationalist

areas. While the Unionist town of Coleraine would move to the new

constituency of Dalry Ana and that could well alter the political base.

There is that a real possibility that a long-standing Unionist

constituency could transfer as opposed from Unionist hands to

Nationalist hands. The way that the new boundary has been drawn up means

that there is every possibility that could happen in the near future.

That could mean that places like this would for the first time have a

Nationalist MPs. We have been a Unionist constituency from day one.

There has never been in Nationalist constituency here and I think

there's a real prospect of that happening here. The change that this

boundary proposes. What would it mean for nationalists in the

constituency? This is good news for the area each year. We have had in

my lifetime and further back, Unionist MPs, now it looks as if

there will be a Nationalist MP. Very good news. As well as a possibility

of losing a seat at Westminster, unionists are also unhappy at the

prospect of a name change. I think that would be very sad. Londonderry

has been a name associated with this area as the constituency since 1613

so that is both in Dublin and in London, that's over 400 years of

history. For it to disappear off the electrical map, that would be a very

sad day. Voters will get a chance to have their say on a name and the

boundaries. Before the final pieces of this political jigsaw put in

place. Our political editor

Mark Devenport is with me. These are proposed changes

to the boundaries but why They are going out to consultation

and it could be amended. This process has been driven from London

with the Conservatives wanting to see a cut in the overall numbers of

Westminster MPs from 650 at the moment down to 600 and this is

Ireland taken its proportion of that cut. At one point we were due to due

to lose to sleep, now it's just one that you can see from those reports,

there will be a lot of talk about the party political impact of these

changes but the game for the parties will be not to make those arguments

upfront but instead to argue about the historical, conduct -- cultural

and geographical factors into account. If there are any changes,

it will create ripple effect elsewhere. However it is altered, it

still has to be 17 to average out at just less than 75,000 orders per

constituency. news on the Daithi McKay

and the revelation that he was helping to advise a witness

to the assembly inquiry into NAMA. Tonight, the PS and I have confirmed

that its serious crime brand is looking into whether any criminal

offences were committed. The are not making any further comment on at

this stage. It's not clear whether there would be any crimes involved

in this but certainly one of the impacts of this will be that the

Stormont standards commission who had been asked whether to look into

whether rules were broken, he will have to suspend his enquiry because

he would want to prejudice in any way a possible criminal proceeding.

That was the main show in town, that will come to a halt and may we will

have to see whether the PS and I serious crime brand comes up with

anything on whether it decides no crimes have been committed.

This is BBC Newsline and still ahead on the programme:

A historic castle is closed over fears cattle

An extradition hearing has been told that a 46-year-old man from Strabane

is being accused of playing a central role in a murder

at a boxing weigh-in Dublin in February.

The application has been made by the authorities in the Republic.

Our reporter Dan Stanton was at the court hearing in Belfast.

Gunmen opened fire at the Regency Hotel in Dublin right after one of

the boxers had been weighed in last February. Witnesses had men

disguised in carried out the attack which left a man dead and two other

people seriously injured. A lawyer representing the Dublin High Court

in its extradition warrant said it wouldn't believe the Irish police.

That Kevin Murray had played a central role in the murder of David

Byrne and it would be basing their evidence on CCTV footage and

identifications made at the scene. But the 46-year-old who was arrested

yesterday at his home is contesting the extradition application and is

seeking bail. His lawyer said family members had offered to put up a

guarantee of ?10,000. He also said his client who uses a walking aid

and needed assistance to get into the dock is having tests to see if

he has multiple sclerosis. The judge reminded Kevin Murray in custody

until Friday when he'll decide after considering medical evidence whether

to grant him bail ahead of the film extradition hearing which is

expected to take place here later this month.

The Public Prosecutors office in Rio de Janeiro has formally laid charges

before a judge in relation to Irish Olympic official Pat Hickey

and his alleged role in a suspected ticket touting controversy

Pat Hickey, who was arrested in his hotel last month,

temporarily stood aside as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland

He was released from prison last week and placed under

This morning, the Public Prosecutor signed legal papers passing formal

A judge there must now decide whether to accept or reject

the charges against Mr Hickey and nine others.

A major BBC investigation has uncovered new evidence exposing

corruption at the heart of the sale of the National Asset

Management Agency's billion pound NI property sale.

Tonight's Spotlight programme will feature secret audio recordings

taped over several years between a property developer

John Miskelly and Frank Cushnahan, a committee member of the Republic's

Mandy McAuley's report begins with audio secretly recorded

by John Miskelly who is on his way to meet Frank Cushnahan.

We will reveal secret recordings played for the first time that

exposed financial corruption, lies and cover-up by the man at the

centre of the biggest property transaction in Northern Ireland's

history. The seal of NAMA's entire Northern Ireland portfolio. He has

said it would be inappropriate to respond to allegations in light of

ongoing investigations. It's just totally corrupt. Have you come

across anything like this before? Is 25 years as a financial journalist,

had never seen anything like this. The head of the finance committee,

John McGuinness, it says Spotlight's new evidence changes everything.

I presumed that was a transaction of 40,000 in cash. I think that if you

were to tell anybody the story without the ordeal without the

presentation of documents, they would find it extremely difficult to

believe. You have to actually listen to the ordeal, you have to read the

documents and it only then that the shock begins to set in. As to what

was really happening in Northern Ireland. John McGuinness is now

calling for an investigation by governments on both sides of the

border. And you can see Spotlight after our

late news at 10.45 this evening. You're watching BBC Newsline.

Still to come: The Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke

tells us about his hopes for this A castle in County Fermanagh has

been closed to the public Concerns were raised by visitors

to Monea Castle about livestock grazing in the field

surrounding the monument. The decision follows a recent

incident on Devenish Island when a tourist was critically

injured and her dog killed Our south-west reporter

Julian Fowler has the story. The ruins of the 400 Oldcastle at

Monea Castle. A local photographer often uses it as a backdrop for a

wedding portraits but if you weeks ago, she can get in. When we came

down here, we were faced with a huge bill with a ring in his nose and

lots of cattle around it and cows and calves and every Democrat so we

couldn't get in. We felt that this isn't right, we should be able to

have access to our local heritage. Although there is no bull here now,

the only be from the car park to the castle is across this field. Since

I've been here, quite a number of inquisitive cattle have come right

up to the entrance gate. There is a bit of a stand-off and if you're not

used to being around livestock, you could find this situation quite

intimidating. Health and Safety Executive advice is to avoid

crossing fields where cattle are grazing. They warned that cows with

cars could be just as aggressive as Bulls but on this occasion, they

were just curious. They were on a path and there was lots of them, a

huge amount of them. It was a touch scary. They are wonderful things but

a little too big and post the comfort sometimes. Although this

monument is in state care, the castle and surrounding fields are

privately owned. Visitors are allowed access but since filming

here last week, the date has been locked and the castle closed

temporarily to visitors. Tourists come here, many of them, to look at

castles and many people also have days out in the county and be taken

to three castles and enjoy the history of the county. At a time

when we are trying to encourage tourists into this place, we are

actually turning them away. Reliant -- philanderers are says the

decision was taken for health and safety reasons to allow remedial

work such as new fencing to be carried out. The castle is expected

to reopen later this month. -- the landowner.

Rory McIlroy has moved up in the world after last

night's win in America. Here's Stephen Watson.

You've also been talking to the Ryder Cup captain today.

Darren Clarke made a visit to the BBC Newsline studio today

and we'll hear from him in a moment, but first it's Rory McIlroy.

He's back up to number three in the world after his dramatic

triumph in the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts.

The Holywood golfer came from six shots behind the leader Paul Casey

Even McIlroy himself found it astonishing.

After three holes on Friday, there was so much going through my head

and none of those things involved sitting beside a trophy at the end

of the week so it's just been incredible. I played some great golf

after that, at 19 under par for the last 16 holes on this golf was in

these conditions, very proud of myself for that but I find something

in my parting, my putting has been the Achilles heel of my game this

year. I tiny little tweak on Saturday morning on the putting

green and I saw some putts going on and I got some confidence from that

and as I said, it's been a great lesson this week for future

tournaments if I don't get off to the start that I want.

That was a victory which delighted the Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke.

McIlroy is a key member of his European Team

for the match against the USA at the end of the month.

I spoke to Darren earlier and started by asking him

for his reaction to Rory's latest success.

Like everybody, I'm delighted. He's played so well all year and had a

little bit of a struggle on the greens, and then it seemed to click

this week for him. Certainly it was wonderful to see it from Northern

Ireland's point of view but the Ryder Cup... Graeme McDowell was the

only European golfer to qualify as they last for Ryder Cup. He didn't

make it this time. How tough decision was that? Here's a good

friend of mine and I've been speaking to him frequently

throughout the qualifying process and it was tough. He just isn't

quite doing well. He sat other more important things than golf on his

mind of late but it'll be a strange Ranger cup without Graeme McDowell

there. He's just as showing the class of himself and his wish and is

the best. Anything he can do to help the team at all, he volunteered.

Such is the way that Graeme McDowell is. Europe have won six of the last

seven Ryder Cup. America has promised they will come with renewed

energy this time. How worried are you about that American backlash? I

can't do anything about the Americans. I can only try and

influence how our team goes out to play. With the help of the five

great Irish that I have, hopefully we will come to the right decision

of pairings, strategy, etc and get our 12 guys the best opportunity to

retain that Sophie and bring it back home. The Americans are desperate to

win it back again. We've got a mixture of old and new in the team

but I still think it's a very strong European team. No concern at all

that half of the T-Mobile making the Ryder Cup debut? 2015 National

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Ryder Cup is like no other event in sport, it's totally different. It

will be a very fully charged atmosphere, I'm. These guys play all

over and when all over the world so it's not like what was quite some

time ago. I've got full confidence in the guys out there that they will

go and perform. Happy to be the underdogs? It's always great to be

the underdogs. We're going to go there with a very strong team and

America, unquestionably, I'm going to be strong that they been strong

on paper many times in the past and when you have the format that is the

Ryder Cup, anything can happen. If the European guys go out and played

the best of the abilities, I'm certainly very positive that will

get a wonderful result at the end of the week. I know this is a very

proud moment for you to be the first Ryder Cup captain from Northern

Ireland. Are you excited, nervous, Callaway trip to start? All of it.

Obviously very excited. A bit nervous about what's going to happen

because you take a look and thinking about pairings, all different

scenarios but, as I say, with the help of the vice captain and myself,

hopefully the preparation that we have all put into it will enable us

to go there and get the result that we all want. And lots more build-up

to the Ryder Cup on BBC newsline. The Republic of Ireland drew

2-2 away to Serbia last night in their opening

World Cup qualifying match. A late equaliser secured

a vital point in Belgrade for Martin O'Neill's side.

Mark Sidebottom reports. Neat sudden pitch which passed late

inspection, it all started so well to the Republic in Belgrade when

Jeff Hendrick got in the opening goal in the third minute. But

shortly after the hour mark, it was equalised for the Serbs. Ireland's

night to give further turn for the worst within five minutes when there

was a foul inside the penalty area. But Martin O'Neill's men dug deep

and responded. Murphy nodded in a late equaliser. Had to go off the

mark at some stage. To score here tonight and get a result like that,

I was delighted. There was nowhere near me, I just made sure I got the

contact on it and directed it really. You are playing away from

home against Serbia and these guys play in big leagues. We've gone in

expecting to control the game in 90 minutes in a match away from home

against Serbia. We fought back and efficiently. I'm delighted with

them. Next up to the public is Georgia at home for the Republic.

Last season's top two in the Irish Premiership

were included in today's fourth round draw of

Champions Crusaders are at home to Livingstone while Linfield

The weather forecast is next with Barra Best.

We will be ditching the duvet tonight. It has been very warm last

night. Temperatures in the County Antrim didn't fall below 19.3

degrees making it Northern Ireland's warmest night on record beating the

previous record set 17 years ago. Tonight not quite as warm or as

muddy but still quite clammy out there. Temperatures of many of us

will stay between 15 and 17 degrees, one to spot possibly higher than

that but overall a dry night. And other warm day tomorrow with some

coastal fog forming along the east coast. Today, we will hold onto a

lot of cloud but it will be largely dry. Not as much drizzle as we had

today. Cloud breaking nicely allowing for some sunshine. When we

get the best of that, we could see highs of 2220 degrees but elsewhere

are not too far behind. All of us should the 20s. We will have some

cloud and damp weather towards the south-west, some coastal fog

lingering for court but the further north is a dry picture. The best of

the sunshine looks set for many areas of Ulster. Tomorrow, sunshine

continues to come and go. Showers skirting along the east coast which

to very much. Tomorrow night, we do have a bit of relief heading our way

every week weather front moves in bringing patchy rain which helps

brings temperatures down a little bit. That brings us into Thursday. A

fresher day. Quite windy, some dales towards the north-west for a time

early on Thursday before they begin to ease away. 16 or 17 degrees, back

to normal for the time of year. Friday looks as though it will be

the more unsettled day, lots of rain coming as we have a low pressure

system. At the moment, Saturday is looking to be largely dry before

warmer and subtle weather on Sunday. You can also keep in contact with us

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