:00:13. > :00:18.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:19. > :00:22.Apple is told it must pay up to 13 billion euro
:00:23. > :00:24.in back taxes to Ireland following a European
:00:25. > :00:31.That would be a lot of money for the government's coffers -
:00:32. > :00:42.More details emerge about the Cavan family who died in a murder suicide,
:00:43. > :00:47.as locals try to come to terms with what has happened.
:00:48. > :00:54.The impact of this will last for a long time. There are so many people
:00:55. > :00:58.touched by it. Daithi McKay's departure leads to 18
:00:59. > :01:01.members of Sinn Fein in north Also on the programme tonight:
:01:02. > :01:04.School's back after the summer - but many family finances are taking
:01:05. > :01:08.a hit because of uniform costs. There's no Ryder Cup place
:01:09. > :01:10.for Graeme McDowell, as captain Darren Clarke
:01:11. > :01:15.reveals his wildcard selections. And we've had yet another
:01:16. > :01:17.day of warm sunshine - tomorrow is the last day
:01:18. > :01:20.of the summer season; find out if the sun will continue to shine
:01:21. > :01:30.later in the programme. The technology giant Apple has
:01:31. > :01:33.been told to repay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes
:01:34. > :01:39.to the Republic of Ireland. In a ruling by the European
:01:40. > :01:42.Commission, the government in Dublin was found to have enabled
:01:43. > :01:44.the company to pay substantially less than other businesses,
:01:45. > :01:47.in effect paying a corporate tax Our Dublin correspondent
:01:48. > :01:56.Shane Harrison has more. Donna, no matter what way you look
:01:57. > :02:04.at it, this is a damning finding. The European Commission
:02:05. > :02:06.is in effect accusing the Irish using subsidiaries of colluding
:02:07. > :02:10.in a sweetheart deal for the company to avoid paying tax
:02:11. > :02:14.in other countries. But the ruling isn't directly
:02:15. > :02:19.about tax but about competition. The allegation is that the Irish
:02:20. > :02:23.govt gave an unfair competitive advantage in a secret deal that
:02:24. > :02:27.wasn't available to Apple's rivals. Our business and economic editor
:02:28. > :02:44.John Campbell will explain all. Apple is one of the world's best
:02:45. > :02:51.loved brands. It sold its billionth iPhone earlier this year. But it's
:02:52. > :02:55.billions of disputed tax which is at the centre of its clash with the
:02:56. > :03:00.European Commission. Today the Commission ruled island had given
:03:01. > :03:07.Apple a special deal. Here's what the Commission says was going on.
:03:08. > :03:09.Apple set up a company in Ireland and all profits from its European
:03:10. > :03:14.operations were booked by that company.
:03:15. > :03:18.An arrangement with the Irish tax authorities meant that Apple could
:03:19. > :03:23.send the vast majority of those profits away from Ireland to a
:03:24. > :03:27.so-called head office. A loophole in Irish law meant this head office
:03:28. > :03:32.would not have to pay tax anywhere in the world. As a result Apple had
:03:33. > :03:42.an effective corporate tax rate of less than 1%.
:03:43. > :03:48.Apple's effective tax rate was 0.05% in 2011. To put that in perspective,
:03:49. > :03:54.it means that for every 1 million euros in profits, it paid just 500
:03:55. > :03:59.euros in taxes. The Irish Government is aghast at
:04:00. > :04:02.this decision, which paints the country as a tax haven. It believes
:04:03. > :04:09.the Commission is acting beyond it's remit.
:04:10. > :04:14.I think it's one very tenuous ground. The Irish authorities at the
:04:15. > :04:20.time did nothing improper or illegal. There is a Government
:04:21. > :04:27.meeting in the morning, and I will be proposing that the Irish
:04:28. > :04:30.Government appealed this decision. Apple has reacted furiously. Its
:04:31. > :04:38.Chief Executive says the European Commission has launched an effort to
:04:39. > :04:43.ignore all in's tax laws and up and the International tax system.
:04:44. > :04:46.Apple employs hundreds of people in Cork. The companies dilemma was
:04:47. > :04:57.raped -- reflected on the streets today.
:04:58. > :05:05.It's great that there are 5000 jobs in Cork. But they would pull out if
:05:06. > :05:11.they had to pay the money. We can't afford to lose Apple.
:05:12. > :05:16.All in's appeal will be a slow process. It is like to to be at
:05:17. > :05:18.least five years before this case is closed once and for all. -- it is
:05:19. > :05:22.likely to be. 13 billion euros would be a lot
:05:23. > :05:25.of money to go back into the Irish So why is it planning
:05:26. > :05:39.to appeal this ruling? To put that figure in context. It is
:05:40. > :05:43.the equivalent of the Irish annual health budget. So why is the
:05:44. > :05:48.Government appealing? People here are wondering the same, it is like
:05:49. > :05:53.the lottery winner who is thinking of tearing up his or her ticket
:05:54. > :05:57.before claiming the prize. A lot of it has to do with reputation. The
:05:58. > :06:03.Irish Government has come in for criticism because it has been
:06:04. > :06:08.alleged that it is a tax haven. The Irish Government strenuously denies
:06:09. > :06:13.that, and has closed a number of loopholes. It profoundly disagrees
:06:14. > :06:18.with the Brussels finding. It says it gave no favourable deal to Apple,
:06:19. > :06:25.this ruling has nothing to do with all in's 12.5% corporation tax rate,
:06:26. > :06:30.and the Irish Government also says it is not its fault -- its job to
:06:31. > :06:34.collect tax in other European countries for Apple. So for all of
:06:35. > :06:37.those reasons Apple is not keen to take this money at that stage.
:06:38. > :06:39.What could this decision by the European Commission mean
:06:40. > :06:44.for Apple's investments in Ireland and across Europe?
:06:45. > :06:54.Apple says it is going to continue to invest in Ireland. But it's also
:06:55. > :07:01.giving a more medium-term view, and saying that the main impact of this
:07:02. > :07:04.ruling, and a profound impact, will be a profound -- harmful impact on
:07:05. > :07:10.job creation against -- across Europe. It says but -- if you take
:07:11. > :07:15.what the Commission has done, it could mean that at any point in the
:07:16. > :07:19.future recognition could target any multinational operating in Europe
:07:20. > :07:23.and try and retrospectively impose taxes. It says there will be
:07:24. > :07:32.negative consequences right cross Europe in the medium term.
:07:33. > :07:35.There is devastation and shock in a County Cavan community,
:07:36. > :07:37.following the deaths of a family of five in an apparent
:07:38. > :07:52.The bodies of Clodagh and Alan Hawe were found alongside those of their
:07:53. > :07:58.three sons at their home against -- outside Ballyjamesduff.
:07:59. > :08:02.This is an unprecedented tragedy for this community. The deaths of Alan
:08:03. > :08:07.and Clodagh Hawe and their three sons have left local people
:08:08. > :08:14.traumatised. In the tranquil County Cavan
:08:15. > :08:20.countryside, five members of the scene -- same family die in an
:08:21. > :08:25.apparent murder suicide. The bodies of Alan Hawe, pictured here with his
:08:26. > :08:28.three sons and his wife, were discovered yesterday at their home
:08:29. > :08:34.near Ballyjamesduff. Today the forensic investigation continues.
:08:35. > :08:40.Nida trying to answer why the family died. It is understood notes were
:08:41. > :08:47.left on the door at the property and inside. The tragedy has left
:08:48. > :09:01.everyone struggling to find words of comfort.
:09:02. > :09:07.I was speaking yesterday evening and -- he told me anybody he met, they
:09:08. > :09:15.were just bewildered by this extraordinary, unprecedented event.
:09:16. > :09:23.It is show shocking, because they were so well known in the community.
:09:24. > :09:26.Have you spoken to other neighbours? Everyone's in the same situation.
:09:27. > :09:34.Those who knew the family and those who did not. Not just here, but for
:09:35. > :09:40.miles around. We are all speechless. Alan Hawe was the deputy principal
:09:41. > :09:46.at a local school. Pupils were due back today after the holidays.
:09:47. > :09:50.Instead, educational psychologists have been advising teachers on how
:09:51. > :09:55.best to deal -- help their pupils deal with the tragedy. Nobody from
:09:56. > :10:00.the school wanted to speak on camera, but the principle in a
:10:01. > :10:04.statement described Alan Hawe as a valued member of school staff. She
:10:05. > :10:06.said the three boys were wonderful children who will be greatly missed
:10:07. > :10:13.by all who knew them. Still to come on the
:10:14. > :10:15.programme before 7:00: Belfast's Lord Mayor offers to meet
:10:16. > :10:17.the Jewish community, after the recent attack on graves
:10:18. > :10:24.in the City Cemetery. A former Sinn Fein councillor,
:10:25. > :10:27.who's among 18 activists in North Antrim to quit,
:10:28. > :10:29.has told this programme the party no The resignations are in protest
:10:30. > :10:40.at the treatment received by the former Assembly
:10:41. > :10:43.Member Daithi McKay. He resigned after it was revealed
:10:44. > :10:46.he had help coach a witness Our political correspondent
:10:47. > :10:58.Gareth Gordon reports. It may not look like it, but this is
:10:59. > :11:04.the centre of Sinn Fein's operation in North Antrim. The constituency
:11:05. > :11:10.office sat quiet today, but the local paper told a story of a split
:11:11. > :11:21.caused by the departure of the former MLA Daithi McKay, brought
:11:22. > :11:24.down earlier this month. In their resignation statement, 18 Sinn Fein
:11:25. > :11:28.members said they were leaving because it was inconceivable they
:11:29. > :11:39.could remain in light of the way Daithi McKay was treated. One of
:11:40. > :11:47.them, Paul Maguire, claimed others were considering their position. The
:11:48. > :11:52.best-known of the 18 is the first Sinn Fein member ever elected to
:11:53. > :11:58.Ballymena Council. This was a party that I love with all my heart. I
:11:59. > :12:04.have been a lifelong Republican. I will die a Republican. I just don't
:12:05. > :12:08.have to die is Sinn Fein Republican. Because I will not sell myself short
:12:09. > :12:16.because I have what is commonly known as integrity. You are saying
:12:17. > :12:27.the party does not? In a macro I don't think they have. My this is Mr
:12:28. > :12:35.Mackay's replacement at Stormont. To put him into that position is just
:12:36. > :12:45.uncalled for. This is a man, we have to remember, who did absolutely
:12:46. > :12:50.nothing to earn that vote. Sinn Fein said it was disappointed by the
:12:51. > :12:53.resignations, but vowed it would continue to provide first-class
:12:54. > :12:58.representation in North Antrim. But there's no doubt the affair has been
:12:59. > :13:04.damaging for a party which rarely suffers from self-inflicted wounds.
:13:05. > :13:09.You hear about parties losing members here and there all the time,
:13:10. > :13:17.but the fact that 18 people have gone, that is a sizeable proportion
:13:18. > :13:24.of the constituency. Whether it is a long-term problem or a short term
:13:25. > :13:28.one, remains to be seen. All parties suffer internal divisions, but Sinn
:13:29. > :13:30.Fein hide it better than most. But not this time, and may not be over
:13:31. > :13:35.yet. Searches have been Another man has been arrested
:13:36. > :13:41.in Larne by detectives investigating He has been taken to Musgrave police
:13:42. > :13:45.station for questioning. Our reporter Maggie
:13:46. > :13:54.Taggart is in Larne. police have sealed off this area and
:13:55. > :13:58.it is understood bomb disposal experts are investigating a wooded
:13:59. > :14:02.area along the coast from here. This area is normally known for
:14:03. > :14:07.Loyalist activity but there has been a record recently of dissident
:14:08. > :14:13.republican terrorist activity. In March a sizeable Republican arms
:14:14. > :14:19.dump was found, and then in May is similar Republican arms dump. About
:14:20. > :14:23.a week ago, a 30-year-old Royal Marines soldier was arrested in
:14:24. > :14:28.England on suspicion of dissident republican terrorism. He is
:14:29. > :14:33.currently being questioned, he is Ciaran Maxwell. Today a 27-year-old
:14:34. > :14:34.man was arrested. It is understood the Royal Marines are still being
:14:35. > :14:38.questioned in England. A 40-year-old man has
:14:39. > :14:40.been shot in both ankles It happened in the Culdaff Gardens
:14:41. > :14:44.area of the city last night. Former Olympic Council of Ireland
:14:45. > :14:48.president Pat Hickey has been Mr Hickey was driven away
:14:49. > :14:59.in a blacked out car, after being held in relation
:15:00. > :15:01.to alleged mis-selling of tickets A judge in Rio recommended yesterday
:15:02. > :15:12.that Mr Hickey be released from prison and placed
:15:13. > :15:13.under house arrest. In a statement this afternoon,
:15:14. > :15:17.Mr Hickey said he will stay in Rio and his lawyers will proceed
:15:18. > :15:19.to have the charges laid against him set aside,
:15:20. > :15:21.as he believes there is no substantive proof of any
:15:22. > :15:25.wrong doing on his part. The Lord Mayor of Belfast says
:15:26. > :15:28.he will meet members of the Jewish community and the police
:15:29. > :15:31.following an attack on Jewish graves The police are treating it
:15:32. > :15:51.as a hate crime. The Lord Mayor of Belfast surveys
:15:52. > :15:58.the damage for himself. 13 graves in the Jewish part of the cemetery were
:15:59. > :16:01.targeted on Friday afternoon, with reports of youths wielding hammers.
:16:02. > :16:07.Although there has been vandalism in the cemetery in the past, the PSNI
:16:08. > :16:11.is treating this latest one is a hate crime. This does not represent
:16:12. > :16:18.the modern Belfast. Those responsible need to catch themselves
:16:19. > :16:25.on. All of us take great pride and solace in visiting the graves of
:16:26. > :16:30.family members, and none of us would like those grapes to be vandalised
:16:31. > :16:35.and desecrated. That is what has happened here. It is just shameful.
:16:36. > :16:42.Graves here from Belfast Jewish community date back to be 1870s. But
:16:43. > :16:47.in recent years another cemetery has been used. The Lord Mayor says he
:16:48. > :16:52.plans to meet with community representatives and the PSNI. For
:16:53. > :16:59.some people today, it was important to stand up to the attack. For evil
:17:00. > :17:08.to prevail, it takes good men to say nothing. I had -- my heart is broken
:17:09. > :17:15.for the Jewish community here in Belfast. When we arrived this
:17:16. > :17:20.afternoon there was a group of youths standing just here drinking,
:17:21. > :17:25.and as we walked through the gates into the Jewish section of the
:17:26. > :17:29.cemetery they could begin -- they began to shout anti-Semitic abuse.
:17:30. > :17:31.The Lord Mayor says he is determined to bring to justice those behind
:17:32. > :17:35.Friday's attack. Coming up on BBC Newsline: Find out
:17:36. > :17:38.why cows like these are top of the agenda at a big international
:17:39. > :17:47.conference in Belfast. With the schools back
:17:48. > :17:49.after the holidays this week, families are counting the cost
:17:50. > :17:51.of kitting out the children The average school uniform is ?202
:17:52. > :18:00.per child - that's ?25 higher We've already had a big response
:18:01. > :18:27.to this from parents uniformity in price of uniforms.
:18:28. > :18:31.I usually end up having to buy trousers quite a few times
:18:32. > :18:41.throughout the year. They tend to rip at the knees. I can base -- I
:18:42. > :18:45.can be buying for five extra pairs. Some shops have savings clubs where
:18:46. > :18:56.parents can pay a little off during the year. Some of them have to be
:18:57. > :19:02.officially made. Why do you think U is so expensive? It depends on the
:19:03. > :19:09.school. We have jumpers at ?11 or ?12, it depends on what material the
:19:10. > :19:21.school once. The wearing and cost of uniform is down to the individual
:19:22. > :19:25.school. The whole issue of school uniform has got you contacting the
:19:26. > :19:30.programme in your droves. Most of you are not happy with the price of
:19:31. > :19:34.the uniform, but some people pointed out that whilst it is expensive, it
:19:35. > :19:40.is not as expensive as having to send your children to school every
:19:41. > :19:45.day in their own clothes. One viewer says it works out cheaper because it
:19:46. > :19:53.lasts a whole year, maybe even two. It is expensive to at four children.
:19:54. > :20:00.The school now dictates that you must have a school logo and the
:20:01. > :20:03.name. If it wasn't for that there would be going to a local
:20:04. > :20:09.supermarket, there are three local to me, where I can keep out each of
:20:10. > :20:13.my children for ?150 each. While parents were keen to talk about the
:20:14. > :20:17.cost, none of the schools we approached wanted to comment.
:20:18. > :20:20.And if you want to have your say on the cost of uniforms,
:20:21. > :20:22.join the conversation on our Facebook page or send
:20:23. > :20:27.Next, to a big farm conference taking place in Belfast where
:20:28. > :20:36.Experts from more than 60 countries are in town to hear how science must
:20:37. > :20:38.be harnessed to feed a growing world population.
:20:39. > :20:39.Here's our agriculture and environment correspondent
:20:40. > :20:55.If there is one thing we are good at here, it is grass. The climate means
:20:56. > :21:00.much of our livestock is raised on it. But it is more complex than just
:21:01. > :21:03.opening the doors and turning them out. There is a huge amount of
:21:04. > :21:10.science that goes into getting the biggest with -- return. That would
:21:11. > :21:14.be a big focus of a conference running in Belfast this week. At
:21:15. > :21:17.this research facility, the feared that goes into this dairy herd
:21:18. > :21:27.animal that comes out is carefully measured. The aim is to identify
:21:28. > :21:35.supercars from which we can breed super hers.
:21:36. > :21:40.In an ideal world what we want to do is breed more of the efficient cows.
:21:41. > :21:46.1500 delegates from 66 countries are at the animal science: --
:21:47. > :21:50.conference. They are looking at anything from feed efficiency to
:21:51. > :21:54.antibiotics to selective breeding across farm animals and fisheries.
:21:55. > :21:58.It is not all about profit. All of this is part of a wider
:21:59. > :22:05.debate about producing food sustainably and efficiently as
:22:06. > :22:10.possible. Places like the UK and Europe will
:22:11. > :22:14.be major engines of that revolution. The potential is fantastic in terms
:22:15. > :22:17.of what we can do, in terms of production.
:22:18. > :22:22.Particularly on the quality side. A lot of the science is about animal
:22:23. > :22:26.welfare. They happy cow is normally a productive one. Just like farm
:22:27. > :22:29.machinery, the livestock and is going hi-tech.
:22:30. > :22:32.Rory McIlroy will be the only Irish man representing Europe
:22:33. > :22:34.in this year's Ryder Cup - Stephen Watson is here
:22:35. > :22:42.Unfortunately no place in this year's team for Graeme McDowell -
:22:43. > :22:44.he's the only European golfer to have automatically qualified
:22:45. > :22:50.But after much thought, captain Darren Clarke opted
:22:51. > :22:54.for England's Lee Westwood, German Martin Kaymer and Belgian
:22:55. > :22:57.rookie Thomas Pieters as his three wild card picks for the end
:22:58. > :22:58.of September showdown at Hazeltine in Minnesota -
:22:59. > :23:07.a tough decision for Clarke to leave out his fellow countryman.
:23:08. > :23:18.It's about the dynamics and everything involved. With Lee and
:23:19. > :23:23.Maarten, they were to back row pretty obvious choices. The last one
:23:24. > :23:29.was different -- difficult. -- Martin. I had a few different people
:23:30. > :23:35.-- different people in my mind, Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald...
:23:36. > :23:42.But those two, they haven't quite been on top of their own game. So
:23:43. > :23:47.then it came down to the choices between the others. It's been an
:23:48. > :23:54.incredibly difficult decision. I haven't slept an awful lot, and
:23:55. > :24:00.having to phone Rosol yesterday was probably one of the toughest phone
:24:01. > :24:04.calls I've ever made. Ryan McGivern and Matthew Lund have
:24:05. > :24:10.been called up by Michael O'Neill for Sunday's World Cup qualifier.
:24:11. > :24:11.The pair have been drafted in after Watford defender Craig Cathcart was
:24:12. > :24:16.ruled out. Republic of Ireland manager
:24:17. > :24:18.Martin O'Neill today insisted his new contract will be
:24:19. > :24:20.signed soon, despite the agreement being announced
:24:21. > :24:22.almost three months ago. He was speaking ahead
:24:23. > :24:36.of tomorrow night's friendly I thought I was going to get away
:24:37. > :24:43.with it then! And going to excommunicate you now. Yes, we are
:24:44. > :24:52.there. It's about to be signed. In the next year and a half. It should
:24:53. > :24:54.be close. Honest. We will be reporting from the game
:24:55. > :24:56.in Dublin tomorrow. Locally there are 16 ties in all
:24:57. > :24:59.in the League Cup this evening. Holders Cliftonville are aiming
:25:00. > :25:01.to win the competition They host Lisburn Distillery,
:25:02. > :25:05.which is among the commentary games on BBC Radio Ulster Medium Wave
:25:06. > :25:09.and on the BBC Sport NI website - as is Ballymena United's home tie
:25:10. > :25:11.against Championship Two side Newington - here's
:25:12. > :25:22.manager David Jeffrey. We have gone about preparing
:25:23. > :25:37.ourselves very well in terms of information gathering. Of course
:25:38. > :25:37.they deserve respect, but we are preparing as thoroughly and
:25:38. > :25:41.professionally as we would any game. Finally this evening,
:25:42. > :25:42.news of more motorcycling success Congratulations to 15-year-old
:25:43. > :25:45.Aaron Wright from Newtonabbey, who yesterday won the British
:25:46. > :25:47.Championship KTM Cup The weather forecast
:25:48. > :26:02.is next, with Cecilia Daly. We've a bit of rain to come into
:26:03. > :26:09.night, but we don't mind too much of it comes at night time. Temperatures
:26:10. > :26:13.in many places today were up to 22 degrees including the North coast
:26:14. > :26:21.and the Antrim glands. Recently we've had some stunning sunsets.
:26:22. > :26:25.This is last night. There will be some sunsets around this evening,
:26:26. > :26:30.because the cloud's breaking up a little bit ahead of the thicker rain
:26:31. > :26:34.bearing cloud sitting out in the West, and that will bring the rain
:26:35. > :26:39.later on this evening and overnight. One area of cloud bringing to my's
:26:40. > :26:44.rain, then there is a bit of a gap for tomorrow, but this is the area
:26:45. > :26:49.of cloud which has low pressure written all over it which will bring
:26:50. > :26:55.our weather this weekend. Some wet weather to come tonight then, just a
:26:56. > :27:00.couple of hours' worth in most places. It's mild, not too breezy a
:27:01. > :27:05.night either. But the wind moves into the West tomorrow, bringing a
:27:06. > :27:09.few showers and it will also mean a cooler, fresher day particularly up
:27:10. > :27:12.towards the north coast. Still a good deal of sunshine around, and
:27:13. > :27:22.probably the best of the weather over Antrim, down into Belfast. 12
:27:23. > :27:27.showers dotted around, but a lot of the day will be dry and bright with
:27:28. > :27:30.some sunshine. It's the last day of August and the summer season. Not a
:27:31. > :27:35.bad day tomorrow. Thursday starts off pretty good, but there will be
:27:36. > :27:38.some rain moving in in the afternoon, and it gets more
:27:39. > :27:38.unsettled as we head towards the weekend.
:27:39. > :27:40.Our late summary is at half past ten.
:27:41. > :27:44.You can also keep in contact with us via Facebook and Twitter.