:00:13. > :00:16.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines this Monday
:00:17. > :00:19.evening: This couple, whose daughter was stillborn,
:00:20. > :00:21.are praised at her inquest for saving the lives
:00:22. > :00:36.We will never forget our Angel Cara. We know we cannot bring her back,
:00:37. > :00:38.but we welcome the verdict of the coroner and his findings.
:00:39. > :00:40.Arlene Foster accuses the Finance minister Mairtin O'Muilleoir
:00:41. > :00:46.of scaremongering over a warning of job losses post Brexit.
:00:47. > :00:51.New, modern, easy-to-use ticket system is to be introduced for buses
:00:52. > :00:54.and trains. But it will not be fully implemented until the year 2021.
:00:55. > :00:57.A claim for damages against this MLA over comments on Facebook
:00:58. > :01:04.Also on the programme: 30 years on - the BBC radio programme which has
:01:05. > :01:07.helped launch the careers of many local bands celebrates
:01:08. > :01:17.After an extraordinary final round, can Rory McIlroy win the
:01:18. > :01:18.championship in America? Find out shortly.
:01:19. > :01:21.And we're in for a warm and muggy night but how long
:01:22. > :01:28.I'll have your weather details later in the programme.
:01:29. > :01:30.A woman whose baby was stillborn has said a mother's intuition
:01:31. > :01:34.should not be ignored, particularly when it comes
:01:35. > :01:38.to choosing how her baby should be delivered.
:01:39. > :01:40.Michelle Rocks from Moneymore was speaking after the inquest
:01:41. > :01:45.into her daughter Cara's death in the Causeway Hospital in 2013.
:01:46. > :01:48.The coroner said in pursuing this landmark case Mrs Rocks
:01:49. > :01:54.and her husband Barry had already saved lives.
:01:55. > :02:02.Our health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly has the story.
:02:03. > :02:08.Michelle and Barry Rocks arriving at court this morning to hear the
:02:09. > :02:13.findings into their daughter's death. Cara was born at the Causeway
:02:14. > :02:16.Hospital in June 20 13. The Northern health trust has apologised for her
:02:17. > :02:23.death and accepted a series of failings. Throughout the inquest,
:02:24. > :02:26.the court heard how Michelle Rocks had repeatedly requested eight sees
:02:27. > :02:31.action. The couple's relief was obvious when in his findings the
:02:32. > :02:35.coroner said he was satisfied that Mrs Rocks had made her wishes clear,
:02:36. > :02:38.but they have been overridden by senior medics within the health
:02:39. > :02:43.trust. As well as ignoring the mother's wishes for a Caesarean
:02:44. > :02:47.section, the coroner said there was a number of missed opportunities,
:02:48. > :02:53.including that Mrs Rocks should have been considered high risk and seen
:02:54. > :02:57.by consultants. In what he described as the golden hour before the birth,
:02:58. > :03:00.he said precious time have been wasted by senior medics as the
:03:01. > :03:05.baby's heartbeat had continued to fall. He did praise the actions of
:03:06. > :03:08.the midwife. According to the coroner, Northern Ireland is the
:03:09. > :03:12.only court in the world that presently holds full inquest into
:03:13. > :03:16.stillbirths. Afterwards, speaking via their solicitor, the couple said
:03:17. > :03:23.they welcomed the verdict. A mother's in sewage -- intuition and
:03:24. > :03:29.a woman's rights to choose should be respected in all cases. We asked the
:03:30. > :03:35.doctors and midwives to treat each patient as they would do if that
:03:36. > :03:39.patient was their own mother, wife, sister or daughter. The coroner said
:03:40. > :03:44.the couple's bravery meant other lives have been saved. Closing the
:03:45. > :03:48.inquest, the coroner said that baby Cara should not be remembered as the
:03:49. > :03:52.baby who lost her life, but instead as the baby who have helped bring
:03:53. > :03:58.about positive change to antenatal care. The coroner says he intends to
:03:59. > :04:00.write to both the health and justice ministers about the findings of
:04:01. > :04:03.Cara's death. The reverberations from
:04:04. > :04:04.the UK's vote to leave Four of the political parties
:04:05. > :04:08.at Stormont have launched a formal The SDLP, Sinn Fein, Alliance,
:04:09. > :04:12.and the Green Party claim it would be unlawful to trigger Article
:04:13. > :04:16.50 of the Lisbon Treaty without first securing
:04:17. > :04:20.Parliamentary authorisation. Article 50 confirms
:04:21. > :04:24.exit from the EU. There are other legal challenges
:04:25. > :04:26.to the referendum result in London. A judge in Belfast was told today
:04:27. > :04:29.there are specific constitutional The Finance minister
:04:30. > :04:36.Mairtin O Muilleoir has warned that local jobs could be at risk
:04:37. > :04:40.if the Treasury refuses He says around 300 million pounds
:04:41. > :04:50.could be lost if London The First Minister Arlene Foster
:04:51. > :04:58.says he is scaremongering. Our Political Correspondent Stephen
:04:59. > :05:06.Walker looks at some Here we have the Hosford house
:05:07. > :05:10.homeless hostel. We have 22 individuals in there and they are
:05:11. > :05:14.looked after and cared for... Builds four years ago, this has become a
:05:15. > :05:18.Belfast landmark. A ?20 million complex at houses a church, a
:05:19. > :05:24.homeless shelter, apartments and shops. Partly funded by the EU, it
:05:25. > :05:28.is a lasting example of how EU money has changed the face of the city.
:05:29. > :05:35.The EU gave us substantial amount of money to help with the building of
:05:36. > :05:39.the building and completion. Without it, it may not have been done on
:05:40. > :05:45.this scale, it might not have happened at all. Since 1995, various
:05:46. > :05:51.peace bonds have delivered ?1.5 billion and cross-border projects
:05:52. > :05:57.have provided 820 million pounds. But those schemes are going to end.
:05:58. > :06:02.In 2020. Groups that help victims of the Troubles have benefited from EU
:06:03. > :06:06.Monday -- money, funding that is about to end. That is the fear, what
:06:07. > :06:11.will happen if the five-year programme is not in place? People
:06:12. > :06:15.are coming year on year and as a society it is only now that society
:06:16. > :06:21.is coming to have full recognition of the impact of the Troubles. Does
:06:22. > :06:24.Brexit now place the future of some groups in jeopardy? The government
:06:25. > :06:27.recognises the Dalla man says projects signed off before December
:06:28. > :06:32.this year will be guaranteed funding, even if they continue after
:06:33. > :06:38.the UK leads the EU. But Sinn Fein are worried that British government
:06:39. > :06:42.will not match EU funding. It means hundreds if not thousands of job
:06:43. > :06:46.losses. It means groups working with the disabled, they want to have the
:06:47. > :06:50.funding to do the vital work they are doing. It means there will be no
:06:51. > :06:54.work for a small business enterprises along the border. But
:06:55. > :06:59.the First Minister thinks her executive colleague is
:07:00. > :07:03.scaremongering. It is disappointing that our finance minister spends his
:07:04. > :07:08.time trying to cause alarm amongst the business community when
:07:09. > :07:11.confidence should be around politicians giving direction and
:07:12. > :07:15.saying that we are going to make a success of where we are in relation
:07:16. > :07:21.to all of this. I certainly will lead in that direction. Between now
:07:22. > :07:25.and 2020, ?500 million in peace and cross-border funding is to be made
:07:26. > :07:29.available. As people in Northern Ireland prepare for life after the
:07:30. > :07:34.European Union, one economist says people here need some new ideas.
:07:35. > :07:39.What we need to do now is really sit down, see what those European funds
:07:40. > :07:43.would be induced or, ask if we still need to be pursuing those purposes
:07:44. > :07:48.and perhaps have a totally new approach. Peace and cross-border
:07:49. > :07:52.funding was established back in the 1990s as Northern Ireland ushered in
:07:53. > :07:56.new times. Now, fresh thinking needed again as people here get
:07:57. > :07:59.ready for life after Brexit. And later in the programme
:08:00. > :08:02.we'll take a closer look at the implications Brexit has
:08:03. > :08:06.for the border. A Royal Marine from Larne
:08:07. > :08:08.who is charged with a terrorism offence relating to dissident
:08:09. > :08:10.republicanism has been 30-year-old Ciaran Maxwell appeared
:08:11. > :08:17.at Westminster Magistrates' Court where he pleaded not guilty
:08:18. > :08:22.to charges of possession of cannabis with intent to supply,
:08:23. > :08:28.and of bank card fraud. He was not asked to enter a plea
:08:29. > :08:31.to the other charge - making explosives and storing
:08:32. > :08:33.them in hides in England Northern Ireland's most senior judge
:08:34. > :08:38.has said he's "hugely disappointed" at the lack of progress on dealing
:08:39. > :08:42.with legacy inquests into more than 80 controversial killings
:08:43. > :08:45.during the Troubles. Today's statement is
:08:46. > :08:48.the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan's latest
:08:49. > :08:51.intervention on the issue. He said the Stormont Executive
:08:52. > :08:54.and UK Government have a legal obligation to ensure
:08:55. > :08:57.that the inquests are heard, Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:08:58. > :09:10.Vincent Kearney reports. Earlier this year, said that the
:09:11. > :09:17.Morgan took a very public step into a debate about the past. The Lord
:09:18. > :09:21.Chief Justice told relatives of some of those killed in the Troubles that
:09:22. > :09:24.he had a five-year plan to deal with all outstanding legacy inquest. But
:09:25. > :09:30.his request for ?10 million of funding to implement that plan was
:09:31. > :09:34.blocked by First Minister Arlene Foster. In his annual address to
:09:35. > :09:38.mark the opening of the new legal year, said Declan today made it
:09:39. > :09:44.clear he is far from happy. The Coroner's Courts will not be able to
:09:45. > :09:47.satisfy their legal obligation to deliver these inquest within a
:09:48. > :09:52.reasonable time frame in the absence of the necessary resources. I do not
:09:53. > :09:56.want us to remain in that position, since that would be yet another
:09:57. > :09:59.devastating blow to the families. I therefore call again on the local
:10:00. > :10:08.executive and legislature and on the UK Government to play their part as
:10:09. > :10:11.a matter of urgency. Those in the audience included Claire Sugden,
:10:12. > :10:15.whose department was criticised for their response to the plan.
:10:16. > :10:21.Afterwards, she agreed that action is needed. He's entirely right. Time
:10:22. > :10:24.is not on our side. We have to look towards the victims and their
:10:25. > :10:28.families and as time goes on, if we continue in the piecemeal fashion in
:10:29. > :10:33.dealing with these victims' cases that he alludes to, it is not
:10:34. > :10:37.helping anyone. First Minister Arlene Foster today says she hopes
:10:38. > :10:41.progress towards a political agreement in how to deal with the
:10:42. > :10:45.past can be made before Christmas. It is highly unusual for a Lord
:10:46. > :10:49.Chief Justice to enter a political debate. Particularly an issue as
:10:50. > :10:53.sensitive as controversial as the past. The fact that Sir Declan has
:10:54. > :10:57.now done so on a number of occasions clearly demonstrates this is an
:10:58. > :11:01.issue he feels strongly about and is unlikely to let go.
:11:02. > :11:05.A new smart card is to be introduced to make buying bus and train
:11:06. > :11:17.Hundreds of new ticketing machines are to be installed at bus
:11:18. > :11:20.But as BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson reports, passengers are going
:11:21. > :11:23.to have to be patient - the project won't be in place
:11:24. > :11:31.It's the start of a new era in public transport. Finally, one card
:11:32. > :11:34.that works on both trains and buses. Allan the big benefit is there will
:11:35. > :11:39.be one card for all travellers. That means you will be able to travel on
:11:40. > :11:44.any method of transport. You can jump on the player train, going to
:11:45. > :11:48.the city centre, then jump on a Metro bus and do some shopping and
:11:49. > :11:51.then back again. One card that does many things. You're paying for your
:11:52. > :11:57.travel and we will offer you the best value for your travel as you do
:11:58. > :12:00.it. For the people who don't trust technology, you can choose your own
:12:01. > :12:04.payment method. You can pay by cash if you want to. The ticket changes
:12:05. > :12:08.will be phased in. Passengers will be able to pay with contactless
:12:09. > :12:15.debit and credit cards by autumn 2019. The bus and train smart card
:12:16. > :12:22.will be in use by autumn 2020. The new ticket system will be complete
:12:23. > :12:27.by the spring of 2021. But that is almost five years away. Why are
:12:28. > :12:30.Translink waiting so long? Festival, this is very compact technology that
:12:31. > :12:35.we are talking about. We have to rule that out -- roll it out across
:12:36. > :12:40.the network and work in the background to make it work. Over
:12:41. > :12:45.2000 ticket machines of a bus and rail. Automatic barriers on all the
:12:46. > :12:47.train stations. This is the whole ticketing infrastructure across
:12:48. > :12:51.Northern Ireland that will change. That takes time and this investment
:12:52. > :12:57.enables us to do that. Another reason for the delay is to try not
:12:58. > :13:03.to disrupt existing bus and train services while the new system is
:13:04. > :13:07.installed. It is going to cost ?45 million and take almost five years
:13:08. > :13:09.to implement. But those behind the new project say it will be worth
:13:10. > :13:12.waiting for. A 15-year-old girl who sued
:13:13. > :13:15.a North Antrim MLA over posts Today in Ballymena a judge
:13:16. > :13:20.dismissed her claims that Paul Frew had linked her name
:13:21. > :13:22.to anti-social behaviour. She had been seeking ?5,000
:13:23. > :13:24.in damages for breach Our north east reporter
:13:25. > :13:38.Sara Girvin has the story. It was a Facebook Post about
:13:39. > :13:44.anti-social behaviour in County Antrim that saw Every brought to
:13:45. > :13:50.court by a schoolgirl. The teenager claimed he had linked her name to
:13:51. > :13:53.trouble last year, during which eggs, stones and ball bearings were
:13:54. > :13:59.thrown at people and property. The 15-year-old said the association had
:14:00. > :14:02.seen her branded in her local community, but Paul Frew said he
:14:03. > :14:07.never meant to harass the girl and was simply trying to bring
:14:08. > :14:11.anti-social behaviour to an end. Today at Ballymena Court, a judge
:14:12. > :14:15.rejected the girl's claims. In a statement, the DUP said he felt
:14:16. > :14:20.totally vindicated by the verdict. He said the court proceedings had
:14:21. > :14:25.been unsettling and that he was made to feel like a criminal. Having
:14:26. > :14:28.considered all the evidence, the judge said Paul Frew acted
:14:29. > :14:33.throughout in good faith in making considerable attempts to address the
:14:34. > :14:36.issue of anti-social behaviour in his constituency. He also said he
:14:37. > :14:40.was satisfied that Paul Frew had thought rationally about the
:14:41. > :14:44.Facebook post and formed the view that publishing them was for the
:14:45. > :14:46.purpose of preventing and detecting crime. The girl was ordered to pay
:14:47. > :14:49.Paul Frew's costs. No other EU country is as likely
:14:50. > :14:53.to be affected by Brexit as much It's long had a common
:14:54. > :14:57.travel area with the UK, there are joint commitments
:14:58. > :15:00.on Northern Ireland and there's an estimated over a billion euro
:15:01. > :15:03.in trade every week. Our Dublin correspondent
:15:04. > :15:05.Shane Harrison looks at the customs implications for the UK's only land
:15:06. > :15:20.frontier with the EU. Forget about the sunshine, there's a
:15:21. > :15:24.sense of gloom in Dublin, both about the EU commission ruling on Apple
:15:25. > :15:27.last week and about Brexit. The Irish government says it is
:15:28. > :15:32.difficult to imagine a situation arising from the UK decision where
:15:33. > :15:35.there will be no border controls on the movement of goods. Will it be
:15:36. > :15:40.like the past, when every print queues on the border at customs
:15:41. > :15:43.post? One Northern Ireland businessman doesn't think so. I
:15:44. > :15:48.cannot visualise it because with the computer system they have now, they
:15:49. > :15:55.should be able to recognise who is legal and who is not and what should
:15:56. > :15:59.be going across the border. The Norwegians outside the EU and their
:16:00. > :16:04.neighbours the Swedes, inside it, know all about cross-border
:16:05. > :16:08.problems. There are random customs checks and some video cameras on
:16:09. > :16:16.roads, but the Norwegian Embassy in Dublin says there are special rules
:16:17. > :16:19.for heavy goods vehicles. It is compulsory for the drivers of
:16:20. > :16:24.lorries to report to customs officers along the border. There are
:16:25. > :16:29.ten of those, but approximately 70 border crossings. It is just a small
:16:30. > :16:35.selection of those. They will have to declare their cargo, what they
:16:36. > :16:40.are carrying. If customs officers find anything suspicious with the
:16:41. > :16:47.declaration, they have the right to an inspection. The new technology
:16:48. > :16:53.that may help the authorities deal with future customs issues probably
:16:54. > :16:57.already exists. Traffic along the 50 motorway around Dublin used to have
:16:58. > :17:04.to stop at toll Plaza is armour but not any more. There are cameras in
:17:05. > :17:08.the gantry above a fixed point, monitoring in excess of 150,000
:17:09. > :17:11.vehicles every day. The images are sent back to a site to see if the
:17:12. > :17:15.user is a registered customer, and if payment is not forthcoming, the
:17:16. > :17:20.matter is handed over to those seeking to enforce the system. It is
:17:21. > :17:23.relatively cheap and efficient to deploy. As you can see on the toll
:17:24. > :17:28.roads around Europe, it is increasingly common to use it now.
:17:29. > :17:33.Across the different toll roads and charging schemes. It certainly could
:17:34. > :17:38.be applied by custom agencies at ports and border control points to
:17:39. > :17:43.allow vehicles to pass without needing to stop. As the UK takes the
:17:44. > :17:49.Brexit Road with all that uncertainty, we may be just a little
:17:50. > :17:56.wiser as to how the customer issue might be dealt with in future.
:17:57. > :17:58.In the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago the 16th
:17:59. > :18:01.Irish Division rose to prominence on the 3rd of September
:18:02. > :18:03.with a battle in the French village of Guillemont and later
:18:04. > :18:07.The sacrifice of the thousands of men killed or wounded
:18:08. > :18:15.Mervyn Jess was there for BBC Newsline.
:18:16. > :18:17.The village band had been rehearsing three national anthems
:18:18. > :18:22.for this special event at Guillemont in France.
:18:23. > :18:24.The Royal Irish Regiment and soldiers from the Irish Defence
:18:25. > :18:27.Forces formed the ceremonial guard at the Celtic cross erected
:18:28. > :18:30.in memory of those who died from the 16th Irish Division
:18:31. > :18:39.A rather unique ceremony on a rather special day on the Somme.
:18:40. > :18:46.It just goes to show the great cooperation that there is between
:18:47. > :18:49.the defence forces in the UK and in Ireland and in Northern Ireland and
:18:50. > :18:55.it is great to see it is all here today. In Northern Ireland, we see
:18:56. > :18:59.both communities more comfortable than ever. The Nationalists
:19:00. > :19:03.recognising it. That is a positive thing, it is important we recognise
:19:04. > :19:08.the sacrifice made 100 years ago and recognise that we have a shared
:19:09. > :19:09.history as well as shared future. The secretary of state was also
:19:10. > :19:10.there. Earlier in the day he'd gone
:19:11. > :19:13.to Thiepval Woods to visit the trenches of the 36th
:19:14. > :19:15.Ulster Division who fought alongside the 16th Irish Division
:19:16. > :19:22.at the Somme. It is very humbling, very moving. I
:19:23. > :19:27.think it is very appropriate that this area has been protected in this
:19:28. > :19:33.way to give many people that chance to come here to see the woods, to
:19:34. > :19:38.see the trench network, and to get a sense in a very small way as to the
:19:39. > :19:41.horror and the nature of the conflict of the Great War.
:19:42. > :19:43.Two VCs awarded to soldiers from 16th Irish Division
:19:44. > :19:46.at battle of Guillemont - one of them to Pte Thomas Hughes
:19:47. > :19:48.from County Monaghan who was with the Connaught Rangers.
:19:49. > :19:51.His family were at the weekend ceremony.
:19:52. > :20:00.It is something that has only come to light the last couple of years. I
:20:01. > :20:10.knew nothing about it until the family history was researched. Very
:20:11. > :20:15.brave, very proud. With the priest process, people are comfortable,
:20:16. > :20:22.coming to events like this. Lots of people from rib Republic of Ireland.
:20:23. > :20:25.A really good day, cementing cross-border relationships. This was
:20:26. > :20:29.a special moments today when British and Irish, long divided by history,
:20:30. > :20:32.where United in remembering the sacrifice of young Irishman who died
:20:33. > :20:39.fighting here at the Somme. Remembering those who lost their
:20:40. > :20:42.lives 100 years ago. A BBC Radio Ulster programme
:20:43. > :20:45.in which many local bands took their first steps to stardom
:20:46. > :20:47.is marking a significant And there is a special concert
:20:48. > :20:50.celebrating those 30 Our arts correspondent Robbie
:20:51. > :21:04.Meredith dropped into rehearsals Here at the Ulster Hall,
:21:05. > :21:12.preparations are going on behind me for a very special birthday party.
:21:13. > :21:19.Who is coming to help you celebrate? Two staples from the last 30 years,
:21:20. > :21:27.Therapy? And Divine Comedy. Two new acts are on the bill. They paused
:21:28. > :21:39.their soundtrack to chat to you -- sound check.
:21:40. > :21:46.Michael McKeegan from Therapy? . You will be on this station at making a
:21:47. > :21:52.lot of noise. Therapy? Began digging in local venues, but how was it for
:21:53. > :21:56.you playing as a band to bring it to a wider audience? It was almost a
:21:57. > :22:01.validation of how you are doing it. A lot of people would hear our
:22:02. > :22:05.music. When you get your song paid on the radio, you get a bit of money
:22:06. > :22:11.and you're able to buy more guitar strings or a new amp. It is very
:22:12. > :22:16.important for young bands. The radio play is the start of it. We have
:22:17. > :22:19.been able to embrace social networks with our show tonight going out on
:22:20. > :22:25.the radio Ulster website live tonight.
:22:26. > :22:34.# I hold you in my arms... Thanks very much, have a really good
:22:35. > :22:40.night. You will be able to see the concert live on the BBC radio Ulster
:22:41. > :22:42.website and also on BBC radio Ulster itself.
:22:43. > :22:46.Stephen Watson's here with the sport - and a quite amazing round of golf
:22:47. > :22:58.A round which has secured Rory a victory in the Deutche Bank
:22:59. > :23:01.Championship and over one and a half million dollars.
:23:02. > :23:03.He also moves into fourth place in the Fed Ex series,
:23:04. > :23:09.which has has an incredible first prize of over ten million!
:23:10. > :23:11.Rory McIlroy started this morning six shots off the lead with
:23:12. > :23:15.But he's not a four-time Major champion for nothing.
:23:16. > :23:25.There have been times this year when Rory McIlroy's putting has let him
:23:26. > :23:28.down. Not today. A six shot gap between Paul Casey disappeared
:23:29. > :23:32.inside the front nine as the Hollywood man owned the greens. He
:23:33. > :23:41.sunk four birdies and an eagle to share the lead. He's done it. Casey
:23:42. > :23:50.has company in the shape of Rory McIlroy. Then he moved ahead into
:23:51. > :23:55.the sole lead on the 12th. A drop shot on the 17th meant victory was
:23:56. > :23:59.still not assured, but as current clubhouse leader, Rory McIlroy looks
:24:00. > :24:03.like securing a first win since the Irish open in May.
:24:04. > :24:09.We will be a date you again in a minute.
:24:10. > :24:11.Northern Ireland opened their World Cup qualifying campaign
:24:12. > :24:14.last night with a battling 0-0 draw away to the Czech Republic.
:24:15. > :24:17.It wasn't a classic game by any stretch of the imagination -
:24:18. > :24:19.but that result means Michael O'Neill's men earn
:24:20. > :24:21.what could eventually prove to be a vital point in the group.
:24:22. > :24:27.This was a tough looking opening fixture for Northern Ireland, and
:24:28. > :24:40.the hosts looked dangerous early in the game. But Northern Ireland also
:24:41. > :24:44.looked lively on the break. The second half would see a real test of
:24:45. > :24:47.my colonial's men as a Czechoslovakian 's press for a
:24:48. > :24:56.winner. But they couldn't convert their openings in front of goal. The
:24:57. > :25:05.Czechoslovakian 's edged closer and closer, but somehow couldn't score.
:25:06. > :25:09.It was a great result. The Czech Republic are appalled to team. We
:25:10. > :25:13.came in the first half and played some good football. We should have
:25:14. > :25:16.done better than we did and the counter attack came under a bit of
:25:17. > :25:20.pressure in the second half. That as a consequence of having four players
:25:21. > :25:23.starting in a team that have very little first-team football this
:25:24. > :25:27.year. That is a challenge we place for -- challenge we face. Next up
:25:28. > :25:31.for Northern Ireland, the first home fixture of the qualifying campaign
:25:32. > :25:34.against San Marino on the 8th of October.
:25:35. > :25:36.Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland squad are in Belgrade
:25:37. > :25:38.for their opening World Cup qualifier of the campaign.
:25:39. > :25:41.They face Serbia tonight and the manager is predicting both
:25:42. > :25:43.a tight group and a tough opening game.
:25:44. > :25:57.I think in this competition, I think that it will be so tight, so so
:25:58. > :26:01.tired, that every point will be valuable and I think that nobody
:26:02. > :26:04.will run away with this group at all. It will be very tight. I just
:26:05. > :26:16.think that every point is valuable. Rory McIlroy on the verge of winning
:26:17. > :26:19.the championship. His nearest challenger has two macro shots to
:26:20. > :26:26.play. It looks like Rory McIlroy will get it.
:26:27. > :26:32.The kids are back to school and we have good weather. 24 degrees,
:26:33. > :26:36.meaning a warm and muggy nights tonight. Temperatures will fall
:26:37. > :26:41.below 18 or 19 degrees for some of us. If they don't fall lower than
:26:42. > :26:44.18.3, it will be the warmest September night on record. I will
:26:45. > :26:49.let you know tomorrow if we beat it. A rather humid start to tomorrow. A
:26:50. > :27:01.lot of cloud around, more so than today. At times, thick enough to
:27:02. > :27:03.give us some patchy light rain and drizzle. Not going to amount to very
:27:04. > :27:05.much, but it will affect almost everywhere as we make our way
:27:06. > :27:08.through the afternoon. Temperatures of 20 or 21 degrees, maybe a touch
:27:09. > :27:11.higher if we get any breaks in the clouds to allow the sunshine to come
:27:12. > :27:14.through. The bulk of the wet weather will sit across Ulster and piles of
:27:15. > :27:21.chronic. Drier and warm south of that. We could see some coastal fog
:27:22. > :27:24.beginning to form, as well. For us into tomorrow evening, the odd patch
:27:25. > :27:28.of light rain and drizzle will continue and it will stay the course
:27:29. > :27:32.as we make our way overnight into Wednesday. Another one and muggy
:27:33. > :27:36.night on the cards. 16 or 17 degrees. As for the rest of the
:27:37. > :27:40.week, it will be unsettled at times. Outbreaks of rain, not all the time,
:27:41. > :27:46.and it is certainly looking as though it will turn cooler.
:27:47. > :27:53.Harry Ferguson, the genius inventor from County Down,