:00:00. > :00:12.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
:00:13. > :00:15.The headlines this Tuesday evening...
:00:16. > :00:18.The boss of Ryanair condemns the Stormont Executive for not
:00:19. > :00:32.They have to fix air passenger duty. They have to get rid of it. Stop
:00:33. > :00:34.subsidising overseas airlines. The moments just before a train
:00:35. > :00:37.driver discovered two children wandering on the line
:00:38. > :00:39.through a railway tunnel. A new insight into the methods
:00:40. > :00:41.Special Branch used to infiltrate A coming of age, and the school
:00:42. > :00:45.formal, but how a clampdown by the police on drink laws
:00:46. > :00:48.is causing an upset. I see lots of dead men here. None of
:00:49. > :00:56.them are mine. We've an interview with
:00:57. > :00:58.Northern Ireland actor Jamie Dornan as his latest film hits
:00:59. > :01:00.the big screen. Three golds and one silver
:01:01. > :01:03.in the pool in Rio - Bethany Firth comes home
:01:04. > :01:06.to the biggest prize of them all - And there's a spell of wet and windy
:01:07. > :01:10.weather on the way tomorrow. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says
:01:11. > :01:21.it's a damning indictment of the Executive that it hasn't
:01:22. > :01:24.boosted tourism and helped local airports by scrapping
:01:25. > :01:28.air passenger tax. He claims axing or reducing
:01:29. > :01:31.the charge makes better sense than recent aid deals for City
:01:32. > :01:34.of Derry Airport, Ireland's abolition of its passenger
:01:35. > :01:40.tax in 2014 is seen as one reason This report from our business
:01:41. > :01:47.correspondent Julian O'Neill. The vast majority of
:01:48. > :01:49.Northern Ireland flights are taxed at ?13 -
:01:50. > :01:53.money we pay added A better use of money - he argues -
:01:54. > :02:04.than the recent ?9 million subsidy for United Airlines
:02:05. > :02:16.and its Belfast-New York flight. Subsidising a rich American airline
:02:17. > :02:19.which will stay here for as long as it gets the subsidy and they gave
:02:20. > :02:24.this subsidy ends will leave is not a sensible use of scarce resources
:02:25. > :02:26.here in Northern Ireland. You have to fix APD. The Northern Ireland
:02:27. > :02:27.Executive have got to get rid of it. But the figures do not make
:02:28. > :02:29.it so straightforward. Removing all tax has been estimated
:02:30. > :02:32.at costing the Executive at least ?55 million,
:02:33. > :02:34.as it has to cover the loss The recent rescue packages to United
:02:35. > :02:39.and to City of Derry Airport total ?16 million, and not
:02:40. > :02:43.all of it is public money. Total abolition would
:02:44. > :02:46.require more cash. But Mr O'Leary believes at least
:02:47. > :02:49.some intervention is needed to support airport growth and,
:02:50. > :02:51.in the case of Derry, to keep what few Ryanair
:02:52. > :03:06.services which remain there. We are guaranteeing that we will
:03:07. > :03:09.continue the Derry services to Glasgow and Liverpool for summer
:03:10. > :03:14.2017 but unless there is some movement here on the APD taxes I
:03:15. > :03:15.think it is inevitable over time that the Glasgow and Liverpool
:03:16. > :03:17.services will migrate to Aldergrove. Mr O'Leary was in Northern Ireland
:03:18. > :03:20.to talk about Ryanair schedules out of Belfast International,
:03:21. > :03:22.and said the uncertainty of Brexit For the foreseeable future,
:03:23. > :03:25.expansion will be concentrated And news of a further boost
:03:26. > :03:44.for City of Derry Airport That is right. Tonight the
:03:45. > :03:48.Government is saying that as expected it will provide financial
:03:49. > :03:52.support for a new carrier to operate the Londonderry to London route
:03:53. > :03:56.service as a replacement service for the one to Stansted which Ryanair
:03:57. > :04:00.will axe from next March. The money is coming from the Department for
:04:01. > :04:05.Transport in London so that is separate to the ?7 million already
:04:06. > :04:09.announced by the Northern Ireland Executive, so a further boost for
:04:10. > :04:14.the City of Derry Airport. What happens next is that Derry City and
:04:15. > :04:17.Strabane Council will put a tender out to find a replacement airline in
:04:18. > :04:21.the knowledge that it can rely on a certain amount of financial support
:04:22. > :04:25.for that airline from the Department for Transport and London. The
:04:26. > :04:29.Government has a fund to support regional air routes, this is where
:04:30. > :04:34.the money will come from and it says it is making the announcement in
:04:35. > :04:38.principle because it accepts that Derry to London route is important
:04:39. > :04:41.for the north-west with and tourism sector. The Deputy First Minister
:04:42. > :04:44.Martin McGuinness said it was a welcome move and says there is now a
:04:45. > :04:49.compelling case for the Irish government to subsidise a route
:04:50. > :04:52.between Derry and Dublin. We will need to see about that, thank you.
:04:53. > :04:54.Shocking footage of two people narrowly avoiding being hit
:04:55. > :04:56.by the Londonderry-to-Belfast train as it passes through a tunnel has
:04:57. > :05:00.The company say that over the summer there have been more than 300
:05:01. > :05:03.incidents of pedestrians wandering onto train lines on its network.
:05:04. > :05:11.A lifeguard on duty has seen trespassers.
:05:12. > :05:18.And as the train flies on into the tunnel, this.
:05:19. > :05:20.The two people can be seen running by the tracks.
:05:21. > :05:23.They narrowly escape being hit by the train.
:05:24. > :05:26.It takes almost 17 seconds for the train to stop
:05:27. > :05:32.There were more than 300 incidents of trespassing on the railway lines
:05:33. > :05:37.They include people using the tracks and tunnels as a shortcut,
:05:38. > :05:40.young boys playing chicken on the tracks and people
:05:41. > :05:43.trying to touch trains as they fly through stations.
:05:44. > :05:45.Translink is warning that doing any of these things could have
:05:46. > :05:52.The message to people is clear and simple -
:05:53. > :05:58.If you play on the railway, there's a chance that
:05:59. > :06:03.you will get hit by a train and you could be injured and killed.
:06:04. > :06:05.Modern trains are faster and quieter, making it
:06:06. > :06:10.harder for people to hear them coming ahead.
:06:11. > :06:12.It also means there's less time for drivers to take action
:06:13. > :06:17.The trains go at 90 mph on the network, and their stopping
:06:18. > :06:20.distance could be up to three quarters of a mile.
:06:21. > :06:25.So, really, it's very, very difficult for a driver to be
:06:26. > :06:28.able to see somebody and to be able to stop the train in advance.
:06:29. > :06:30.Translink says the problem of trespassing often
:06:31. > :06:32.increases during the summer, but steps have been taken to try
:06:33. > :06:36.to reduce trespass, and people will be prosecuted where possible.
:06:37. > :06:40.These two people were lucky to get away with just scratches.
:06:41. > :06:49.The company is warning the next ones may not be so lucky.
:06:50. > :06:51.Still to come on BBC Newsline, the mystery over the portraits found
:06:52. > :07:00.in the attic of a former Belfast poor house.
:07:01. > :07:03.A man who says he was a former agent within the IRA and Sinn Fein
:07:04. > :07:05.will tonight feature in a Spotlight investigation into the secret
:07:06. > :07:12.The programme will also broadcast new revelations on the so-called
:07:13. > :07:15.Stormontgate affair and murder of Denis Donaldson.
:07:16. > :07:27.For months I have been in contact with this man. Referred to in
:07:28. > :07:31.tonight 's programme as Martin. He says he was a spy who brought
:07:32. > :07:36.Special Branch deep within the IRA and Sinn Fein. This story begins in
:07:37. > :07:40.the late 1990s. Even in the shadow of the peace process, he says he was
:07:41. > :07:46.fully aware of the risk he was taking. My handlers would have given
:07:47. > :07:52.me good advice and a bit of training. It was just basically be
:07:53. > :07:57.very, very careful with yourself and how you go about things. I was
:07:58. > :08:01.always very cautious and very strict about security. Of course, the
:08:02. > :08:09.places we would have meant would have been picked with that in mind.
:08:10. > :08:14.Over time Martin says he made the transition from being an informant
:08:15. > :08:20.to an agent, targeting specific individuals at the request of his
:08:21. > :08:24.handlers. Special Branch would always have half a dozen points to
:08:25. > :08:28.give me whenever I went to meet them. I would be fortunate enough to
:08:29. > :08:36.talk, to bump into the right people who were in the inner circles. In
:08:37. > :08:42.working for Special Branch Martin was following in a long line of
:08:43. > :08:45.informers and agents within the IRA. A well-placed and long-term agent
:08:46. > :08:53.could silently damage the IRA from the inside. The IRA was broken up
:08:54. > :09:00.into nine different structures or a levels of operations. Agents had to
:09:01. > :09:03.be selected and if possible replaced or manipulated into certain
:09:04. > :09:07.positions. And allowed to develop and grow. If you looked upon agents
:09:08. > :09:19.and there was a sort of cancer within, eight slow-growing cancer,
:09:20. > :09:24.-- they can sort of infect, as I say, other parts of the system.
:09:25. > :09:29.Informers and agents betrayed the IRA's secrets but the IRA was
:09:30. > :09:33.watching back. Tonight's programme investigates the clash between the
:09:34. > :09:37.state and the IRA in the battle for intelligence and will reveal new
:09:38. > :09:41.details on the events which ultimately led to the unmasking of
:09:42. > :09:46.Denis Donaldson, a former senior Sinn Fein official, murdered in 2006
:09:47. > :09:50.after admitting that he had been spying on the IRA for two decades.
:09:51. > :09:53.And you can see more on that on Spotlight tonight here on BBC One
:09:54. > :10:03.A former policewoman from County Tyrone has denied
:10:04. > :10:05.causing the death of a man by dangerous driving
:10:06. > :10:08.It follows a fatal crash in Omagh last October.
:10:09. > :10:11.41-year-old Eilish MacSherry leaving court in Dungannon
:10:12. > :10:15.She was a serving off-duty PSNI officer at the time of the fatal
:10:16. > :10:21.Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision.
:10:22. > :10:24.49-year-old Paul Mills, a father-of-two from
:10:25. > :10:32.In the dock today, she was quite emotional and she choked back tears
:10:33. > :10:36.She pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
:10:37. > :10:40.dangerous driving on the Clanabogan Road, failing to stop
:10:41. > :10:43.at the scene of an accident and driving while unfit
:10:44. > :10:49.Her defence barrister told the court that he had no instructions
:10:50. > :10:53.to challenge the primary facts of the case.
:10:54. > :10:55.He said that his principal issue of concern was MacSherry's "state
:10:56. > :10:57.of mind" on the night of the fatal collision.
:10:58. > :11:07.The case was adjourned for four weeks for medical reports.
:11:08. > :11:10.The future of three Jobs and Benefits offices is under threat.
:11:11. > :11:11.The offices are located in Cookstown, Ballynahinch
:11:12. > :11:16.The Department of Communities say they are holding a public
:11:17. > :11:21.consultation on the potential closures and will continue to engage
:11:22. > :11:24.with affected staff, claimants and stakeholders.
:11:25. > :11:26.The Department also confirmed that there are no plans
:11:27. > :11:28.for any redundancies and where there is a need to reduce
:11:29. > :11:32.staff, they will be offered suitable posts in another part
:11:33. > :11:40.The public service trade union NIPSA has condemned the possible closures.
:11:41. > :11:48.We are very angry and we are very worried in relation to the jobs and
:11:49. > :11:51.the services in the community, both in Cookstown and Newcastle and
:11:52. > :11:57.Ballynahinch. Our members only heard today about an hour before it went
:11:58. > :12:00.public that those officers are potentially closing at the end of
:12:01. > :12:04.this eight-week consultation period so I am sure you can appreciate how
:12:05. > :12:08.worried they stop working in those areas are and also the claimants who
:12:09. > :12:10.came into those offices, where are they going to go to claim benefits?
:12:11. > :12:14.Actor Jamie Dornan talks to us about his latest film
:12:15. > :12:24.Some schools in Londonderry have decided to move their annual formals
:12:25. > :12:28.across the border to Donegal due to the current licensing laws,
:12:29. > :12:32.which some in the sector have described as completely out of date.
:12:33. > :12:34.There've been calls for politicians at Stormont to change the law
:12:35. > :12:37.so the traditional school formal can continue beyond 9:30pm
:12:38. > :12:43.Here's our North West reporter Keiron Tourish.
:12:44. > :12:45.It's the most eagerly awaited night of the year
:12:46. > :12:48.for those students - the school formal.
:12:49. > :12:51.And at St Cecilia's College, it takes 12 months to
:12:52. > :12:57.But the law says those who're under 18 are not allowed on licensed
:12:58. > :12:59.premises which are used exclusively or mainly for the sale
:13:00. > :13:06.The police have been reminding licensees of the law,
:13:07. > :13:08.and that's prompted some schools like St Cecilia's
:13:09. > :13:23.It has been really upsetting for them because they do plan for such a
:13:24. > :13:27.long time. Some girls had hired dresses and had made hair
:13:28. > :13:30.appointments, male appointments and maybe they had a partner who was
:13:31. > :13:34.coming from England or Scotland because many of their partners and
:13:35. > :13:36.maybe at University of working somewhere else and had organised
:13:37. > :13:40.flights back on a particular date for the original former and it is
:13:41. > :13:40.all had to be changed at the drop of a hat.
:13:41. > :13:42.The students say it's a logistical nightmare.
:13:43. > :13:45.The formal is now two weeks later on a Thursday in Donegal instead
:13:46. > :13:49.of the original Friday night in Derry.
:13:50. > :13:55.To be honest I do think it is a bit of disgrace. Not as many are going
:13:56. > :14:00.to be coming to the form of this year and that is quite upsetting for
:14:01. > :14:03.a lot of the students. We have organised so much of it and it is
:14:04. > :14:10.not ruined, but we have to start again. It is a nightmare. The income
:14:11. > :14:14.generated from school formals can be quite significant. One source in the
:14:15. > :14:16.hospitality sector says the loss of such an event could be as much as
:14:17. > :14:17.?10,000. One solicitor who represents
:14:18. > :14:30.hoteliers and publicans says it's The law needs to be clarified and it
:14:31. > :14:31.needs to be changed. It is no longer fit for purpose.
:14:32. > :14:33.The Hotels Federation says formals generate ?1.4 million
:14:34. > :14:36.across Northern Ireland, and others in the industry also say
:14:37. > :14:46.We are not selling these kids alcohol, we are selling them meals
:14:47. > :14:49.and entertainment. It is not about we are trying to corrupt them. They
:14:50. > :14:53.are in a very controlled environment. We will lose out on
:14:54. > :14:54.this and there will be less people employed because of it.
:14:55. > :14:57.Just this week, a bill was placed before the Assembly to allow
:14:58. > :14:59.underage functions in licensed premised as long as no
:15:00. > :15:03.If passed it would be the middle of next year before
:15:04. > :15:14.The Justice Minister Claire Sugden says she expects a working group
:15:15. > :15:16.on the sensitive issue of fatal foetal abnormalities to report back
:15:17. > :15:21.In February MLAs rejected an attempt to change the law here to enable
:15:22. > :15:25.abortions to be carried out in cases when doctors believed an unborn
:15:26. > :15:29.child had a terminal condition, and would die in the womb
:15:30. > :15:36.Ms Sugden says an expert working group has met three times.
:15:37. > :15:43.The working trip will report to the Health Minister and myself and
:15:44. > :15:46.provide a number of recommendations in respect of this particular area.
:15:47. > :15:50.It will be then up to the Health Minister and myself to find out how
:15:51. > :15:54.we can find a way of moving forward because this will not be mine with
:15:55. > :15:57.the Health Minister's position along, any legislative changes that
:15:58. > :15:59.is being recommended will have to go through the wider Executive.
:16:00. > :16:01.Also at Stormont, the growing medical specialty of prenatal
:16:02. > :16:04.hospice care is the focus of a conference that started today.
:16:05. > :16:07.It's the care given to babies with a fatal foetal abnormality
:16:08. > :16:12.The two-day conference will look at how such services here can be
:16:13. > :16:19.improved, and it's hearing from international specialists.
:16:20. > :16:24.Even in my country we still have a long way to go because people still
:16:25. > :16:27.don't know it is out there. It is critically important to inform
:16:28. > :16:30.people of the resources that are needed and how it can only support
:16:31. > :16:35.the families on this journey and provide this compassionate care to
:16:36. > :16:36.these vulnerable family and babies who really need the help and care.
:16:37. > :16:39.Staff at the 18th century former charitable home Clifton House
:16:40. > :16:42.in North Belfast have found almost 30 oil paintings in the building's
:16:43. > :16:45.attic, but who the subjects are is a mystery that they're keen
:16:46. > :16:52.They're the mystery faces which give a glimpse into Belfast's past.
:16:53. > :16:54.These 27 portraits were discovered at the former poor house
:16:55. > :17:07.It was in a dusty attic of this building where these 27 pictures
:17:08. > :17:11.were found but that was just the beginning of the mystery. There are
:17:12. > :17:16.so many questions about these portraits and staff at Clifton House
:17:17. > :17:20.are searching for answers. We know that they were all residents in
:17:21. > :17:25.Clifton House residential home and that they were painted sometime
:17:26. > :17:28.between 1940 and 1980 but unfortunately due to the age of the
:17:29. > :17:30.paintings and of those residents, we have very little other records in
:17:31. > :17:31.our database. It's believed the man
:17:32. > :17:33.behind the paintings was Tobias Everard Spence,
:17:34. > :17:35.the former President of the Belfast Charitable Society,
:17:36. > :17:46.based at Clifton House. I think it is very unusual. I think
:17:47. > :17:51.the interesting thing, he obviously did it over a period of time. He
:17:52. > :17:54.kept coming back. I imagine it was something that really interested the
:17:55. > :17:57.people living here. I think generally in my experience people
:17:58. > :18:02.quite enjoy having their reported painted. It would have been a way
:18:03. > :18:06.that he might have created some entertainment for them. It is a
:18:07. > :18:07.great record as well of the range of people living here, the different
:18:08. > :18:09.personalities living here. While there's no price
:18:10. > :18:11.put on these paintings, they could be invaluable to family
:18:12. > :18:13.members of those who sat for Mr Spence, and it's hoped
:18:14. > :18:22.they'll be reunited. We have certainly had a number of
:18:23. > :18:25.enquiries and a couple of relatives who want to come in and actually
:18:26. > :18:29.look at the paintings and try and identify if it is a family member of
:18:30. > :18:30.theirs. It would be lovely to see the paintings being hung on somebody
:18:31. > :18:32.else's wall again. Actor Jamie Dornan returns
:18:33. > :18:35.to the big screen this week - this time as Irish Commander Pat
:18:36. > :18:38.Quinlan in the war film It's a story that has been largely
:18:39. > :18:42.airbrushed from history about a small group of Irish troops
:18:43. > :18:45.who find themselves under siege Local audiences first got to know
:18:46. > :18:53.Jamie Dornan as a psychopathic serial killer in BBC
:18:54. > :19:04.Northern Ireland's drama The Fall. I said you are struggling to
:19:05. > :19:06.understand things that way your experience.
:19:07. > :19:08.Now the Holywood, County Down-born actor is a Hollywood,
:19:09. > :19:14.You see a lot of dead men here. None of them are mine.
:19:15. > :19:17.For his latest film, to play an Irish Army officer,
:19:18. > :19:27.Trying to train up and look good with a gun in your hand, you'll also
:19:28. > :19:33.have to learn it and we would be hanged for the most part because
:19:34. > :19:37.they weren't naive to work full. We did two weeks of Boot Camp. The most
:19:38. > :19:48.viable product but was bonding with the lads. The principal cast, two
:19:49. > :19:55.Englishman and the rest were Irish. Probably bonded quicker, the Irish
:19:56. > :19:56.lads, but the in disguise. -- in disguise.
:19:57. > :19:59.The Siege of Jadotville is based on a largely forgotten story
:20:00. > :20:01.about a group of Irish soldiers on United Nations peacekeeping
:20:02. > :20:05.They held off Congolese troops until they ran out of ammunition
:20:06. > :20:14.When I started I started to discover the story had been crushed and
:20:15. > :20:19.everybody had been told not to talk about it but in the Army, those men
:20:20. > :20:20.within the army itself, a close community, were made to feel
:20:21. > :20:21.ashamed. Jamie Dornan's back on the small
:20:22. > :20:31.screen in just over a week's time What can you tease us with going
:20:32. > :20:35.into series three? There is a lot of big twists this series. It is the
:20:36. > :20:40.final series. There are big things that happened that I just couldn't
:20:41. > :20:44.touch upon without ruining it. I have been trying to work out ways of
:20:45. > :20:47.looking stuff but they are cheap to know how to say it without wrecking
:20:48. > :20:51.the story. I hear there is a lot of hospital drama. There are certainly
:20:52. > :20:54.a bit of that because of where we ended up at the end of season two
:20:55. > :20:56.but I would just say what it. They are coming!
:20:57. > :21:01.And if you can't wait for The Fall, the new film is on release now.
:21:02. > :21:04.Bethany Firth, Team GB's most decorated Paralympian in Rio,
:21:05. > :21:06.returned to Belfast today and her homecoming was upstaged by
:21:07. > :21:15.Banners, bunting, barking and Hollywood royalty -
:21:16. > :21:17.Bethany Firth's homecoming pretty much had it all.
:21:18. > :21:22.Separated for six weeks, when your pet dog Russell decides
:21:23. > :21:26.to flex a little muscle, the medals - three golds and one silver -
:21:27. > :21:31.This is the days enduring image on what was an
:21:32. > :21:39.BBC Newsline's Nigel Ringland reports.
:21:40. > :21:44.Normally Hollywood actress Kim Cattrall of sex and the city fame is
:21:45. > :21:49.the centre of attention when she walks through an airport. Not today.
:21:50. > :21:55.This was the superstar everyone was gathered to see. Happy to be home,
:21:56. > :22:00.the biggest welcome for Paralympic Golden girl Bethany Firth came from
:22:01. > :22:04.Russell. It was hard to know who was happier to see who. I am so
:22:05. > :22:07.overwhelmed and I was very emotional to see everyone here and there is a
:22:08. > :22:11.great support. I went of social media so I didn't get to see all be
:22:12. > :22:15.so bored so I can't wait to go home and look at it. Maybe it was Russell
:22:16. > :22:21.who was happiest to see you. I think it was! How much have you missed
:22:22. > :22:25.him? So much, I have been away from home for so long. Now they just get
:22:26. > :22:28.time with him which would be so good. I know when you're out there
:22:29. > :22:32.in Rio you had so many messages of support, what would you like to say
:22:33. > :22:38.to everyone who was in touch with you and your mum and dad? Yankee so
:22:39. > :22:42.much. It brought a little bit of Northern Ireland to Rio from me and
:22:43. > :22:46.I love that so much and I couldn't have done it with the IB support. It
:22:47. > :22:50.is hard to believe that Bethany only took up swimming seven years ago as
:22:51. > :22:55.a way of overcoming her fear of water. The rest is history. She was
:22:56. > :23:00.a reluctant summer. We got her into the pool. It wasn't a big deal. Mum
:23:01. > :23:04.thought we would have difficulty. She had packed two swimsuits
:23:05. > :23:09.thinking Bethany would hide one of them but we got into the pool and
:23:10. > :23:15.she went up like a fish, she was naturally talented. The magnitude of
:23:16. > :23:20.her success, three gold medals and one silver saw her return as
:23:21. > :23:26.Paralympic GB's most successful competitor. In her four races she
:23:27. > :23:30.had three PBs and the only one she didn't, she had a tummy upset that
:23:31. > :23:35.day, she still won it uncomfortably. It is a hard question to ask at the
:23:36. > :23:41.moment but she has four gold medals and at only 20 years old? She should
:23:42. > :23:48.be able to go on for at least two more Games if that is what she wants
:23:49. > :23:55.to do. She should be more in her prime even in four years' time than
:23:56. > :24:03.now. Tokyo 2020 is a long way off. First a well-deserved holiday for
:24:04. > :24:08.the local start of a summer in Rio. The Paralympics Ireland team returns
:24:09. > :24:10.to Dublin tomorrow and we'll we will be there to welcome them.
:24:11. > :24:12.World amateur boxing champion Michael Conlan is scheduled
:24:13. > :24:14.to make his professional debut on St Patrick's Day
:24:15. > :24:18.He's the first ever Irishman to sign professionally for American Bob Arum
:24:19. > :24:20.of Top Rank promotions, joining a stable which includes
:24:21. > :24:21.multiple world champion Manny Pacquiao.
:24:22. > :24:24.The deal is understood to be the most lucrative ever signed
:24:25. > :24:30.Here's Michael's father and amateur coach John Conlon.
:24:31. > :24:36.I am really happy for him. It is something that Michael always
:24:37. > :24:41.aspired to do eventually at the end of his amateur career so his career
:24:42. > :24:44.is over in the amateurs and a door opens in the professional game. Were
:24:45. > :24:48.you convicted by a given your association with the amateur game
:24:49. > :24:53.and in the corner in Rio? But really. The plan always from Michael
:24:54. > :24:59.was after this Olympic Games, really you kind of look at the Olympics and
:25:00. > :25:03.achieve two cycles, this was his second cycle, and unfortunately it
:25:04. > :25:07.didn't work out friends he is going to go pro. Don't smile, we
:25:08. > :25:12.understand it is the single most lucrative contract in the history of
:25:13. > :25:17.any Irish writer to sign pro. If such understanding? Correct. --
:25:18. > :25:21.fighter. He is going to be comfortable? I hope so. He is a
:25:22. > :25:24.smart man. He will had a big involvement in negotiations. He
:25:25. > :25:30.knows where he wants to go and what he wants. I think he is very happy
:25:31. > :25:32.the deal. Not giving much away. He is in Vegas at the moment but he is
:25:33. > :25:34.due back in a couple of days. Injured duo Craig Gilroy
:25:35. > :25:37.and Luke Marshall will miss Ulster's Pro12 match in Glasgow
:25:38. > :25:39.on Friday, but Irish internationals Rory Best and Jared Payne return -
:25:40. > :25:42.a timely boost given that Ulster have lost on their previous five
:25:43. > :25:54.outings away to the Warriors. It gives the team a lot of
:25:55. > :25:57.motivation and a lot of confidence. Obviously they are awesome players
:25:58. > :26:03.and mass of leaders in the team. They just raised the bar. It brings
:26:04. > :26:06.out the best in everyone. It is very exciting for them coming back. They
:26:07. > :26:10.think because the team is doing well, they want to impress and do
:26:11. > :26:12.even better. It is always nice to get more and more experience. It is
:26:13. > :26:14.great for us getting them back. Local football -
:26:15. > :26:16.Ballymena United begin the defence of the County Antrim Shield
:26:17. > :26:18.against Championship side Harland Wolff Welders
:26:19. > :26:28.at the Showgrounds tonight. When you are winning people are
:26:29. > :26:35.looking forward to the next game. There is healthy competition for
:26:36. > :26:38.places. I know Gary Smith very well and he has them playing very well so
:26:39. > :26:44.it will be a really tough encounter. I remember when I was watching game
:26:45. > :26:49.I went to watch Ballymena against Holland and Wolf welders at the
:26:50. > :26:53.welders ground and it was a tough game. We're expecting a very tough
:26:54. > :26:58.encounter on Tuesday night. Kick-off is at 7:45pm. I don't have a dog but
:26:59. > :27:06.if I would have one like Bethany has. Let's get the
:27:07. > :27:12.weather. What is in store? Some wet and windy weather. At least today
:27:13. > :27:16.was fairly benign. Not always the sunniest. A fair amount of cloud in
:27:17. > :27:19.the air but there was also some breaks towards the north
:27:20. > :27:24.particularly and the East. This is how it was shaping up at Limavady
:27:25. > :27:29.earlier today. Lovely blue skies. Fairweather cloud but even where it
:27:30. > :27:34.was cloudy, fairly present -- pleasant Valley Martin. A few bursts
:27:35. > :27:41.of showery rain in the West in the last hour or two but they will need
:27:42. > :27:45.a mainly dry night. Initially there are often large amounts of cloud but
:27:46. > :27:48.a bit of a breeze picking up from the south through the night and that
:27:49. > :27:52.will start to break it up again. In the countryside, down into single
:27:53. > :27:57.figures but the town is holding up at around 11 Celsius. Tomorrow the
:27:58. > :28:01.wind continues to pick up ahead of that band of rain approaching from
:28:02. > :28:05.the West. Not too bad during the morning for many of us. Although the
:28:06. > :28:08.wind will be a feature continuing to pick up, you should be a little dry
:28:09. > :28:12.and wet weather. The best sunshine probably over central and eastern
:28:13. > :28:16.areas. The cloud gathering. Persistent rain getting into parts
:28:17. > :28:19.of the West by around lunchtime. Edging Easter was probably towards
:28:20. > :28:25.the east coast by mid-afternoon. Some heavy bursts mixed in. They wet
:28:26. > :28:28.and windy spell for all of us for two or three hours and it could be
:28:29. > :28:30.fairly unpleasant for the Eastern countries come the evening rush
:28:31. > :28:36.hour. Things improved towards the West. Right into the day. That
:28:37. > :28:42.weather spells everywhere tomorrow night with easing winds. A chilly
:28:43. > :28:48.night to come and some areas could get missed fog and even a touch of
:28:49. > :28:52.grass frost. Italy start of the autumn the Canucks on Thursday. Day
:28:53. > :28:55.or night more or less equal in length of the Sun crosses the
:28:56. > :28:58.equator but we will see bright weather. The breeze picking up again
:28:59. > :29:05.with showers towards the north and west. Not too dissimilar on Friday.
:29:06. > :29:11.Friday night and Saturday, more wet and windy weather on the way. Thank
:29:12. > :29:16.you. I will be back with the latest news at 10:30pm. Keep in touch on
:29:17. > :29:17.Facebook and Twitter. From everyone on the newsline team, thanks for
:29:18. > :29:20.watching.