:00:14. > :00:20.The Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams rejects claims that he
:00:21. > :00:27.authorised the murder of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson.
:00:28. > :00:38.It is daily that I'd categorically and specifically denied. -- a live.
:00:39. > :00:41.Masked men smash up two houses in Larne, one of them the home
:00:42. > :00:43.of a man arrested recently by police investigating dissident
:00:44. > :00:46.Sufferers of fibromyalgia welcome news that it's finally
:00:47. > :00:48.recognised as a long-term health condition here.
:00:49. > :00:50.Japanese knotweed - should new penalties be introduced
:00:51. > :00:59.Crowds of family and supporters welcome home Team Ireland
:01:00. > :01:03.from their medal-winning triumphs at the Paralympics.
:01:04. > :01:06.Yesterday he signed a lucrative professional contract in Las Vegas.
:01:07. > :01:08.Today back in Belfast, Michael Conlon goes toe-to-toe
:01:09. > :01:29.The Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has denied claims in last night's
:01:30. > :01:32.BBC Spotlight programme that he sanctioned the murder
:01:33. > :01:36.Mr Donaldson was shot dead months after admitting
:01:37. > :01:43.A man who says that he was a former IRA and Sinn Fein member turned
:01:44. > :01:45.British agent told Spotlight that Gerry Adams would have given
:01:46. > :01:51.The SDLP leader says it's now time for Mr Adams to retire.
:01:52. > :01:54.Here's our political correspondent Gareth Gordon.
:01:55. > :01:59.Denis Donaldson was shot dead at this Donegal cottage in 2006,
:02:00. > :02:02.months after admitting he'd been working for British intelligence
:02:03. > :02:10.At the time, Denis Donaldson was a Sinn Fein administrator at Stormont.
:02:11. > :02:12.In last night's BBC Spotlight, another informer -
:02:13. > :02:15.who wished to remain anonymous - claims Gerry Adams
:02:16. > :02:23.I know from my experience in the IRA that murders have to be approved
:02:24. > :02:28.They have to be given approval by the leadership of the IRA
:02:29. > :02:30.and the military leadership of the IRA.
:02:31. > :02:32.Who are you specifically referring to?
:02:33. > :02:43.And today Mr Adams had his say on the allegation.
:02:44. > :02:53.It is a lie and I totally categorically and specifically deny
:02:54. > :02:57.it. What will you be doing about it? It is in the hands of my solicitor
:02:58. > :03:04.at this time but we have to look at the agenda. The person who made this
:03:05. > :03:08.allegation, anonymous, unnamed, self-professed agent of the British
:03:09. > :03:10.state. That this is an attempt to rewrite history.
:03:11. > :03:13.It's not the first time Gerry Adams has had to issue
:03:14. > :03:18.One of his opponents says he should now leave the political stage.
:03:19. > :03:24.I think it is time now for politics to move on. I think it's time for
:03:25. > :03:29.Sinn Fein to move on. Aren't never going to be able to get away from
:03:30. > :03:32.all these accusations until Gerry Adams retires and I think it is
:03:33. > :03:38.about time after a 33 years that he does that. Others say a simple
:03:39. > :03:44.denial from the Gerry Adams is not enough. He should take legal action
:03:45. > :03:47.against the BBC if he feels these claims are incorrect. If he does
:03:48. > :03:52.that then we would know that there is no foundation to this accusation.
:03:53. > :03:56.If he does not then it is clear he has got something to hide so I would
:03:57. > :04:00.call on him and the ball is in his court for him to decide whether or
:04:01. > :04:02.not he will hold the BBC to task on these claims.
:04:03. > :04:05.The BBC said the Spotlight programme dealt with matters of great public
:04:06. > :04:08.interest and it stood by its journalism.
:04:09. > :04:12.The home of a man who was questioned last month on suspicion of dissident
:04:13. > :04:16.republican activity has been attacked by a masked gang in Larne.
:04:17. > :04:19.In a separate incident, another house in the town had
:04:20. > :04:22.windows and doors broken in the early hours of this morning.
:04:23. > :04:26.Our north east reporter Sara Girvin has the story.
:04:27. > :04:30.Armed with hatchets and stones, masked men attacked this family home
:04:31. > :04:34.on Larne's Seahill Road at around 1:20am this morning.
:04:35. > :04:38.The 27-year-old man who lives here was questioned by police
:04:39. > :04:42.last month on suspicion of dissident republican activity.
:04:43. > :04:45.He was later released without charge.
:04:46. > :04:48.His heavily pregnant partner and two small children were also
:04:49. > :04:52.in the property at the time, but were uninjured.
:04:53. > :04:54.Their house has been targeted before, last Christmas,
:04:55. > :04:57.but the family say while this morning's incident has
:04:58. > :05:02.left them terrified, they won't be moving out.
:05:03. > :05:04.In a separate incident, a house on Fleet Street in the town
:05:05. > :05:10.The couple in their 20s who live here weren't injured,
:05:11. > :05:15.Their children weren't at home at the time,
:05:16. > :05:18.but they believe a brick that came through their young son's window
:05:19. > :05:23.could have left him seriously injured, or worse.
:05:24. > :05:25.The two householders, who didn't want to appear on camera,
:05:26. > :05:27.were woken by banging and smashing in their home just
:05:28. > :05:33.The man then came downstairs where he was confronted at the back
:05:34. > :05:36.door by two masked men carrying hatchets and trying to gain entry
:05:37. > :05:43.He now says his family are too frightened to stay here.
:05:44. > :05:45.Both families told the BBC they believe the attacks
:05:46. > :05:49.on their homes were sectarian and that they were targeted
:05:50. > :05:53.The PSNI say that is one line of enquiry.
:05:54. > :05:56.They're also working to establish whether there is a link
:05:57. > :05:59.between the two incidents and a car later found burned out in a field
:06:00. > :06:07.Four men are still being questioned after searches in Lurgan
:06:08. > :06:11.by police investigating dissident republican activity.
:06:12. > :06:14.A number of searches have been carried out in the town centre
:06:15. > :06:19.Some homes in Woodville Avenue were evacuated this morning.
:06:20. > :06:21.Three of the men were detained in Lurgan and a fourth
:06:22. > :06:27.A UK technology firm is to create almost 100 jobs
:06:28. > :06:33.Metaswitch makes software for the telecoms industry.
:06:34. > :06:36.The jobs will be a mixture of research and technical
:06:37. > :06:38.support roles, with average salaries of ?27,500.
:06:39. > :06:43.Here's our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell.
:06:44. > :06:45.Metaswitch makes products for the world's big
:06:46. > :06:50.It's got plans for growth and it's chosen Belfast
:06:51. > :06:56.These are jobs for software engineers, but the firm says it
:06:57. > :07:09.As far as graduate recruitment, we look across all disciplines, not
:07:10. > :07:15.just computer scientists. We do a terrific training scheme ourselves
:07:16. > :07:21.and we are being held by the economy here to build a specific centre of
:07:22. > :07:26.excellence training academy. We are looking for people who love
:07:27. > :07:29.problem-solving and who have great communication skills and we can
:07:30. > :07:30.train them how to be great software engineers.
:07:31. > :07:34.They've only been talking to Invest NI for about three months.
:07:35. > :07:36.The project will be supported with government
:07:37. > :07:47.This is more good news for Northern Ireland with 94 new jobs being
:07:48. > :07:51.created and I think it shows that Northern Ireland remains a very good
:07:52. > :07:53.place for companies to invest. This investment was one that is highly
:07:54. > :07:56.competitive and could have gone anywhere in Northern Ireland and
:07:57. > :08:01.they have beaten the competitors because of the low costs and labour
:08:02. > :08:02.and property but we also have a talented workforce and they are able
:08:03. > :08:03.to avail of this. Metaswitch said the EU
:08:04. > :08:05.referendum has had no impact They're in a fast-moving sector
:08:06. > :08:09.and can't wait for the Brexit And indeed the Office
:08:10. > :08:13.for National Statistics said today that so far the Brexit vote has had
:08:14. > :08:17.little impact on the UK economy. But they've also cautioned
:08:18. > :08:21.that we can't be confident How bogland moss could help
:08:22. > :08:32.in the fight against climate change. Stormont's former Finance
:08:33. > :08:34.Minister Sammy Wilson, who recommended businessman
:08:35. > :08:38.Frank Cushnahan for Nama's Northern Ireland advisory committee,
:08:39. > :08:40.has defended his decision Last week a BBC Spotlight programme
:08:41. > :08:47.broadcast a recording made in 2012 in which Mr Cushnahan
:08:48. > :08:50.was given a ?40,000 cash He has consistently denied any
:08:51. > :08:58.wrongdoing in relation to his role. Sammy Wilson said it should be
:08:59. > :09:14.the police who decide He did a good job when I was in the
:09:15. > :09:21.Department. He made firm representations for Northern Ireland
:09:22. > :09:26.with banana and glamour had a big influence of course on lots of
:09:27. > :09:29.properties is. As far as I am concerned this is an issue which the
:09:30. > :09:32.police will deal with. After years of campaigning,
:09:33. > :09:35.people with fibromyalgia say they're relieved it's finally
:09:36. > :09:38.being recognised as a long-term The symptoms, which include chronic
:09:39. > :09:42.pain and fatigue, are often But following a campaign
:09:43. > :09:46.by the Patient and Client Council, specialist services are to be
:09:47. > :09:48.established, including more Our Health Correspondent
:09:49. > :09:50.Marie-Louise Connolly reports. For Martina Marks, it's
:09:51. > :09:53.all about managing her pain. A combination of tablets,
:09:54. > :09:57.exercise and a change of lifestyle means that
:09:58. > :10:08.living with fibromyalgia I have lived with the pain for so
:10:09. > :10:12.long now. I don't really know what it is like to be without pain stop
:10:13. > :10:18.you always have pain of some description. Sometimes it is not
:10:19. > :10:19.your main symptom. Sometimes fatigue can be very overbearing.
:10:20. > :10:22.Fibromyalgia is one of those conditions that's baffled health
:10:23. > :10:26.While the symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue and memory loss can be
:10:27. > :10:28.severe, as nothing is revealed in a scan, it can be
:10:29. > :10:35.But there's a real appetite now to address that.
:10:36. > :10:37.At this conference in Belfast, health professionals called
:10:38. > :10:45.for greater awareness and understanding of the condition.
:10:46. > :10:51.The difficulty with fibromyalgia is there is no specific blood test or
:10:52. > :10:54.abnormality on a scan that enables health care professionals to make
:10:55. > :10:58.the diagnosis. That has traditionally been the problem. It
:10:59. > :11:01.doesn't mean there isn't a real problem for that individual but it
:11:02. > :11:05.means to the doctor or health care professional can not make a
:11:06. > :11:06.diagnosis that which they feel secure.
:11:07. > :11:08.As there can be some scepticism about the condition,
:11:09. > :11:10.three years ago the group that represents patients
:11:11. > :11:22.One in five people in Northern Ireland live with chronic pain on a
:11:23. > :11:24.daily basis. Within that group of patients, we find that a significant
:11:25. > :11:30.number of people who were suffering from fibromyalgia and they were
:11:31. > :11:32.telling us they were finding it very difficult to have their voice heard
:11:33. > :11:32.and for the condition to be believed.
:11:33. > :11:35.Now acknowledged as a long-term condition, plans are underway
:11:36. > :11:40.to have dedicated services across the Health Trusts.
:11:41. > :11:43.But according to those who've been campaigning, the biggest
:11:44. > :11:51.breakthrough is finally having their concerns taken seriously.
:11:52. > :12:00.A teenager has been arrested after police described as hate crime
:12:01. > :12:03.incident in Londonderry. The PSNI were called to the youth club last
:12:04. > :12:08.night after it was reported a number of youths had gathered outside. They
:12:09. > :12:11.were stopping young people inside the club from leaving and they were
:12:12. > :12:13.verbally abusive and three a number of items at a car. They ran off
:12:14. > :12:19.after police arrived at the scene. Northern Ireland needs
:12:20. > :12:21.to act now to prepare for the effects of climate change,
:12:22. > :12:23.a senior government Lord Krebs helps advise government
:12:24. > :12:26.on greenhouse gas emissions. He says flooding is the biggest
:12:27. > :12:28.risk here, with about So, with that warning,
:12:29. > :12:32.what chance is there that climate change legislation
:12:33. > :12:33.could be introduced here? Our Agriculture and
:12:34. > :12:34.Environment Ccorrespondent At first glance, it may not look
:12:35. > :12:41.like a battleground in the fight But the 11,000 acres of upland bog
:12:42. > :12:47.is part of an innovative project to revive a key habitat
:12:48. > :13:02.and cut carbon emissions. When Pete and has been heavily
:13:03. > :13:06.drained and is in poor order it is actively pumping out carbon. But
:13:07. > :13:11.when it has been restored as it has been here, then not only is clocking
:13:12. > :13:13.in what already there, it is sucking even more out of the environment.
:13:14. > :13:17.The RSPB has worked with NI Water to revive this landscape.
:13:18. > :13:20.They've blocked old drains to bring the water back,
:13:21. > :13:29.encouraging the growth of a moss which is the bedrock of blanket bog.
:13:30. > :13:36.It is mainly the Mars is that you find across the site here. Over time
:13:37. > :13:38.breaking down the foliage and storing the carbon and soils in the
:13:39. > :13:40.heat which happens over millennia. The Garron Plateau Project
:13:41. > :13:42.was mentioned in a publication on climate change by
:13:43. > :13:44.government advisers. Today one of them was in Belfast,
:13:45. > :13:57.with a report on the risks We already know that here in Belfast
:13:58. > :14:01.there are 16,000 properties at risk of flooding. Northern Ireland White
:14:02. > :14:05.probably about 60,000. As a result of increased rainfall intensity, we
:14:06. > :14:08.18% of Northern Ireland's greenhouse gas come
:14:09. > :14:10.from electricity generation - burning gas for power.
:14:11. > :14:13.The vehicles we drive contribute around the same amount.
:14:14. > :14:16.At 29% agriculture - a key part of the economy -
:14:17. > :14:23.We're the only devolved administration without its own
:14:24. > :14:27.It would mean targets for cutting emissions.
:14:28. > :14:31.That's something farmers don't favour.
:14:32. > :14:38.It is one of the major concerns. If unrealistic targets are set out
:14:39. > :14:40.industry, we couldn't compete. Climate change is a current
:14:41. > :14:43.challenge, but it looks like a local bill is still some way off,
:14:44. > :14:45.with authorities here saying only An Ulster Unionist MLA says he plans
:14:46. > :14:54.to propose a private members bill to help tackle the problem
:14:55. > :15:00.of Japanese knotweed. Robin Swann wants to see tougher
:15:01. > :15:02.penalties for landowners who don't deal with the invasive plant,
:15:03. > :15:17.similar to laws that are already Japanese knotweed was first
:15:18. > :15:20.introduced here over a century ago. It can grow eight inches a day and
:15:21. > :15:25.is strong enough to break through concrete. Yesterday the agriculture
:15:26. > :15:28.and Environment Minister Michelle McIlveen told the Assembly that a
:15:29. > :15:35.regional eradication programme would be very costly. This North Belfast
:15:36. > :15:42.home is adjacent to a piece of waste ground where the plant is rampant.
:15:43. > :15:45.There is a human cost to this. This is devastating our lives to a
:15:46. > :15:50.certain extent. It has taken over. Our lives, or property has been
:15:51. > :15:55.devalued by 40% because of that. Somebody has got to do something. It
:15:56. > :15:59.is a public nuisance. And Adrian, you're not in the best of health,
:16:00. > :16:02.you might need to sell soon and couldn't at the moment? That is
:16:03. > :16:06.true. I don't know what is round the corner. My health has gone bad but
:16:07. > :16:11.as the estate agent said, no one will buy the house, no one wants to
:16:12. > :16:14.seek knotweed, they will run a mile. Part of the problem for the
:16:15. > :16:19.Atkinsons is that no one will take responsibility for the waste ground.
:16:20. > :16:22.They have had to go and appoint a solicitor to take on their case to
:16:23. > :16:27.try and find an owner and that is the position you find yourself in.
:16:28. > :16:30.You have to take out a civil action whereas if you live on mainland UK
:16:31. > :16:35.you can go to the local council and say you have a problem, Japanese
:16:36. > :16:39.knotweed is moving onto my property, I need help. Any public body that
:16:40. > :16:43.they come up against say it is an Assembly problem and there is no
:16:44. > :16:46.legislation that enables them either to put enforcement on the landowner
:16:47. > :16:50.or to seek redress if there is landowner. It needs legislation to
:16:51. > :16:53.be able to drive that and give it a purpose that somebody somewhere has
:16:54. > :16:59.to take action and tackle the problem. In the meantime people like
:17:00. > :17:01.them remain in limbo, but they are hopeful the minister will accept an
:17:02. > :17:03.invitation to visit their home. Boxer Michael Conlan on why
:17:04. > :17:08.he believes he's picked the best promoter to help him to success
:17:09. > :17:17.in the professional ring. More than 3000 schoolchildren came
:17:18. > :17:19.together today in Lisburn to mark The event took place
:17:20. > :17:25.at the former Maze site, They came from all over
:17:26. > :17:32.Northern Ireland to talk peace on a site where there had been
:17:33. > :17:34.little in the past. The point of it is to celebrate
:17:35. > :17:40.peace in the Maze Long Kesh, because now it's a new exhibition
:17:41. > :17:42.centre and we're looking to kind of rebuild the place
:17:43. > :17:44.and symbolise peace today. The event stemmed
:17:45. > :17:47.from one man's idea. About five years ago I had an idea
:17:48. > :17:51.that it was time to turn to young people to write peace pledges,
:17:52. > :17:53.expressions of what young people think we need to be
:17:54. > :17:56.doing to live better. And today we have 407
:17:57. > :18:00.schools represented here, this mobilisation of young people
:18:01. > :18:08.whose time has come. And it's a time they want
:18:09. > :18:22.to make the most of. It is an opportunity to tell the
:18:23. > :18:26.world we are taking piece seriously and time to take a stand. Just
:18:27. > :18:32.because we are young doesn't mean we can't do stuff.
:18:33. > :18:34.With 30 other countries involved, one war-torn state
:18:35. > :18:39.The message is, it's not about the politics.
:18:40. > :18:41.It's about the people - the people on standby,
:18:42. > :18:47.whose lives have been stopped, whose lives have been destructed
:18:48. > :18:51.and it's for them that we need to do the peace and think about it
:18:52. > :18:53.and think about a process that will put their lives
:18:54. > :18:57.Each school's peace pledge was engraved on a leaf and placed
:18:58. > :19:00.on a metal tree sculpture - along with some from a few people
:19:01. > :19:04.Well, my peace pledge was very straightforward.
:19:05. > :19:07.I pledged to work tirelessly with everyone to ensure tolerance,
:19:08. > :19:09.equality and mutual respect to become the bedrock
:19:10. > :19:18.So, I think it's a wonderful thing to do, particularly on this,
:19:19. > :19:23.The tree will become a piece of public art at the Maze to remind
:19:24. > :19:29.the young people and all who see it of the promises they made.
:19:30. > :19:31.Ireland's Paralympians have arrived home from Rio.
:19:32. > :19:37.A big turnout at Dublin Airport for the homecoming.
:19:38. > :19:39.Yes, Tara ? friends, family, a phalanx of photographers
:19:40. > :19:45.Among the many delighted to be back home, Eglinton sprinter Jason Smyth
:19:46. > :19:50.here with wife Elise and baby Evie, Jason,
:19:51. > :19:52.of course a gold medallist, along with Glengormley's Michael
:19:53. > :19:55.McKillop, and as Thomas Niblock reports, both are already targeting
:19:56. > :20:09.The colour and the crowds arrived at Dublin this afternoon to welcome
:20:10. > :20:13.home heroes. Paralympic gold medals for both Jason Smyth and Michael
:20:14. > :20:21.McKillop is he led team Ireland home. Jason's wife and baby daughter
:20:22. > :20:25.were there to say hello to daddy, all adding to an incredible
:20:26. > :20:28.Paralympic experience. I suppose it is like a fairy tale. It keeps
:20:29. > :20:32.happening but you wonder when it will end. It would be incredible to
:20:33. > :20:38.go to a fourth consecutive Paralympic Games. And winning gold.
:20:39. > :20:42.To be honest, I want to keep my unbeaten record going. If I could
:20:43. > :20:47.get to a point in my career where I have a number of consecutive Games
:20:48. > :20:53.and go unbeaten Michael career that would be pretty impressive. So,
:20:54. > :20:57.Jason Smyth is aiming for Tokyo but he is not the only one. I hope and
:20:58. > :21:01.pray that I will be in Tokyo because that's where I want to go and
:21:02. > :21:05.retire. It is also a place that my fiance will get to go and watch me
:21:06. > :21:10.compete in the Paralympic Games and you will probably be my wife by
:21:11. > :21:18.then. That be nice. Probably or definitely? Definitely. For me, she
:21:19. > :21:24.didn't get to go to Rio and witness me retain my type. Hopefully I can
:21:25. > :21:31.perform and do it in front of her and walk away content from the
:21:32. > :21:34.track. Four Paralympic golds for McKillop he has achieved at all but
:21:35. > :21:40.sometimes the small things mean the most. A young girl and mum travel
:21:41. > :21:46.from Ballycastle specifically to see me. They get up at 6am just to see
:21:47. > :21:51.me and that is emotional because it shows that people see me as their
:21:52. > :21:58.inspiration. She broke into tears. It is just incredible. Beijing,
:21:59. > :22:01.London and Rio Don, EV probably won't remember today but the good
:22:02. > :22:13.news is she will be old enough to watch daddy in Tokyo. We know that
:22:14. > :22:14.three local Olympians will not be there.
:22:15. > :22:16.The exodus of Irish fighters from the amateur to professional
:22:17. > :22:19.Last week Paddy Barnes, yesterday Michael Conlon,
:22:20. > :22:21.today Stephen Donnelly who fought in Rio also confirmed
:22:22. > :22:24.he is turning pro - the 28-year-old from Ballymena
:22:25. > :22:29.is mulling over offers from promoters in both the UK and USA.
:22:30. > :22:34.Meanwhile, having signed on the dotted line with Top Rank
:22:35. > :22:36.promotions in Las Vegas yesterday, Michael Conlon was briefly back
:22:37. > :22:42.BBC Newsline's Thomas Kane caught up with him.
:22:43. > :22:44.Many of the biggest names in professional boxing were battling
:22:45. > :22:47.to sign Ireland's first ever male amateur world champion.
:22:48. > :22:54.But Conlan feels that he has picked the perfect promoter.
:22:55. > :23:07.All boxers have been with Top Rank, Muhammad Ali, Mayweather, Oscar De
:23:08. > :23:15.La Hoya, they see me as the hottest prospect since back in the day. I
:23:16. > :23:17.see myself as going to be Ireland was my greatest ever fighter and
:23:18. > :23:18.hopefully a world champion. The 24-year-old will be based
:23:19. > :23:21.on the West Coast of America, and in March will make his debut
:23:22. > :23:32.in one of the most famous boxing They have put it looking down on the
:23:33. > :23:36.theatre in Madison Square Garden. It is amazing. People dream of this as
:23:37. > :23:41.the pinnacle fate of their career. Every Irish fighter once to fight
:23:42. > :23:42.there. Fighting there on St Patrick's Day will be unreal.
:23:43. > :23:45.As a professional, Conlan is likely to fight at super bantamweight
:23:46. > :23:47.or at featherweight - a division in which Carl Frampton
:23:48. > :23:59.That is miles away from the up-to-the-minute. Hopefully one day
:24:00. > :24:04.it happens, Carl Frampton is probably Ireland's greatest fighter.
:24:05. > :24:09.I want to surpass that obviously. Every guy who is a fighter does. He
:24:10. > :24:16.is an amazing champion and he is so strong. By that time he could be
:24:17. > :24:19.finished boxing. It is unsure. Whatever happens he is a great
:24:20. > :24:23.champion and I would love to fight him. Michael Conlon acknowledges he
:24:24. > :24:27.has a lot to learn but he wants to progress through the ranks quickly
:24:28. > :24:37.and feels that he can make it to the very top of the professional game.
:24:38. > :24:39.It took extra time for Glentoran to eventually beat Ballyclare Comrades
:24:40. > :24:41.1-0 in last night's County Antrim Shield.
:24:42. > :24:43.In the one upset, PSNI beat Carrick Rangers 4-1,
:24:44. > :24:45.but it was comfortable for holders Ballymena United, who
:24:46. > :24:54.We have to concentrate on ourselves and realised the challenge they put
:24:55. > :24:57.us. We had to work as hard as them. We had to want to victory as much as
:24:58. > :25:02.they did but after that he hoped that the additional difficulty will
:25:03. > :25:04.help. I don't think anyone could say we didn't deserve victory and we
:25:05. > :25:06.were very pleased. Finally, Ulster Rugby has confirmed
:25:07. > :25:08.that assistant coach Joe Barakat is to leave in December to take up
:25:09. > :25:22.a post with Western Force I am now off to walk home in the
:25:23. > :25:30.rain. Speaking of rain, Jeff, what is in store? Hard to think about the
:25:31. > :25:34.weather. This is the assistance dog. He is enjoying the north coast at
:25:35. > :25:38.the moment. Like all the suggestion Northern Ireland he is having four
:25:39. > :25:42.seasons in one day. It has been dominated by this weather front. It
:25:43. > :25:45.is pushing to the east overnight and behind that there is some clearing
:25:46. > :25:50.skies. That'll mean that temperatures tonight in some rural
:25:51. > :25:53.spots could did dinosaurs to with three Celsius. Real chance of some
:25:54. > :26:03.crass frost tomorrow. Maybe a bit of mist and fog in with. It set up to
:26:04. > :26:05.click a nice start the day. A little chilly but once the sunshine gets to
:26:06. > :26:11.work we will seek temperatures through the day of possibly 13 - 16
:26:12. > :26:15.Celsius for showers arrived from the west later on. Across the eastern
:26:16. > :26:19.half of Northern Ireland we hold on to the dry weather through much of
:26:20. > :26:23.the day. Further west the showers are more prevalent and could be a
:26:24. > :26:28.little hail and thunder in that mix as well. Eventually the showers will
:26:29. > :26:32.push through during the evening time. Eventually clearing out to the
:26:33. > :26:38.east later on. Then that sets us up for Friday. Frankly Freddie is
:26:39. > :26:44.rather an interesting day. The moment it looks like most parts will
:26:45. > :26:48.stay mild and breezy but there is the threat of rain and it is all
:26:49. > :26:52.down to this area of low pressure in the associated weather front in the
:26:53. > :26:56.Atlantic. At the moment it north and west of as meaning that we will
:26:57. > :27:00.really just feel the effect in terms of an increasingly breezy day, but
:27:01. > :27:04.it wouldn't take very much for that rain to be a little further east and
:27:05. > :27:07.for us to have a very different feeling day. Tomorrow temperatures
:27:08. > :27:12.again in the mid teens but feeling a bit fresher. Come Saturday that
:27:13. > :27:15.front is definitely with us. Sitting over us throughout the day and
:27:16. > :27:23.meaning it will be rather a damp start of the weekend. Weekend. If
:27:24. > :27:25.you are planning your activities for this weekend, can I suggest that
:27:26. > :27:28.Sunday is currently looking like the best of the day is? At least we have
:27:29. > :27:31.got some reasonable dry weather between now and then. A lovely
:27:32. > :27:37.couple of days to get out and walk the dog, particularly if he is as
:27:38. > :27:40.good-looking as that was. I will be back at 10:30pm. From everyone,
:27:41. > :27:44.thanks for watching, enjoy your evening.