:00:15. > :00:25.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:26. > :00:32.Clearly talks to not ease the RHI crisis as the Finance Minister warns
:00:33. > :00:36.about the Executive's future. If Arlene Foster does not stand aside,
:00:37. > :00:40.there will not be an Executive, there will not be institutions.
:00:41. > :00:42.A former DUP MLA says current members
:00:43. > :00:53.We have had enough of this. We have had enough of not being heard from
:00:54. > :00:58.the grassroots and we now need a party hierarchy to listen to us and
:00:59. > :01:00.come out and speak out, because those that do not are culpable in
:01:01. > :01:02.all of this. surgery from closure,
:01:03. > :01:14.but could others still be at risk? I've been inside the emergency
:01:15. > :01:17.department here at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast to talk
:01:18. > :01:25.to the medical staff about how they cope with patients who have had an
:01:26. > :01:28.excess of drink or drugs. One mother describes the vandals who
:01:29. > :01:33.did this to some life-saving equipment as vandals. --
:01:34. > :01:48.It'll tell you later in the programme.
:01:49. > :01:54.the Finance Minister has said there will be no Executive unless Arlene
:01:55. > :01:56.Foster sets aside temporarily as First Minister.
:01:57. > :02:00.He was speaking after what were meant to be cleared the talks with
:02:01. > :02:07.his Executive colleague, the DUP minister. He also described a DUP
:02:08. > :02:11.plan to deal with the crisis as a sticking plaster. Our business
:02:12. > :02:15.correspondent is at the Department of Finance. So, this plan to reduce
:02:16. > :02:22.the overall spend 20, what did the Finance Minister makeover?
:02:23. > :02:25.-- who zero. Last night, the DUP revealed it had a plan involving
:02:26. > :02:31.emergency legislation and the possible recall of the Assembly, the
:02:32. > :02:37.attention to totally wipe out a ?490 million projected RHI overspend.
:02:38. > :02:41.Last night, the Finance Minister said he was sceptical. Today, he saw
:02:42. > :02:44.the colour of the DUP 's money, he did not like it and totally
:02:45. > :02:47.dismissed as planned, he said it was not a plan at all, it was an interim
:02:48. > :02:52.measure, one, he said, which was full of hype and would be laughed
:02:53. > :02:55.out of a called Assembly. He said it was nothing more than a sticking
:02:56. > :03:02.plaster designed to see if the political skin -- save the political
:03:03. > :03:05.skin of the First Minister. We met at the front meeting, but also
:03:06. > :03:09.bitterly disappointing because they were left without a plan in my hand
:03:10. > :03:12.and additionally on hold when the plan arrives, despite the Hague in
:03:13. > :03:16.the media, it is not actually going to be a conference of plan to close
:03:17. > :03:19.down RHI. It is going to be an interim solution, a sticking
:03:20. > :03:25.plaster. In my view, this is not the time for a sticking plasters. What
:03:26. > :03:28.assessment did he give of the crisis facing Stormont?
:03:29. > :03:34.A pretty bleak one. This crisis shows no signs of easing whatsoever.
:03:35. > :03:39.It is turning into a very long poker game of who will blink first. The
:03:40. > :03:44.Finance Minister could not have been any clearer when I asked him what
:03:45. > :03:48.about the future of the Executive, will there be a negotiator the way
:03:49. > :03:54.out of this? He said, quite bluntly, the future of the Executive rests
:03:55. > :03:57.with Arlene Foster. Be clear on this, if Arlene Foster does not step
:03:58. > :04:01.aside, there will not be an Executive, they will not be
:04:02. > :04:05.institutions for us to work to build, and all of the work, and some
:04:06. > :04:09.of us have been working very hard to build the peace and institutions,
:04:10. > :04:12.but they cannot exist if Arlene Foster continues to play fast and
:04:13. > :04:16.loose with the rules and the DUP continued disrespect the
:04:17. > :04:21.institutions and if corruption remains at the heart of what the
:04:22. > :04:27.public deserve more, I think the DUP, for Alder Hey, understand that.
:04:28. > :04:31.Can there be a fudge? Can there be a negotiated way out of this would
:04:32. > :04:37.seize Arlene Foster remain as First Minister? No. He also has a budget
:04:38. > :04:41.to deal with. Is this crisis overshadowing everything?
:04:42. > :04:46.It has blown the budget completely out of the water. As you say, the
:04:47. > :04:51.Finance Minister was meant to be preparing next financial year's
:04:52. > :04:56.budget to present to the Assembly. The RHI crisis is completely
:04:57. > :05:01.overshadowed it. I understand also that no ministerial dates are being
:05:02. > :05:05.fixed in his diary beyond next week. That gives you a sense of what he
:05:06. > :05:10.thinks might happen. He says the collapse of the Executive is not
:05:11. > :05:10.inevitable, however his assessment is pretty bleak.
:05:11. > :05:12.Thank you. Senior DUP figures have criticised
:05:13. > :05:14.one of their former MLAs who says Arlene Foster's
:05:15. > :05:16.handling of the RHI scheme David McIlveen, who was once a DUP
:05:17. > :05:21.MLA in North Antrim, also says Mrs Foster is unlikely to lead
:05:22. > :05:26.the party into the next election. His comments came
:05:27. > :05:27.in today's Newsletter and were
:05:28. > :05:30.repeated on Radio Ulster. Senior DUP figures say
:05:31. > :05:31.Mr McIlveen does not represent
:05:32. > :05:33.the views of the party. Here is our Political
:05:34. > :05:47.Correspondent Stephen Walker. Once, they were political
:05:48. > :05:50.team-mates, but now David McIlveen has split ranks and he told the
:05:51. > :05:56.Newsletter Arlene Foster has misjudged the public mood over the
:05:57. > :05:58.RHI scheme. He said the scandal has become a Omnishambles and claims she
:05:59. > :06:03.will not lead the party into the next election. There is a deep
:06:04. > :06:08.misunderstanding at the minute, within the party, around the
:06:09. > :06:13.definition of humiliation and humility. And I think those two
:06:14. > :06:23.words are being mixed up, in that there seems to be some feeling that
:06:24. > :06:26.to show any form of contract this -- contrition around this issue is a
:06:27. > :06:31.sense of humiliation. That is not what it is. That is not what people
:06:32. > :06:36.want. People want humility, not evolution. But David McIlveen's
:06:37. > :06:40.analysis is not shared by senior party figures. The groundswell of
:06:41. > :06:45.support within the DUP is for Arlene Foster and indeed that she is not an
:06:46. > :06:49.electoral liability, that she has been an electoral advantage to us on
:06:50. > :06:52.the DUP strongly support Arlene Foster in a role as First Minister
:06:53. > :06:57.and leader, and will get the absolute support in continuing to do
:06:58. > :07:01.so. David McIlveen is not the first DUP member to criticise the party's
:07:02. > :07:06.leadership. Last month, Johnathan Bell gave a dramatic interview to
:07:07. > :07:09.Stephen Nolan, and today, a former DUP councillor appealed to
:07:10. > :07:14.disgruntled party members to go public. They need now to come out
:07:15. > :07:17.and if they feel that this is not going the way it should for
:07:18. > :07:22.unionism, and it is not good for unionism, please come out and speak
:07:23. > :07:26.out against it. Even internally, in their own party, say something.
:07:27. > :07:30.Because to say nothing is going to get us nowhere. So, is the rating on
:07:31. > :07:35.the wall for the DUP leader? There is much political pressure on Arlene
:07:36. > :07:37.Foster, and today the Sinn Fein president, Gerry Adams, wrote in the
:07:38. > :07:52.Andersonstown news... Arlene Foster says she will not step
:07:53. > :07:59.aside, but her political party has no consensus on what a fresh inquiry
:08:00. > :08:02.into RHI would look like. So, the New Year has begun the way the old
:08:03. > :08:04.one ended, with a story that every day brings fresh developments and
:08:05. > :08:08.the political stalemate that shows little sign of ending.
:08:09. > :08:10.Last night, we brought you the story of a Portadown GP surgery
:08:11. > :08:15.that could close after its last remaining doctor resigned.
:08:16. > :08:18.This evening, the Health Minister announced that a new contractor
:08:19. > :08:23.has been found to take over the practice.
:08:24. > :08:24.However, the doctors union, the BMA,
:08:25. > :08:30.says surgeries across Northern Ireland
:08:31. > :08:31.are struggling to recruit and retain GPs.
:08:32. > :08:43.With three children and elderly relatives to help care for, Claire
:08:44. > :08:48.McConville- Walker is a fairly regular visitor to her doctor 's
:08:49. > :08:52.surgery in Portadown. This morning, she told me her fears that the
:08:53. > :08:58.medical practice could close after it lost its last doctor. Pretty much
:08:59. > :09:02.my whole family use the surgery and some are dependent on medication,
:09:03. > :09:05.and they need a regular GP in order to be given that medication to make
:09:06. > :09:10.sure that it is right. But I think a lot of it for peace of mind, to know
:09:11. > :09:13.that there is a GP there who is knowledgeable of their conditions,
:09:14. > :09:18.who knows them, who understands them. But this evening, some good
:09:19. > :09:25.news for Claire and her family, and 5000 other patients. A new GP
:09:26. > :09:29.contract provider has been found to take over Banview from early March.
:09:30. > :09:34.But recruiting GPs, particularly in rural areas, is a growing problem
:09:35. > :09:38.and in Northern Ireland- wide one. In County Antrim, the lone GP access
:09:39. > :09:44.medical practice outside Glenarm is retiring. The health and Social Care
:09:45. > :09:47.Act board says negotiations is still going to find a replacement. GP
:09:48. > :09:52.practices are busier than ever and as the work load increases, it
:09:53. > :09:56.becomes harder to attract younger doctors to train as GP. We have a
:09:57. > :10:00.situation were particularly in the West End in the south, we do not
:10:01. > :10:03.have enough doctors. We do not have enough GPs. So we are going to see
:10:04. > :10:10.an awful lot of practices calls in the West, particularly in the manner
:10:11. > :10:14.and Armagh. This will probably move forward to affect other counties
:10:15. > :10:17.such as Tyrone in the future. -- particularly in County Fermanagh and
:10:18. > :10:22.County Armagh. It will be rural areas and small towns will lose
:10:23. > :10:26.their GP practice and who will be consolidating down on far fewer
:10:27. > :10:30.sites. Last autumn, their health minister promised more funding for
:10:31. > :10:33.GP services, including watering places for GPs. But it will be years
:10:34. > :10:37.before those voters are ready to go and work in the communities. --
:10:38. > :10:42.including more training places. That still leaves some practices in the
:10:43. > :10:45.short-term facing an uncertain time ahead.
:10:46. > :10:49.Also coming up: It is not everyday a World Cup
:10:50. > :10:55.winning coach gets on the maiden city Flyer. We will be out what big
:10:56. > :10:57.Phil Scolari got up to in County Kerry. -- in Londonderry.
:10:58. > :10:59.From Christmas Eve to the 3rd of January,
:11:00. > :11:01.more people attended emergency departments at our local hospitals
:11:02. > :11:03.compared to the same period last year,
:11:04. > :11:06.according to the Health and Social Care Board.
:11:07. > :11:08.The pressure was most acute at Antrim Area Hospital,
:11:09. > :11:16.In Belfast's Royal Victoria, 53 people waited for 12 hours.
:11:17. > :11:18.Staff there believe the new assessment unit
:11:19. > :11:22.in the emergency department has helped reduce waiting times.
:11:23. > :11:27.People being admitted to wards has gone down by 1,500 in the past year.
:11:28. > :11:29.However, like other hospitals, the Royal's emergency department
:11:30. > :11:33.saw an increase in alcohol and drug related cases over Christmas.
:11:34. > :11:43.Donna Traynor has been speaking to some of the medics.
:11:44. > :11:50.Emergency departments in all of our hospitals across Northern Ireland
:11:51. > :11:55.had more patients this Christmas than last Christmas. There was an
:11:56. > :11:59.increase of 9%. Medical staff on the front line have had to deal with all
:12:00. > :12:05.sorts of cases. Let's talk to some of that stuff. Brendan is a
:12:06. > :12:08.consultant in emergency medicine. Brendan, drink and be merry, that is
:12:09. > :12:13.normally the case at Christmas. What sort of difficulty did that bring to
:12:14. > :12:16.your doorstep at a hospital? First of all, it has increased the number
:12:17. > :12:23.of people coming into the Department with alcohol related drinks injury,
:12:24. > :12:30.and that increases our workload. Some of these people are quite
:12:31. > :12:35.aggressive, some people are just happy drunk. The aggressive drunk
:12:36. > :12:41.demands of security and put from other staff and ties up a lot of
:12:42. > :12:47.resources. How prevalent, this year, where patients coming in with opiate
:12:48. > :12:52.overdoses? People have taken drugs? Well, the normal run of the mill we
:12:53. > :12:59.would see about somewhere between 10-30% of our workload is to do with
:13:00. > :13:06.alcohol-related injuries and drug overdoses and opiate overdoses. What
:13:07. > :13:09.we have seen recently is an increase in opiate overdoses. Those patients
:13:10. > :13:16.coming in with opiate overdoses tend to come through and emergency
:13:17. > :13:20.ambulance. We meet them at the front door, some of them are in extremist
:13:21. > :13:24.situations, where we have to take them into the resuscitation room and
:13:25. > :13:31.provide life-support treasures. Taking a walk through your emergency
:13:32. > :13:34.department here, I have seen quite a bit of categorisation, triage,
:13:35. > :13:40.prioritising, is that a new system, and if so how does that help? What
:13:41. > :13:46.it does is tell us whether or not we have to deal with eBay should
:13:47. > :13:50.immediately or in ten minutes or within an hour, and we can let them
:13:51. > :13:54.wait. -- whether we should deal with. Because of the radio what we
:13:55. > :13:59.need to do immediately and over a period of time with the patient. --
:14:00. > :14:02.it gives us an idea what we need to do. Nursing staff are certainly on
:14:03. > :14:06.the front line. They have had to deal with a lot of patience, some
:14:07. > :14:10.not very pleasant. Lindsay, your team works every single day. How
:14:11. > :14:15.busy has Christmas been in particular for you? Christmas has
:14:16. > :14:19.been a challenging time for our staff and emergency department, but
:14:20. > :14:23.they are working tirelessly and really had to provide the best care
:14:24. > :14:27.they can for their patients. Unfortunately, at 9010, we have a
:14:28. > :14:30.consistent presence of security staff within the emergency
:14:31. > :14:36.department. The reality is that some of our staff have been punched, they
:14:37. > :14:40.have spat at and that is the reality of how challenging times can be for
:14:41. > :14:48.staff in the emergency department. Is there a zero tolerance for that
:14:49. > :14:54.sort of a fault or abuse of staff? We have a zero tolerance policy
:14:55. > :14:56.however some situations can become very challenging, and unfortunately
:14:57. > :15:01.patients and their relatives sometimes actually can become
:15:02. > :15:05.violent towards staff. Again, we reliably on security presence within
:15:06. > :15:09.the emergency department, as well as our colleagues in the police
:15:10. > :15:14.service. Lindsay, thank you. Well, this is a busy emergency department
:15:15. > :15:16.at the Royal Victoria Hospital, like other departments across Northern
:15:17. > :15:22.Ireland. They are accepting patients every hour of every day throughout
:15:23. > :15:23.the year, Christmas or no Christmas. Donna reporting.
:15:24. > :15:26.who lost her teenage son and five-year-old brother
:15:27. > :15:28.says those who're destroying life-saving
:15:29. > :15:32.Local search and rescue organisations are also concerned
:15:33. > :15:35.at the ongoing vandalism and have called for it to stop.
:15:36. > :15:42.Here's our North-West reporter, Keiron Tourish.
:15:43. > :15:49.Over recent months, there has been concern here about the level of
:15:50. > :15:53.vandalism to life-saving equipment along the banks of the river. Local
:15:54. > :15:57.search and rescue organisations say there were around a dozen life belt
:15:58. > :16:04.installed, as well as several fuel lines, but now some of them have
:16:05. > :16:07.either been burned or removed. Lorraine Loft two members of her
:16:08. > :16:14.family in drowning tragedies. Her five-year-old brother Adie in 1972,
:16:15. > :16:19.and on maybe 28th 2012, her 17-year-old son died in an accident
:16:20. > :16:24.in a quarry in the town. She cannot understand why anybody would tamper
:16:25. > :16:28.with such valuable equipment. These people that are doing this our
:16:29. > :16:31.members and are not thinking. Now it is the start of the new year and in
:16:32. > :16:36.the next five months, it will be even warmer weather. And... God
:16:37. > :16:42.forbid somebody, you know, in the warm weather, what happened to my
:16:43. > :16:47.son, the water is very appealing and God forbid somebody get into trouble
:16:48. > :16:52.and, you know, they might need these and they will not be there.
:16:53. > :16:56.Marketers' brother drowned in the river in nine months ago. He now his
:16:57. > :17:02.title to help one of the local and rescue charities. -- he now gives up
:17:03. > :17:08.his time. It was very upsetting for everybody, the family, every family
:17:09. > :17:11.to go through something like this. You do not know how it hurts unless
:17:12. > :17:17.you go through what we have went through and to see things like this
:17:18. > :17:24.happening, it is just unacceptable. Those who have lost loved ones to
:17:25. > :17:29.the river and the emergency services have stressed that this equipment is
:17:30. > :17:33.vital, especially when people are in a vulnerable position. They have
:17:34. > :17:37.urged those behind the vandalism to stop and stop immediately.
:17:38. > :17:40.30 dogs were stopped from boarding ferries
:17:41. > :17:43.as part of an operation to prevent puppy trafficking
:17:44. > :17:47.The animals were turned back from ferries at Larne and Belfast.
:17:48. > :17:50.Several investigations are now underway.
:17:51. > :17:52.Some of the animals were voluntarily surrendered
:17:53. > :18:00.Others were returned to the premises they had come from.
:18:01. > :18:03.The local economy passed an important milestone in 2016 -
:18:04. > :18:05.the number of people in work finally returned to pre-recession levels.
:18:06. > :18:08.But why did it take so long and what does the future hold?
:18:09. > :18:19.Our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell reports.
:18:20. > :18:26.26 team got off to a grim start, as bombard here, our biggest
:18:27. > :18:32.manufacturer employer, and instead was going to cut more than 1000
:18:33. > :18:36.jobs. But away from headlines like this, the employment picture
:18:37. > :18:39.continued to improve. One of the most important statistics in our
:18:40. > :18:43.economy is the employment rate. It tells of the percentage of the adult
:18:44. > :18:50.population in work. Back in the spring of 2007, the economy was
:18:51. > :18:54.booming and the rate stood at a record 69.3%. Then, as the 2008
:18:55. > :19:01.recession kicked in, the rate fell sharply, hitting a low of just over
:19:02. > :19:05.64% in the summer of 2009. Our weak economic recovery means it has taken
:19:06. > :19:12.a long, long time to claim back from that, but in the spring of 2016,
:19:13. > :19:19.almost a decade on, we have finally passed the 2007 record as the rate
:19:20. > :19:24.almost hit 70%. This person is one of those who entered the workforce
:19:25. > :19:29.in 2016. He landed a job at the SSC arena, with the help of a project
:19:30. > :19:34.run by business in the community and Include Youth. It is brilliant. Get
:19:35. > :19:40.out and meet the public, serving customers, I enjoy that side of the
:19:41. > :19:44.job. And also it is just grown my confidence and made me be more
:19:45. > :19:49.outgoing. The recovery in the jobs market has had lots of real positive
:19:50. > :19:54.human consequences. But the rate of job creation is now slowing right
:19:55. > :20:00.down and there is even some evidence that male unemployment is starting
:20:01. > :20:02.to rise again. So, 2016 may prove to be the high water mark when it comes
:20:03. > :20:03.to jobs. He's a man more at home
:20:04. > :20:06.in a packed football stadium than on an Ulsterbus, but,
:20:07. > :20:08.this week, the former World-Cup-winning
:20:09. > :20:10.Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was spotted
:20:11. > :20:11.onboard the 212 service Big Phil, as he's affectionately
:20:12. > :20:14.known, has been seen strolling around the two cities
:20:15. > :20:32.in recent days. Posing for a picture with the man
:20:33. > :20:38.who drove him from Londonderry to Belfast, Scolari was a bit of a stir
:20:39. > :20:43.when those on board Monday's 212 servers realised a World Cup winning
:20:44. > :20:46.coach was amongst them. One of the passengers as the former Brazil
:20:47. > :20:49.manager for a bottle when they got off the bus together. It is
:20:50. > :20:53.understand he was in Northern Ireland to visit his son, who is
:20:54. > :20:58.studying at a local university. The former Portugal and Chelsea boss led
:20:59. > :21:03.his nomination to glory in the 2002 World Cup. He is currently in charge
:21:04. > :21:09.at most valuable football team in China, as well as the bus station he
:21:10. > :21:15.was also spotted in Londonderry and at the Richmond shopping centre.
:21:16. > :21:19.Whilst it is not clear if Excel has plans to return to Northern Ireland,
:21:20. > :21:21.the users of the 212 service will be keeping a keen eye out for the World
:21:22. > :21:25.Cup winning start. -- big Phil. Now sport, and Ulster
:21:26. > :21:27.have rung the changes Les Kiss has named
:21:28. > :21:36.a strong-looking Ulster side to face Scarlets away tomorrow
:21:37. > :21:39.night in the Pro 12, to keep in touch with the play-off
:21:40. > :21:43.spots in the table. The Ireland international quartet
:21:44. > :21:45.of Rory Best, Paddy Jackson, Luke Marshall and Iain Henderson
:21:46. > :21:47.all return, while Chris Henry
:21:48. > :21:50.starts in the back row. Louis Ludik, seen here scoring
:21:51. > :21:52.against Scarlets at the Kingspan earlier this season,
:21:53. > :21:55.comes into the back three alongside Jacob Stockdale
:21:56. > :21:58.and captain Andrew Trimble, with Charles Pietau
:21:59. > :22:02.rested for this one. The game is live on BBC Two
:22:03. > :22:06.tomorrow night from 7:30. the strength of Northern Ireland's
:22:07. > :22:10.male golfers in recent years, with our three major winners,
:22:11. > :22:15.McIlroy, McDowell and Clarke. But it could well be that
:22:16. > :22:18.our next big star in the sport Olivia Mehaffey from Banbridge,
:22:19. > :22:21.County Down, is currently ranked number three
:22:22. > :22:25.in the World amateur rankings, Since September, she's been
:22:26. > :22:29.a student at university in Arizona, but is already set on making it
:22:30. > :22:46.as a professional. Aiming for the very top. But since
:22:47. > :22:48.she began studying in the United States, Olivia has found it is a
:22:49. > :22:54.tough route through academia to the professional ranks. It is pretty
:22:55. > :22:59.intense. I mean, most of my days will start at 6am and I will not be
:23:00. > :23:03.finished until 11pm. I will get up early, work-out, practice, go to
:23:04. > :23:06.class, we might have team practice in the afternoon or qualifying for a
:23:07. > :23:11.tournament, and then I will go to the library and do some studying. It
:23:12. > :23:15.is a pretty long day. How difficult is it combining the studies and
:23:16. > :23:20.golf? It sounds like a jam-packed schedule. It is really intense. We
:23:21. > :23:24.are on the road and you have to do everything on the road, I mean, it
:23:25. > :23:27.just makes you really prioritise your time. It is a good skill to
:23:28. > :23:30.have, especially when you will be so busy on tour and it sets you up
:23:31. > :23:35.really nicely to learn how to develop yourself as a person and
:23:36. > :23:41.everything, before making that step. Currently the world number three in
:23:42. > :23:44.the women's' amateur ranks, her next ambition is clear. I want to be
:23:45. > :23:48.world number one ideally before going pro, it will guarantee a lot
:23:49. > :23:51.of starts and it is something to care for and hopefully if I play
:23:52. > :23:55.some good golf this year and will have a chance. And after she
:23:56. > :24:00.finishes her degree in Arizona, a promising career on the LPGA tour
:24:01. > :24:02.beckons. Certainly a talented young woman.
:24:03. > :24:05.The 2017 Gaelic Football Season gets underway this weekend
:24:06. > :24:09.It is a competition that has been dominated by Tyrone in recent
:24:10. > :24:12.seasons, with Mickey Harte's side aiming to win the silverware
:24:13. > :24:27.Traditionally, the McKenna cup provides an opportunity for young,
:24:28. > :24:31.up-and-coming talent trying to break into established county panels ahead
:24:32. > :24:35.of the league and championship. But there is also a new rule to contend
:24:36. > :24:42.with the side rent. The Aussie rules still introduced for the coming
:24:43. > :24:45.year. I would not be a fan of the mark, I think that is well known,
:24:46. > :24:50.but it is what it is. It is in there now, we are going to have to live
:24:51. > :24:52.with that. I do not think it will serve the published it has been
:24:53. > :24:57.introduced for, increasing the incidence of high feeling. Ideal to
:24:58. > :25:00.see how that can happen if you can catch the ball with your knees and
:25:01. > :25:06.make a mark, but we have to play with it, it is part of the rules
:25:07. > :25:11.now. McLean is in charge, having taken over of Terry Howland. Terry
:25:12. > :25:15.has left me a positive situation. The work he has done in building
:25:16. > :25:18.this team over the last few years has been class. We were not 1
:25:19. > :25:21.million miles away from Tyrone in the championship last year. I am
:25:22. > :25:25.going to work hard to try to develop what he has done and if I can add
:25:26. > :25:29.one or two, we are going to have a good year's fun. And his remote
:25:30. > :25:33.start with the home clash against the holders. -- his run will start.
:25:34. > :25:35.Finally, the County Antrim Shield final
:25:36. > :25:36.will be held at a neutral venue
:25:37. > :25:38.after Linfield successfully appealed against a decision
:25:39. > :25:42.the home ground of their opponents in the final, Crusaders.
:25:43. > :25:49.A new venue and date will now be arranged by organisers.
:25:50. > :25:54.Thank you. Let's have a look at the weather.
:25:55. > :26:00.That is some picture by Jude night. Absolutely. A lot of cloud recently
:26:01. > :26:03.but please keep sending your photograph in. As we make our way
:26:04. > :26:07.through this evening and overnight, a lot of cloud rolls on. Patchy
:26:08. > :26:12.rain, especially for Western areas, at first. It will turn drier for a
:26:13. > :26:17.while but earlier on Friday, the next bulk of rain comes our way. No
:26:18. > :26:21.frost tonight. Five or 6 degrees below is, well above last night.
:26:22. > :26:26.Tomorrow, it will be a rather cloudy, overcast day. But it will be
:26:27. > :26:30.milder than it should be for a time of year. Some windy conditions to
:26:31. > :26:35.begin, outbreaks of rain. That will eventually clear away for the East
:26:36. > :26:39.Coast. Behind it, grey, misty, murky conditions and the odd spot of light
:26:40. > :26:44.rain or drizzle. A good deal of dry weather as well for the afternoon.
:26:45. > :26:48.11, maybe 12 degrees, well above average for a time of year. If you
:26:49. > :26:58.are travelling tomorrow, a lot of cloud, is similar picture almost
:26:59. > :26:59.anywhere. Maybe the best of any glimpses towards the West.
:27:00. > :27:02.Everywhere, temperatures above normal. Those winds coming in from
:27:03. > :27:04.the South West will ease as we make our way through the day as well.
:27:05. > :27:07.Into tomorrow evening, very little is going to change, with the
:27:08. > :27:10.exception of the wet weather. That will give way to drier conditions
:27:11. > :27:13.and it will be another amalgamate as we make our way overnight into
:27:14. > :27:18.Saturday. Temperatures should settle at about six or maybe 7 degrees.
:27:19. > :27:22.Temperatures we normally see bad at this time of year. As a result, that
:27:23. > :27:25.really will be milder day. Temperatures likely to reach of
:27:26. > :27:29.year. As a result, that really will be milder day. Temperatures likely
:27:30. > :27:32.to reach nine the odd spot of light rain or drizzle but not a complete
:27:33. > :27:35.wash-out. Good dry gaps to get out and enjoy under those winds will be
:27:36. > :27:39.like coming from the south. A look ahead towards Fundy and next week,
:27:40. > :27:44.very little will change. A lot of cloud, wet weather from to time but
:27:45. > :27:45.dry gaps as well. It is not going to be a wash-out.
:27:46. > :27:47.Good news, Barry. History is our adventure
:27:48. > :27:54.through time. It's a ferocious,
:27:55. > :27:58.heartbreaking story.