:00:15. > :00:18.Good evening, the headlines on BBC Newsline:
:00:19. > :00:21.No return to a hard border is a matter
:00:22. > :00:24.of vital national interest, according to the Taoiseach in
:00:25. > :00:32.at three police officers who've taken personal injury
:00:33. > :00:43.It is bad enough with three criminal cases coming up then having this on
:00:44. > :00:46.top of it as well. Another investigation
:00:47. > :00:47.into this Dunmurry care home, the first of its kind,
:00:48. > :00:50.by the Commissioner for Older People After a study of professional
:00:51. > :00:52.footballers, how safe Several hundred join
:00:53. > :00:56.a protest about lack of job certainty for youth leaders due
:00:57. > :01:01.to no Budget being agreed. We spend the day with
:01:02. > :01:04.Jonathan Rea as the reigning world superbike champion gears up
:01:05. > :01:08.for an unprecedented three in a row. The milder weather has arrived
:01:09. > :01:11.and it looks like it'll hang around I'll have all the weather
:01:12. > :01:22.details later. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said
:01:23. > :01:26.it's a matter of vital national interest that there's no return
:01:27. > :01:30.to a hard border when Mr Kenny was making a major speech
:01:31. > :01:37.on the implications of Brexit, saying it poses a serious threat
:01:38. > :01:39.to the Republic's He described the forthcoming
:01:40. > :01:46.negotiations as the most significant that Ireland has faced
:01:47. > :01:48.as an independent state. And he's warned that if no Executive
:01:49. > :01:51.is formed after the election, Northern Ireland's concerns
:01:52. > :01:53.will struggle to be heard. Here's our Economics and Business
:01:54. > :02:07.Editor, John Campbell. Enda Kenny was speaking in Dublin.
:02:08. > :02:13.But his speech was aimed at many audiences. Irish voters, fellow EU
:02:14. > :02:15.leaders and a warning for the Stormont parties. With the
:02:16. > :02:22.dissolution of the Assembly, there is a very real danger that the
:02:23. > :02:26.absence of political leadership in Northern Ireland will lead to a
:02:27. > :02:32.retreat to partisan debate and an even greater marginalisation of
:02:33. > :02:39.Northern Ireland's concerns. The Brexit process will not wait for
:02:40. > :02:44.another round of lengthy tome that Stormont. The future of the border
:02:45. > :02:48.will be one of the toughest Brexit issues. Neither the British nor
:02:49. > :02:52.Irish governments want a return to arrangements such as this. But
:02:53. > :02:56.finding a way to keep the board at its current invisible state will not
:02:57. > :03:00.be straightforward. For example, there will be have to be some form
:03:01. > :03:05.of customs checks. One of Enda Kenny's biggest challenges will be
:03:06. > :03:10.convincing the EU leaders the border should not be hardened. That Irish
:03:11. > :03:15.Government will oppose a hard border. They will argue for free
:03:16. > :03:20.movement on this Ireland, seek European Union funding for
:03:21. > :03:26.cross-border projects and protect the rights of European Union citizen
:03:27. > :03:31.is whether from North or South. And the Taoiseach was not playing down
:03:32. > :03:35.the potential consequences for the Republic's economy. Brexit is a
:03:36. > :03:44.serious, direct threat to Ireland's economic prosperity. Potential
:03:45. > :03:49.impacts are profound. Key sectors, such as agriculture, food, fishing,
:03:50. > :03:52.all face particular risks and challenges. Hanging over these
:03:53. > :03:55.beaches the question of who will be speaking for Ireland as Mr Kenny's
:03:56. > :03:58.leadership comes under pressure. A reference there to
:03:59. > :04:00.a Taoiseach under pressure. Tonight in the Dail,
:04:01. > :04:03.he faces a vote of confidence over his and his government's
:04:04. > :04:06.handling of the scandal of false smears circulated
:04:07. > :04:09.about a Garda whistle-blower, Our Dublin correspondent
:04:10. > :04:13.Shane Harrison joins us. Shane, bring us up to speed
:04:14. > :04:25.with political developments there? Enda Kenny made that Brexit speech
:04:26. > :04:29.in the Mansion house in Dublin where the first Dail met and proclaimed
:04:30. > :04:33.Irish independence. And immediately after it, he headed for a meeting
:04:34. > :04:36.with independent ministers, members of the Independent Alliance, members
:04:37. > :04:41.of his Government, to make sure they will vote with him into my's
:04:42. > :04:45.confidence vote. They will, but their prize is an international
:04:46. > :04:49.policing expert to review Garda operations. A confidence motion will
:04:50. > :04:54.be tabled within the next half hour and a vote is taken shortly after
:04:55. > :05:00.10pm. The Government will win it and Enda Kenny will survive, because it
:05:01. > :05:01.will be abstained in line with a party's three Budget confidence and
:05:02. > :05:14.supply arrangement. Well, barring unforeseen
:05:15. > :05:18.circumstances he will almost certainly be Taoiseach in March when
:05:19. > :05:22.the Brexit negotiations are expected to begin. After tonight's vote,
:05:23. > :05:26.there cannot be in confidence one until after six months. That provide
:05:27. > :05:30.an opportunity for Enda Kenny to call time on his Premiership or
:05:31. > :05:35.indicate a time frame for when he is going to stand down. The Republic
:05:36. > :05:38.came close to a general election at this week, he himself said he will
:05:39. > :05:44.not lead them into the next election and many in the party were really
:05:45. > :05:47.worried and scared about the possible general election, given the
:05:48. > :05:51.leadership issue has not been resolved. Brexit negotiations will
:05:52. > :05:55.take at least two years and it's almost impossible to see him being
:05:56. > :05:59.Taoiseach by the time of the conclusion of those negotiations.
:06:00. > :06:04.What we can say with some degree of certainty is the ticking clock on
:06:05. > :06:05.his years is getting louder. Thank you.
:06:06. > :06:08.A Belfast man has been jailed for 11 years for causing life-changing
:06:09. > :06:11.injuries to a young woman after he assaulted her with
:06:12. > :06:15.The judge, who sentenced 22-year-old Aaron Hyland
:06:16. > :06:17.from Katherine's Road in Ballymurphy, said the violence
:06:18. > :06:21.used against the woman, who is now 25, was "sickening".
:06:22. > :06:23.Hyland admitted causing the woman grievous bodily harm
:06:24. > :06:34.A charge of rape was allowed to remain on the books.
:06:35. > :06:37.Police welcomed the sentence and praised the strength and dignity
:06:38. > :06:38.shown by the victim. We hear about the problems faced
:06:39. > :06:43.by the new Enniskillen A man from Newcastle who was held
:06:44. > :06:52.at knife-point in his home and had his car stolen says he feels
:06:53. > :06:55.victimised again by personal injury claims made by
:06:56. > :06:58.three police officers. They were in a car which was hit
:06:59. > :07:15.by Terence Duffin's stolen car. When Terence Duffin's, stolen it was
:07:16. > :07:21.traumatic enough. But months later, it was written off in a police chase
:07:22. > :07:25.and he has had more unexpected news. He's received three personal injury
:07:26. > :07:30.claims from police officers. I just couldn't believe this was happening
:07:31. > :07:35.to me. They told me they would send me for details of all claims when
:07:36. > :07:39.the whole thing is settled, I reckon that will be about September and
:07:40. > :07:44.then I will see where my claims bonus stands. -- no claims bonus. I
:07:45. > :07:49.just have to live with it. It is bad enough with the criminal case coming
:07:50. > :07:55.up, without this on top of me as well. The police chased the car from
:07:56. > :08:01.Newcastle to Belfast. It was here the two cars collided. We asked the
:08:02. > :08:04.PSNI for -- if it was in practice for police to make civil claims
:08:05. > :08:08.against owners even if they went in the car at the time. They said they
:08:09. > :08:11.did not hold this information and each incident would depend on
:08:12. > :08:15.individual circumstances. They said it will be a private matter between
:08:16. > :08:18.the individual officer, like any other citizen injured by a stolen
:08:19. > :08:25.car and the insurance company involved. This solicitor says this
:08:26. > :08:28.is the officer's only option if they are hard to our duty by an uninsured
:08:29. > :08:33.driver. The police officers would have to show that they've been at
:08:34. > :08:36.fault in some way or they've caused the accident or failed to put
:08:37. > :08:39.safeguards in place to protect them when they were on duty and in this
:08:40. > :08:45.situation, the accident was caused as a result of the negligence, and
:08:46. > :08:50.ensure drivers who are stolen the vehicle. In that situation, a claim
:08:51. > :08:54.against the PSNI would not likely get off the ground, because there is
:08:55. > :08:57.no negligence on their part. Terence has now replaced his car and is
:08:58. > :08:59.waiting to see just how high his next insurance bill will be.
:09:00. > :09:05.In a statement this afternoon the PSNI said the officers are not
:09:06. > :09:10.claiming against the victim's insurance, they are claiming
:09:11. > :09:14.The PSNI said it was a matter between the insured person
:09:15. > :09:16.and the insurance company whether or not the incident
:09:17. > :09:19.would be treated as a claim under their policy.
:09:20. > :09:21.Now an update now on a story we brought you in December.
:09:22. > :09:24.It involves a failing care home on the outskirts of Belfast.
:09:25. > :09:28.Dunmurry Manor has already been closed to new admissions
:09:29. > :09:31.and is under investigation by the south eastern health trust.
:09:32. > :09:34.Today another separate investigation was launched by the Commissioner
:09:35. > :09:35.for Older People in Northern Ireland.
:09:36. > :09:38.He says he's been prompted to take action after receiving complaints
:09:39. > :09:40.from family member and former employees about poor
:09:41. > :09:59.This care home opened in 2014. It specialises in caring for older
:10:00. > :10:04.people with dementia. But repeated inspections have found problems with
:10:05. > :10:08.the standards of care. In December, BBC Newsline interviewed a relative
:10:09. > :10:14.of Annie McCourt, who passed away November. The 89-year-old woman fell
:10:15. > :10:18.out of bed in Dunmurry Manor, but her family were not informed until
:10:19. > :10:22.nine hours later. Totally unacceptable. My grandmother was
:10:23. > :10:29.nearly 90, she had Alzheimer's dementia, she should have -- they
:10:30. > :10:34.should have informed us immediately. This at the home was not meeting the
:10:35. > :10:38.required standards and it has stopped new admissions until it
:10:39. > :10:41.does. Several health trusts place client C. The south-eastern health
:10:42. > :10:47.trust is leading an investigation on behalf them all and has put trust
:10:48. > :10:51.staff on site. Today, another investigation. The first of its kind
:10:52. > :10:55.by the commission of all the people. I think about to take this action
:10:56. > :10:59.following complaints both from relatives of older people based in
:11:00. > :11:02.the home and also members of staff who worked there. In carrying out
:11:03. > :11:05.this investigation, it is to ensure older people are receiving a high
:11:06. > :11:09.quality of care and the treatment that they need. This latest
:11:10. > :11:14.investigation will report before the summer. In a statement, the company
:11:15. > :11:18.that runs Dunmurry Manor says, they were surprised to learn from the
:11:19. > :11:21.media that the Commissioner for older people had initiated an
:11:22. > :11:26.investigation and it said it has already improved in many areas of
:11:27. > :11:31.service provision. Over two years after concerns were first raised
:11:32. > :11:34.about this care home, residents of Dunmurry Manor barring a home which
:11:35. > :11:39.is still failing to meet the minimum standards of care, with two
:11:40. > :11:47.investigation is now underway, home is under intense scrutiny.
:11:48. > :11:53.The question of whether repeated blows to be head in football can
:11:54. > :11:55.cause long-term brain damage as long shovelled -- baffled scientists. The
:11:56. > :12:00.first time now, researchers say they found possible link. Scientists from
:12:01. > :12:04.University College London and Cardiff University studied the
:12:05. > :12:08.brains of 60 seat players, all of whom had developed dementia in later
:12:09. > :12:21.life. -- six deceased players. Heading the ball is an important
:12:22. > :12:29.skill for any footballer. But could it be causing long-term damage? In
:12:30. > :12:33.this latest study, scientists looked at the brains of six lifelong
:12:34. > :12:43.footballers. Four of them showed signs of the brain injury, known as
:12:44. > :12:47.CTE, linked to repeated blows to the head. I could see how they could be
:12:48. > :12:51.a correlation between heading a very heavy ball constantly all being hit
:12:52. > :12:55.on the head and dementia, I'm just not so sure in the modern-day game
:12:56. > :13:00.with the modern-day football is if that would be the same. The science
:13:01. > :13:04.is far from certain. But those behind the study at midday can't
:13:05. > :13:07.definitively proven in between heading the ball and dementia.
:13:08. > :13:11.Football has changed a lot since the six players involved in this
:13:12. > :13:14.research last played. The four balls are now much lighter and there is a
:13:15. > :13:20.greater awareness around competition. While this study did
:13:21. > :13:22.not analyse the risks to young footballers, organisations like the
:13:23. > :13:26.Professional Footballers' Association have recently called for
:13:27. > :13:33.a ban on very young players heading the ball. It is quite interest in
:13:34. > :13:39.the process they have taken, that it is illegal for those under ten to
:13:40. > :13:43.head the ball. If they do, a free kick is given against them and
:13:44. > :13:47.restrictions in place for an 11-13 -year-olds. Is quite alarming and we
:13:48. > :13:58.need to look at the scientific approach. If it does affect me in
:13:59. > :14:05.later life, I will have to take care of it. You always have to be
:14:06. > :14:11.careful, but you don't know when you could possibly virtual neck and
:14:12. > :14:14.sometimes it can be scary. The study has prompted calls for research into
:14:15. > :14:18.a long suspected issue in the sport. A spokesperson for the Irish
:14:19. > :14:21.Football Association said while research finds no definitive link
:14:22. > :14:26.between CTE and heading to the football, we support the call for
:14:27. > :14:27.further large-scale study in this area.
:14:28. > :14:33.The families of three children who suffer from a severe muscle
:14:34. > :14:36.wasting disease have been told they are to receive a drug which may
:14:37. > :14:39.BBC Newsline featured their story last month.
:14:40. > :14:41.While one child had started the treatment in December the other
:14:42. > :14:44.three families accused the Minister and the Belfast Health Trust of
:14:45. > :14:47.denying the drug to their children, who have the same condition.
:14:48. > :14:50.The families say they are delighted with the decision and are hopeful it
:14:51. > :15:06.It will make a huge difference and mean she can hold her head up,
:15:07. > :15:10.they'll be more muscle control and she will be able to use her arms and
:15:11. > :15:12.play with her toys herself and could potentially allow her to walk.
:15:13. > :15:14.Sinn Fein's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill has rejected DUP
:15:15. > :15:16.calls for the controversial Petition of Concern to be scrapped.
:15:17. > :15:19.Ms O'Neill said the mechanism IS needed to protect the rights
:15:20. > :15:25.She was speaking at the launch of Sinn Fein's election manifesto
:15:26. > :15:34.and our Political Correspondent Enda McClafferty was there.
:15:35. > :15:45.Michelle O'Neill's first priority today, funny enough, was not in the
:15:46. > :15:48.party manifesto. High heels and high stools she told the press team do
:15:49. > :15:56.not go well together. No, she made it clear, do Sinn Fein and the DUP.
:15:57. > :16:01.We have public concern and outrage in relation to the design of this
:16:02. > :16:06.scheme and we know it has been of the DUP's making. Whilst there is a
:16:07. > :16:10.cloud hanging over Arlene Foster, she should not take up the position
:16:11. > :16:13.and we will not support her in a position of Deputy First Minister in
:16:14. > :16:19.executive office. Those divisions have spread to the use of petitions
:16:20. > :16:24.of concern. Arlene Foster said the mechanism should be scrapped, but
:16:25. > :16:28.Michelle O'Neill says no. Aim is to concern -- the time and to rise.
:16:29. > :16:34.Others have abused that position to deny people rights. That is an
:16:35. > :16:38.acceptable. Sinn Fein's manifesto says at 25 priorities, including an
:16:39. > :16:44.Ireland wide referendum on Irish unity. Also, full implementation of
:16:45. > :16:49.Inquirer recommendations, securing special starters in Brexit
:16:50. > :16:53.negotiations, commit equality and respect including an Irish language
:16:54. > :16:58.act and ensuring both governments on and implement agreements. This is
:16:59. > :17:03.not a blueprint for Government, but a template of Sinn Fein's 25 key
:17:04. > :17:07.demands for negotiation which will follow the election on March the
:17:08. > :17:10.2nd. Judging by the mood here today, the party is in no rush to return to
:17:11. > :17:14.Hurricane Matthew. -- Stormont. Still to come on the programme:
:17:15. > :17:17.Jonathan Rea tells us why he believes he can become
:17:18. > :17:19.the first rider to win the World Superbike Championship
:17:20. > :17:26.three years in a row. Over 200 youth leaders
:17:27. > :17:28.and young people held a protest today outside
:17:29. > :17:31.the Belfast Headquarters Around 100 youth workers
:17:32. > :17:38.in the city have been put on protective notice as there's
:17:39. > :17:40.still no confirmation of a youth services Budget for the next year,
:17:41. > :17:55.as our education correspondent A half term protest in Belfast city
:17:56. > :17:59.centre. In among the noisy crowd of youth workers and sure if they will
:18:00. > :18:04.still have a job by April. Were funded until the end of March and
:18:05. > :18:08.after that, we've been told that the post will cease if there is no
:18:09. > :18:14.funding guaranteed. That means the youth centre may close. That will
:18:15. > :18:18.mean myself and other colleagues at Saint Peter 's youth centre will be
:18:19. > :18:23.out of a job. It will take away any late-night work we do and any
:18:24. > :18:27.weekend work, too. It will reduce any of the positive impact we make
:18:28. > :18:34.with young people. The education minister says work like these
:18:35. > :18:39.people's is vital and he wanted to continue. But until the money is in
:18:40. > :18:46.place, they are worried. There are 100 part-time workers across
:18:47. > :18:52.Belfast. This fund has enabled youth centres and projects to provide
:18:53. > :18:58.outreach. It has enabled the provision of after-school clubs and
:18:59. > :19:01.we can provision. The education authority has attempted to ease
:19:02. > :19:05.concerns. They say there has been no proposal to withdraw the money that
:19:06. > :19:10.pays for these jobs, but also, they say they do not know what the Budget
:19:11. > :19:13.for next year will be. So although they and the Department for
:19:14. > :19:15.Education are working on a way forward, the employment contracts
:19:16. > :19:18.many youth workers are still due to end six weeks. -- of many youth
:19:19. > :19:19.workers. Some teachers at a school
:19:20. > :19:22.in Fermanagh are spending two hours Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
:19:23. > :19:25.is operating on a split site following the amalgamation of two
:19:26. > :19:27.schools in the town. The principal says the problems
:19:28. > :19:30.highlight the need for a new school Here's our south west
:19:31. > :19:48.reporter, Julian Fowler. The amalgamation of these two places
:19:49. > :19:51.divided the community are now it is a single identity, Enniskillen Royal
:19:52. > :19:55.Grammar School. But until a new school is built, it will operate on
:19:56. > :19:59.two sites. Few pupils need to travel, but many teachers have to
:20:00. > :20:02.make the journey to the opposite side of the town. Their concerns
:20:03. > :20:07.were raised at a recent meeting with school governors. One teacher said
:20:08. > :20:12.they spent two hours each week travelling between sites. Another
:20:13. > :20:20.moves between schools four times a day. Preparation time, lunch breaks
:20:21. > :20:22.and teaching time or lost. Providing cover for teachers who leave early
:20:23. > :20:26.or arrive late affects more than 100 classes a week. The school decided
:20:27. > :20:30.not to amalgamate every year group this year to avoid disruptive pupils
:20:31. > :20:35.taking exams. The printable says the situation will improve, but can only
:20:36. > :20:41.be resolved by building a new school. We, as a school, are up and
:20:42. > :20:44.running. We are making the most of opportunities, we are doing our best
:20:45. > :20:50.to minimise the impact. But our young people are -- our staff and
:20:51. > :20:56.community need this new building. It is important it is expedited as
:20:57. > :20:59.quickly as possible. Last month, the Department for Education announced
:21:00. > :21:04.that this was the preferred location for a new school. But that's just
:21:05. > :21:09.the first step. The storm is to be a business case, a design team,
:21:10. > :21:11.planning permission all before construction -- construction can
:21:12. > :21:16.begin in that process can take years. This college is all about
:21:17. > :21:22.delays to a new school project. A site was purchased in 2004, but it
:21:23. > :21:24.took a decade for an economic appraisal to be approved.
:21:25. > :21:28.Construction was supposed to start last year and was put back by the
:21:29. > :21:35.weather. It is now expected the school will be finished in 2019, 15
:21:36. > :21:38.years late. There is no timetable yet for when this new school will
:21:39. > :21:42.get a new building and there are concerns the political crisis could
:21:43. > :21:44.delay decisions that need to be made.
:21:45. > :21:46.One of our leading motorcyclists is chasing history in 2017.
:21:47. > :21:57.He has had a great run and this is a big thing,
:21:58. > :22:00.Reigning world champion Jonathan Rea says he believes he can become
:22:01. > :22:03.the first rider to win the World Superbike title
:22:04. > :22:07.The Ballyclare man will begin his challenge next week in Australia.
:22:08. > :22:10.On a recent brief visit home ahead of the new season,
:22:11. > :22:20.2016 was a picture perfect year for Jonathan Rea. Trophies, awards and
:22:21. > :22:27.accolades poured in as he won the world title. All eyes on Jonathan
:22:28. > :22:31.Rea. Recapture the world Superbike Championship in the Middle East for
:22:32. > :22:37.the second time in a row and he can't wait to try and do it again.
:22:38. > :22:43.Jonathan Rea wins the World Championship! The Championship
:22:44. > :22:48.starts with so many new Riders coming back and it's going to be
:22:49. > :22:51.pretty tough. But I believe in our ability as a team and as a
:22:52. > :22:56.manufacturer and it myself, so there are three guys back a winner I feel
:22:57. > :23:06.like I am one of them is we need to be clever and who knows. So far, he
:23:07. > :23:11.is very happy with his preparations. I really enjoy the end of last
:23:12. > :23:14.season and the celebrations and in December we flew out to Australia
:23:15. > :23:17.with my family to start my pre-season training and the heat out
:23:18. > :23:21.there, well, everything has been going right. In January, we came
:23:22. > :23:27.back, hit the ground running and I'm now fully focused on the first race.
:23:28. > :23:32.In Barcelona his team unveiled the new bicycle for his fresh assault on
:23:33. > :23:37.the world title. We put the kids to bed on New Year's Eve and my wife
:23:38. > :23:41.said to me, we wake up tomorrow, are you still world champion? I said I
:23:42. > :23:44.wanted to forget about that and that's how I want to attack the, not
:23:45. > :23:49.thinking about the mentor more three in a row, what I think is this is a
:23:50. > :23:56.New Year, new challenge, new rivals. It is exciting. And few would bet
:23:57. > :24:05.against him riding some new records in the sport as well. No surprise,
:24:06. > :24:05.coming here is favourite. -- he is the big favourite.
:24:06. > :24:08.Ulster Rugby have confirmed that former Lions and Wales scrum-half
:24:09. > :24:11.Dwayne Peel will join the club next season as assistant coach.
:24:12. > :24:13.Peel, who will leave his current coaching duties
:24:14. > :24:15.at English Premiership club Bristol, has agreed a two-year deal
:24:16. > :24:18.The 35-year-old joins New Zealander Jonno Gibbes who'll
:24:19. > :24:23.take over as head coach in the summer.
:24:24. > :24:25.Graeme McDowell returns to action on the PGA Tour tomorrow.
:24:26. > :24:28.The former US Open champion tees it up at Riviera in California
:24:29. > :24:31.and after showing glimpses of his best form in the middle
:24:32. > :24:40.east he's looking to push on in the States.
:24:41. > :24:46.I'm really looking forward to being back at Riviera. It has been about
:24:47. > :24:50.four years since I've been there. I really like the course. Two good
:24:51. > :24:53.weeks in the Middle East really feel like my game is trending in the
:24:54. > :24:57.right direction and I'm looking forward to going out to Los Angeles
:24:58. > :25:03.and then ponder the week after, so two weeks on golf courses where I
:25:04. > :25:06.feel like I can compete. Tiger pulling out of LA is a big
:25:07. > :25:09.disappointment, but always a great place to play golf. Looking forward
:25:10. > :25:11.to getting into the season and competing and I feel like the game's
:25:12. > :25:16.going in the right direction. Smiling good form. One of that is
:25:17. > :25:18.your sport. Now let's get the weather,
:25:19. > :25:32.with Cecilia. Hints of spring in the today, too.
:25:33. > :25:36.Especially when the sun out. Temperatures peaked at 12 degrees in
:25:37. > :25:41.the North West and when the sun was out earlier, the daffodils opened up
:25:42. > :25:45.nicely, too. We will keep the milder weather for the next few days. We do
:25:46. > :25:50.have some rain at the moment, especially in the North West. After
:25:51. > :25:54.midnight, that will mostly have gone. Largely dry for the second.
:25:55. > :25:59.Breezy, but even though the cloud will break, no frost. We are looking
:26:00. > :26:05.at another milestone tomorrow. The best of the weather will be in the
:26:06. > :26:12.morning. Quite changeable day. But, there will be sunshine tomorrow
:26:13. > :26:21.morning. Then, cloud increases from the West from lunchtime. Mostly dry
:26:22. > :26:24.out lunchtime through Belfast. But as we go West, we beat the thick
:26:25. > :26:29.cloud and the more persistent showers. The wetter weather will
:26:30. > :26:38.will get up to 10-11 tomorrow. As will get up to 10-11 tomorrow. As
:26:39. > :26:42.the rain arrives, it will drop a little. Tomorrow, quite wet, but the
:26:43. > :26:49.rain moves away and leaves lots of cloud. It stays fairly mild, no
:26:50. > :26:53.frost. On Friday, we are looking at another fairly dry start. Brightness
:26:54. > :26:57.here there, especially East. A couple of showers from the south in
:26:58. > :27:02.the afternoon, but a good part of the day looks like it will be fairly
:27:03. > :27:04.dry, although rain Friday night. That is the weather frontier, which
:27:05. > :27:10.should clear quickly on Saturday morning. It looks like a good chunk
:27:11. > :27:15.of the week and will be fairly dry. The next area of organised rain not
:27:16. > :27:20.coming into later on Sunday. As far as the weekend goes, there will be a
:27:21. > :27:23.lots of dry weather in the day, Saturday looks like he will be the
:27:24. > :27:29.brighter of the two and temperatures will continue to be above average.
:27:30. > :27:37.Some rain at times, but certainly not a lot and it will stay mild. Our
:27:38. > :27:41.top story. The Dail is due to begin a debate around out about a
:27:42. > :27:46.confidence motion about the Government's handling of the scandal
:27:47. > :27:50.about a Garda whistle-blower. Earlier, the Taoiseach said it is a
:27:51. > :27:52.matter of national interest there is no return to a hardboard after
:27:53. > :27:53.Brexit.