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independence. And that's all from the BBC News at

The latest on the renewable heat controversy -

the names of firms that received more than ?5,000 in

The Donegal woman murdered in Goa was raped and strangled.

President Trump tells the Taoiseach that he'll visit the Republic

during his term in office - we're live from Washington.

How would the UK's vision of a post Brexit border that has technology

rather than customs posts work in reality?

With the rising cost of living, are you just about managing? I talk to

two groups of women, one younger and one older about their concerns.

Belfast boxer Michael Conlan gets ready to make his

It's getting colder and wetter and the forecast wasn't Patrick's Day is

not looking good. The names of many of the companies

which are getting RHI subsidies have been published by the Department

for the Economy. It shows some firms claiming

hundreds of thousands of pounds Here's our Agriculture

and Environment Correspondent The names of some of the companies

getting RHI subsidies are published on the Department for the economy

website. Partial postcodes, number of boilers, pay-outs, they are all

listed. The companies with most boilers include a paltry firm based

in Dungannon, which has 13. While many are on farms, other businesses

have them, too. There's a biomass and warehousing business near

Banbridge with 12. The list shows a wide geographical spread stop in

Ballyclare a trap and bust is less has 11. While many of the boilers

are in rural postcodes, a car dealership company based in Belfast

has ten. The payments range from tens of thousands of pounds to

several hundred thousand pounds and some incidences. The department has

been at pains to point out that being on the list is not indicate

any wrongdoing on the part of the companies. The next important step

in this saga will be the inspections that are planned. Not only will they

ensure that the boilers are compliant with the scheme, but that

the businesses really do need the heat. There are a wide range of

businesses in the list. The lots are farms, mostly paltry and mushroom,

but there are also manufacturing, haulage and energy firms as well as

a couple of church groups and sports clubs. We contacted a number of

those named in the list. Several said they had business need for the

heat for industrial processes. One said he had invested ?650,000.

Another said there had been a huge amount of bad publicity and if there

had been less fuss if they had been selling drugs. 800 installations are

on the list. That is around half of those eligible for the pay-outs. The

rest are people who applied as individuals, not as companies. Their

details will be published later after data protection checks. The

department said this was being done in the public's interest. Some

owners resisted in court, claiming it would lead to a media witchhunt.

The organisation which represents them said it hoped the publication

of the list would not leave the public or the media to an assumption

that the businesses had acted improperly in any way. It said they

had entered the scheme legitimately. The huge projected overspend and the

saga has contributed to the collapse of the devolved government. It will

be up to the public enquiry to shed light rather than heat on the entire

episode. The Donegal woman whose body

was found in the Indian state of Goa Danielle McLaughlin from Buncrana

was discovered in a field close to tourist resorts

in Canacona on Tuesday. Yogita Limaye has sent

this report from Goa. Tributes being paid to Danielle

McLaughlin. She was found dead here on Tuesday morning. Here you go

sweetheart. Police said she had injuries on the face and head. The

28-year-old Irish woman had travelled to India on a British

passport. She was on holiday in Goa. Police believe the man with her in

this CCTV footage is responsible for her murder. They have arrested him

and say they have compelling evidence. TRANSLATION: When we

questioned him, the accused confessed to the crime. After that,

we also found an item with what stains on it. We have collected a

lot of forensics evidence. This is a state that is known all over the

world for its beaches and parties. Foreign and Indian tourists come

here in France, sometimes for weeks or months year after year to enjoy

the sun. -- come here in their thousands. This time, for many, the

piece has been broken. Women's safety in Goa is once again in the

spotlight. Some are still trying to come to terms with what has

happened. Absolute horror. Shop. -- shocked. Shocked. It's just... The

whole community is just in disbelief. For this state, though,

it will be important to show that justice will be done. That those who

killed Danielle will not walk away free.

The US President Donald Trump says he will visit

He was speaking as he met the Taoiseach at the White House.

It's part of the annual St Patrick's Day celebrations in Washington.

Shane Harrison is there for BBC Newsline.

Shane, how did the meeting between Enda Kenny and Donald Trump go?

Well, Enda Kenny is in Washington, DC almost certainly for the last

time as Taoiseach. He had a 35 minute meeting with the American

president this morning, during which Mr Trump confirmed that he will be

coming to Ireland during his presidency. After the meeting the

Taoiseach briefed reporters outside the White House and he said that

they had discussed many matters, including Northern Ireland. I gave

the president a detailed account of the outcome of the election in

Northern Ireland, the fact that it is our priority to put together an

executive that will provide a voice for Northern Ireland and the fact

that there is a clear agreement with the British government that there

will be no return to a hard border and there will be no direct rule

brought back from London. The president asked a number of

questions about what the hard border meant in the past and I pointed out

to him about customs posts, the secretary violence that brought with

it, the engagement of the United States along with Europe in terms of

putting together the peace process and the fact that during those times

it wasn't possible to travel from some counties in the Republic to

Northern Ireland because of roads being blown up. He had a very clear

understanding of that. What did Donald Trump had to say? Well, Mr

Trump made his comments here on Capitol Hill at Speaker Paul Ryan's

lunch and in his remarks, which were brief, he emphasised the close ties

between Ireland and America. And all of our friends welcoming Taoiseach,

that's my new friend, my new friend. He's a great guy. The people of

Ireland and the people of the United States have stuck together through

good times and bad times. Over many centuries we have tilt a bond that

thrives, inspires and insurers and with us it is going to be closer

than ever before, I can tell you that. And there was a special

Northern Ireland breakfast this morning. Yes, an annual event, the

Northern Ireland breakfast. Normally the First and Deputy First Minister

and attended but of course they don't exist at the moment, so the

main speech was given by the head of the Northern Ireland civil service,

who gave a relatively optimistic account of where they are in terms

of the negotiations back at Stormont. He said he was heading

back there later this afternoon for those discussions. Also present was

the Lord Mayor of Belfast Brian Kingston who said that he did pick

up at the gathering that there was some concern for the political

stability of Northern Ireland and that he would like to see devolution

restored as soon as possible. Thank you.

Meanwhile Enda Kenny has welcomed comments by the UK's Brexit Minister

that there will be no customs posts built along the border after Brexit.

David Davis said the UK Government will invest in technology

which means that customs posts won't be needed.

But he gave few details of how exactly the system will work.

Here's our Economics and Business Editor John Campbell.

The days of customs posts are gone and won't be returning.

That's effectively the pledge from the Brexit Minister.

It is not going to be easy, it will cost us money. It will cost a lot of

work on technology and so on to make the border controls on goods but

without having border posts and that is what we intend to do. That is

what we intend to do. That echoes language that's been

used by the Irish government. I am glad to have heard the comments

by secretary Davies. We have a political agreement between the

government that I lead and the British government that there will

be no return to a hard border, a border with customs posts which

brought with it difficulties in the past. This is the border. If we go

over here we can see behind this fence the old customs post. This is

where lorries would have been pulled in to be checked. It is the sort of

place with the British and Irish government do not want to reopen but

David Davis was clear that there will have to be some sort of customs

controls. He dropped baby about technology but what could that

actually mean in practice? -- he taught vaguely about technology.

Electronic filing of customs declarations

We are optimistic. We know it does not make sense, really, to have

border post is on all the crossings we have here. The concern is that

the UK say they will not have border posts but it is up to the EU member

states as to whether there will be posts on the Republic side of the

border. That's an important point -

this isn't just a discussion It's between the UK

and the EU as a whole. Other EU frontiers,

like the crossing between Sweden So it will take unique deal

to prevent their return There is sympathy

for our special case. This recent Tweet from Guy

Verhofstadt, the Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament,

spoke of the need to But his is just one voice among

many on the EU side. Other governments will need to see

exactly what the UK is proposing Some of today's other news now

and two men have been arrested in connection with the murder

of a high profile loyalist. George Gilmore was shot in the neck

in Carrickfergus on Monday. He died the following

day in hospital. There has been a long running

loyalist dispute in the area. Details have emerged

of the moment a car ploughed into a television cast and crew,

injuring five people, 25-year-old Hugh McGrattan appeared

before Belfast Magistrates' Court He has previously admitted causing

grievous bodily injury The impact of the collision

was described by one witness as a like a snowplough with people

being swept away. It happened on Apollo Road off

the Boucher Road in south Belfast in November 2015 as a television

programme was being filmed for RTE. The court was told McGrattan

was driving at speeds of between 52 and 69 mph in the moments before

the crash in a 30 mph zone. As he approached the bend,

he tried to break but struck Mounted the pavement at around 25

mph, he hit a group of extras. A defence lawyer told

the court his client has suffered He struck the pedestrians like a

bowling ball strikes pins, while Gwyneth said. People were trapped

under the accused's car and against the fence -- one witness said. The

injuries were severe, in cases like changing. One victim has been left

in a wheelchair, paralysed from the faith down. -- from the faith down.

nightmares since the crash and has attempted suicide a number of times.

He also admitted his guilt at an early stage.

McGrattan will be sentenced next Friday.

Catherine Morrison, BBC Newsline, Laganside Courts in Belfast.

Inflation has been rising in recent months.

There's been an increase in food and energy prices.

So how are households managing with the current cost of living?

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, says she wants to help people who

are working hard but do not feel better off. Those who are just about

managing. I have come here to talk to two different groups of people

with different financial priorities. In a moment we will hear from some

young mothers but first, some older citizens who are here at the leisure

centre to try to keep fit. I suppose as a pensioner it is things like

foodstuff, I noticed lately when I go shopping that prices are starting

to creep up and I suppose you'll prices, oil had been low for a while

and it's now it has gone up again although there are hopes for it

coming down. Do you think with the government guaranteeing the state

pension that that has helped or alleviated any difficulties that

pensioners may have? It does help but what you must remember is 2.5%

is from a low base and 2.5% on ?100 a week isn't as much as 2.5%, maybe

somebody earning three or ?400 a week. I don't buy things I can do

without, you know, things that maybe were extras but now you say, do I

really need that? I just prioritise things. My daughter has four

children say it is difficult for them. The first one is that high

school, the other three are at primary school, so there is a big

outlay there all the time. Young ones just setting out, trying to buy

a home now, my son is getting married next year, you know, people

like that, it is really difficult for them to start off.

I know somebody at the minute he was about to have another baby, it will

be her third and she said she hasn't been able to enjoy the pregnancy

much because she is worried about how they will manage afterwards, so

I think definitely the main problems are with the cost of childcare and

with some jobs it is very flexible, you can go part-time, but some

aren't, so I have met a lot of mums that had had to give up work to make

things work at home. I am currently on maternity leave and preparing to

go back to work. The cost of living makes things difficult nowadays for

a full-time childcare place for Nina, a's going to be nearly ?600 a

month, so it is quite difficult being in full-time work, both myself

and my husband. You find that after you have paid all your bills in the

month there isn't much left. I am a part-time headdress and student and

my partner works full-time as well so we find it very difficult to

juggle everything. Obviously with working part-time I'm not a

full-time wage but I still need a childcare so I can go to school and

everything else. We find it a big struggle at the moment. How do you

prioritise your finances because of the outgoings you have, the

childcare costs and all of that? We don't eat out, we cook in the house

more than what we would have done before we had children, we don't go

out. It is a big impact on our life compare to what it used to be that

we don't mind. All over the country, students have

been making their own headlines Eleven to sixteen year

old have been producing Louise Cullen has been catching

up with some of them. Pitching for glory, these pupils

were bidding for an opportunity to have their ideas filmed

and for the winners, nerves or not, We're just going to try and get

Carl Frampton to say yes Yes, this might be

a bit of an issue. They were some of the hundreds

of students working on their own And they weren't shying away

from any of the issues. We have pupils from Lithuania,

Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, And that's why Brexit

has got so many of us Almost one in three GCSEs taken last

year were in STEM subjects like science and maths according

to the Joint Council But what about students

who feel their strengths lie Cyber bullying is a

seriously scary issue. But the question remains, do young

people really know what to do Grainne's grilling

the A-level Business Studies students as they discuss

their business plans. So, is journalism

still a career option? St Patrick's Day tomorrow promised

to be a special occasion Belfast boxer Michael Conlon

is gearing up for his first fight And he's topping the bill in one

of thwe sports most famous arenas - The weigh-in for the fight

happened in the past hour. Thomas Kane was there

for BBC Newsline. Michael Conlon will be in this ring

tomorrow. How are you feeling ahead of your professional debut? I am

looking forward to getting on the scales in the next few minutes and

getting the food back into me. Is it a mixture of excitement and nerves?

I'm excited, really excited. I had a big event here tomorrow. What an

arena and what a place to make your professional debut. Tomorrow I will

feel nervous but I'm OK right now. You have made a lot of sacrifices,

you have moved out to America to train, how has it benefited you? Has

benefited me a lot. I feel like I have improved. This is my first

rational fight, I still have a long way to go, I'm not the finished

article but I am looking forward to showing what I can do. What is it

like walking around New York and seeing your face up on Billboard 's

head lining at the world-famous Madison Square Gardens? At first it

was surreal but it feels like it is meant to be now and there is no

feeling to audit, I can't dwell on posters or billboards. -- now there

is no feeling towards it. Is there added pressure on you to win in

style because you are headlining? You can see there is pressure on

every single fight night but I'm just a keyboard to getting in there

and putting a performance on the stock that is all I have got to do.

-- I'm just looking forward to getting in there. If I can control

my performance, you know, I'm happy. Thank you, Michael. We will have

more fight build-up on tomorrow's programme.

Ulster's Iain Henderson and Jared Payne have been drafted

into the Ireland team to meet England in Dublin this Saturday.

Henderson replaces Devon Toner in the second row, while Payne comes

Scrum half Conor Murray is injured, so his places

Ireland cannot win the Six Nations title,

but there is still plenty to play for, as Nial Foster

From the outset, Ireland versus England was a marked as being the

championship decider but after Ireland's defeat to Wales last

weekend, the side will be playing not just for pride on Saturday but a

win would guarantee a place amongst the top seeds for the 2019 World

Cup. The top four ranking would be really aborted for us. We could

still potentially end up in a really difficult pool. -- would be really

important for us. If you finish in the top four you could finish with a

big team from five to eight. The motivation for us is very much on

can we get a performance that can allow us to get in the top half of

the championship because we need a win to do that we have got to roll

our sleeves up and try and achieve that. There is also a chance to deny

England a successive grand slam and prevent Eddie Jones's side from

winning a world record 19 games in a row. Motivation should not be a

problem on Saturday. Jockey Ruby Walsh and trainer

Willie Mullin proved irresistable on the third day

of the Cheltenham Festival of Racing with four winners including

in the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle where Walsh conjured an irresistible

run from Nichols Canyon. The 10-1 winner finishing

with a strong run towards the rail Rory McIlroy is midway through his

opening round at the Arnold Palmer A's level par after five macro

holes. Five shots off the early lead.

Meanwhile he has continued his criticism of Muirfield

despite the Scottish club voting to admit women members

Last year it was removed as an Open venue after choosing

He has said he would still have a bad taste in himself if he played at

the open there in the future. The most successful season

in the history of any Ulster GAA club concludes

in Croke Park tomorrow. Slaughtneil take

on Dr Crokes of Kerry The club from the foothills

of the Sperrins are the current All-Ireland Camogie Champions

and uniquely also hold provincial Mark Sidebottom has spent a day

with the record breakers. Slaughtneil a place apart. Home to

award-winning architects, award-winning schools and above all,

award-winning sports men and women. I've come to the cultural centre

here to take the collective pulse of these people. This evening the cast

of Charlie and the chocolate factory, which has just been

performed upstairs in Irish, is mingling post-show. Earlier, the

current and former club chairman arrive with this season's

substantial hole of silverware. You are now in your eighth decade. Did

you think you would ever see this day, this success? Never, no, I

didn't. I didn't think we could ever do it. I never woman who must be

nearly 90 and she is as much as we are, Slaughtneil always had a thing,

very close knit. Strengthening and perpetuating their sense of place

and belonging, these people draw their heroes, sporting and cultural,

from within their own community. He is such a great leader, he never

gives up, he is always there when you need him. My favourite is

Brendan Rodgers. His great at Irish dancing as well is that for! She is

a good Irish beaker and role model. It has all happened so quickly. It

has been hard to take in. We haven't realised how big the success has

been until we have finished playing. It is hard to try and take in at

this moment in time. It is a fairy tale made real with just one final

chapter yet to be written. All the action tomorrow on one of

the busiest days of sport, St Patrick's Day.

Now let's get the weather with Geoff.

That is a fine looking frog you have for us there! I figured he could

talk he would say rubbish! I'm afraid that our weather is going

firmly downhill. That process started today. We had our warmest

temperatures this morning, then the rain came through to introduce some

cooler air so we ended the day in the mid single figures. With clear

skies, the sun going down, the temperatures dropping away. Showers

working their way in. Some of those could turn wintry over the hills,

some sleet here or there. Maybe some patches of ice on untreated roads.

St Patrick's Day is frankly going to be a bit rubbish. You will wake up

tomorrow morning to rain working its way in from the west on a freshening

westerly Ariz. Top temperatures ten or 11 Celsius. Not that you are

going to feel that under the cloud and rain. The best chance for any

breaks comes from the east half of Northern Ireland. The further west,

the wet it gets. It is really not very nice day at all. As we go

through the evening and overnight that rain is going to continue.

Cloud cover at night means that the temperatures stay pretty mild. Very

little difference between the daytime and night-time temperatures.

Looking ahead to the weekend, more wet and windy weather on the way.

Saturday starts off with rain working its way in from the west. It

is still quite breezy. I don't think it will feel very nice at all. On

Sunday, at least the hint of a slight improvement because while we

start with the rain it is going to be writing up. I'm afraid I can't

offer you anything better than that. The outlook for the next few days is

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