:00:00. > :00:13.29th of March. That's all from the BBC's news at six. We now
:00:14. > :00:18.This is BBC Newsline and these are the headlines this Monday
:00:19. > :00:23.evening: The death of the Derry City football captain Ryan McBride
:00:24. > :00:33.at the age of 27 - a city mourns one of its own.
:00:34. > :00:39.The perfect example for any young player coming through at 14 or 15.
:00:40. > :00:43.Ryan never gave later 9%. This former soldier appears in court
:00:44. > :00:46.charged over the killing of a man The Prime Minister is heading
:00:47. > :00:50.in our direction but her visit is more about Brexit
:00:51. > :01:02.than the talks here at Stormont. can't be discharged
:01:03. > :01:05.from local hospitals. A mystery no more -
:01:06. > :01:09.a family's link to portraits found Best dad - best captain - Rory
:01:10. > :01:14.and the boys in green ensure that A weather warning comes into force
:01:15. > :01:22.this evening for both snow and ice. The overnight showers
:01:23. > :01:24.will turn increasingly wintry Just a day after seeing him lead his
:01:25. > :01:35.team to another league victory, Ryan McBride's family
:01:36. > :01:41.are planning his funeral. The sudden death of the captain
:01:42. > :01:45.of Derry City Football club at the age of 27 has shocked
:01:46. > :01:48.the world of football and beyond. The Irish President
:01:49. > :01:50.Michael D Higgins was among Here's our northwest
:01:51. > :01:58.reporter, Keiron Tourish. He was a warrior on the field
:01:59. > :02:01.of play and a quiet, Ryan McBride only ever wanted
:02:02. > :02:06.to play for his hometown club and was delighted to be given
:02:07. > :02:11.the captain's armband two years ago. He died suddenly at his home
:02:12. > :02:14.in the Brandywell last night. It's right next to the stadium where
:02:15. > :02:29.he turned out for the Candystripes. A popular player who
:02:30. > :02:31.was highly respected. We keep saying through adversity
:02:32. > :02:35.we get stronger but, you know, this will be a difficult one
:02:36. > :02:41.for everybody in the city He was just a perfect
:02:42. > :02:48.example to any young player coming through at 14,
:02:49. > :03:01.15, he never gave 99%. The club's chief executive says
:03:02. > :03:03.contract negotiations with Ryan McBride were always
:03:04. > :03:06.straightforward as he was a passionate fan
:03:07. > :03:14.of the club as a young boy. Our main man, Captain fantastic,
:03:15. > :03:16.old superlatives you use or all for him, 100%,
:03:17. > :03:19.call it what you want, he was our man and we are devastated
:03:20. > :03:44.as a football family. He was turning into the best
:03:45. > :03:48.defender in Irish league football. He could only see him getting
:03:49. > :03:51.better. It is so sad that his life has been cut short.
:03:52. > :03:53.The Football Association of Ireland will remember Ryan McBride
:03:54. > :03:56.with a tribute at the World Cup qualifier against Wales
:03:57. > :04:00.The FAI said Irish football was in mourning.
:04:01. > :04:02.Michael D Higgins led the tributes, which have come from football
:04:03. > :04:13.clubs and former players across Ireland and beyond.
:04:14. > :04:20.While Derry City fans reflect on a huge loss, the wider community will
:04:21. > :04:26.reflect as well. He is only a young man with a big
:04:27. > :04:31.career in front of him, coming from a lovely family, and he dies. The
:04:32. > :04:42.community is deeply hurt and deeply aware of the fragility of life. It's
:04:43. > :04:50.not always easy. Steve
:04:51. > :04:53.A former soldier has been in court charged over the killing
:04:54. > :04:57.Dennis Hutchings, who is now 75, was the senior soldier
:04:58. > :05:01.in a patrol which shot dead John Pat Cunningham, near Benburb.
:05:02. > :05:08.Our south-east reporter Gordon Adair was in the court.
:05:09. > :05:13.43 years after his patrol shot dead a man with learning difficulties,
:05:14. > :05:26.Dennis Hutchings finds himself in court. John Pat Cunningham had the
:05:27. > :05:31.mental age of a child aged between six and ten. His family say he had a
:05:32. > :05:37.fear of men in uniform and it was perhaps best that prompted him to
:05:38. > :05:39.take the fateful decision to run away from an army patrol he
:05:40. > :05:43.encountered. The preliminary inquiry will decide
:05:44. > :05:47.whether or not to send Dennis Hutchings for a full trial. Among
:05:48. > :05:51.the witnesses were a former military policeman who was first on the
:05:52. > :05:54.scene. The former military policeman told
:05:55. > :05:59.the court that on the day in question he had seized a rifle at
:06:00. > :06:01.the scene from a soldier. He was asked why he had done this and he
:06:02. > :06:15.said this was normal practice when you suspect it weapon
:06:16. > :06:17.had been fired. Asked why he suspected as particular weapon had
:06:18. > :06:20.been fired, he said, I was told it had been. He was asked who had told
:06:21. > :06:24.him and he said the defendant. Summing up, the judge said that
:06:25. > :06:28.Dennis Hutchings had shot a vulnerable and innocent man and all
:06:29. > :06:33.this must be looked at by the court. A defence barrister said this was
:06:34. > :06:40.the reversal of a burden of proof. The test for preliminary enquiries
:06:41. > :06:44.such as this are to make sure that my car to ask if a jury could ever
:06:45. > :06:46.bring in a guilty verdict if properly constructed and the
:06:47. > :06:48.judgment was that they couldn't. Brexit next and the Prime Minister
:06:49. > :06:51.is to visit Northern Ireland ahead of triggering Article 50
:06:52. > :06:53.of the Lisbon Treaty which will happen on the
:06:54. > :06:55.Wednesday of next week. Theresa May was in Wales today
:06:56. > :06:58.on the start of a UK. Our political editor
:06:59. > :07:02.Mark Devenport is at Stormont. Downing Street says
:07:03. > :07:04.the Prime Minister wants to engage and listen to people -
:07:05. > :07:17.what do we expect from the trip? We haven't been given details about
:07:18. > :07:21.where she will be going but the message she will deliver in Wales
:07:22. > :07:25.and probably here is that she wants Brexit to work for the whole of the
:07:26. > :07:28.UK and all parts of the UK to benefit from its opportunities.
:07:29. > :07:35.There may be some politicians that agree with her but there were many
:07:36. > :07:37.who campaigned against Brexit. At the talks today, Sinn Fein were the
:07:38. > :07:42.only party to comment and speak to the media and Michelle O'Neill said
:07:43. > :07:47.that if she gets to meet Theresa May, she will give her a very
:07:48. > :07:51.forthright message. The people here reported in the
:07:52. > :07:57.majority to remain in the European Union is at the British government
:07:58. > :08:03.acting against the wishes of a group of people here. Apparently Theresa
:08:04. > :08:07.May is coming later in the week and we want to deliver that message to
:08:08. > :08:15.her, this is not good news, this is bad news for Northern Ireland.
:08:16. > :08:19.The interparty talks aimed at restoring the executive, what's been
:08:20. > :08:24.happening? The bilateral meetings continue on
:08:25. > :08:28.such issues as the Irish language. No particular son of a breakthrough
:08:29. > :08:32.with one week to go before the formal deadline of restoring
:08:33. > :08:34.devolution, March 27. Every day in Northern Ireland around
:08:35. > :08:37.120 people have to stay in hospital because there isn't a suitable care
:08:38. > :08:42.package for them in the community. This so-called bed blocking could be
:08:43. > :09:03.costing the health service over After breaking her help, this
:09:04. > :09:07.86-year-old was sent to the independent care home to recuperate,
:09:08. > :09:10.funded by the Belfast health trust. It meant she wasn't left in
:09:11. > :09:18.hospital. The minute I was wheeled in, the
:09:19. > :09:24.atmosphere hit me. Home sweet home. The atmosphere and the homeliness
:09:25. > :09:34.and the friendliness and the food, my God the food is wonderful. And I
:09:35. > :09:42.was hungry for my food, I was hungry in the morning getting up for my
:09:43. > :09:45.breakfast. Every day, 120 people cannot be
:09:46. > :09:52.discharged from hospital because there is not enough caves
:09:53. > :09:57.facilities. It is -- care facilities. It is hoped this type of
:09:58. > :10:01.facility will be more efficient. It is definitely in demand because
:10:02. > :10:04.there are difficulties with packages of kid at home and obviously the
:10:05. > :10:08.more independent someone is the less help they will need in the
:10:09. > :10:15.community. Those 65 and over are expected to
:10:16. > :10:24.increase in numbers by 2025 saw demand will rise.
:10:25. > :10:31.Despite government attempts to use less independent care and the gap to
:10:32. > :10:37.people in their own homes, that has slowed down and it is speculated
:10:38. > :10:41.that is because there is not enough people to fill the jobs.
:10:42. > :10:45.In the past three years, we have gone through for health ministers.
:10:46. > :10:50.They need to have a consistent, constant approach to that reform and
:10:51. > :10:56.we need to do that now. We cannot wait. Well a range of
:10:57. > :11:00.community care services are offered, judging by waiting lists, demand is
:11:01. > :11:02.outstripping supply. A House of Commons committee has
:11:03. > :11:05.recommended that the government consider introducing a tax break
:11:06. > :11:09.for the local tourism industry. Those involved in the likes
:11:10. > :11:14.of attractions and hospitality would like to see the VAT rate more
:11:15. > :11:17.than halved to match what's paid by similar
:11:18. > :11:19.businesses in the Republic. Here's our Economics and business
:11:20. > :11:25.editor John Campbell. The local tourism sector has been on
:11:26. > :11:38.the up for more than 20 years. Attractions like this have helped
:11:39. > :11:46.grow it into a wealthy business. Tourism businesses south of the
:11:47. > :11:54.border pay just 9% VAT. Business year pay 20%. EU law generally
:11:55. > :11:59.events member countries from varying VAT rates across the regions. That
:12:00. > :12:02.means at present the government cannot get Northern Ireland tourism
:12:03. > :12:08.a special deal but after Brexit there will be more flexibility and
:12:09. > :12:12.there therefore the potential for a tax cut.
:12:13. > :12:15.What the government to look closely at the benefits that the Republic of
:12:16. > :12:20.Ireland appear to have gained when it cut its rate of VAT on tourism.
:12:21. > :12:25.It seems to have done a great deal of good there. Not just to look at
:12:26. > :12:28.the immediate cost per don't get the benefits over the immediate and
:12:29. > :12:34.long-term. The tourism trade has been asking
:12:35. > :12:38.for this for a long time. It says experience shows and make a real
:12:39. > :12:43.difference. They have seen employment grow by
:12:44. > :12:46.excess of 6000 jobs. We could mirror that in Northern Ireland. It also
:12:47. > :12:51.makes is more attractive Europe-wide.
:12:52. > :13:03.It is not just the EU that is a barrier to this. It suggests any
:13:04. > :13:08.reduction in tax revenue is matched by a reduction in money storm and
:13:09. > :13:13.gets from Westminster. It will be be prepared to make this
:13:14. > :13:19.a priority compared to the other issues they are facing?
:13:20. > :13:23.Just what extra support and incentives it needs will be a matter
:13:24. > :13:25.for the next executive. On this day one year ago five people
:13:26. > :13:29.lost their lives when their car slid off the pier at Buncrana in
:13:30. > :13:31.County Donegal. With the help of a bystander,
:13:32. > :13:38.a four-month-old baby girl was saved as the vehicle submerged
:13:39. > :13:40.into the water. Enda McClafferty has been speaking
:13:41. > :13:53.to bereaved family and friends. It has become a place of pilgrimage.
:13:54. > :13:57.A place where people come to remember that tragic day when a
:13:58. > :14:03.family trip to the seaside ended with five lives lost. Ruth Daniels,
:14:04. > :14:08.her 14-year-old daughter Jody Lee, together with Sean McGrotty and his
:14:09. > :14:13.sons, 12-year-old Mark and Evan, who was eight, died that day. They were
:14:14. > :14:26.the mother, sister, partner and Sons of Louise. The only survivor was her
:14:27. > :14:35.daughter, Rionaghac-Ann. I was so close to both of them. I
:14:36. > :14:42.miss them every day. It has been hard. I told people I was coming
:14:43. > :14:51.back a couple of days after and they told me to take a few weeks.
:14:52. > :14:54.They were my biggest fans. For his oldest sister, Louise, it has been a
:14:55. > :14:58.heartbreaking 12 months but she has drawn strength from those who were
:14:59. > :15:04.on the pier that day. We have been there as we can be
:15:05. > :15:13.whenever the needs may arise. We have helped them to come back to the
:15:14. > :15:17.area. We have become good friends over the period.
:15:18. > :15:21.Louise has dedicated much of her time to raising awareness of
:15:22. > :15:25.muscular dystrophy, a condition her son lived with every day. That
:15:26. > :15:29.dedication has impressed many, including the man who raised the
:15:30. > :15:33.alarm that night and is still recovering with the help of medical
:15:34. > :15:37.service staff. I don't know how anybody can cope
:15:38. > :15:41.with what she has had to cope with and keep her chin up and go on
:15:42. > :15:53.trying to raise money for muscular dystrophy. She is a real hero.
:15:54. > :16:02.Today, classmates of Jodie Lee remember their friend.
:16:03. > :16:06.It is still quite difficult process that she is gone but we had a lovely
:16:07. > :16:13.mass this morning and put some hearts on a tree.
:16:14. > :16:15.It a lovely Mars to remember Jodie and remember how beautiful and happy
:16:16. > :16:21.she was. It was a tragedy that touched so
:16:22. > :16:25.many and donates friends and family will gather in the church where they
:16:26. > :16:30.were laid to rest. In September we had the story
:16:31. > :16:34.of the mystery portraits which were found in the attic
:16:35. > :16:37.of a former poor house Six months on, we can tell you that
:16:38. > :16:41.two of the paintings have been reunited with a family who travelled
:16:42. > :16:58.thousands of miles to see them. Absolutely incredible.
:16:59. > :17:01.They came from Canada and America to find out more about the Belfast
:17:02. > :17:08.residents. My goodness!
:17:09. > :17:13.The moment Hamilton Hutchison is presented with two paintings of his
:17:14. > :17:19.great uncle. We lost track of him in 1919 when
:17:20. > :17:24.his wife died and I looked in the Belfast treat directories and can't
:17:25. > :17:28.see what happened a few years after that but after that is a mystery.
:17:29. > :17:40.I visited him here for a short while but could not get him to talk or
:17:41. > :17:45.give any background as to how, when? When researching the family tree led
:17:46. > :17:50.them to Clifton house, the staff realised they had something special
:17:51. > :17:53.and told the family they needed to visit because among 27 Mr Reid
:17:54. > :18:05.portraits in the attic where these two of uncle Tom. -- Mr Reid
:18:06. > :18:10.portraits -- mystery. It has been great to be able to
:18:11. > :18:17.reunite Hamilton and Hillary with their portraits.
:18:18. > :18:26.Tom Hodgson was one of Clifton house's most well-known residents.
:18:27. > :18:32.He left here until a remarkable 110 years old when he died in 1965.
:18:33. > :18:37.So he will make his journey across the Atlantic along with this
:18:38. > :18:38.remarkable story about how he was reunited with his long lost
:18:39. > :18:41.relatives. Before we go to sport a look ahead
:18:42. > :18:54.to tomorrow's programme. Tomorrow, we reveal the story of a
:18:55. > :18:59.Belfast man who confessed to the police in 1885 that he was a serial
:19:00. > :19:02.child abuser but never faced justice. We found him living here in
:19:03. > :19:03.northern Canada. More on that exclusive story
:19:04. > :19:05.from Kevin Magee on BBC Newsline Sport is next with Mark Sidebottom
:19:06. > :19:13.and yet more tributes following the sudden death of Derry
:19:14. > :19:16.city captain Ryan McBride. Kieron Tourish's
:19:17. > :19:19.report at the top of the programme
:19:20. > :19:21.spoke of a city, a club Patrick Nelson said the extended
:19:22. > :19:27.football family on the island offered his and the teams
:19:28. > :19:41.condolences on behalf of the FAI. I didn't know the young lad
:19:42. > :19:46.personally myself but James Maclean is a very good friend of hers and is
:19:47. > :19:55.devastated by the news. Obviously his family is as well. It's a real
:19:56. > :19:56.tragic event. It puts football and sports in some sort of perspective
:19:57. > :20:02.anyway. "A giant of a player,
:20:03. > :20:05.a giant of a leader and a giant of a man" is how fans summed him up
:20:06. > :20:09.- Ryan McBride who has died suddenly At such times it seems a little
:20:10. > :20:15.hollow that sporting life goes on but it must and it does -
:20:16. > :20:18.over the weekend Rory Bests captaincy was crucial as Ireland
:20:19. > :20:34.denied England back to back It was the last thing England wanted
:20:35. > :20:38.to do. Enforced smiles couldn't hide his disappointment of failing to win
:20:39. > :20:42.back-to-back grand slams and their record run was officially over. The
:20:43. > :20:49.Irish side were ready to rattle the visitors from the word go. They
:20:50. > :20:58.dictated the early exchanges in front of a sold-out and the vocal
:20:59. > :21:05.crowd. This penalty kick count early nerves and then the captain, Rory
:21:06. > :21:08.Best, led from the front. Ian Henderson stretched his way over the
:21:09. > :21:14.line to score the only try of the game.
:21:15. > :21:18.After wheels, we knew that the championship was gone but what we
:21:19. > :21:24.could do was stopping in getting the Grand Slam and that is what we did.
:21:25. > :21:29.Their record run was just the cherry on top. We wanted to try and match
:21:30. > :21:35.them and beat them and the boys did that well.
:21:36. > :21:44.We felt we have stuttered and started in the championship which,
:21:45. > :21:46.with the competitors we have, is disappointing. We wanted to finish
:21:47. > :21:52.with a performance we knew we were capable of.
:21:53. > :21:56.The fans played their part as the English Roses wilted. Eddie Jones'
:21:57. > :21:58.finishers may have left Dublin with the trophy but it was the Irish that
:21:59. > :22:02.left with the pride. Next stop New York city -
:22:03. > :22:12.Conor McGregor walked him into the ring and Michael Conlan
:22:13. > :22:15.then walked all over his opponent - the Belfast man's professional debut
:22:16. > :22:17.ended in a third round stoppage fuelling yet more hype -
:22:18. > :22:19.BBC Newsline's Thomas Kane was ringside at the fabled Madison
:22:20. > :22:27.square garden venue. This was the moment to savour for
:22:28. > :22:31.Michael Conlon and his family. You only get one and Debbie and the
:22:32. > :22:41.Belfast boxer certainly did it in style.
:22:42. > :22:45.Who can get Conor McGregor to walk died with him on his debut? It just
:22:46. > :22:53.shows the kind of country that Ireland is. To have those type of
:22:54. > :23:00.people come to your debut just shows the party you are on. I feel I am
:23:01. > :23:06.destined for greatness and hopefully I can keep it going.
:23:07. > :23:06.When are we going to see you at home?
:23:07. > :23:23.The first week in December. Boxing is coming back. Why do you
:23:24. > :23:29.feel that? I know it's coming back because it's
:23:30. > :23:33.had its ups and downs. In boxing, a fighter in his
:23:34. > :23:39.professional debut is not launched this way, as the main event, but he
:23:40. > :23:45.deserves it. He is going to change the face of boxing and be a real
:23:46. > :23:51.worldwide star. Michael Conlon is up and running as
:23:52. > :23:54.a professional after a truly unforgettable debut. He leaves year
:23:55. > :23:59.after adding to his growing reputation on both sides of the
:24:00. > :24:04.Atlantic but knows he has to be patient in the pro ranks as he
:24:05. > :24:10.realises his dream of making it to the top of the sport.
:24:11. > :24:13.Of course it was a bumper weekend of sport - with Gaelic games -
:24:14. > :24:16.international hockey a milestone in the Irish league all
:24:17. > :24:17.featuring prominently - Nigel Ringland's round up begins
:24:18. > :24:20.with the All Ulster Allianz national football league meeting
:24:21. > :24:27.Donegal ended Tyrone's unbeaten start. This point from Ryan McCue
:24:28. > :24:51.help them when the Derby 12-6. It was their first win in the top
:24:52. > :24:57.division for 13 years. Johnny McKee scored the winning penalty here.
:24:58. > :25:03.Next up will be a trip to Johannesburg in July for the World
:25:04. > :25:09.Cup qualification. The Blues moved within four points
:25:10. > :25:17.of the league leaders. This was the pick of the goals from the 3-2 win
:25:18. > :25:19.which widen the gap between the sides to 14 points.
:25:20. > :25:22.Leaders Crusaders play Ballinmallard this evening at Seaview and it's
:25:23. > :25:26.been confirmed that their captain Colin Coates will miss
:25:27. > :25:28.the rest of the season - he requires surgery
:25:29. > :25:53.I've got a couple of photographs that really sum up the difference in
:25:54. > :25:58.the weather. One walker but looking in different directions. I got
:25:59. > :26:03.caught in a dramatic hailstone. Tonight it is all about the wintry
:26:04. > :26:12.showers working their way through the West and that could mean 1-3
:26:13. > :26:16.centimetres of snow. The weather warning is in place. Ice could be
:26:17. > :26:21.the biggest issue. It will be a real challenge for the gritting teams to
:26:22. > :26:28.get salt down between the showers so take extra care. Another day of
:26:29. > :26:31.wintry showers tomorrow they will be working their way and from the West.
:26:32. > :26:36.There will be an issue just about everywhere in the morning but those
:26:37. > :26:42.showers will increasingly become confined to the northern half of
:26:43. > :26:55.Northern Ireland. The chance of some brightness on the east coast. As we
:26:56. > :26:59.go over night, Tuesday into Wednesday, we could see the coldest
:27:00. > :27:04.part of the week. The reason is that the winds are dropping. Tonight we
:27:05. > :27:09.have a breeze to keep things turning over but tomorrow night in the still
:27:10. > :27:20.conditions that allows the cold air to develop. Temperatures recover
:27:21. > :27:26.across the East somewhat. A few more showers in the eastern half and
:27:27. > :27:31.drier and brighter in the West as we head through Wednesday. The ridge of
:27:32. > :27:33.high pressure is building on and that will help temperatures recover
:27:34. > :27:42.a little bit by the end of the week.