08/08/2016

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:00:00. > :00:11.Tributes have been paid to the former Bishop of Derry,

:00:12. > :00:13.Dr Edward Daly, who's died at the age of 82.

:00:14. > :00:17.He was well known for his role in helping the victims

:00:18. > :00:20.on Bloody Sunday, and for his work in trying to bring

:00:21. > :00:23.Our north west correspondent Keiron Tourish has been

:00:24. > :00:29.Its an enduring image - a Catholic priest waving a

:00:30. > :00:32.blood-stained hankerchief as he led away dying teenager Jackie Duddy

:00:33. > :00:36.on Bloody Sunday - a day in 1972 when the Army killed 13

:00:37. > :01:12.It was completely outrageous, disgraceful.

:01:13. > :01:17.You are quite sure nothing was fired at them first?

:01:18. > :01:34.I can speak of this without any difficulty, because I was there.

:01:35. > :01:37.Born in 1933, Edward Daly grew up in Fermanagh, and in 1974

:01:38. > :01:41.He was never afraid to speak out against violence and injustice

:01:42. > :01:43.He banned paramilitary trappings at funerals,

:01:44. > :01:46.and said at one stage the IRA was involved

:01:47. > :01:50.He also urged Martin McGuinness to use his influence with the IRA

:01:51. > :02:08.alongside his Church of Ireland counterpart Bishop James Mehaffey -

:02:09. > :02:16.both were awarded the Freedom of the City in 2015.

:02:17. > :02:19.He retired as Bishop in 1993 after suffering a stroke,

:02:20. > :02:23.but continued the fight for a full inquiry into Bloody Sunday.

:02:24. > :02:25.He welcomed the innocence of the victims being

:02:26. > :02:29.declared at the publication of the Saville report in 2010.

:02:30. > :02:35.He was such a wonderful man, such a special

:02:36. > :02:38.person, particularly to our family, because of what he did

:02:39. > :02:42.He was with Jackie in his dying moments and give him his last

:02:43. > :02:45.rites, and he was the last person to speak with him,

:02:46. > :02:55.Perhaps Bishop Daly's greatest personal fulfillment

:02:56. > :02:58.was in the Foyle Hospice, where he ministered to the dying

:02:59. > :03:00.and their relatives and where he reflected on his

:03:01. > :03:05.I think the lesson that life has taught me is

:03:06. > :03:07.the futility of violence and the waste that it is,

:03:08. > :03:13.and the sacredness of every human life.

:03:14. > :03:20.The body of Bishop Edward Daly will be brought to St Eugene's Cathedral

:03:21. > :03:53.ahead of his funeral this Thursday afternoon.

:03:54. > :03:57.Our home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.

:03:58. > :03:58.John Boreland's killer was lying in wait.

:03:59. > :04:02.He was shot several times from close range with a shot gun when he got

:04:03. > :04:06.Police today said the former senior UDA member had known

:04:07. > :04:14.John was aware that he was subject to a threat, and he was aware over

:04:15. > :04:17.recent months that was a real threat, and he took some measures

:04:18. > :04:29.The 46-year-old father of three survived an attack two years ago,

:04:30. > :04:32.believed to have been carried out by former associates within the UDA.

:04:33. > :04:35.Police say the possible involvement of UDA members in his killing

:04:36. > :04:38.The officer leading the investigation appealed to anyone

:04:39. > :04:48.with information that may help catch the killers to come forward.

:04:49. > :04:51.I am very keen to contact the drivers of some vehicles -

:04:52. > :05:03.a motor bike, a silver Renault Megane, and a black Peugeot.

:05:04. > :05:05.The area around his home remained sealed off today

:05:06. > :05:06.as forensic officers searched for evidence.

:05:07. > :05:09.Police say they will deploy extra patrols in north Belfast

:05:10. > :05:20.in an effort to reduce the possibility of retaliation.

:05:21. > :05:23.Shortly before four o'clock this afternoon, a police forensics van

:05:24. > :05:26.A short time later, John Boreland's car was pulled on board.

:05:27. > :05:33.It was taken away for forensic testing.

:05:34. > :05:36.This killing has ignited fears of a feud between rival

:05:37. > :05:39.The police have appealed for calm and say that they hope

:05:40. > :05:42.their decision to put extra officers on the ground in the days

:05:43. > :05:51.and weeks ahead will reduce the possibility of further violence.

:05:52. > :05:53.Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes has suffered a shock

:05:54. > :05:59.The light-flyweight blamed weight problems after being knocked out

:06:00. > :06:01.of the tournament by Spain's Samuel Carmona.

:06:02. > :06:08.Barnes told Stephen Watson he was devastated.

:06:09. > :06:16.I really believed for it to be taken away from me in the first hurdle, it

:06:17. > :06:24.is heartbreaking. I think, there is no way I could have handled more. Is

:06:25. > :06:27.there another Olympics in Paddy Burns I don't think but there is

:06:28. > :06:39.After a wild weekend of weather it has been a lot calmer today, it has

:06:40. > :06:42.been down to this area of high pressure giving protection today and

:06:43. > :06:46.tomorrow, by the end of the week, well, I am afraid there is rain

:06:47. > :06:50.creeping in from the Atlantic. Overnight, any remaining showers

:06:51. > :06:54.will fizzle out. A chilly night under the clear skies. Temperatures

:06:55. > :06:59.down five or six degreeser but it sets up us for a nice day tomorrow,

:07:00. > :07:02.it will be dry, bright as we go through the morning, always the

:07:03. > :07:05.chance of a shower here and there, but for most people, for most of the

:07:06. > :07:10.day, I think it is going to be pretty good. Temperatures a little

:07:11. > :07:15.cooler than we have seen, today, so highs of 15 or 16 degrees and a bit

:07:16. > :07:18.of a breeze too. Northern Ireland is definitely in the cooler zone of

:07:19. > :07:28.weather, if we take the wider view you can see the breeze and showers

:07:29. > :07:32.coming in from the north north-west.ss as we go through

:07:33. > :07:36.Tuesday and overnight the rain starts to move?. It is the start of

:07:37. > :07:40.a change in weather. As we go into Wednesday, a greyer duller feel as

:07:41. > :07:43.that rain continues through the day. Temperatures again, in the middle

:07:44. > :07:45.teens so a bright couple of days to start the week, things going down

:07:46. > :07:50.hill a little bit towards the end. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

:07:51. > :07:54.during Breakfast here on BBC One. You can also keep updated

:07:55. > :07:57.with News Online.