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19/08/2016

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The DUP has made a formal complaint to the Assembly Standards

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Commissioner about the conduct of Sinn Fein's Daithi McKay.

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He resigned as an MLA yesterday over advising a loyalist blogger,

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Jamie Bryson, before he gave evidence to a Stormont inquiry

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into the multimillion-pound NAMA property deal.

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Tonight, Mr Bryson denied he was the source of the leak

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Our North-East reporter Sara Girvin has been to Daithi McKay's former

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The shutters were down today at Daithi McKay's

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Yesterday the former finance committee chair and apologised

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for what he described as inappropriate and ill-advised

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private contacts with loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson.

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Last year Mr Bryson was a key witness in a hearing

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on the NAMA property scandal which Mr Mackay presided over.

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Sinn Fein says this man, Thomas O'Hara, has also been

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He sent Mr Bryson messages suggesting how to present

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Mr McGuinness wants the matter investigated.

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I want to see that complaint expedited swiftly.

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I do believe the outcome of that will vindicate everything I've said

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over the course of the last 24 hours about the noninvolvement

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of the Sinn Fein team at the Assembly.

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I have absolutely no concerns about that.

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Today, people seemed bemused about the resignation

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Obviously there's something behind it or he wouldn't have resigned.

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We really don't know what's happening or why this has happened.

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This is not the first time this has come up.

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It we won't have a choice, the party will appoint the next

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Just a lot of silly people doing stupid things.

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At the Ballymena Guardian, the editor has been

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of someone once regarded as a rising star of Sinn Fein.

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People can't get to grips with why he did this.

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He was one of the first MLAs to embrace social media

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so he will have been aware of its power.

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I don't think he would have been oblivious to the fact that if this

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came out it would be very, very dangerous for him.

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Whatever happens with the investigation, Sinn Fein has

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They have just seven days to put another politician in his place

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The former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Pat Hickey,

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is now in a maximum-security prison in Rio De Janeiro where he faces

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allegations linked to the illegal resale of Olympic games tickets.

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The Irish Minister for Sport today announced

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This is a maximum-security prison which houses some of Brazil's most

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dangerous inmates. It has accreditation for gang violence and

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several officials have been killed. The man who was Northern Ireland's

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top Olympic official is being held here. It is understand he --

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understood he is sharing a cell. He was arrested in his hotel room and

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it was alleged that some tickets were being sold at four times their

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face value. After a brief stay at in hospital for tests, he was arrested.

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He was tonight Bale and sent to the prison. He and another Irishman,

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also arrested as part of the police investigation, denies wrongdoing.

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The Irish sports minister has announced that a retired judge will

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be appointed to lead an inquiry into the controversy.

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We have agreed to establish a non-statutory enquiry to be

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We believe it is the most appropriate mechanism

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We intend to appoint a judge next week and the terms of reference

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for the enquiry will be finalised shortly thereafter.

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The Olympic Council of Ireland said in a statement that they will comply

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with the inquiry. But its board said it regretted that recent events in

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Brazil had overshadowed the achievements of team Ireland at the

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Olympic Games. A contentious parade in North Antrim

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this evening passed off The Parades Commission had put

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restrictions on the annual Ballymaconnelly Flute Band

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event in Rasharkin. Around 75 protesters

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gathered in the village, some chanting, "End sectarian

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marches," as bands passed Prosecutors are to consider the case

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against former soldiers in relation to Bloody Sunday as detectives have

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now finished interviewing them. The deaths of 14 civil rights

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demonstrators in Londonderry in 1972 are being re-investigated

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by the police after a public inquiry There has been some frustration

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amongst some family members over the length of time

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the investigation has taken. The Public Prosecution Service

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will now look at the final report from police investigators and make

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a recommendation as to What we want is the PSA may now to

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do their job, compile a file as quickly as possible. We don't want

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any more delays. They have been so many hurdles we have had to go over.

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So many barriers put in our way. And I think, let's go ahead with this.

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A family from Lisburn have returned home from holiday to find their home

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vandalised and a death threat daubed on the wall.

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A baby's cot was also damaged during the burglary at the property

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Police said the back door was broken open and the house wrecked.

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They've appealed for information about the incident.

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Football - and Derry City are through to the quarterfinals

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of the FAI cup after beating Bohemians 2-0 tonight in Dublin.

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Now the weekend weather forecast, Cecilia Daly.

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Low pressure is very much in charge of our weather this weekend. We can

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expect some heavy downpours on Saturday but dry and brighter is

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expected on Sunday. Chavez will develop more widely as the night

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goes on, moving northwards. -- showers. Another mild night to come

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but if you get some wet weather -- dry weather tomorrow it will not be

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long before showers come along. Some with thunder and lightning, and

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slow-moving. Possibly leading to some short lived flooding. Strong

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winds will affect Wales and Central and southern counties of England as

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well as the South of Ireland. The wind also a feature tomorrow. The

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north of Scotland and the far north of England having heavy downpours.

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The worst of the showers were clear way from Northern Ireland tomorrow.

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Drying up tomorrow evening. A drier, brighter day to come everywhere on

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Sunday with warmth on Monday. Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25am

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during Breakfast here on BBC One. -- 6-run defies PM -- 6:25pm

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tomorrow.

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