:00:00. > :00:11.This is BBC Newsline with Donna Traynor.
:00:12. > :00:14.The police in County Cavan say they believe the deaths of a family
:00:15. > :00:17.of five are the result of a "murder suicide".
:00:18. > :00:19.As Maggie Taggart reports, the bodies were found this morning
:00:20. > :00:32.The bodies of a father, his wife and three children were discovered after
:00:33. > :00:41.police were alerted by a person believed to be a relative. The
:00:42. > :00:47.father was a deputy principal of a local school. His wife was also a
:00:48. > :00:52.teacher. The bodies were found downstairs in the house. The remains
:00:53. > :00:57.of their three sons were found upstairs. They were aged between six
:00:58. > :01:00.and 13. A Garda spokesman said they were not looking for anyone else in
:01:01. > :01:02.connection with the deaths. We believe all the
:01:03. > :01:04.answers are within The most likely scenario is that one
:01:05. > :01:07.person in that house may All the circumstances
:01:08. > :01:10.will be explored, but as it stands at the moment
:01:11. > :01:24.that is the position. It is understood a gun was not used,
:01:25. > :01:30.but it is suspected a knife may have been one of the weapons. Local
:01:31. > :01:38.people were shocked. It is such a tragedy. It is a small community, I
:01:39. > :01:47.feel for the family and anybody connected with them. It is terrible.
:01:48. > :01:52.It is very hard. You just want to pray for them. The
:01:53. > :01:55.bodies have now been removed for postmortem examination. The area is
:01:56. > :01:58.still sealed off as the investigation continues.
:01:59. > :02:01.A 26-year-old man's been in court charged with attempted murder
:02:02. > :02:03.following a stabbing in West Belfast at the weekend.
:02:04. > :02:06.Conor Paul Montgomery from Glenkeen in Dunmurry was remanded in custody.
:02:07. > :02:08.The 23-year-old victim is in a critical condition
:02:09. > :02:10.in hospital after the incident in Britton's Parade near the
:02:11. > :02:25.The funeral took place today of the 13 year old boy who died
:02:26. > :02:27.in a motocross accident in Magilligan last week.
:02:28. > :02:30.It has emerged that he came off his bike and was then hit
:02:31. > :02:33.by his brother's bike as they took part in a practice session.
:02:34. > :02:37.BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson has more.
:02:38. > :02:40.The two brothers rode their bikes together all the time.
:02:41. > :02:41.18-year-old Jake on the left, and 13-year-old Daniel,
:02:42. > :02:54.The brothers came from their home in south Dublin last
:02:55. > :02:58.week to practise at this track in Magilligan.
:02:59. > :03:00.On BBC Radio Foyle today, Jake spoke about what happened.
:03:01. > :03:12.Unfortunately, on the second moto, we crashed and...
:03:13. > :03:17.Dano was just there and he just passed away.
:03:18. > :03:26.I was just really in shock, and still am.
:03:27. > :03:28.He knows that I loved him and we all loved him.
:03:29. > :03:37.It is just a really hard time for us all.
:03:38. > :03:40.The motocross community has been stunned by the death of 13-year-old
:03:41. > :03:44.His funeral was held in Dublin today.
:03:45. > :03:46.At the service, his brother described him as
:03:47. > :03:58.A judge in Brazil has recommended that the President
:03:59. > :04:01.of Ireland's Olympic Committee, Pat Hickey, be freed from prison
:04:02. > :04:05.He has been in jail for nearly a fortnight since his arrest
:04:06. > :04:07.in connection with a police investigation into the alleged
:04:08. > :04:16.illegal sale of tickets at the Rio Games.
:04:17. > :04:18.Thousands of people turned out in Skibbereen tonight to welcome
:04:19. > :04:20.home the Olympic silver medal winners Gary and Paul O'Donovan.
:04:21. > :04:23.The two brothers were treated to an open top bus ride
:04:24. > :04:26.The lightweight double sculls rowers claimed the country's first Olympic
:04:27. > :04:28.honours in the sport amid predictions they could go
:04:29. > :04:34.Busloads of supporters arrived from all over Cork
:04:35. > :04:42.and nearby counties for the hour-long homecoming.
:04:43. > :04:53.They were anticipating about 10,000 people, but we think there's a
:04:54. > :04:56.couple of times more than that. 100,000 at least! Will be back
:04:57. > :05:00.training in the next two and a half weeks. And then Paul is starting
:05:01. > :05:04.back at college. A look ahead now to a story we'll
:05:05. > :05:07.have more on later this More than 1,400 scientists
:05:08. > :05:22.are in Belfast for a major farming conference worth almost ?3 million
:05:23. > :05:24.to the local economy. Delegates from 66 countries
:05:25. > :05:26.are looking at advances Experts say it's a key consideration
:05:27. > :05:30.in attempts to feed a growing global population -
:05:31. > :05:32.and just as important as advances The same revolution
:05:33. > :05:38.is going into animals. We will be looking after them
:05:39. > :05:41.in a better way, by monitoring them, checking they're well,
:05:42. > :05:43.sorting out diseases before Because it is very difficult to ask
:05:44. > :05:48.an animal how it is feeling. You can see more on that story
:05:49. > :05:52.here on BBC Newsline this week. The local weather forecast
:05:53. > :06:02.is next, and Barra Best It will stay dry, and it will be
:06:03. > :06:06.warned; temperatures for most of us will not fall below 13 or 14
:06:07. > :06:11.degrees. Tuesday will be much like today with
:06:12. > :06:15.the exception of the wind. It will pick up from the south-west. Those
:06:16. > :06:22.breezes will help break up the cloud. If you are travelling
:06:23. > :06:25.tomorrow against Britain and Ireland, we can expect lots of dry
:06:26. > :06:30.weather. The best of the sunshine across much of England. The further
:06:31. > :06:36.west you are, the cloudier it will be. But largely dry. Across Ireland,
:06:37. > :06:40.lots of cloud but sunny gaps as well. The cloud will thicken up
:06:41. > :06:45.tomorrow evening. Before then, if you are heading towards the north
:06:46. > :06:50.coast and Ballycastle, it should look good like this, some blue gaps
:06:51. > :06:54.allowing for sunshine. So keep the shades handy rather than the
:06:55. > :07:00.umbrella. Temperatures should reach about 18 or 19 in the second part of
:07:01. > :07:04.the day. Later on, the cloud thicken up from the West, bringing rain.
:07:05. > :07:13.That name will become patchy as it makes its way eastwards. For
:07:14. > :07:17.Wednesday, a few showers around, but also some good, sunny gaps.
:07:18. > :07:21.Wednesday is the last day of summer, bringing us into autumn on Thursday,
:07:22. > :07:25.but for Thursday and Friday plenty drier weather in the forecast.
:07:26. > :07:27.Temperatures staying in the high teens.
:07:28. > :07:31.Our next BBC Newsline is at 6:25 in the morning during Breakfast