27/09/2016 BBC Newsline

A man arrested on suspicion of murder in Lisburn yesterday

The police have released few details about the death of a local

man, Gerry Mulligan, in the Low Road area.

But it is known that his body was discovered in a car at his home.

Our reporter Michael Fitzpatrick visited the scene earlier today.

This is the street where the man's body was found. The police were

called here in Lisburn following the discovery yesterday afternoon. The

dead man has been named locally as Gerry Mulligan. It is understood he

was in his 60s. Neighbours say he lived alone and had a small business

selling cars from his property. The police are currently awaiting the

results of a postmortem. However, they've indicated there is one man

had been treated in hospital surrounding this incident. They do,

however, suggest there is a domestic link in it, so certainly this area

is a very settled area and one where everybody goes about the business

quietly. It's not yet clear how Gerry Mulligan died, but his death

is being treated as suspicious. The police investigation appears to be

focused on their back yard at the bottom of this alleyway, where

forensics tent is in place. It's understood the yard belongs to the

man who died. Neighbours said he'd lived here since he was a child I

was well-known in the area. I can't get over it, I've been thinking

about it all night and day. Everybody knew him I light him. He

never bothered anybody. He was helpful. I just can't take it in.

The police say a 44-year-old man arrested yesterday on suspicion of

murder is being treated in hospital. They have ruled out any paramilitary

involvement. A jury has been told that one

of those accused of murdering a man in Craigavon two years ago allegedly

confessed to beating A witness recalled going

to the house where the County Armagh On trial is 25-year-old

Shaunean Boyle of Edenderry Park in Banbridge and 29-year-old

Stephen Thomas Hughes With more details,

here's Ita Dungan At the time of Owen Creaney's death,

the accused, Stephen Hughes and Shaunean Boyle lived here in a

Craigavon. This is also the house where the badly beaten it remains of

Owen Creaney were found in a green wheelie bin. At Belfast Crown Court

today, the jury in their trial heard evidence from one young woman. Maria

McGuigan, a friend of Shaunean Boyle recounted a telephone conversation

they had had. The raid told the she said Shaunean Boyle told her she

had jumped on his stomach and jumped on his head. She added that he was

in a bad way, with blood all over his face. His face was busted open.

Shaunean Boyle than asked her friend for a Hoover and carpet cleaner, as

there was a stain on the white carpet in the house. She then told

the court how her friend asked to call around where she and Stephen

Hughes lived after she finished work. When she arrived at the house,

she said Stephen Hughes, Shaunean Boyle and her young sun were in the

living room. She was brought upstairs to see Owen Creaney, who

was lying on a sofa in the bedroom. She described the man's breathing as

not normal and said there was a yellow bruising on his face and

there was some are coming out of his mouth. She said the smell in the

room nearly made her be sick. She told the court she left the house

and said that over the course of the evening, she told them several times

to call an ambulance. She said she was told that Stephen Hughes was

afraid of the police. The next morning, she called again and heard

Owen Creaney was dead. She said Shaunean Boyle asked her if she had

any petrol and she told her that her car was diesel and Shaunean Boyle

then asked if it burdened. After this phone call, she contacted the

police and her father. Shaunean Boyle's lawyer asked her if she

remembered getting it fixed on the Saturday morning in which his client

had denied the murder. She said she did not. The trial continues.

Four men have been in court in Craigavon charged

They were arrested last week by detectives investigating alleged

Amid heavy security here at Craigavon courts, the men were led

into the dog. One of them, 22 years old and from Lurgan also face of the

charge of attempting to murder police officers on a day between the

end of August at the start of September this year. He is also

charged in connection with the discovery of a device found in

Lurgan last week. The other three men, 22-year-old from Lurgan, a

24-year-old and a 46-year-old from Dungannon were charged with

targeting a former member of the security forces. A detective

Sergeant told the court he could link all the men to the child is put

to them. He said police observed a car doing loops around the home of a

former member of the security forces. He said a defendant had left

fingerprints on a camera trained on the home. During a bail application,

the police officer said the 22-year-old defendant had a long

criminal record, but it was revealed in court they have the wrong details

because he had never been arrested before. Police also revealed they

had not been able to find the camera so far. All four men were remanded

in custody. As they were being led from the dog and left the courthouse

in a prison van, their supporters clapped and cheered.

The Ardoyne residents group GARC says it plans to hold to protest

parades against the agreement reached on ending the

As part of the agreement to end the three-year-long dispute,

three orange lodges and two bands will pass the Ardoyne shops

The agreement between the Orange Order and and the Crumlin

and Ardoyne Residents Association, CARA, will also see the protest camp

But the Ardoyne residents group GARC opposes the deal and plans to hold

a protest on Friday night and another during the Orange Order

The group say it will apply to the Parades Commission tomorrow.

A company at the centre of a controversial County Antrim

exploratory well says it's getting out of the oil business.

The company, Infrastrata, was at the centre of a long running

dispute over exploratory drilling for oil at Woodburn Forest

It said it had decided to divest itself of its "remaining oil gas

Instead, it's moving exclusively into gas storage.

Infrastrata abandoned the well when only water was found.

Some specialists in retail say Belfast needs to attract more

Their report also claims that a John Lewis department store

would be a major catalyst in rejuvenating shopping

Here's our business correspondent, Julian O'Neill.

A report for the Council says Belfast falls well below the cities

in terms of luxury or high end retail. There are gaps in the high

Street which visitors can notice. Manchester we have Selfridge's we go

to Newcastle or there is FedEx and they are the big department stores.

In Belfast I would say they don't have that. I've been to London,

Newcastle, Gloucester, Belfast is very compact and there is a great

range and it is good. Analysts believe Belfast is playing catch up.

The report says over 200 brands are missing from Belfast. Jon Lewis

would be a major catalyst in uplifting retail fortunes.

Potentially driving up city sharp spending by 17%. Should John Lewis

prefer spruce field, the report suggests Belfast retail income would

drop by an initial 9%. The equivalent of ?47 million a year. It

is a scenario city retailers want avoided. John Lewis, frankly, I

don't think we mind. We want to be supportive of seeing the business

community develop and I'd be a great place to people to come and spend

time. John Lewis has always been seen as favouring spruce field, than

a planning application is presently on the table. But with this report,

Belfast is signalling it is not giving up on a new department store.

John Lewis 's been actively courted. There's a retail element to a major

planet called Royal exchange. That's a ?400 million regeneration scheme

between Royal Avenue and Cathedral Quarter and it owners as well as the

council would dearly love a big name.

Three care homes in Northern Ireland have been placed in administration.

The homes which are owned by companies Care Circle

and Slemish homes are Kingsway in Dunmurry,

Braefield in Connor, and Slemish in Ballymena.

Administrators Deloitte say the homes will continue to operate

as normal and no job losses are planned.

Football and in the Airtricity League, Derry City drew 2-2

Tributes have been paid to the former BBC broadcaster

Paddy O'Flaherty, who has died at the age of 73.

His career spanned news and arts programmes.

Our Education and Arts Correspondent Robbie Meredith looks back.

This is rugged country, it is remote and it is rich. He was one of the

most distinctive and most respected broadcasters of his era. And in a

career spanning decades, Paddy O'Flaherty was often on the front

line as a journalist. They few seconds later, he had to be

restrained again as he struggled, the bomb outside is loaded. --

exploded. The people are starting to scream and I stood up, looks around

and it was pretty dark. I could see people gathering in corners, some

were on the ground and the screaming just went on and on and on. His job

is to be the highs and ears of our audience, so he brought people the

immediacy of the situation he faced, wherever it was. He do that through

some of the most difficult days in Northern Ireland's history. His

friend former BBC producer first worked with him in the mid-19 70s.

Heath at the beautiful honey toned voice, yet very base. And also

musical. And Paddy O'Flaherty was a highly accomplished musician,

present in many programmes about Hezbollah the country music. The --

about Hezbollah Vit country music. There have been numerous tributes

since the news of his death broke. Arlene Foster called him a gentle

person. Wendy Austin said he was a great reporter. He knew how to

combine work with pleasure. Owen Creaney, living in hope on the river

Lagan. The broadcaster Paddy

O'Flaherty, who died today. Time for the weather forecast next,

and with the details, Temperatures 12-13d, that sets us up

for a warmer day tomorrow. Unseasonably so for the time of

year. It will be windy though. To begin with tomorrow, a dry style,

but not long before the cloud thickens from the West, bring him

patchy rain and drizzle that will effect many areas of western Ireland

before it makes his way east towards Britain. Plenty of dry and sunny

weather for many areas of England, Scotland and Wales. As we make our

way through the day, it is increasingly wet and windy for many

areas of Scotland. But as by further south. 23 degrees likely the

south-east. For Ireland, cloud. Try the afternoon, warm with 21-22d. For

as, there will be cloud, it is likely to break and allow sunny are

gaps along with the south-westerly wind. But by tomorrow night, we see

rain coming in from the Lancet. Some of it will be heavy and behind it,

colder air. As a going to Thursday, a noticeably windy day. There will

be sunshine, perhaps some of them underage downpours with highs of

13-14d. As for Friday, temperatures struggle to 12-13d. Noticeably

cooler compared