:00:08. > :00:09.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:10. > :00:12.Two men have been charged with the murder of leading
:00:13. > :00:15.The 44-year-old was shot in Carrickfergus on Monday and died
:00:16. > :00:19.The men, aged 28 and 35, are also accused of attempted murder
:00:20. > :00:22.and possession of a firearm or ammunition with intent.
:00:23. > :00:29.They are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court tomorrow.
:00:30. > :00:32.Ten men armed with baseball bats, hammers and pickaxe handles tried
:00:33. > :00:36.to kill a former leading loyalist in a barroom attack.
:00:37. > :00:39.That's what a Belfast court was told today when a 27-year-old man
:00:40. > :00:40.from Newtownabbey was remanded in custody charged
:00:41. > :01:00.This is former leading loyalist Darren Millar, he suffered multiple
:01:01. > :01:05.had fractures and a puncture to his stomach during what was described as
:01:06. > :01:09.a vicious beating at a pub in County Antrim two days of ago. Details of
:01:10. > :01:14.the attack emerged as 27-year-old Aaron Cahoon from Newton Abbey was
:01:15. > :01:20.remanded in custody, charged with attempted murder. The court was told
:01:21. > :01:24.that ten men armed with baseball backs entered McConnell 's bar and
:01:25. > :01:31.attacked Darren Millar who are sitting having a drink. The victim
:01:32. > :01:37.who is in his 40s, has been under a loyalist paramilitary threat. Darren
:01:38. > :01:41.Millar and police who interviewed ACC TGV footage named the man as
:01:42. > :01:47.being part of their time my gang. A hammer was taken from the
:01:48. > :01:53.defendants's car. The detective told the court that she had information
:01:54. > :01:57.that the defendant was trying to track down Darren Millar with a view
:01:58. > :02:02.to attacking him. The injured man remains in hospital and police say
:02:03. > :02:06.he could still be targeted. The defence solicitor defies Darren
:02:07. > :02:09.Millar as a man with a long and an enviable criminal record. Who's
:02:10. > :02:13.credibility had been repeatedly called into question. He also
:02:14. > :02:15.insisted that his client denied any involvement in the attack. Aaron
:02:16. > :02:18.Cahoon was remanded in custody. Aaron Cahoon was
:02:19. > :02:30.remanded in custody. Homes were damaged but no one was
:02:31. > :02:35.injured. The attack happened just before one o'clock this morning.
:02:36. > :02:38.When detonated at Woodland Court and another nearby at Balloch more
:02:39. > :02:43.court. A local councillor for the earlier condemned those behind the
:02:44. > :02:47.attacks. I was absolutely shocked and
:02:48. > :02:51.dismayed. That was my reaction and the last thing we need is an
:02:52. > :02:56.incident like this. It's striking us back into the past. Incidents like
:02:57. > :03:00.this have the potential for loss of life or serious injuries or hope
:03:01. > :03:01.whoever is involved is brought to justice.
:03:02. > :03:05.The man who died in a car crash in County Down this
:03:06. > :03:06.morning was 52-year-old Dean Weir from Portavogie.
:03:07. > :03:09.His car was in collision with another vehicle on the Dunover
:03:10. > :03:11.road in Ballywalter shortly before nine o'clock this morning.
:03:12. > :03:14.A man and woman who were in the other car were taken
:03:15. > :03:24.The situation in the Holyland area of south Belfast tonight
:03:25. > :03:27.Earlier large crowds gathered and police say they monitored
:03:28. > :03:30.what they described as low level disorder in the area.
:03:31. > :03:33.But there's been no repeat of last year's trouble and the roads
:03:34. > :03:39.The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated he won't announce
:03:40. > :03:41.his retirement plans until there is political agreement
:03:42. > :03:47.He also wants to see the EU agree its Brexit negotiating stance
:03:48. > :03:53.Mr Kenny was speaking during the St Patrick's Day
:03:54. > :03:56.celebrations in New York, where he again urged the parties
:03:57. > :04:00.here to focus on forming a power sharing executive.
:04:01. > :04:03.Thousands of people have been celebrating St Patrick's Day
:04:04. > :04:04.with parades right across Northern Ireland.
:04:05. > :04:08.There was also a big carnival procession in Dublin.
:04:09. > :04:18.The rain didn't dampen the enjoyment for the thousands who turned out
:04:19. > :04:20.to watch this year's Belfast-themed St
:04:21. > :04:25.With music, acrobats, dancers and even a dinosaur thrown in -
:04:26. > :04:28.the parade had something for everyone.
:04:29. > :04:30.For some, the day was out of this world.
:04:31. > :04:40.For others, it was all about making a fashion statement.
:04:41. > :04:45.A leprechaun. Everybody wears green. Green is my favourite colour.
:04:46. > :04:48.After the procession, there was a concert
:04:49. > :04:52.In Londonderry, there was a parade of imagination and colour
:04:53. > :04:54.as the procession made its way around the city centre.
:04:55. > :05:09.I'm from Peru and for me it's really important to be here. It's my first
:05:10. > :05:10.St Patrick's Day in Ireland. They don't care about the weather. It's
:05:11. > :05:14.fun. It's cool. Earlier, the Apprentice Boys
:05:15. > :05:21.of Derry staged what is now a traditional St Patrick's Day
:05:22. > :05:24.parade before a religious service For the most part, the rain stayed
:05:25. > :05:27.off during the carnival, But in Fermanagh, St Patrick
:05:28. > :05:31.couldn't drive the rain away. Over 1,500 people took part
:05:32. > :05:34.in the procession with dozens And for the crowd waiting
:05:35. > :05:37.under the umbrellas, In Downpartrick, the home
:05:38. > :05:40.of the Patron Saint, This year's theme was myths
:05:41. > :05:43.and legends with music, dancing There was a large turnout too
:05:44. > :05:48.in Armagh, with floats and music Thousands of people
:05:49. > :05:53.were also in Dublin This year's theme was "Ireland,
:05:54. > :05:59.You Are" and it was awash with green as the pageant made its way
:06:00. > :06:01.through O'Connell street. Slaughtneil's Gaelic footballers
:06:02. > :06:08.have lost in the All Ireland club The game's turning point
:06:09. > :06:15.was Padraig Cassidy's sending off in the first half after he lashed
:06:16. > :06:18.out at an opponent. The Derry side drew level
:06:19. > :06:22.in the second half but Dr Crokes finished stronger and won by two
:06:23. > :06:24.points to end Slaughtneil's As is traditional on St Patrick's
:06:25. > :06:31.Day, it's been a very busy And there has been no shortage
:06:32. > :06:36.of drama in the finals played today. Nigel Ringland rounds
:06:37. > :06:50.up all the action. Saint Mary 's microphone for looking
:06:51. > :06:55.to win the Central League Cup. The game enters its final phase but
:06:56. > :06:59.the gap narrowed to three points. At Saint Colman 's, they had a good
:07:00. > :07:05.shot of a penalty. There is the catch. The tackle. That's tight.
:07:06. > :07:13.That was as close as it got and this is what the historic win meant for
:07:14. > :07:21.St Mary 's. History has been made. Saint Billy's have won the 2017
:07:22. > :07:27.McRory cup. I couldn't be happier. This is the least we deserve. As the
:07:28. > :07:34.Kingsbarns Stadium, two heavyweights of schools rugby -- rugby clash send
:07:35. > :07:39.it was these two who took the initiative to going to a 12-0 lead.
:07:40. > :07:48.Method he had back before half-time with a free-flowing drive from Chris
:07:49. > :07:55.Lama. But prevailed 12 843 schools in a first. That's an incredible
:07:56. > :08:01.feeling as well. Before the game, wouldn't think about it. Without in
:08:02. > :08:05.this cup final, our rivals across the road. Dafydd Gwynn but
:08:06. > :08:13.hopefully, we may be back in Ireland. It's a great achievement.
:08:14. > :08:18.The senior schools cup final was when all in extra time, when two
:08:19. > :08:22.goals hit three minutes for Grosvenor, decided the match.
:08:23. > :08:28.Captain Stuart Snelson clinching three victory. In last night 's
:08:29. > :08:31.victory, Fergus Gibson scoring the clinching goal for Sullivan, who won
:08:32. > :08:31.the competition for just the second time ever.
:08:32. > :08:39.Now here's Geoff Maskell with your weekend weather forecast.
:08:40. > :08:45.The weather for St Patrick's Day has been rather disappointing, wet and
:08:46. > :08:54.windy and overnight, we have a little more rain, plenty of cloud
:08:55. > :08:58.cover means it will be a very nice night tomorrow is wet and windy
:08:59. > :09:04.again. We start of trial but the rain starts to work its way in from
:09:05. > :09:08.the West through the day. Temperatures are reasonably mild,
:09:09. > :09:12.11-12dC but with all the rain and cloud cover it's not going to feel
:09:13. > :09:18.like a nice day. You can see with the winds becoming an increasing
:09:19. > :09:23.feature through the day, the best of the weather across the north-east.
:09:24. > :09:27.Rugby tomorrow, in Edinburgh, should get away without too much on the way
:09:28. > :09:31.of rain. For Ireland, the winds might be a bit more of an issue.
:09:32. > :09:35.Certainly the wind is picking up as we grow overnight Saturday into
:09:36. > :09:40.Sunday, another mild night with all that's cloud cover but more rain.
:09:41. > :09:43.Next week, that's my day will gradually sink away into a replaced
:09:44. > :09:48.with something a bit more cheerier. No sign of that on Sunday.
:09:49. > :09:52.Temperatures in double figures becoming less wet as we go through
:09:53. > :09:55.the day although those temperatures will drop into next week.
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