:00:10. > :00:13.A woman has died after falling off a boat on Lough Erne
:00:14. > :00:17.She had just arrived for a holiday with her husband and two
:00:18. > :00:18.children, travelling from their home in Donegal.
:00:19. > :00:21.It's thought she'd gone to check their hired cruiser
:00:22. > :00:22.was moored securely to a jetty on Devenish Island
:00:23. > :00:25.Our south west reporter Julian Fowler reports.
:00:26. > :00:30.A scene of tranquillity but also of tragedy.
:00:31. > :00:39.They had hired a cruiser for the weekend.
:00:40. > :00:41.Last night, they moored at a jetty on Devenish
:00:42. > :00:49.It was just after 1am and the children were asleep on board
:00:50. > :00:51.when their 35-year-old mother fell into the water.
:00:52. > :00:56.Her husband tried desperately to save her,
:00:57. > :00:58.before he made a frantic call to the police for help.
:00:59. > :01:02.We believe that she went to check the
:01:03. > :01:05.securing of the ropes against the jetty before
:01:06. > :01:08.and at that time she slipped and fell off
:01:09. > :01:18.Her husband then jumped in after to try to retrieve her
:01:19. > :01:20.but unfortunately was not able to do so.
:01:21. > :01:23.The woman was found after about 45 minutes in the water, despite
:01:24. > :01:25.attempts to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead in hospital.
:01:26. > :01:28.We are here to save lives and it is very
:01:29. > :01:30.tragic when we are unable to do that.
:01:31. > :01:32.And certainly the crew are affected by that.
:01:33. > :01:34.Easter is the start of the boating season on Lough
:01:35. > :01:37.Local politicians have expressed their shock at what should
:01:38. > :01:40.have been a happy family holiday turned so quickly into tragedy.
:01:41. > :01:42.That shock is shared in Donegal by those
:01:43. > :01:46.The deceased was originally from China and the
:01:47. > :01:53.husband was originally from Strabane.
:01:54. > :01:56.The kids would have been going to local schools here and the
:01:57. > :02:06.local businesses and shops, they would have known the family.
:02:07. > :02:15.Both tourists and experienced boat users are being
:02:16. > :02:17.urged to think about their safety while out on the water.
:02:18. > :02:19.Please do come and enjoy the beautiful lakes
:02:20. > :02:22.and waterways of Fermanagh, but at all times, obey the rules
:02:23. > :02:24.of the water and most importantly, always,
:02:25. > :02:28.Do we know if she was wearing a life jacket?
:02:29. > :02:30.At the moment, we believe she was not wearing a life jacket.
:02:31. > :02:33.A tragic reminder that this area of natural beauty is not without its
:02:34. > :02:45.A preliminary report on the fatal crash of the Irish Coast Guard
:02:46. > :02:49.Rescue Helicopter 116 has found that an onboard warning system
:02:50. > :02:54.on the aircraft did not include data relating to Blackrock Island.
:02:55. > :02:56.The helicopter crashed into the island off the coast
:02:57. > :03:02.of Co Mayo on 14 March, with the loss of all four
:03:03. > :03:06.The report also contains data from the voice recorder on R116,
:03:07. > :03:08.and the final words of the crew before impact.
:03:09. > :03:21.Rescue 116 went missing early in the morning of the 14th of March. It had
:03:22. > :03:25.been providing cover for another helicopter on a rescue mission. It
:03:26. > :03:30.crashed into first Mack approximately 12 miles of the bay in
:03:31. > :03:35.County Mayo. All four crew members on board were killed. Captain Dara
:03:36. > :03:38.Fitzpatrick was recovered from the seat but died shortly afterwards.
:03:39. > :03:44.The body of Captain Mark Duffy was later recovered and funerals have
:03:45. > :03:50.been held. But to others, the winchman, remain lost at sea. This
:03:51. > :03:54.preliminary report from the air accident investigation unit Ireland
:03:55. > :03:56.discusses the aircraft was my early ground position and warning system
:03:57. > :04:02.and says the systems manufacturer has told it first Mack was not in
:04:03. > :04:06.the obstacle database and the two reign of the island was not in the
:04:07. > :04:10.terrain database. From transcripts of the crew is not final few words,
:04:11. > :04:13.it appears they became aware the island was ahead of them and may
:04:14. > :04:18.have attempted to pull up and steer around it at the last moment. But
:04:19. > :04:19.this is a preliminary report and the investigations are continuing.
:04:20. > :04:22.Four retired police officers are considering legal action
:04:23. > :04:25.against the Police Ombudsman after their personal
:04:26. > :04:31.The leak came to light following the arrest of a former
:04:32. > :04:33.ombudsman investigator over an alleged theft of sensitive
:04:34. > :04:38.A lawyer for the officers said the Police Ombudsman had
:04:39. > :04:41.confirmed personal details were unlawfully disclosed.
:04:42. > :04:46.Police have begun a criminal investigation.
:04:47. > :04:50.Sinn Fein have welcomed a move by Arlene Foster
:04:51. > :04:53.to meet Irish speakers to, as she put it, better understand
:04:54. > :04:57.The DUP leader said yesterday she wanted to engage with people
:04:58. > :05:00.who don't want to use Irish as a political weapon.
:05:01. > :05:06.This report from our political correspondent Gareth Gordon.
:05:07. > :05:14.If you feed a crocodile, they are going to
:05:15. > :05:27.I do intend to listen and to engage with those from the Gaelic
:05:28. > :05:30.Irish background, those without party political baggage or indeed
:05:31. > :05:34.It is not such a long way from Stormont to West Belfast.
:05:35. > :05:36.In areas like this, you could not avoid
:05:37. > :05:41.the Irish language, even if you tried.
:05:42. > :05:43.Which, politically speaking, may be just about where Arlene
:05:44. > :05:59.Her Irish language olive branch already seems
:06:00. > :06:02.Anything which encourages dialogue and
:06:03. > :06:04.conversation, which encourages increased understanding of our
:06:05. > :06:07.shared heritage has to be positive, so as we move
:06:08. > :06:23.should take this initiative from Arlene Foster positively.
:06:24. > :06:26.Fresh from meeting a representative of the government this morning,
:06:27. > :06:29.this language activist says he would like to do the same
:06:30. > :06:34.Hopefully it is a move towards the right direction, but
:06:35. > :06:37.what we would be asking Arlene Foster also to do would
:06:38. > :06:38.be to scratch below the
:06:39. > :06:40.surface, to meet with parents and schools
:06:41. > :06:42.and go out to see what the
:06:43. > :06:43.Irish language community is really about.
:06:44. > :06:46.There have been a number of invitations across the sector to
:06:47. > :06:48.Arlene Foster and I really hope she needs the right
:06:49. > :06:52.The apparent change of tune has also chimed with the groups to
:06:53. > :06:54.use the Irish language Centre in Derry.
:06:55. > :07:02.It has now issued an invitation to Arlene Foster.
:07:03. > :07:05.I thought by inviting Arlene or her representative that we would be
:07:06. > :07:06.able to demonstrate that our work is positive.
:07:07. > :07:10.It is in no way political and it is in no way a threat.
:07:11. > :07:14.I think there needs to be a better understanding of the Irish
:07:15. > :07:19.And the people involved in it, that it is not all political.
:07:20. > :07:22.This man describes himself as an Ulster Scots writer.
:07:23. > :07:24.He started to learn Irish after hearing it spoken
:07:25. > :07:30.If I were speaking to Arlene, I would say why
:07:31. > :07:34.don't you join me and learn some lessons and find out for yourself
:07:35. > :07:37.because I think that she would be surprised at the reception that
:07:38. > :07:44.Things could be changing at Stormont, but maybe not that much.
:07:45. > :07:47.Polio was once a serious viral infection in the western world,
:07:48. > :07:51.causing serious disability in its victims.
:07:52. > :07:56.Fortunately the disease is rarely heard of here today.
:07:57. > :07:59.But a half a century on, some local people are still trying
:08:00. > :08:03.Our health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly reports.
:08:04. > :08:06.As a young lad growing up in south Belfast in the 1950s, Bobby Docherty
:08:07. > :08:14.Now 73, he is still coping with the illness as
:08:15. > :08:20.They are a nuisance but they are vital.
:08:21. > :08:22.They allow me to get about but they are heavy.
:08:23. > :08:29.Eddie grew up in Belfast Short Strand.
:08:30. > :08:31.He was five when polio struck, triggering a long
:08:32. > :08:44.A wasp got into the ward and the other three
:08:45. > :08:49.were not as bad because they were not affected
:08:50. > :08:52.as I was and they pulled the sheets above their heads and I
:08:53. > :08:54.had to lie there and I was petrified.
:08:55. > :08:57.At its peak in the 1940s and 1950s, polio would paralyse or
:08:58. > :09:06.kill over half a million people worldwide every year.
:09:07. > :09:09.A virus that affects the muscles, here in the 1970s,
:09:10. > :09:13.locals took part in vaccination programme.
:09:14. > :09:16.There were two reasons for the scare.
:09:17. > :09:19.There was the lady who was a contact and had the disease,
:09:20. > :09:23.although she did not show symptoms and there was also a child from
:09:24. > :09:25.Belfast who was in one of the caravan sites last week
:09:26. > :09:27.and I think both of these cases frightened the
:09:28. > :09:31.And more than half a century later, around 160 survivors
:09:32. > :09:35.meet up weekly to continue the support.
:09:36. > :09:45.In Musgrave, I was put in a plaster cast from my ankles to the
:09:46. > :09:52.If I could comment on it, I think that was the exact
:09:53. > :09:55.opposite of what they should have done because once the fever stage
:09:56. > :09:57.was over they should have exercised me to get
:09:58. > :10:08.The weekly Belfast meeting is organised by the Northern Ireland
:10:09. > :10:16.polio Fellowship, established in 1939.
:10:17. > :10:22.Now, in 2017, they are dealing with post polio syndrome.
:10:23. > :10:25.I can say awful pain, but aches in parts were I thought I didn't
:10:26. > :10:29.My left arm which was always very strong will get sore and
:10:30. > :10:34.From my knees down now it will be like blocks of
:10:35. > :10:41.The syndrome was recognised by professionals in the
:10:42. > :10:44.1980s, but ad the disease has been eradicated in the West, it is not
:10:45. > :10:53.The symptoms associated would be a general fatigue, so a
:10:54. > :10:56.mental fatigue and a physical fatigue and also fatigue associated
:10:57. > :10:58.with muscle wasting, weaknesses, muscle skeletal pain associated with
:10:59. > :11:00.it and in some people you will have respiratory problems and
:11:01. > :11:07.While there are no longer any new cases of polio in the UK, these
:11:08. > :11:09.people are a stark reminder that the disease
:11:10. > :11:10.is hardly gone and it is
:11:11. > :11:20.We love spotting entertainment royalty when they pay us a visit
:11:21. > :11:23.and and many people got a big surprise in Belfast today!
:11:24. > :11:27.Social Media has been buzzing with an appearance
:11:28. > :11:29.in the city by the actor Morgan Freeman.
:11:30. > :11:31.The star of movies like The Shawshank Redemption
:11:32. > :11:34.and Driving Miss Daisy was sighted having a stroll in the city centre.
:11:35. > :11:37.He was also spotted in the Short Strand area,
:11:38. > :11:43.where he was filming for a new television series.
:11:44. > :11:48.The weather next, with Angie Philips.
:11:49. > :11:55.Hello. Good evening. Cloud has been working into the course of today,
:11:56. > :11:59.bringing some light showers. Through the night, it continues to close in.
:12:00. > :12:03.It will bring more in the way of drizzly or showery rain, almost any
:12:04. > :12:05.word. They will be some dry gaps and it is not particularly cold, with
:12:06. > :12:10.temperatures settling between 5-7 C. temperatures settling between 5-7 C.
:12:11. > :12:13.Tomorrow, things will brighten through the second half of Good
:12:14. > :12:21.Friday but it is not a great start. It will still be wet. A weather
:12:22. > :12:24.front sliding slowly west to east throughout the morning hours,
:12:25. > :12:26.keeping it dull and dreary and quite wet for a time. Eventually, this
:12:27. > :12:29.band of rain starts to work south into the Republic of Ireland and the
:12:30. > :12:34.South of Scotland and England and Wales. To the south, it is mainly
:12:35. > :12:39.dry. A breeze here. May give some bright intervals and temperatures of
:12:40. > :12:44.16 Celsius. Cooler to the north of the rain band. Bright spells and
:12:45. > :12:49.showers. Fairly frequent across Scotland and also over the Scottish
:12:50. > :12:51.mountains. For Northern Ireland, it feels pressure with a north-westerly
:12:52. > :12:54.breeze but it is also brighter. There will be some scattered showers
:12:55. > :13:01.and many places will avoid them and there will be gaps in between.
:13:02. > :13:04.Temperatures of 10-11 C. A chilly start on Saturday, but this could be
:13:05. > :13:07.the best day of the eastern weekend. There will be some showers around
:13:08. > :13:12.but dry and bright and the next weather front comes in on eastern
:13:13. > :13:15.Sunday, bringing more cloud and the potential for some mainly patchy,
:13:16. > :13:16.light rain and drizzle. Things become a little bit quieter again
:13:17. > :13:17.hopefully on eastern Monday. Our next BBC Newsline
:13:18. > :13:20.is at 6.25am in the morning You can also keep updated
:13:21. > :13:24.with News Online.