:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:12. > :00:14.Politicians here have given a mixed response to the news that the formal
:00:15. > :00:18.process for the UK to leave the European Union will begin
:00:19. > :00:23.The DUP say the move will help provide clarity,
:00:24. > :00:26.while Sinn Fein say the Prime Minister is reacting
:00:27. > :00:30.to internal pressure from within her party.
:00:31. > :00:32.Today's announcement was made at the Conservative Party
:00:33. > :00:43.Our Political Correspondent Stephen Walker is there.
:00:44. > :00:58.Brexit was always going to overshadow Theresa May's first party
:00:59. > :01:01.conference. The news was welcomed by former Secretary of State who
:01:02. > :01:05.campaigned to leave the EU. I think it's very welcome news. It sets us
:01:06. > :01:08.on the path to leaving the EU and becoming an independent country
:01:09. > :01:14.again where the people who make our laws are the ones we elect. In
:01:15. > :01:22.Northern Ireland political reaction was mixed. The DUP said it made
:01:23. > :01:24.sense. We need to get on with it. Further uncertainty and a period
:01:25. > :01:27.where people don't know what's going to happen and there is no
:01:28. > :01:33.negotiation process doesn't help anyone. I think it's good that we've
:01:34. > :01:37.got a clear timescale to move this forward. Sinn Fein remained
:01:38. > :01:46.unconvinced and say Brexit ignores local opinion and claim there is
:01:47. > :01:50.still much uncertainty around. I think they were clearly stalling on
:01:51. > :01:55.the issue because when she's asked questions about the strategy, does
:01:56. > :02:03.not have the answers. I'm not quite sure anybody else has the answers.
:02:04. > :02:06.Theresa May has begun the process of taking the UK out of the European
:02:07. > :02:13.Union and we now have a timetable, but big questions remain. What will
:02:14. > :02:14.the final deal look like and what will it look like for Northern
:02:15. > :02:18.Ireland at the border? The family of a Rangers fan
:02:19. > :02:21.originally from County Antrim, who died in a coach crash
:02:22. > :02:26.on the outskirts of Kilmarnock yesterday,
:02:27. > :02:28.have travelled to Scotland. Larne man Ryan Baird,
:02:29. > :02:30.who was 39, had been living 18 other people were taken
:02:31. > :02:33.to hospital and three are still being treated
:02:34. > :02:35.for non-life threatening injuries. The coach was carrying
:02:36. > :02:37.supporters to Ibrox Stadium. Mr Baird still had close ties
:02:38. > :02:40.with Larne Rangers supporters club where friends have been
:02:41. > :02:58.leaving tributes to him. Very shocked to hear the news of his
:02:59. > :03:01.passing. He was a very popular fellow, he'd lived in Scotland but
:03:02. > :03:11.we were still in contact with him. This is very sad and I spoke to his
:03:12. > :03:13.family this morning. Their thoughts are with the other families in
:03:14. > :03:15.hospital, etc. The final days play at golf's Ryder
:03:16. > :03:18.cup is underway in Minnesota. Europe trail the USA by 9 and a half
:03:19. > :03:22.points to 6 and a half. For the latest let's join
:03:23. > :03:35.Stephen Watson who's Stephen. Play started about her ago.
:03:36. > :03:43.Europe now they will need a Herculean effort if they are to
:03:44. > :03:47.overcome that three point yes have -- deficit. They need 7.5 out of 12
:03:48. > :03:51.points on offer. They will take heart from the fact that they were
:03:52. > :03:55.four points behind going into the final day four years ago. Darren
:03:56. > :04:00.Clarke knows everything is possible. Rory McIlroy is leading the European
:04:01. > :04:04.challenge again after an inspired performance yesterday when he won
:04:05. > :04:06.both of those matches. It is a pretty hostile environment to greet
:04:07. > :04:11.him on the first tee against Patrick Reed. It is the early stages of that
:04:12. > :04:19.game but he played a wonderful shot at the first hole to make sure he
:04:20. > :04:25.got a half as his opponent rolled in a part to fire up the crowd. Rory
:04:26. > :04:33.McIlroy won the third but Patrick Reed has just eagled. Darren Clarke
:04:34. > :04:35.told me he is confident some of his big names who have been a bit
:04:36. > :04:43.disappointing so far can deliver foreign today. Teams have overcome
:04:44. > :04:50.bigger deficits. There is bat and the guys don't need me to lift them
:04:51. > :04:54.up. They will be keen to go out there and play well. Those other
:04:55. > :05:05.scenarios where teams have come back in the past. This team has the
:05:06. > :05:10.talent to do that. A long way to go. Yesterday, some of this very
:05:11. > :05:17.passionate crowd overstepped the mark. Rory McIlroy suffered verbal
:05:18. > :05:20.abuse. He confronted one fan. The PGA have released a statement saying
:05:21. > :05:24.there will be a zero tolerance policy. They will remove fans who
:05:25. > :05:30.engage in vulgar language. GAA now and Mayo's 65-year wait
:05:31. > :05:32.for an All-Ireland Senior Football title goes on after holders Dublin
:05:33. > :05:39.edged a 1-15 to 1-14 win As Dublin celebrated back-to-back
:05:40. > :05:43.titles for the first time since the county's triumphs
:05:44. > :05:45.in 1976 and '77, Mayo's players attempted to come to terms
:05:46. > :06:01.with a fifth All-Ireland final Plenty of sunshine but what can we
:06:02. > :06:07.expect the next few days? It's been a fantastic day although it started
:06:08. > :06:12.quite chilly this morning. It's not going to be is called tonight. Frost
:06:13. > :06:17.is unlikely. Cloud moving in from the West. Some spots of rain in the
:06:18. > :06:21.breeze is picking up as well. Cloudy and breezy nights to come.
:06:22. > :06:24.Temperatures could drop to five or 6 degrees over parts of County Down.
:06:25. > :06:29.High pressure should keep the weather front away from this. A lot
:06:30. > :06:38.of dry weather to come. Temperatures should be in the mid teens and frost
:06:39. > :06:44.and fork is unlikely this coming week it will be a nice day. Some
:06:45. > :06:50.early morning mist over the hills. Otherwise, dry weather. Quite brisk
:06:51. > :06:55.wind across the Republic of Ireland. There will be a weather front close
:06:56. > :07:00.by, dropping rain on the West Coast. That should stay away from Northern
:07:01. > :07:06.Ireland. Fine weather to come. Sunshine at times. The breezes
:07:07. > :07:09.coming from the south-east. High-pressure over Scandinavia is
:07:10. > :07:15.the dominant weather feature this week. Most of these weather front
:07:16. > :07:18.that come close to us don't quite get into many parts of Ireland but
:07:19. > :07:24.there will be a noticeable breeze. The rain is not far away but is far
:07:25. > :07:27.enough away. Lots of dry weather on Tuesday. More cloud in the West.
:07:28. > :07:30.Best of the sunshine in the north and east. It will feel nice when the
:07:31. > :07:33.sun is out. Goodbye.