:00:00. > :00:12.Now on BBC one it's time for the news where you are.
:00:13. > :00:15.Irish citizens in Northern Ireland and elsewhere could be
:00:16. > :00:17.given the right to vote in Irish presidential elections.
:00:18. > :00:20.The Taoiseach Enda Kenny says the Irish Government will hold
:00:21. > :00:23.He made the announcement during a speech in America.
:00:24. > :00:37.And Kenny made the announcement as he began -- began a tour of US
:00:38. > :00:40.cities. He confirmed the Government had
:00:41. > :00:45.decided to move forward with plans to hold a referendum to give the
:00:46. > :00:50.right to vote in presidential elections to Irish citizens abroad
:00:51. > :00:55.and in Northern Ireland. There is no more fitting time, and no more
:00:56. > :00:58.fitting place, as we look forward to our worldwide celebration of St
:00:59. > :01:05.Patrick's day. And all but that means for what it is to be Irish.
:01:06. > :01:10.This decision of the Government is a clear recognition of the importance
:01:11. > :01:16.that Ireland touches to her citizens, wherever they may be, to
:01:17. > :01:26.our diaspora all over the world. The change would apply only to
:01:27. > :01:31.presidential elections, and not to Dail elections. More details will be
:01:32. > :01:35.published later this month. The referendum is unlikely to be held
:01:36. > :01:40.this year. Assuming it passes, the change would come into effect after
:01:41. > :01:42.the presidential election in 2018. As many as 1 million extra people
:01:43. > :01:45.would be eligible to vote. The Taoiseach's announcement has
:01:46. > :01:47.been welcomed by nationalists. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams
:01:48. > :01:49.said his party had been pressing for citizens in the north
:01:50. > :01:52.to have a vote in Irish presidential elections
:01:53. > :01:54.since the Good Friday Agreement. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said
:01:55. > :01:57.it was right that people here should have a voice
:01:58. > :02:05.in electing the president. Two men, believed to be a father
:02:06. > :02:08.and son, have been injured after their helicopter crash landed
:02:09. > :02:10.in the garden of a house It happened just outside Carlingford
:02:11. > :02:18.at around 5:15 this evening. One of the men has been flown
:02:19. > :02:21.by coastguard helicopter The other man has been taken away
:02:22. > :02:25.from the crash site by ambulance A man's been charged
:02:26. > :02:28.with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man
:02:29. > :02:31.in Lurgan last Thursday. 29-year-old Paul Gerard Curran
:02:32. > :02:33.was found dead inside Another man and a woman who were
:02:34. > :02:42.arrested have been released. The Secretary of State for Exiting
:02:43. > :02:45.the European Union, David Davis, has promised that ensuring
:02:46. > :02:47.a frictionless Irish border is one of his top priorities in reaching
:02:48. > :02:50.a deal with the European Union. It's thought that Prime Minister
:02:51. > :02:53.Theresa May could trigger Article 50 Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show,
:02:54. > :03:02.David Davis said the Government was working to maintain an invisible
:03:03. > :03:03.border, was working to maintain
:03:04. > :03:16.an invisible border. We have talked to the Irish
:03:17. > :03:21.Government about it, they are onside. We are determined to do it.
:03:22. > :03:28.The Commission, remember, have a part to play in the peace process.
:03:29. > :03:32.-- had a part to play. They are absolutely determined in their mind
:03:33. > :03:34.that this is not going to go wrong. So that is the combination of
:03:35. > :03:37.determination that exists here. A barman is in a serious
:03:38. > :03:39.condition in hospital, after he was assaulted
:03:40. > :03:41.in Carrickfergus last night. The man, who was working
:03:42. > :03:43.in the Royal Oak bar in Green Street, suffered serious
:03:44. > :03:46.head injuries after he was attacked by a number of people just
:03:47. > :03:49.after half past nine. Three men aged 36, 52
:03:50. > :03:52.and 50 have been arrested. Police are appealing
:03:53. > :04:07.for information. It must have been shopping for
:04:08. > :04:13.customers and staff in the bar. The police have described the assault is
:04:14. > :04:16.brutal, and there were serious head injuries. So it is very concerning.
:04:17. > :04:18.-- it must have been shocking. Sport, and Jonathan Rea remains
:04:19. > :04:20.on course for a third World Superbike Championship,
:04:21. > :04:22.winning both races at The Northern Ireland rider
:04:23. > :04:25.won the opening race And despite starting race two
:04:26. > :04:29.on the third row of the grid, Rea steered his Kawasaki
:04:30. > :04:32.through to take the chequered flag. He has now registered four
:04:33. > :04:35.consecutive wins in the first two rounds of the Championship,
:04:36. > :04:39.which he leads by 30 points. In Gaelic football, Tyrone have
:04:40. > :04:41.beaten Cavan to go top of Division One in the Allianz
:04:42. > :04:43.League. The match ended Tyrone 19 points,
:04:44. > :04:49.Cavan a goal and 9 points. The weather for the week ahead
:04:50. > :05:00.now, with Cecilia Daly. It was pretty mild in some areas
:05:01. > :05:03.this weekend, not everywhere but most places had some decent
:05:04. > :05:08.temperatures and a bit of sunshine. It will get quite chilly over parts
:05:09. > :05:13.of County Down, and cloudy as Wayne and drizzle moves in in the early
:05:14. > :05:18.hours. Lots of it will have gone by early morning, and Monday looks like
:05:19. > :05:23.a dry day in most places. There will be some sunshine around, but a
:05:24. > :05:27.cloudy start. Brightening up, and it should feel pretty mild especially
:05:28. > :05:32.by the afternoon. A lot of fine weather to come across the UK and
:05:33. > :05:35.Ireland tomorrow, especially across the Republic in southern Britain.
:05:36. > :05:39.Some rain across North West Scotland later in the afternoon, and there
:05:40. > :05:43.will be one or two showers across Northern Ireland later in the day.
:05:44. > :05:49.But until then it looks like being dry with some sunshine. Then on
:05:50. > :05:51.Tuesday it is a much breezy day across northern Britain, Northern
:05:52. > :05:55.Ireland and the Republic. There will be some showers around as well, but
:05:56. > :06:01.further south towards London it should stay dry. On Wednesday still
:06:02. > :06:04.quite breezy in places, but it is a mild breeze so a lot of places will
:06:05. > :06:10.have a nice day on Wednesday, with some sunshine, most of the -- then
:06:11. > :06:14.on Thursday rain will affect more areas, especially across the north
:06:15. > :06:19.and west, and we will see a drop in temperature. So the first half of
:06:20. > :06:22.the week is mild, a few showers mainly on Tuesday, Thursday and
:06:23. > :06:27.Friday looked like being more unsettled and cooler. -- look like.
:06:28. > :06:31.is at twenty five past six in the morning.