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- Climate
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Northern Ireland weather: Temperatures to rise but is it a heatwave?
Parts of Northern Ireland are set to record temperatures in the mid-20s over the next few days but it is not yet clear if it will be declared a is because temperatures must reach 25C or above for three consecutive days for that to happen, according to the Met threshold could be met, especially in western counties with about 25C expected on Thursday and possibly up to 28C on temperatures look set to dip on Saturday with an expected temperature of about 23C. One or two spots could still reach 25C on Saturday but that will not likely be confirmed until later in the average maximum temperature during the day at this time of year is 17.8C in Northern Ireland. Other parts of the UK have different temperature thresholds to reach in the same amount of time, while in the Republic of Ireland a temperature of 25C must be recorded for at least five consecutive days, according to the Irish Meteorological Service, Met É in parts of Great Britain, particularly southeast England, are expected to reach 30C or higher in the coming days with a heatwave likely to be declared at the last time a heatwave was recorded in Northern Ireland was early in September 2023 when a new monthly record of 28C was set at Castlederg in County surpassed a previous record of 27.6C which had stood in Armagh since 1906.
BBC News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ireland cricket: 'For Bready to get the West Indies is huge'
It is a village of just a few hundred people, yet it is going to host to one of the major cricket teams in the world. Magheramason, in County Tyrone, is the home of Bready Cricket Club where the West Indies are seeking revenge against Ireland for a sore that has lasted more than half a last time the two sides faced off in the north west was back in 1969 at Sion Mills, when Ireland recorded a historic victory over the "Windies" by bowling them out for just 25 weather-permitting, thousands will attend three T20 matches between the teams on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, with many more around the world watching on TV. Chairman of Bready Cricket Club Norman Allen said the bigger games tend to go to Dublin and Belfast, so for them to get the West Indies was "huge"."We are determined to show Cricket Ireland that we can put on cricket as good as anybody," he told BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today Colhoun, 87, from Sion Mills, was Ireland's wicketkeeper in the clash against the West Indies 56 years ago."The ground was completely packed, there was maybe 3,000 people because this was a really big deal to have the West Indies here," he the local boy, he was tasked with taking the West Indies team to their hotel in Lifford, County led to speculation that Ossie had taken the team for a drink and that that was why they were off their game the next day."When we went over the bar was closed, they got no drink at all," he will be at the match on Saturday to ring the bell. 'Mops and brushes' The final preparations to get the cricket ground ready have been taking place all Rough, the interim general manager for the North West Cricket Union, said it was all hands to the pump."We've got people who normally work in finance and people who go out coaching dressing curtains, running around with mops and brushes, everybody is prepared to help," she addition to the matches, there are corporate events, a kids zone and a food village showcasing local half-time entertainment will be Irish and Scottish dancers and bagpipes."It is stressful but it is really exciting, we are all really invested," added Kathryn. However, the biggest pressure is probably being felt by Trevor Hamilton, who is in charge of making sure the ground is in peak condition."I would say my sleep at night isn't the same as usual, so it comes with a lot of nerves," he said."But I've been a lifelong member of Bready Cricket Club and so it's an immense honour to be hosting Ireland and the West Indies."Ironically, Bready's cricket colours are similar to the West Indies is because the people who set up the club loved the West Indies and were inspired by their culture of cricket."For this club to actually be able to host the West Indies is really special for all the cricketers here, but also for the local people to have international sport on their doorstep," added Kathryn Rough.
BBC News
12-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Artigarvan: Residents say milk factory smell like 'rotten eggs'
People living near a milk powder factory have said more needs to be done to tackle a "pungent odour like rotten eggs" which is coming from the of Artigarvan, County Tyrone, said they had been concerned about the smells coming from the Lakeland Dairies plant in the village for around five people are now planning to move away because of the stench, which has been described as "worse than slurry".The factory owners said they were "reviewing a small number of complaints" connected to a smell "noticed on occasion around our site". The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), which investigates environmental safety breaches, said it had received 58 complaints about the smell, noise and dust coming from the factory in the last 12 agency has issued three enforcement notices to the company over the same time period. Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today programme, Ruth Campbell from the Artigarvan Environment Group said concerns had been raised directly with the company a number of times."For the past five years we have had a thick pungent odour like rotten eggs sweeping through the air in Artigarvan," she said."We feel like we are hitting a brick wall every time we raise the smell officially."No one is helping us."Ms Campbell said some people were even taping their windows shut to keep the smell out and that some parents were not letting their children play said some children even get "teased about living in smelly Artigarvan".Residents believe the smell is coming from the factory's effluent plant. Charlene Austin said the smell was "worse than slurry"."It's like rotten boiled eggs," she said. "It hits the pit of your stomach. We can't even open our windows or dry our clothes properly."We have been shouting about this a lot and are fed up to the back teeth. "Something needs fixed now." Artigarvan resident Emma Kelly said trying to get the problem addressed had been "very frustrating"."We feel ignored in so many ways. We've kept a close eye during high milking season and low milking season and the same pungent odour is present."People are already selling their houses and they are going to struggle selling up. I know if I came into the area I'd turn the car," she said. In a statement, Lakeland Dairies said the facility was "among the most modern in the UK, Ireland and worldwide".The company said it had invested "significantly" in the Artigarvan plant, including the waste water treatment facility."The company works tirelessly to ensure the plant continues to meet all its legislative requirements and endeavours to meet the expectations of residents," a spokesperson said."We are monitoring and reviewing a small number of complaints regarding a natural and safe odour that was noticed on occasion around our site in Artigarvan." 'Will continue to work closely with residents' Lakeland Dairies said it engaged regularly with local people and would continue to do so."This excellent relationship is not something we take for granted and we will continue to work closely with the residents and their representatives on issues of mutual interest," the company said. The NIEA said of the three enforcement notices one related directly to the odour, one was in connection to a breach of emission limits at the site's effluent treatment plant and the third was related to a surface water breach."These notices have led to the company carrying out significant improvement works at the site, with more work currently ongoing".The agency said the work had included improvements to their effluent treatment plant, drainage on the site and containment of potential odour said additional work required at the factory would be completed by the end of next month.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Strabane: Police officer may have been target of hoax bomb alert
A serving police officer may have been the target of a hoax bomb alert in Northern Ireland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.A suspect device was found at Evish Square in Strabane, County Tyrone, shortly after 09:00 BST on bomb disposal experts examined the device and later declared it a Wednesday, the police said one line of enquiry was that the hoax device was directed at a property frequented by a serving officer. Police also said a 39-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Strabane and was being held on suspicion of terrorism offences, placing an article causing a bomb hoax and criminal also seized a vehicle and other items during a search in the town.A number of homes were evacuated and roads closed during Tuesday's alert which ended at around 21:30 BST on is the third serious incident in the area in the last three years.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Canon Patrick McEntee: Priest found guilty of eight counts of historical abuse
A priest has been found guilty of eight counts of historical indecent assault against five young Patrick McEntee, 71, from Esker Road in Dromore, County Tyrone faced a total of nine counts of indecent assault dating back to the late who was a teacher at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, had denied all the was found not guilty on one charge of indecent assault. Canon McEntee was charged with four counts of indecent assault on one male between 1988 and was also a single count of indecently assaulting a second male between 1980 and were a further four counts of indecent assault against three males that occurred between 1978 and prosecution told the court that during the late 1970s into the 1980s Canon McEntee abused young boys who were pupils at St Michael' priest took the boys, who were aged between 11 and 17, into his private quarters where some of the boys were made to sit on his knee or touched jury was told it would have to decide if the priest's action "was pastoral care or sexual deviance". Victims speak of priest's abuse During a police interview, Canon McEntee denied ever having touched boys in the way described saying the allegation was "outrageous".During his second police interview Canon McEntee provided a written statement saying he "categorically denied the allegations" and then refused to answer police the trial at Dungannon Court, the jury heard from the five men who accused Canon McEntee of inappropriate told how he was abused "weekly" by the outlined how he'd been made to sit on the priests' knee as he sang the "horsey horsey" nursery rhyme and was touched on his bottom.A third complaint outlined how Canon McEntee had brought a young boy into his personal quarters after he had been "messing about" in class, and how the priest took his trousers down and assaulted him. Accounts 'chillingly similar' The prosecution said that the accounts from the five witnesses were "chillingly similar".Mr McHugh KC asked the jury "why has lightning struck not once but five times".Canon McEntee told the trial that he was "bewildered" by the trial heard that Canon McEntee was a man of "good character" with no prior defence team pointed out inconsistencies in some of the accusations, using pictures to dispute recollections of the priests' private quarters, what the floor covering was and where windows were defence also questioned why some of the accusations were only made after newspaper reports about allegations against Canon McEntee had been the trial, two past pupils told the court that Canon McEntee was an "complete gentleman" who "embodied Christian values" and was well-respected among the pupils and teachers at St. Michaels. 'Significant' sentence Originally from County Monaghan, Canon McEntee taught religious studies at St Michael's and was college president from 1994 until has been a priest for more than 45 years and has been the parish priest of St Davog's in Dromore since March 2023, the Diocese of Clogher announced he had been granted a leave of absence while an alleged safeguarding issue was McEntee was remanded into custody ahead of sentencing in Richard Greene told McEntee that he would face "a significant custodial sentence".
