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Morning Ireland: Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, reports on the impact of the freezing conditions on Northern Ireland and tonight's Free Presbyterian Church meeting to choose a successor to Ian Paisley as moderator
The governing body of the church had been due to consider the selection of a new moderator in Lisburn after Ian Paisley indicated he was prepared to stand down from the position.
He was a founding member of the Church in 1951.
There are some 50 Free Presbyterian ministers in Northern Ireland; of those linked with the vacancy include Rev Ron Johnston and Rev John Grier.
After 81-year-old Ian Paisley led the DUP into a power-sharing administration in May, some church members became unhappy with his dual role as First Minister at Stormont and moderator of their church.
