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- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth May 19
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter May 20
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton May 21
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol May 22
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham May 23
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester May 24
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff May 25
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea May 26
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth May 27
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor May 28
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester May 29
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent May 30
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton May 31
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool June 1
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown June 2
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush June 3
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry June 4
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry June 5
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast June 6
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields June 7
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow June 8
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness June 9
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick June 10
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen June 11
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee June 12
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh June 13
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick June 14
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne June 15
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham June 16
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough June 17
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull June 18
- Day 32 Hull to York June 19
- Day 33 York to Carlisle June 20
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere June 21
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool June 22
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester June 23
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds June 24
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield June 25
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes June 26
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln June 27
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham June 28
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby June 29
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham June 30
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry July 1
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester July 2
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough July 3
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich July 4
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich July 5
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford July 6
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge July 7
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton July 8
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford July 9
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading July 10
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury July 11
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth July 12
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth July 13
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton July 14
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth July 15
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton July 16
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings July 17
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover July 18
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone July 19
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford July 20
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest July 21
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley July 22
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth July 23
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing July 24
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey July 25
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster July 26
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium July 27
70 days; 70 routes
- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull
- Day 32 Hull to York
- Day 33 York to Carlisle
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium
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Antrim
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Magherafelt
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Ballymena
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Larne Harbour
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Cairnryan Harbour
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Stranraer
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Newcastle
- Glasdrumman Road
- Donard Street
- Downs Road
- Railway Street
- Main Street
- Bryansford Road
- Shimna Road
- Dundrum Road (A2)
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Dundrum
- Main Street (A2)
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Clough
- A2
- Downpatrick Road
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Downpatrick
- Ballydugan road
- Market Street
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Crossgar
- Downpatrick Road
- Crossgar Road
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Saintfield
- Crossgar Road
- Main Street
- Ballynahinch Road
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Ballynahinch
- Belfast RoadHigh School Ballynahinch
- Belfast Road
- Main Street
- Windmill Street
- High Street
- Lisburn Street
- Magheraknock Road
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Templepatrick
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Antrim
- Fountain Street
- Church Street
- High Street
- Market Square
- Dublin Road
- Lough Road
- Antrim Forum Car-Park
- Antrim Forum Footpaths
- Antrim Forum Athletics Track
- Antrim Forum Athletics Track Car-Park
- Lough Road
- Antrim Harbour Jetty
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Ballyronan
- Ballyronan Jetty
- Ballyronan Harbour Road
- Ballyronan Road
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Magherafelt
- Ballyronan Road B160
- Meeting Street (B160)
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- Church Street (A31)
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Ballymena
- Broughshane Road
- Church Street
- Bridge Street
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Moorfields
- Moorfields Road (A36)
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Larne Harbour
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Cairnryan Harbour
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Stranraer
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0651: Good morning and welcome to day 20 of the Olympic torch relay. Your writers today are Jane Mower and Jenny Minard.
The flame is in Northern Ireland and will be travelling from Newcastle to Moorfields.
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0656: The relay vehicles are now on their way to meet the first torchbearer. The relay begins at the foot of the Slieve Donard mountain.
It will travel through Newcastle, Clough, Downpatrick, Crossgar, Saintfield, Ballynahinch, Templepatrick, Antrim, Ballyronan, Magherafelt, Ballymena and then on to Moorfields.
At the end of the day the flame willl travel from Larne via ferry to Stranraer - where it will stay overnight before beginning a Scottish leg of the relay.
0658: And they're off! A torchbearer takes the flame and starts the relay.
There are huge crowds out in force to cheer him on.
0703: Thomas Haighton passes the flame to Martin Larmour who has a huge smile on his face.
0707: Rebecca Nixon passes the flame to torchbearer number five. Despite the early start there are plenty of people to cheer and wave them on.
And Henry Hull is one of them. He tweets: "Up early to see Olympic Torch come through Downpatrick."
0712: Daniel Fearon now has the torch. He gets huge cheers from schoolchildren lining the streets and walking in his path to take photographs.
0715: Later on today, TV presenter and comedian Patrick Kielty will run with the flame in his hometown of Dundrum.
0717: Daniel passes the flame to torchbearer number nine who starts running.
0718: TV presenter Zoe Salmon and Olympic hockey gold medallist Stephen Martin will also be among the torchbearers today.
0720: If you're in Belfast or Derry you can watch extended coverage of #bbctorchcam on the BBC Big Screens - as well as following us on here.
0722: There is music blaring and men on stilts as number nine torchbearer passes the flame to Jessica Craig, 22, from Bangor. She volunteers with the Positive Futures Families Service - which works with young people with a learning disability to help them take part in the life of their community.
It sounds like a great party atmosphere.
0727: Jessica Craig is the final torchbearer in Newcastle before the flame takes to the A2 and heads to Dundrum.
0729: Unfortunately we don't have our usual list of torchbearers' names and the order they're running in. We hope to bring you the names soon.
0730: The flame is now in a lantern and the relay vehicles have set off for the next destination.
0733: There doesn't seem to be any sunshine for the flame at the minute. The BBC's Claire Savage says: "It's a foggy damp start for those waiting for the Olympic torch in Crossgar."
0735: The relay is now in Dundrum where the first torch is being lit. Jake Boyd is completing his run.
0737: Comedian Patrick Kielty now has the torch. He kisses the torch as he sets off.
He's whipping up the crowd as he jumps along, looking proud as punch.
He tweeted this picture of the torches on the Olympic torch relay coach before his run.
0739: Patrick passes on the flame to Deirdre Brennan, kisses her on the cheek and shakes her hand.
0742: Torchbearer Ian Hackney now has the torch and holds it proudly above his head.
0743: At the end of today's relay, the flame will travel to Scotland - on Facebook Frances Chisholm is very excited about that, saying: "The torch relay team lands on Scottish soil tonight!!! Yippee!! only one week until it comes through the Scottish Borders. So Excited."
0744: Crowds scream and this torchbearer gets a big kiss from someone in the public, who runs out to greet him.
0745: The flame is now being put into the lantern and taken via coach for a short ride to Clough
0753: The flame is now being carried through the streets of Clough.
0756: That was a short run - the flame is now in the coach and heading to Downpatrick.
0804: The flame has now hit Downpatrick, where crowds are standing in the rain.
0805: Torchbearer Edward Lowe sets off with the flame.
0809: Hello to Cormac Boyle on Facebook who says: "Welcome to Downpatrick! I saw it in Ballykelly on Monday and now I will see it in my hometown today.
Abigail Munro says: "Morning to all torch cam followers. Only two weeks until I get to see the torch for real. Can't wait to watch the torch tomorow when it travels to my dad's home town of Scotland."
0810: Despite the weather there are crowds of people waiting to see the torch. Drums are banging, people are screaming and waving as torchbearer Ryan Miskelly takes the flame.
How blows kisses to those standing on the pavement.
Chris Gilchrist tweets: "Watching Olympic torch going through Downpatrick on BBC website. Such pride."
0815: Schoolchildren take pictures on their mobile phones as torches "kiss" in Downpatrick and runner Patrick Power carries the flame.
0817: Back into convoy mode now - where the flame is put into a lantern and transported by coach to another destination. It is going to Crossgar next.
The BBC's Fiona Murray is getting ready to watch the torch in Crossgar where the umbrellas are up. She says: "It's pouring but everyone is in good spirits."
0824: Unfortunately we seem to have lost the pictures. We will try to bring them as soon as possible.
0829: If you missed him earlier, this is what Patrick Kielty wore when he ran through Drundrum, minus the champers.
0834: On Facebook Martin McCarney says: "Best wishes to my mum Mary McCarney who carries the torch today in Magherafelt."
And Sharon Salt Waring says: "Very excited to see the torch this afternoon. It comes past my house in Ballymena! Also addicted to the torch cam!"
0835: We don't have the pictures - it's that 3G signal again - but the flame is in the village of Crossgar.
0838: The torch has now just passed through Crossgar to Saintfield.
The BBC's Fiona Murray watched it with her family. She said it was: "A great atmosphere and a lot of people turned out to watch. Definitely worth seeing as it probably won't be here again."
0855: This is Patrick Kielty jumping for joy earlier as he carried the flame in Dundrum.
0858: The flame is currently in Saintfield where retired head teacher James McDowell is carrying the torch. He has worked voluntarily for more than 25 years in the NI Schools Football Association and since retirement has spent time researching and writing about the history of the Olympic Games.
He has also been caring for his wife for the last two years who has cancer.
0902: The flame is being put into a lantern to be taken to Ballynahinch.
0905: BBC Radio 1's Tina Daheley has been travelling with the torch relay team all morning. She says: "It's been amazing, it's pouring with rain, but people who are working have been running out into the screen to watch the torch."
0913: The BBC's Clair Millar tweeted this picture of the torch while it was in Saintfield.
0923: While we're waiting for the pictures to come back, why not see where the flame is going for the rest of the day.
0926: The BBC's Claire Savage took this picture of five-year-old Lucy Hunter awaiting the torch in Ballynahinch.
0928: While the flame is in Ballynahinch, hockey player Lucy Camlin, 17, is carrying a torch. She has represented Ireland at the Youth Olympics and has ambitions of playing at international level. She coaches the sport and volunteers at her local Special Olympic Club.
0931: As the flame spends its last day in Northern Ireland, London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton, told BBC Radio Ulster: "Everyday has been absolutely brilliant with people turning out in their thousands to watch the torch.
"There are some wonderful stories behind the torchbearers who have been carrying it around their local communities. Those images have gone right around the world, it's been absolutely fantastic.
"It's just a perfect example of how people can join in and be part of the Games even though of course most of the sporting events themselves are taking place in London. There are so many ways for people to join in, the torch has been great."
0951: Later today the relay will be in Magherafelt where they have big plans to welcome the flame.
Peter Donnelly, principal of Holy Family Primary School, told BBC Radio Ulster that 3,000 children are hoping to link up and form the largest indoor human Olympic rings.
"Today will be a great celebration of all that's good around Magherafelt and the kids themselves have been waiting with great anticipation for this day arriving," he said.
He said the children would form the Olympic rings inside Meadowbank Arena. He also added that weather permitting, there'll be a visual display outside the school.
0952: The flame is still in Ballynahinch where torchbearer Jeremy McIlwee has completed his stint. He was born eight-weeks premature and was found to have a genetic condition that affects the lungs and liver and later diagnosed with Perthes disease, a condition which affects the hip joints.
Despite this he has represented his school in local swimming galas, winning gold two years running. He is also a keen gymnast and assisted at the Boccia Cup in 2010.
0952: Another torchbearer was Olympic hockey gold and bronze medal winner Stephen Martin. He represented Team GB in the sport at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games and during his career played 229 internationals.
He also worked at the British Olympic Association from 1998-2006, as deputy chief executive, helping with the bid to bring the Olympic Games to London this year.
0955: Jan Dinsdale, 57, is now running with the torch. She took up golf after she became blind at the age of 40 due to a condition called con-rod dystrophy. She is vice president of the governing body of the International Blind Golf Association and last year was ranked third in the world.
She also runs an annual golf tournament raising money for Children in Need at a local golf club and has so far made more than £10,000 for the charity.
And despite the weather, these crowds are out in force.
1004: We have the pictures now - the flame is being transported to Templepatrick.
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Lee Magalei tweets: "Watching the Olympic torch go through Ireland on the news. Reminds me of the 2000 Sydney Olympics."
1010: While we are waiting for the flame to reach its next destination, why not check out the BBC Northern Ireland special torch relay programme.
You can also check out a selection of pictures from today's relay.
1035: The flame has now arrived in Templepatrick where people are cheering and screaming, while stood in the rain. The first person to run is Gary Baxter from Ballyclare.
He supports a diverse array of organisations and charities, dedicating over 60 hours each month volunteering for different causes.
1039: Gary passes the flame to Laurence Slater, 16, who is a fencing coach and trains younger children the sport. He volunteered at the British Transplant Games in Belfast and the Boccia World Cup in Jordanstown. He is also a young carer, with his two siblings, for his mum who has Multiple Sclerosis.
He has lots of supporters and people in cars are beeping their horns.
1042: A member of the torch security team high-fives young children screaming as Laurence passes the torch to James Smyth.
1046: Next up is Andrea Bingham whose son Ben's kidneys were damaged during childbirth and he has since undergone numerous operations. In order to donate a kidney to him, Andrea took up Judo to lose weight. In the process she became Northern Ireland Senior Champion and picked up a silver medal in the NI Open and bronze in the Scottish Open.
Ben had the life-changing transplant operation soon after his fifth birthday and according to his mum now has lots more energy and the ambition to become a children's renal doctor.
1048: The flame is now going in a lantern and heading to Antrim. It is due to arrive at 1056.
1058: A torch has been lit in Antrim. The first torchbearer is Joanne Fitzpatrick. She passes it onto Grace Stewart as people chant her name.
1103: Jack Dickinson is now carrying the torch, cheered on by spectators holding umbrellas.
He is running at quite a pace as he holds onto the torch with both hands and drums are being beaten nearby.
1106: Zoe Salmon tweets from the torch relay bus: "On the Olympic Bus in Antrim with Torchbearers 40-49. We are all V excited!"
1108: Carrying the torch in Antrim is former Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon.
The law graduate and former Miss Northern Ireland, from Bangor, left the BBC children's show in 2008 after three-and-a-half years.
During her time on the programnme she ran the London Marathon, raced in a Formula One car, walked on fire, and trekked to the top of the UK's highest peaks.
She has supported the Tickled Pink breast cancer charity for several years and is an ongoing supporter of the 2012 Sports Relief campaign.
1109: Zoe is carrying the flame to Antrim Forum where it is expected to take a lap of the athletics track.
1121: The torch relay team are currently taking a break and are due to resume the run at 12:10 BST.
While we are waiting for the team to have their lunch, why not check out the pictures from today, or watch BBC Northern Ireland's special torch relay programme.
1137: Later today the flame will be carried via boat on Lough Neagh. It is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles and is situated in the centre of Northern Ireland.
Five out of the six counties share part of the edge of the lake and a third of all rainwater that falls in Northern Ireland drains into Lough Neagh.
1138: Jenna Holmes will be carrying the torch to the Loughshore for its transfer across Lough Neagh.
She told the BBC: "I haven't properly slept for the last two nights. It's only when I got here that I realised how much it is a once in a lifetime thing and how few people get to do it.
"To hold it for even a little bit is massive. I woke up to many messages on Facebook and Twitter so I've had good support and my parents are positioning themselves to get the best pictures."
1145: Earlier the torch visited Ballynahinch, where Sandra Tate tweeted this picture of Callum Taylor, aged 4, who got his hands on a real Olympic torch.
1156: Eorann O'Neill, 16, from Crumlin is getting ready to do her stint with the torch. She is the chosen bearer who will carry it across Lough Neagh in a boat.
She told the BBC she was "really excited" ahead of the event. "I was only told earlier this week that I would be carrying the torch on the boat, I had thought I would be running a normal route. It's a big honour and being able to keep the torch as a memento is great."
1210: You might have spotted something different about our video. We've just introduced a new player giving you the ability to pause and rewind the picture.
There are two sessions each day, morning and afternoon. At the moment, you can only rewind to the beginning of the current session. Right now, you can see that the session started at 12:00.
In the near future, you'll be able to go back further to previous sessions and in fact, to the first day of the torch relay on 18 May.
This will allow you to see video from then, providing we didn't lose the 3G signal at the time and it was in fact streamed live.
Another new feature today is that you can watch live video on your iPad and additionally, on your iPhone over the 3G network.
1212: The torch relay team has now finished its lunch break and the flame is about to head off to Antrim Harbour Jetty for a boat ride.
1220: The next torchbearer in Antrim is Felix Yim Tam, 24, who is a volunteer sports coach. The person who nominated him says: "Felix is an excellent role model for the teenagers he trains."
1222: He passes the flame to sports fan Jenna Holmes from Carrickfergus. She will carry the flame to Loughshore for the transfer to a boat over Lough Neagh.
1225: Eorann O'Neill, 16, now has the torch. She will be taking it via boat on Lough Neagh.
As well as being an important wildlife habitat, the lake has many economic uses. Its main use is as a reservoir to supply water to Belfast and other settlements.
The site is registered as a special protection area because it supports large numbers of breeding and wintering birds.
Five out of the six counties share part of the edge of the lake and a third of all rainwater that falls in Northern Ireland drains into Lough Neagh.
1226: As the flame is carried across the lake, the torch relay vehicles will travel in convoy around Lough Neagh, hoping to catch a glimpse of it as it arrives.
While the flame is in transit why not tweet us at @BBC2012 and visit our Facebook page at BBC London 2012?
1257: Later today the torch travels on to Moorfields and then to Larne Harbour, where a ceremony to mark its leaving Northern Ireland will take place just after 15:30 BST.
From there, it will take the ferry to Scotland, where it is due to arrive in Cairnryan Harbour at about 18:30 BST.
1310: Looks like the convoy is coming to Ballyronan Harbour to rendezvous with the torch.
1313: When the boat reaches Ballyronan Harbour, Eorann, who accompanied the flame across the lough, will hand the flame to Karen Conn, 44, from Belfast.
She works as a ward sister at an intensive care unit in the city.
1320: Whoops from the crowd now, despite the driving rain. The boat is due to be drawing near.
1323: The BBC's Sarah Travers says "It is absolutely lashing here in Ballyronan waiting for the flame, which has been crossing a very choppy Lough Neagh".
We have lost pictures just at the moment, but will bring them back as soon as we can.
1327: Comedian Paddy Kielty, who ran in his home town of Dundrum, said it was: "Just fantastic to see so many friends, my mother, my family everybody here. You laugh and joke about moments like this, then they hand you the torch and you think this actually means something.
"It was great and for so many people to come out so early meant a lot."
You can hear the rest of the interview here:
1329: The torch has been carried through Ballyronan and the flame is now travelling in convoy to Magherafelt.
1336: The flame has arrived at Magherafelt. People are wearing ponchos, with Olympic rings on them, to try to keep dry. There are hundreds lining the streets.
1337: These were the conditions that greeted the torch when it went ashore at Lough Neagh.
It's still lit, however!
1340: The first torchbearer, youth worker, Jonathan Craig, hands the flame to Kelly Mcdowell.
Crowds are spilling out from the pavement on to the road as she runs past.
1344: Kelly passes the flame to former midwife Mary McCarney, 69. She has worked as a volunteer with the St Vincent De Paul Christian organisation for the last 30 years. As well as providing support for people through the SVP she works in the charity clothing shop to help raise funds.
Mary sets off downhill as hundreds of people cheer her on.
1346: Mary can barely squeeze through for all the people who have gone out to see the torch.
1348: The final runner in Magherafelt is sailor Ross Kearney, 26. He has won Irish, British and European titles in the sport as well as winning the Mirror Class World Championships twice with different crews. He also coaches both at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club and for the Irish and English teams.
1353: The flame is now in a lantern and is travelling to Ballymena.
1400: Next stop for the Olympic flame is Ballymena. Back in 1626, land was granted to build the town on the provision that it held two annual fairs and a market every Saturday, and the town is still keeping its promise today.
1407: Having survived unscathed the trip across a choppy Lough Neagh, torchbearer Eorann O'Neill said: "It was amazing, it was a great experience being able to wave at everyone back in Antrim." She said she would definitely not be selling her torch, but would "frame it and keep it in the house".
1415: We are following the Olympic torch convoy en route to Ballymena thanks to #torchcam and we're not worried about the odd spot of rain on the camera lens.
While we wait the Mayor of Ballymena Hubert Nicholl told the borough council website the town was "over the moon to be chosen as part of the relay route." He added: "How many of us will ever get the chance to see this unique event right on our doorstep!"
1420: Taking to the waves and waving was an easy task for Eorann O'Neill as she carried the torch earlier across Lough Neagh.
1429: And we're back. The first with the torch in Ballymena is Jo Simpson, 25, from Carnlough, a volunteer fencing coach with the University of Ulster fencing club.
A member of the NI fencing committee, she helps organise competitions through Northern Ireland and has helped set up a competition prize fund enabling the most promising fencers to gain invaluable financial support for the coming years.
1430: Jo has to make a swift diversion around a car, which cheekily joined the torch convoy for a metre or two before being directed to the side of the road by the torch security staff. She's non-plussed by the incident and keeps smiling and waving.
1433: Leg complete and the torch is handed over to Soma Pandara Nagarasa, who came to Belfast in 2001 following the death of his son in war-torn Sri Lanka.
He has delivered and installed electrical goods for families for St Vincent de Paul and helps migrant families settle through his work with the Red Cross, as well as organising cross-cultural events for asylum seekers and refugees.
1437: Andrew Bonnar picks up the flame and holds it aloft for the crowds on either side. The umbrellas en route are really brightening things up. Some lovely designs on display in Ballymena.
1441: There's a cluster of people surrounding the Olympic flame now and the voice from a local tannoy asks people to stay off the road. The voice is keen to get back on with the business of enthusiastically cheering on the next torchbearer Tyler McIntyre.
1442: Tyler Mcintyre, 16, has a tumour between his heart and lungs. Tyler is mad about rugby, and despite his tumour and doctors telling him he'd never play rugby again, he continues to play for his local rugby team, Ballymena RFC Under-16s who recently reached the Semi-Finals of the prestigious Under-16 Youth Cup.
1444: Next up with the torch is Lucia Quinney Mee, 13, who underwent liver transplants in 2007 and 2009.
The Auto-immune-hepatitis disease that led to the accute failure of her liver and the need for an emergency transplant totally changed her life but she has shown determination to participate in the UK transplant games, winning four medals this year in Sweden.
Lucia has helped raise funds and awareness for the Childrens Liver Disease Foundation .
The person who nominated her as a torchbearer says: "Lucia Quinney Mee is as bright a light as I have ever come across, please give her a platfrom on which she can shine."
Ballymena local Lisa Jane Mcauley has got in touch on Twitter: "Watching the olympic torch go through Ballymena... from the comfort of my living room #torchcam"
1448: The flame is passed on to teenager Amy Hull, who is using both hands to hold the torch aloft. Ahh, she's switched to one hand now so she can wave to the crowds. Wise.
1451: Lots of homemade torches on display amongst a group of Ballymena schoolchildren. Gold card for the torch and crepe-paper for the flames seem to be the favourite materials.
1453: Hot off the press from the BBC in Northern Ireland is this photo of the torch travelling through the streets of Ballymena.
1458: Just one final stop for the torch in Northern Ireland. The torch is taking a short trip to Moorfields to meet the last bearer.
1505: Thanks to John McCullagh from Templepatrick for sending in this photo to show how difficult it is to light the torch in blustery conditions.
1506: And just as we type that, a huddle of wind-blocking security staff are needed to light the flame for the last bearer, wheelchair-user Paul McLister, 25, from Ballycastle.
Paul is studying for a business information and technology degree at Queens University, Belfast. He is a key member of the Knights Basketball Club based in Antrim, where he has played since he was 10 years old. He is also a level one wheelchair basketball coach.
He's also part of a local government Disability Working Group campaigning for disability equality policies and is described by the person who nominated him as "a shining light for people with disabilities".
1515: Paul is being followed by crowds on either side and is being warmly applauded by the crowd and the torch security team as he completes his relay stint. There are encouraging shouts of "Come on Paul" too.
1518: There are congratulations for Paul and he's swamped by a crowd eager to take a quick snap as he officially comes home as the last torchbearer in Northern Ireland.
The huddle returns to transfer the Olympic flame into a lantern for its journey to Larne Harbour.
1525: The torch is heading for its ferry across the North Channel. Next stop: Scotland, where welcome preparations are well under way.
There will be a ceremony at the P&O ferry terminal at Cairnyran in Dumfries and Galloway when the Olympic flame touches down on Scottish soil around 18:30.
It will be met by Scotland Office minister David Mundell and Shona Robison, the Scottish government's minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport.
Although closed to the public, the arrival at Cairnyan will be televised live on Reporting Scotland.
The public will get their first chance to see the flame live when the relay kicks off from Stranraer at 06:00 tomorrow.
The flame will spend seven days in the country before passing south across the border into Northumberland on 14 June.
1532: Windscreen wipers ahoy! The live stream from #torchcam shows the weather closing in on the torch relay convoy. Damp and grey; the perfect weather for a ferry crossing...
1540: Hundreds of people lined the main street of the rural town of Moorfields to see the Olympic torch. This leg marked the end of the torch relay in Northern Ireland. Several politicians were there to see the flame including Jim Allister, who represents North Antrim in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and David Ford, who is Alliance's member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim as well as Justice Minister. After Moorfields, the torch boarded the Olympic bus to Larne where celebrations are planned for its arrival there before it boards a ferry for Scotland.
1557: Just to let you know that coverage of the next two legs of the Olympic torch relay will be live on the red button between 1400 and 1900 on Friday and Saturday as well as here on the BBC News website. All the details on where the coverage is listed can be found here.
1603: As the torch convoy enters the ferry terminal it's time to say bon voyage to the Olympic flame. That's a wrap for today's text commentary but we will return for the first leg in Scotland at around 0600 on Friday as the torch resumes its journey from Stranraer to Glasgow.
Before we go, here is a photo of Northern Ireland's last torchbearer Paul McLister, who was given a warm round of applause after finishing his stint.
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