A review of more than 2,000 refused planning applications for rural homes in the North is set to be completed by next summer, Stormont’s Environment minister said today.

Concerns for the future of the North's power-sharing Government heightened today after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess.

THE financial commitment of the British government to the hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games in London will have a direct impact on GAA units in the north of Ireland, claims Ulster Council secretary Danny Murphy.