Homelessness in the North rose by more than 15% last year, it emerged today.

THE tremor that rocked Irish sport last year when leading sportsmen and women were dropped from the grants scheme or had their funding cut has eased and only minor after-shocks are likely to be experienced when the details of the Carding Scheme and the Performance Plan are revealed early in the New Year.

The latest property review from Bank of Ireland has recognised that the price of new houses in Q1 this year increased faster than existing ones.