Stormont's politicians are to be sued over the lack of laws to promote the Irish language.

Growth and promotion of the Irish language in Northern Ireland is being blocked by hostile attitudes in Stormont and a lack of support for its use in the courts and in education, according to the Council of Europe.

The Gaelic Athletic Association today pledged to co-operate with a review of the North's government funding to clubs named after dead paramilitaries.

A five-year-old autistic boy on a dream Christmas trip to Disneyland Paris died after falling in the hotel swimming pool, it was revealed today.

Sinn Féin says it has won a concession from the British government that means continued funding for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund.