The North's sports minister has said he will decide on the proposed Maze stadium within the next couple of weeks.
In comments reported by the BBC, the DUP's Gregory Campbell last night said he had been looking at the issue of a national stadium with an open mind.
"Now I'm the minister, I need to have responsibility for the advancement of sport in Northern Ireland per se," said Mr Campbell.
"That's football, that's rugby and it's gaelic and the other sports. But those three main sports were the sports which were going to avail of any new stadium.
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"I haven't yet come to a conclusion, but I'm going to in the next few weeks and I'm then going to make an announcement in the Assembly in the autumn," Mr Campbell added.