Chris Heaton-Harris has suggested that Northern Ireland will not miss out on the chance to co-host the European Football Championships in 2028. The Northern Ireland Secretary was asked about funding to redevelop Casement Park amid reports the west Belfast stadium could be axed by UEFA from the list of Euro 2028 host venues. Mr Heaton-Harris […]
Casement Park will be built “on my watch”, Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. Ms O’Neill made the comments as she addressed a major rally on Irish unification in Belfast on Saturday. More than 2,000 people attended the Ireland’s Future Pathway to Change event in the SSE Arena. Ms O’Neill referred to the […]
Ulster GAA has said it remains fully committed to efforts to host Euro 2028 matches at Casement Park but has revealed a funding decision from the UK government has been further delayed until after the UK general election. The statement from the organisation came after GAA president Jarlath Burns expressed pessimism over the prospect of […]
A final report is expected from Uefa following a visit by officials to Belfast over proposals to host Euro 2028 tournament games in the city. Stormont Economy Minister Conor Murphy also pressed for the release of tendering documents around the redevelopment of Casement Park for the tournament to reveal projected costs. There has been uncertainty […]
The North’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has expressed the importance of getting a new stadium built at Casement Park for Euro 2028 as diggers moved onto the site. The derelict GAA ground in west Belfast has been earmarked as a venue for the soccer tournament. However, uncertainty remains over the funding for it following reports […]
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she is determined that Casement Park will be rebuilt in time for Euro 2028. But deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said any funding for the GAA stadium must be provided on a “fair and equitable basis”. The Stormont leaders addressed the saga during a visit to a GAA club […]
No confirmed costs for the development of Casement Park have been received by the North’s Executive Office, the deputy First Minister has said. The currently derelict GAA ground in west Belfast has been earmarked as a venue for the Euro 2028 football tournament. Reports over the weekend suggested the cost of building a new stadium […]
A new stadium at Casement Park “needs to be built” and “should be supported as other stadia were”, Alliance leader Naomi Long has said. Ms Long was speaking amid uncertainty around the project after reports that the cost of the development of the west Belfast site could top £300 million, and that the UK government […]
The UK government has been urged to “make its position clear” over the rebuilding of Casement Park in Belfast as a venue for the Euro 2028 tournament. Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry was speaking after reports suggested the UK government has reservations about covering the funding gap, with a suggestion the latest estimate is […]
The Gaelic Athletic Association’s new president has made clear his opposition to the organisation increasing its financial contribution to the redevelopment of Casement Park. Jarlath Burns insisted it would be “unfair” to expect the GAA to pay more than the €17.5 million it has already committed to the project. That commitment was made over a […]
The redevelopment of Casement Park is outside the control of the Northern Ireland Executive, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has told MLAs in Stormont. A DUP MP has also told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in London that he understood that the total cost of the rebuild of the GAA stadium in west Belfast had reached […]
Funding to redevelop Casement Park stadium in west Belfast remains a “big difficulty”, Stormont’s new Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has said. Mr Lyons said the final cost of revamping the GAA stadium, which is earmarked as a venue for matches at the Euro 2028 football tournament, has not been finalised, but would be considerably more than […]