Casement Park

Gordons Lyons said, during his trip to Washington along with DFM Emma Little Pengelly to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, that he hoped to attend a GAA match this seaso

Gordon Lyons commits to attending GAA match amid criticism

Communities minister Gordon Lyons said there were delays with the rebuild of the west Belfast GAA stadium long before he came into office

Casement Park rebuild not being held back because of me – communities minister

Secretary of State Hilary Benn has been challenged on why the UK government is considering making up the £150m shortfall in revised plans to renovate Casement Park in west Belfast, which is currently derelict.

Benn pressed over extra cash for Casement's £150m shortfall

A subsequent proposal to transform Casement into a venue to host matches for the Euro 2028 tournament in the UK and Ireland collapsed due to funding

NI Secretary and Stormont Communities minister to meet over Casement Park

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast

"Absolutely false" that the DUP did not condemn anti-GAA signs: Gordon Lyons

An aerial view shows some redevelopment works at Casement Park stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland on March 19, 2024 (photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

'Time to cancel Casement project' says TUV as spending so far reaches £17m

GAA President Jarlath Burns

DUP bite back at GAA president's claims over the redevelopment of Casement Park

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has opened applications for the Northern Ireland Football Fund. (Photo by Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker)

Gordon Lyons: NI Football Fund and Casement not connected

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has opened applications for the Northern Ireland Football Fund Performance Programme. (Photo by Jonathan Porter/PressEye)

Gordon Lyons promises 'this is just the start' after opening NI Football Fund

The redevelopment of Casement Park has been stalled since 2011

Failure to rebuild Casement Park ‘not the fault of unionist ministers’

A view of derelict Casement Park on the Andersonstown road on February 27, 2017 in Belfast (Getty)

Demand for GAA to divulge cost of Casement as it says it is 'less than £400m'

If the Casement Park development is still substantially more expensive than originally planned, we must at least see a facility that is shared when needed with other sports

Trevor Ringland: An interdependent model allows us to embrace diversity

FAI CEO David Courell

Northern Ireland won't be considered a host nation for Euro 2028: FAI CEO

Computer generated image of proposed Modular Stadium at Belfast’s Sirocco Works site

Belfast-based company has plans to keep NI's chances of hosting Euro 2028 alive

Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast

Lyons hails GAA’s new talk on funding

Clearance work took place at Casement Park in March, but the full rebuild of the stadium is still shrouded in uncertainty. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

GAA says it could increase contribution towards Casement Park rebuild
A senior official with the Ulster GAA has suggested the organisation may be willing to increase its contribution towards the rebuild of Casement Park.
By Jonathan McCambridge, PA

Elliot Keck, head of campaigns at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said the projected cost for Casement was still "worryingly high".

Stormont can’t afford more for Casement, says UUP

In September, the UK Government torpedoed hopes that Casement Park would host games in Euro 2028 when it announced that it would not bridge a funding gap to deliver the redevelopment in time

Government ‘not in position to say it would make contribution to Casement Park'

DUP minister says there's no 'blank cheque' for Casement Park

Morning View

Editorial: Casement Park funding decision now rightfully in Stormont’s court

Members of the GAA delegation (left to right) Stephen McGeehan, GAA President Jarlath Burns, Tom Daly, Ciaran McLaughlin and Brian McEvoy speak to media after meeting with Communities minister Gordon Lyons, to discuss the stalled Casement Park redevelopment Photo: David Young/PA Wire

GAA hopeful of lower-spec Casement Park rebuild without excessive use of funds

The UK Government decided not to fund the redevelopment of Casement Park in time for the Euro 2028 football tournament due to “a significant risk that it would not be built in time”

Ireland has told UEFA it wants to host more Euro 2028 matches

The UK government has said that it will not provide funding to redevelop Casement Park for Euro 2028

Parties clash over government decision not to fund Casement Park

Casement Park in West Belfast

Casement Park: Funding for redevelopment will need to be 'identified'

Preparatory clearing work began at the derelict Casement Park site earlier this year. Pic: PA Wire

DUP minister Gordon Lyons says Casement not deliberately delayed

Irish Football Association Chief Executive Patrick Nelson. The IFA's strategy to bring Euro 2028 to Northern Ireland was entirely contingent on Casement Park's redevelopment - and now lies in tatters. Photo: Steve Welsh/PA Wire.

IFA's Euro 2028 strategy in tatters over Casement fiasco

Casement Park - the derelict GAA stadium in west Belfast - will not now host Euro 2028 games after the UK government announced on Friday that it will not fund its redevelopment in time for the tournament due to “a significant risk that it would not be built in time”

Irish government stands by 50m euro commitment to Casement Park – Harris
A 50 million euro (£42 million) pledge from the Irish Government to rebuild Casement Park remains in place, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said.
Jonathan McCambridge

Artist's impression of the design for Casement Park in Belfast. The UK Government confirmed on Friday night that it will not fund the redevelopment of the derelict GAA stadium in west Belfast in time for the Euro 2028 tournament due to “a significant risk that it would not be built in time”

£400m bill to rebuild Casement Park does not align with GAA figures – Burns

Justin McNulty, also a former All-Ireland winner with Armagh, said the Government had “moved too slowly and showed no ambition” over the west Belfast stadium

Those responsible for Casement Park rebuild failure ‘should hang heads in shame’

Morning View

Editorial: Giving £400m to a GAA stadium at Casement would have been an outrage

A general view of Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast

UK Government will not fund Casement Park in time for Euro 2028

Artist's impression of proposed new Casement Park in Belfast

Casement Park: O’Neill hopeful of decision on funding in immediate future

Pat Finucane’s family have a public inquiry – but every family deserves truth

Letter: After the Finucane decision, get ready for announcement on Casement Park

The proposed stadium replacement for the old one at Casement, above, is far bigger than GAA crowds need. How much profits from concerts will be put back into sport, health or education?. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Letter: Casement plan is really about GAA being able to make money from concerts

Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said she remains focused on making sure Casement Park is rebuilt in time for Euro 2028

Focus remains on building Casement Park in time for Euros: O'Neill

The call for a museum at the Maze site has been reignited. However, I dedicated my time to steering young men away from the path that leads to prison, writes Cllr Russell Watton

Letter: Flatten Maze and forget it ever even existed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to reporters during his visit to Belfast

Sue Gray causing division on Casement Park is 'complete nonsense': PM

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Sue Gray is reported to have taken a special interest in what is essentially a republican demand for £300 million to be pumped into a privately owned sportsground that will host no football games after the Euros. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Kate Hoey: It's troubling that a Labour PM is prioritising Casement demand

Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire.

Keir Starmer urged to reject Casement bailout due to 'dire public finances'

The cost of redeveloping Casement Park in west Belfast for the Euro 2028 soccer tournament could be more than £300m. The money would be better off allocated to address the plight of our NHS and staff and those struggling with the rising cost of living, writes Stephen Cooper

Letter: Casement Park project will alienate everyone outside GAA

The cost of redeveloping Casement Park in west Belfast for the Euro 2028 soccer tournament could be more than £300m. Esmond Birnie looks at the benefits of Casement Park stadium

Esmond Birnie: UK government should exercise care in case of Casement Park

Sammy Wilson has questioned the government on newspaper allegations that Labour chief of staff Sue Gray had pushed for funding for Casement Park.

Wilson presses government on Sue Gray Casement claims

Patrick Nelson, IFA chief executive, seen above at Windsor Park, championed Casement. Owen Polley writes that as a football fan he would love NI to stage a big tournament but £300m on a stadium for another sport can’t be justified for a few weeks of visitors. Pic Freddie Parkinson/Press Eye

Owen Polley: The IFA has given cover to GAA for its £300m Casement demands

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray has faced scrutiny over allegations in The Times newspaper that she "subverted" cabinet by pushing for funding for the beleaguered Casement Park stadium project. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Tory call for probe into Sue Gray allegations

Casement Park in west Belfast. Photo: Pacemaker

Rebuilding Casement Park in time for Euro 2028 will be ‘really difficult’: Benn

Sue Gray pictured at the Clayton Hotel in Belfast City Centre to take questions at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry which is sitting in the city for three weeks. Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Sue Gray's role in push for Casement cash under scrutiny

Preparatory clearing work began at the derelict Casement Park site earlier this year. Pic: PA Wire

New NI Secretary says Casement Park will be rebuilt, but no promise on when

John Finucane, Sinn Fein, second left, pictured at the UK general election count in the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast. Picture: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Re-elected Sinn Fein MP Finucane urges Labour to invest in Northern Ireland

Other infrastructure projects - such as the Westlink–M2 motorway intersection, a rail link to the international airport, and improved road infrastructure - should be prioritised in Northern Ireland, not Casement Park, where all future profits go to a private sports organisation

Letter: A plan for how Casement could be made to work for all the people of NI

Letters to editor

Letter: There is no challenge to the fact that Casement is named after extremist

Artist's impression of proposed new Casement Park in Belfast

Heaton-Harris suggests Casement Park won’t lose out on chance to host Euro 2028

Casement Park GAA stadium. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Casement Park funding off agenda at NI Executive until after election

Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

NI Executive should follow Uefa lead if plug pulled on Casement: TUV

Casement Park GAA stadium in west Belfast is being rebuilt after lying derelict for more than ten years. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Uefa poised to formally pull the plug on Casement Park as a Euro 2028 venue

Sinn Fein's President Mary Lou McDonald (left) sits with former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill, during a pro-unity group Ireland's Future event at the SSE Arena, Belfast on Saturday: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Casement stadium will be built on my watch, O'Neill tells all Ireland rally

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