Ulster GAA have confirmed that demolition work at Casement Park will continue into 2025 as part of a scaled-back redevelopment plan after the UK Government withdrew funding for the original project.
Ulster GAA have issued a fresh update on the redevelopment of Casement Park and says demolition work to clear the site will continue in 2025. Back in September, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn and Secretary of State for Culture and Sport Lisa Nandy confimed that the UK Government would not provide funding for the project, saying there was a risk that Casement would not be delivered in time for the Euros with a significant gap in funding still remaining.
However, GAA figure dispute the figure of £400m quoted in the letter to NI Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons. With the prospect of hosting five games at Euro 2028 over, the GAA has refocused its attention to a more modest rebuild of Casement with the old stand set to be demolished in the coming months. Writing in his annual report, Ulster GAA secretary Brian McAvoy said: “It has been a very busy year for the team involved in the Casement Park project. “Several significant milestones were achieved including Ulster GAA directlysecuring €50m from the Government of Ireland Shared Island Fund which brought our own partnership funding contribution for the project up to circa £58m sterling. “Ulster GAA also commenced site clearance works to ensure that the future procurement processes to be taken forward by Government could follow soon after, including crucial site clearance and demolition works. “A parallel investment in new temporary premises for the Casement Social Club was also progressed and is now complete. This can facilitate the demolition of the old stand in the New Year, after the members make the transition to the new facility at St Agnes’ Hal
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