The Irish government has indicated to Uefa a desire to host more Euro 2028 matches in light of the UK government's decision not to provide funding to rebuild Casement Park in time for the tournament.
The Irish government has indicated to Uefa a desire to host more Euro 2028 tournament matches in the Republic of Ireland.
Five games were scheduled to take place in Belfast but the UK government's decision not to provide funding to rebuild Casement Park in the west of the city in time for the Euros put pay to that. Speaking at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday, Irish Culture and Sports Minister Catherine Martin said that she would like to see more of the tournament's matches held on the island of Ireland.
"I always talk about regional tourism as well, and looking at the 250,000 people working in tourism, 70% of them are in the regions."Irish ministers had initially suggested that the GAA's home at Croke Park in Dublin and Cork's Pairc Ui Chaoimh could be potential alternative venues after Casement Park dropped out of the running.
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