Newly elected GAA president Jarlath Burns addresses concerns about funding for the Casement Park redevelopment, stating that assurances have been given for the completion of the stadium in time for Euro 2028.
New GAA president Jarlath Burns says he "understands" concerns about where the remainder of the funding required to build Casement Park will come from. Burns insists that the GAA have received assurances that money will be provided to have the stadium built in time to host Euro 2028 .
"We've been given guarantees that when we got the promise of the Euros, that the government would fulfil the expectation, that it was going to build a stadium with the needs of playing European Championship games at Casement Park," he told BBC Sport. Burns was speaking as he assumed the GAA presidency in a Congress session in Newry on Saturday and he highlighted the need to focus on the positives the redevelopment of the stadium could bring to sport in Northern Ireland. "It is something we should be excited by, we shouldn't be looking at the disadvantages of i
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