Deliberations over Casement were a pantomine - GAA

The past twelvemonth of deliberations astir Casement Park person been a pantomime, GAA president Jarleth Burns has said.

On Friday, the UK authorities announced it would not fund the redevelopment of the westbound Belfast stadium successful clip for the Euro 2028 shot tournament.

It said the estimated outgo had "risen dramatically" from £180m to much than £400m.

Speaking connected Sunday Politics, Mr Burns said Ulster GAA "were coming successful with a wholly antithetic acceptable of figures".

"I conscionable consciousness that was unfair to travel retired with that fig of £400m due to the fact that that surely didn’t align with immoderate of the figures that we person had from our absorption consultants, who are stadia experts," helium said.

Mr Burns besides confirmed the GAA did not program connected providing much backing present that the stadium would not beryllium built successful clip to big the Euros.

"The allocation that we person astatine the infinitesimal is £58m. That’s the wealth that we person pledged ourselves, positive the wealth that we person negotiated of the Irish government," helium said.

"That’s the wealth we are bringing to the table, and it’s precise important that we are recognise that."

Stormont's Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald said she planned to question clarification connected the fig the UK authorities said was needed to physique Casement.

“There person been a batch of figures enactment retired astir Casement and each clip a fig is enactment retired there, it is larger than before,” the curate said.

“Casement volition beryllium built,” she added. “It is an enforcement committedness and we request to get connected and get that task delivered.”

She would not beryllium drawn connected whether Stormont’s publication would increase.