Casement Park

A group of Belfast residents known as the Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents' Association (Mora) took action against plans to build a 34,578-capacity GAA ...

Previous planning approval was found to be “unlawful” by the High Court in 2014. Reacting to the judgment, Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey said: “News that the court has ruled that the Casement Park redevelopment should go ahead is fantastic for the local area, for Antrim and Ulster GAA and for Gaels across the island. “We in Antrim want to see Casement Park built so that the children and the current generation have the opportunity to play there.”

The Casement Park redevelopment project has received a significant boost with the news that a challenge to the planning permission for the stadium has been ...

"We thank Gaels and the community of West Belfast for their overwhelming support and strength of voice throughout this process. The Casement Park redevelopment project has received a significant boost with the news that a challenge to the planning permission for the stadium has been dismissed. Ulster GAA has welcomed a "clear, unambiguous and emphatic" ruling, which has paved the way for the redevelopment of Casement Park. The Belfast stadium has been closed since 2013, as is set to be rebuilt into a ground which will cater for more than 34,000 spectators.

Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd has welcomed a ruling by the High Court about planning permission for a new 34000 seater stadium at Casement.

The redevelopment of this stadium will unlock a brighter future for west Belfast and beyond. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110. I hope today signals a way forward for Casement Park.

A residents group has lost its legal battle to stop a new 34000 seat GAA stadium being built in west Belfast.

But he held: “The failure to do so did not represent a contravention of the Ministerial Code and therefore the Minister was not deprived of authority.” “This was not a ‘solo run’ by the Minister in that she kept her Executive colleagues informed as to her intentions, which received widespread support, and expressly alluded to regionally significant planning applications such as Casement Park,” he said. A High Court judge dismissed the challenge mounted to former Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon’s decision to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of Casement Park - despite identifying a technical breach of a legal requirement to table the issue for Executive Committee consideration.

The decision means that planning permission for a proposed 34,578 capacity stadium at the Andersontown venue has been upheld. A judicial review had been brought ...

Any place Any time The decision means that the green light has effectivly been given to build the new stadium, but there are still other issues to be dealt with in the interim including a shortfall in funding.

However, High Court Judge Justice Michael Humphreys deemed then-Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon was entitled to give the project the go-ahead last year.

Initially, 80% of the finance for rebuilding Casement Park was to come from public funds and the Irish Government has suggested it may also contribute. The GAA had initially committed €18m to the project, which represented approximately 20%. As the costs have increased, an equivalent contribution would be north of €26m. Reacting to the latest developments, Antrim chairman Ciarán McCavana remarked: “Great day for Antrim GAA, the Gaels of Ulster and throughout the country.

Ulster GAA pledge to be "good neighbours" in the wake of High Court ruling.

They have worked tirelessly to ensure that the transformational sporting, cultural and economic benefits of this iconic stadium can finally be realised. “There are concerns over Belfast as well. “Hopefully, they can get it built as soon as possible. “Antrim have been waiting for that lift to come from Casement and, hopefully, it comes for the footballers, the hurlers, the ladies’ footballers and the camogs.” “It will be great to see it finally getting built and it will be brilliant to have a world-class facility in the heart of Belfast, in Ireland’s second city. While there remains uncertainty regarding a shortfall in funding for the project, Healy remains hopeful that he’ll get to feature for Antrim in the new Casement Park.