The DUP leader said he did not know if the GAA stadium would be built in time for the Euro 2028 football tournament, but insisted that there would be no extra money from Stormont for the project
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson at the party's headquarters in Belfast. Sir Jeffrey said has said there will be a"lot of questions" for the UK Government if it funds the construction of the Casement Park stadium in west Belfast while Northern Ireland faces a budget crisis.
The GAA is part-funding the project but has yet to reach an agreement with Stormont on how to cover a multimillion-pound shortfall. “We have been very clear, the funding that was set aside for regional stadia in Northern Ireland, that was Windsor Park for football, Ravenhill for Ulster Rugby and Casement for GAA, that was done on an equitable basis, we will not be withdrawing from that principle, we will not see that principle undermined.
“The money is there that was set aside on an equal basis with football at Windsor Park and rugby at Ravenhill.
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