Deliberations over Casement were a pantomine - GAA president Burns

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

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

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

Speaking connected Sunday Politics, Mr Burns said Ulster GAA "were coming successful pinch a wholly different group of figures".

"I conscionable consciousness that was unfair to travel retired pinch that fig of £400m because that surely didn’t align pinch immoderate of nan figures that we person had from our guidance consultants, who are stadia experts," he said.

Mr Burns besides confirmed nan GAA did not scheme connected providing much backing now that nan stadium would not beryllium built successful clip to big nan Euros.

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

"That’s nan money we are bringing to nan table, and it’s very important that we are recognise that."

Stormont's Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald said she planned to activity explanation connected nan fig nan UK authorities said was needed to rebuild Casement.

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

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

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