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So Dublin v Mayo/Galway losers will NOT be in Croke Park?

Gaelic Grounds?
Clones?

It definitely won't be in Parnell Park, so maybe a neutral venue like Croke Park.

I dont think Mickey Harte will be too upset that Derry are out of the Ulster. They have the medals from the last 2 years in their pockets. Its all about SAM for them now. They get a nice 4 week break to get themselves ready. I would not be writing them off at all.

Will they definitely be playing in 4 weeks or could it be 5?

For all the blather about "Michelle and Emma" and a bright future for NI, it's 2024 and the British are still trying to suppress the truth.  25 people involved in this murder, most of whom were loyalist touts, RUC and UDR members.

Excellent programme that showed the devastation visited on families during the Troubles.

Is Michelle O'Neill entitled to see the un-redacted versions of those reports?
As head of state, i'd imagine she is?

I doubt she would be able to see it.

London for Sam

According to the Examiner, Pairc ui Chaoimh will  host a European Rugby semifinal on the weekend of 4/5 May. The stadium can hold over 40,000 . The last time it hosted a rugby game, €5.6m was spent by patrons between tickets and refreshments and a further €3.7m was spent in Cork.


Imagine that happening in West Belfast on a regular basis

I've more chance of winning the lotto than PUC hosting a semi final.

Rory Beggan back for Monaghan according to reports. That's a big boost. I know these games are normally close affairs, regardless of what level either team is performing at. Cavan have won the last 2 encounters in championship but I just cannot see us doing it this time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavan%E2%80%93Monaghan_Gaelic_football_rivalry

I assumed this was an April Fools

Any word on McKinless?

Anyone know if and when Hill 16 tickets are avail for sunday? Dont see any available

They've been available since tickets went on sale.

Is there a trick to putting Ticketmaster tickets into an iPhone Wallet?

You logged in on your phone? Is the only option Google wallet?

Just saying on sale soon on ticketmaster. Anyone any idea of price?

€30 adult
€25 student / OAP / Hill
€5 wains

Online now

€5 discount on Adult & Student/OAP match tickets for the upcoming Allianz League Finals using your GAA Ticket Discount Code from Foireann (registered GAA Club Members)

Is it only one discount?

Any news on Conor Doherty?

[If there's grounds for the GAA to negotiate on the grounds that this additional spend to upgrade to UEFA specification is not something they should have to foot then IMO they'd be well within their rights]

How can it go from £80m to over £300m in a few years?

That's mad Ted.

It's only a 30, 000 seater stadium.  Imagine if it was 60 000.

Begs the question, how much would a 20, 000 seater cost to build?

Well Spurs stadium is 60k and it cost over a billion!! Not saying this is similar spec but gives you an idea.

Evertons new stadium is 55K and it's costing £500M.

Some QS or other reckons it would cost just over £200M to build Casement if it was purely specified for GAA games, but if you add in the additional requirements for a UEFA spec'd stadium then it could cost closer to £300M to complete.

If there's grounds for the GAA to negotiate on the grounds that this additional spend  to upgrade to UEFA specification is not something they should have to foot then IMO they'd be well within their rights.

Obviously they aren't footing it. They aren't budging beyond £15m.

They are also treading a tightrope of "No bother, we'll use one of the good to go grounds we have on the reserve list."

That's a starting position that £15M, I'd hardly expect Jarlath to come out and say that Antrim GAA are going to cough up another £30M or the likes.

A decade later, this is our "starting position"?

Well you being an Antrim man/person are you aware of any fundraising initiatives from Antrim CB towards this?

Why would Antrim fundraise for a stadium that isn't theirs.

Pay back for 30 years !
9% of portion of salary above £ 25000 threshold

Absolutely cheapest borrowing you'll ever get, but it's still a debt.

its 6.25%. I have been qualified 8 years now and been repaying, I just checked there and I still owe 27k. I borrowed 26607. So I owe more than I borrowed. I'll be paying 200 quid a month until the 30 years is up.

No need to brag about how much you earn!

How can a school run up a deficit? Does it have access to credit?

As far as I can see the Ulster Council can't produce any evidence of a funding commitment.  Did Chris Heaton Harris tell them something over a scone, sure that's worth nothing with a Tory Minister.

Where is the requirement that Ulster GAA must provide this? If they've been told it's being funded why the need to tell us?

No need, although it is central to the whole issue and if they had something concrete, it wouldn't be hard to say what the commitment actually was - a letter, an email, a conversation???.

But the point I'm actually making is that some people are boldly saying it 'will' be built, but how can you be so sure the UK government will stump up the missing £100+ million?

I'm not sure if it will be stumped up but it would be extremely silly if it wasn't. I've spoken with people involved with the project in the civil service and apparently the benefits that Casement will bring are huge. So the Executive and Gov both know this so it's silly to even think it might not go ahead.