Casement Park in line for major overhaul - 40,000 all seater Stadium.

[GTP]

It was closed by Antrim GAA and ripped apart by Antrim GAA.

My recollection is the initial delay in construction was caused by safety concerns raised late in the process. Can't find a reference but it may have been to do with being unable to evacuate if a bomb was left on the Andersonstown Road.
Someone may correct me but the old Casement was unlikely to get a safety certificate as the concrete terrace was crumbling. Therefore it was closed in anticipation of work starting much sooner than it will (if it does)
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/casement-park-whistleblower-settles-case-against-sport-ni/35058936.html

[marty34]

So who did close it - Antrim GAA or Ulster GAA?

[trailer]

Antrim GAA.

Antrim closed it, but Ulster GAA had told them they'd have a new stadium in a few years. If they had known what was going to happen, I doubt they would have.

[Milltown Row2]

So who did close it - Antrim GAA or Ulster GAA?

The main reason being they felt that the deal was done and no need to pay insurance for the following year

[imtommygunn]

Honestly do wonder were they fed a pack of lies.

[imtommygunn]

Yeah they are not blameless and that was a disgrace which was thankfully rectified. I'm just sure they are as high up the blame pecking as ulster gaa.

[twohands!!!]

Yeah they are not blameless and that was a disgrace which was thankfully rectified. I'm just sure they are as high up the blame pecking as ulster gaa.

Plenty blame to go around on all sides.

The big issue for me at the moment is that it seems absolutely nothing was learned from the Pairc Ui Chaoimh disaster.

I wonder did anyone involved in the Casement project get in touch with anyone who was involved in the Cork car crash for advice/info on things they would have done differently/pitfalls. Although knowing some of the key players involved in the Cork farrago, they're still probably claiming no mistakes were made and anything that did go wrong was all someone elses fault. Even a meeting or two with the the lads brought in from Croke Park to do clean-up on Cork would surely be massively beneficial.

[Milltown Row2]

There is a committee set up from Antrim that is in negotiations with the Ulster council with regards to what Antrim as a county can get from the new Casement

These discussions no doubt will be centering around the use of Casement for county and even club finals, having use of Casement for the likes of Antrim offices for the admin side of things and CCC and so on 

It was the center of all things Antrim for so long, it would be very disappointing (and harsh imo)if they lost all those privilege's

   

[Wildweasel74]

Is Casement still not technically Antrim grounds and ownership of such?

[Milltown Row2]

Is Casement still not technically Antrim grounds and ownership of such?

Nope, the Ulster council has, from what I know, full ownership of the place.

Clones is owned by Monagahan I think, Brewster park by Enniskillen Gaels, Newry Shamrocks own Páirc Esler, these and many more up and down the country didn't give up that ownership of the county grounds, we unfortunately did!

I remember playing club hurling games in the Athletic Grounds back in the day, but I think it was always owned by the county

[Rossfan]

Not all the GAA's money going to Casement

https://www.gaa.ie/news/cusack-stand-redevelopment-work-under-way/

[marty34]

Not all the GAA's money going to Casement

https://www.gaa.ie/news/cusack-stand-redevelopment-work-under-way/

Nice one. €12 million. Plenty of cash floating about the GAA.

[Rossfan]

But poor oul Louth were ordered to stop their new Stadium.....

[armaghniac]

But poor oul Louth were ordered to stop their new Stadium.....

They seem to not have heeded that advice
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/news/photos-show-signs-of-progress-at-louth-gaas-new-stadium-in-dundalk/a757040717.html

[armaghniac]

Casement
Louth
Cork
Armagh

4 of the most recent major development projects at GAA stadiums. Every one of them a shitshow.
Why do we keep ballsing them up?

Armagh certainly took a long time, but it was an appropriate job at the end.