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

[trailer]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

[Milltown Row2]

Assumed everything would be ok?

Thats one way of looking at it.

Well thats seems to be the thought process, Ravenhill/Kingspan and Windsor were able to do it, but the spade work was obviously done by the professionals, Ulster council should have done theirs..

[angermanagement]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

The money is only available for Casement. If it's not Casement there will be no stadium.

Even if the government was in place, would the new plans even meet health and safety requirements?

The Ulster Council and SF have made a complete bollix of the whole process from the very start.

[five points]

...our members throughout Ulster and further afield should not be disadvantaged by the ongoing absence of a modern fit for purpose home for the GAA in the city of Belfast.

A mower. Two sets of goalposts. Some line paint. About five dozen terrace barriers.

Then open up the bloody place again for 2019 at least.

[trailer]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

The money is only available for Casement. If it's not Casement there will be no stadium.

Even if the government was in place, would the new plans even meet health and safety requirements?

The Ulster Council and SF have made a complete bollix of the whole process from the very start.

Open to correction but I believe the money is available for a Stadium in the 6 counties. It doesn't have to be Casement. They already looked at the Maze site.

[johnnycool]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

The money is only available for Casement. If it's not Casement there will be no stadium.

Even if the government was in place, would the new plans even meet health and safety requirements?

The Ulster Council and SF have made a complete bollix of the whole process from the very start.

Open to correction but I believe the money is available for a Stadium in the 6 counties. It doesn't have to be Casement. They already looked at the Maze site.

Greater Belfast area was the term used in the report IIRC.

This stadium won't survive on GAA games alone and will need to pull in a few concerts and that won't happen if the stadium is built out the back end of beyond.

[Baile an tuaigh]

...our members throughout Ulster and further afield should not be disadvantaged by the ongoing absence of a modern fit for purpose home for the GAA in the city of Belfast.

A mower. Two sets of goalposts. Some line paint. About five dozen terrace barriers.

Then open up the bloody place again for 2019 at least.

Totally agree five points, there was nothing wrong with the stadium to begin with. GAA not very strong in Antrim so it was more than good enough for us the way it was.

[Milltown Row2]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

The money is only available for Casement. If it's not Casement there will be no stadium.

Even if the government was in place, would the new plans even meet health and safety requirements?

The Ulster Council and SF have made a complete bollix of the whole process from the very start.

Open to correction but I believe the money is available for a Stadium in the 6 counties. It doesn't have to be Casement. They already looked at the Maze site.

Greater Belfast area was the term used in the report IIRC.

This stadium won't survive on GAA games alone and will need to pull in a few concerts and that won't happen if the stadium is built out the back end of beyond.

Nathan Carter would fill it for all the country boys up da country !

[five points]

Totally agree five points, there was nothing wrong with the stadium to begin with. GAA not very strong in Antrim so it was more than good enough for us the way it was.

It was a bit of a kip but an endearing one. I used enjoy going up to it from Cavan.

[Baile an tuaigh]

Totally agree five points, there was nothing wrong with the stadium to begin with. GAA not very strong in Antrim so it was more than good enough for us the way it was.

It was a bit of a kip but an endearing one. I used enjoy going up to it from Cavan.

Me as well. Back in the day  you could drive up in your car at the far bank with pensioners. The boys at the gate would let you in no problem in that case. Great view win win all round.

[Orchard park]

...our members throughout Ulster and further afield should not be disadvantaged by the ongoing absence of a modern fit for purpose home for the GAA in the city of Belfast.

A mower. Two sets of goalposts. Some line paint. About five dozen terrace barriers.

Then open up the bloody place again for 2019 at least.

Correct

[BennyCake]

I think they thought Casement would be a cinch to pass and build. Should have kept it opened until the dozers moved in.

Donegal played Ulster in late 2012, think was the last match there. Talk was then the new stadium would be up in 2 or 3 years.

Sad state of affairs. Windsor and Ravenhill looking well. Casement would have outshone both of them.

[Orchard park]

Travelled in the 90s for a Ross game . Great atmosphere in  bar undrr the standv beforevhand.

Was also in it on a much more tense day Donegal vs Derry October 1993  day after the Shsnkhill bombings,  pre Internet days, car radio not working, drove into  some "security presence" totally unknown

[Owen Brannigan]

Looks like Casement is a dead duck for the foreseeable future.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45703584

Time for Ulster GAA to spend some of its own money to demolish the stand, provide temporary accommodation for changing rooms and renovate the pitch in time for Antrim to play on it next year. A small amount of money in the context of the project and/or Ulster GAA income.

Do not waste another year by leaving the ground to continue to deteriorate.

[cjx]

Belfast isn't the spot for this stadium.

Firstly the residents don't want it.
It's too far for people coming from the west and has very poor infrastructure.

A complete rethink is needed. Sell it off for housing. Find a greenfield site and build something suitable that will cater for games with 40k - 50k spectators, concerts and other events.

Bin Casement.

The money is only available for Casement. If it's not Casement there will be no stadium.

Even if the government was in place, would the new plans even meet health and safety requirements?

The Ulster Council and SF have made a complete bollix of the whole process from the very start.

Open to correction but I believe the money is available for a Stadium in the 6 counties. It doesn't have to be Casement. They already looked at the Maze site.

Greater Belfast area was the term used in the report IIRC.

This stadium won't survive on GAA games alone and will need to pull in a few concerts and that won't happen if the stadium is built out the back end of beyond.

Nathan Carter would fill it for all the country boys up da country !

West Brits of West Belfast killed it. Will GAA or anyone be allowed give major grants to non EU state after Brexit