Antrim Hurling

[imtommygunn]

Don't think he's any more than 6 foot 5 or so...

[north_antrim_hound]

Some say he eats toast with his bare hands

[Jeepers Creepers]

Don't think he's any more than 6 foot 5 or so...

Kneeling  down....

[MoChara]

Casement Park: New plans due in 'Q3 2016' says minister
Planning approval to redevelop Casement was overturned in the High Court after it was ruled unlawful
   
Brendan Hughes
16 February, 2016 01:00
A NEW planning application for the troubled Casement Park project is expected to be submitted in the "third quarter of 2016", the sports minister has said.

Sinn Féin's Carál Ní Chuilín said there was still a "strong resolve" in the GAA to construct a regional stadium at the west Belfast site.

Planning approval to redevelop Casement was overturned in the High Court in 2014 after a judge ruled it was unlawful.

Residents brought the successful legal challenge to halt construction after objecting to the size of the proposed stadium, which had a capacity of 38,000.

A Stormont inquiry is also continuing into safety concerns and whether the initial proposals had properly considered emergency exiting arrangements.

In May last year the GAA had suggested it was weeks away from launching a fresh planning bid.

But in response to an assembly question from Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs, Ms Ní Chuilín said an application is expected in the latter half of this year.

"I expect that the GAA will commence the consultation process in early March 2016 and that a new planning application will be submitted in the third quarter of 2016," she said.

The minister said her department "remains committed to the redevelopment of Casement Park and will continue to work with all parties to ensure successful delivery of the project".

   
16 February, 2016 01:00 NEWS

[btdtgtt]

Forgot about the play-off game.
That could make promotion hugely more daunting.

[doodaa]

Do Antrim people outside of Belfast want Casement redeveloped?
Your county obviously needs a decent county ground but would it be better placed more centrally in the county rather than Belfast?
I hated going to the place and with the traffic getting worse and worse around Belfast it'll make getting to it even more depressing! Never thought there was much atmosphere around it either as the stands were so far from the pitch (that might be rectified in the new plans however).

[theskull1]

Ballymena/Antrim/Randlestown would be the ideal locations. Something which held 15000 max would more than suit Antrims requirements

[faughs]

But its not only an Antrim ground, its a provincial ground. 

[NAG1]

Ballymena/Antrim/Randlestown would be the ideal locations. Something which held 15000 max would more than suit Antrims requirements

Not to rehash the old ground with decisions already made rightly or wrongly, I agree with Skull.

[Milltown Row2]

Ballymena/Antrim/Randlestown would be the ideal locations. Something which held 15000 max would more than suit Antrims requirements

Not to rehash the old ground with decisions already made rightly or wrongly, I agree with Skull.

Course you would 

Be like having Croke Park outside Dublin City or Páirc Uí Chaoimh outside Cork ...

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

Does anyone know when the league fixtures are out?

[johnneycool]

But its not only an Antrim ground, its a provincial ground.

Correctamundo, owned and controlled by the Ulster Council, with Antrim GAA (and the social club) as a sitting tenant.

[theskull1]

But its not only an Antrim ground, its a provincial ground.

Indeed. The new ground will suit those happy to receive massive funding and build a behemoth structure to suit their own ends. It won't suit Antrim though

[Na Glinntí Glasa]

the number of supporters who was there on sun at the derry match i would of been even colder in casement park!

Would make no sense to open the ground with so little people at a game

[MoChara]

the number of supporters who was there on sun at the derry match i would of been even colder in casement park!

Would make no sense to open the ground with so little people at a game

The change of venue wouldn't help it along with a few boys not being allowed to go as it was Valentines day lol This Sunday maybe be a better bench mark