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

[Wildweasel74]

Sort the toilets out and we ready to go

[snoopdog]

Sort the toilets out and we ready to go

The toilets in Clones are a disgrace. The corporate facilities, the wee tent behind the stand.

[Munchie]

Half time in the Ulster final 3 years ago was at the far end of the Pat McGrane, went to use toilets at half time, the women's queue was right up the back of the hill the mens was like the bull run in Spain, the place shouldn't be allowed matches if there is inadequate facilities.

[illdecide]

It wasn't the DUP who decided to close Casement even though the planning process had not concluded.  That was the biggest f@=k up of all.

I didn't say it was the DUP that closed Casement...Everyone knows the Ulster Council made a bollix of it...DUP seen the free ticket to get them off the hook with every other scam they're at and grasped it with both hands.

[RedHand88]

Too many people have short memories on here and in this cesspit of a place we live in up here, the scandals and laundering of millions by the DUP for decades lining their pockets with millions has all been swept under the carpet as they now have Casement Park to fall back too if anything is discussed about them.
They set out to destroy Casement and the GAA and have kinda succeeded, over the last year alone they have painted a picture to the ordinary working Protestant that the GAA is a sectarian organisation with heavy links to the IRA which is going to take a long time to amend, off course we all know that's not the case but the DUP have worked their magic once again and deflected all the heat (pardon the pun) from themselves and piled it onto Casement Park.

DUP elected officials have attended many games in recent years so I don't think that's totally true.
At this stage I wouldn't want £300m of public money going into it.

[Wildweasel74]

Like I said, sort out the toilets, we there for another 10yrs!!

[twohands!!!]

Hasn't been a peep from Jarlath and the lads in the Ulster Council on Casement in a long while now.

Really doing nothing to kill the notion that they are just sitting on their hands waiting for the planning permission for Casement to expire so they can "blame" that as opposed to taking responsibility for their own incompetence.

[AustinPowers]

The Casement fiasco  reminds me of the asbestos bonfire  back in July.

Authorities warned against  lighting the fire with the  health risk, danger to power supply, particularly to hospitals etc. But they  couldn't be seen to be backing down,  as it would look like a defeat for unionist culture despite the  obvious health/safety risk.

The GAA is behaving the  same here. Can't be seen to back down, as it will look  weak and  seen as a defeat. Even though the  size is  not needed, and the cost now astronomical .

[Munchie]

It was never getting built on that scale, never in a million years, but like Civil Servants all over, there is zero, absolutely zero accountability within the GAA, the biggest losers here is Antrim GAA they have been well and truly shafted by men in grey suits.

[armaghniac]

The redevelopment of St Tiernach's Park in Clones to get €600,000 from Irish government. I'm looking forward to the executive bogs being installed.
https://x.com/jack_madden2001/status/1977765202406810016

[snoopdog]

The redevelopment of St Tiernach's Park in Clones to get €600,000 from Irish government. I'm looking forward to the executive bogs being installed.
https://x.com/jack_madden2001/status/1977765202406810016

600k wont go far. But Clones needs money spent on it. Not.much change to the ground bar a bit of timber cladding, looking at those pics.

[twohands!!!]

https://monaghan.ie/major-funding-secured-for-st-tiarnachs-quarter-regeneration-project-in-clones/

Statement from Monaghan County Council

a strategic initiative to redevelop St. Tiarnach's Park and revitalise the surrounding area in Clones. This major investment will support the development of a masterplan for the overall regeneration and kickstart the design phase for a multi-purpose Community Hub at the heart of the town, alongside public realm upgrades at the iconic stadium.

The new hub will be a vibrant, multi-use space designed to serve the needs of community groups and social enterprises, while also offering office and meeting spaces, event and training areas, and access to multimedia and digital resources. This ambitious project builds on Clones' unique assets, including its iconic GAA stadium, the state-of-the-art athletics facilities at the Peace Link, the Ulster Canal, and its strategic border location. It aims to enhance the town and surrounding area, promote Clones as a Centre of Excellence for Sport, create employment opportunities, and stimulate the local economy. Crucially, the initiative will also support the future development of Clones GAA, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone of community life and sporting excellence.

https://clones.gaa.ie/2025/10/11/st-tiarnachs-quarter-regeneration-project-2/

This major investment will kickstart the design phase for a Multi-purpose Community Hub at the heart of Clones, alongside public realm upgrades at our iconic home and County Grounds, St. Tiarnach's Park.

The new hub will be a vibrant, multi-use space featuring:
✅ Facilities for community groups and social enterprises
✅ Office and meeting spaces
✅ Event and training areas
✅ Multimedia and digital resources

Based on this is looks like some offices and some cosmetic stuff around the outside areas being freshened up.

No mention of parking or sorting out the traffic situation so I don't know how much of a difference this is going to make to the match day experience. The bit where they say "This major investment will support the development of a masterplan for the overall regeneration" sounds like there might be some money for looking at an overall development of the stadium down the road. If I had to guess I'd say the powers that be are holding off on doing anything major in the way of the redeveloping the stadium until the Casement planning permission lapses.

So it looks like while the Casement project is pretty much just waiting for the planning permission to expire there it's also managing to delay work at Clones as well. Omnishambles.

[Ronnie]

Yeah a shambles coupled with bigoted decisions.

[Munchie]

Bigoted decisions! The sole blame of this mess lies with the GAA, but there will be zero accountability, blame everyone else sure!

[Ronnie]

Just telling it as it is.