Casement Park set for €71m (£61.4m) redevelopment

[GrandMasterFlash]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/casement-park-set-for-euro71m-redevelopment-2575512.html

Not great news for Clones!  That might not annoy many too badly though.. I'm happy that Casement is getting redeveloped (as I live in Belfast!) but I still think it lacks atmosphere (or the surrounding area) on match day. Great pitch though..

[DuffleKing]

All seater stadium would be some asset to the GAA in fairness. There will be non sporting events that Casement will be the only venue in the north capable of hosting - events that maybe even weren't possible in the wee six before

[armaghniac]

What was wrong with the other thread?

[Winnie Peg]

Yes, the new Casement Park will be an impressive stadium for the GAA in the north but unfortunately will be another GAA white elephant to go along with all the other white elephants throughout the country and will be a constant financial strain to sustain it. It will never be full to capacity unless at a concert and will be an embarrassment at Antrim games as the customary 500 trek in, half of whom are on complimentary tickets.

Surely a smaller more compact stadium would have been more suitable with the remainder of the funding given to clubs to improve their facilities where they could be used constantly and not once a year.

[GrandMasterFlash]

All seater stadium would be some asset to the GAA in fairness. There will be non sporting events that Casement will be the only venue in the north capable of hosting - events that maybe even weren't possible in the wee six before

  Good point, and this is important to the GAA in this revenue declining era.

[GrandMasterFlash]

What was wrong with the other thread?

Apologies, will lock thread to avoid further divergence.