Gaelic Athletic Association Set To Submit Plans For Redevelopment Of Casement Park

The Gaelic Athletic Association has said that "it is preparing to submit new plans for the redevelopment of Casement Park in west Belfast," according to the BBC. The multi-million pound project "has been beset with problems and delays." Planning permission for the sports stadium was overturned in '14 after "objections by local residents." In its first submission, the GAA "proposed to build a 38,000-capacity stadium at the existing site." Stephen McGeehan, the Casement Park project sponsor for Ulster GAA, said that there "was no pre-determined capacity for the stadium." McGeehan: "We're genuinely starting today in a 20-week consultation period, that's well beyond the minimum statutory period of 12 weeks. We're doing that because we recognise the time that's required to listen to people's views." McGeehan added that the aim was for "a provincial stadium" and there is a requirement for a capacity beyond 18,000 so that it can hold major events (BBC, 4/28).