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Casement Park's redevelopment a chance for conversation about the meaning of Irishness

The complexity of such overlapping identities in Ireland makes a mockery of the interpretations of those who wish to paint the past only in stripes of green or orange.
Casement Park's redevelopment a chance for conversation about the meaning of Irishness

RUIN: The derelict grounds of the Casement Park stadium. The ground's redevelopment has been long delayed. 

The news that the Aviva Stadium will now host seven games during the 2028 European championships was not unexpected, but it put the plight of Casement Park in Belfast back into the news.

The ongoing failure to redevelop Casement Park is lamentable; it is the result of the bad faith of some and the bad decision-making of others.

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