Paul Rouse: Now 13 years since a match played at Casement Park. The raw, unacceptable truth

The legal rows, planning permission disputes, and political posturing that derailed a quick build are a stain on those whose motivations were malevolent.

The Antrim team come out on to the pitch for the 2013 Ulster SFC quarter-Final with Monaghan at Casement Park, Belfast. Picture: Oliver McVeigh / SPORTSFILE

The sorry saga of Casement Park took another lurch in the past week.

John Fogarty’s report in this paper that the GAA has effectively recognised that the West Belfast redevelopment will not come close to the proposed 34,500 stadium capacity is logical acceptance of reality.