Ulster GAA’s Belfast Rising bags €71m bonanza

ULSTER GAA scored a windfall victory yesterday with news they will receive £61.4million (€71,458,841) in public funding toward the reconstruction of Casement Park.

The west Belfast venue, which is now set to become the province’s primary venue ahead of St Tiernach’s Park in Clones, was the major winner on a day when Ravenhill rugby grounds and soccer’s Windsor Park received £14.7m (€17,105,470) and £25.2m (€29,323,663) respectively.

The amount of funding was what the Ulster Council officials had asked for. A central plank in their Belfast Rising initiative, the redevelopment of Casement Park into a 40,000-seated stadium is expected to cost over £100m (€116,361,942).