No blank cheque for Casement Park, warns Stormont minister

DUP communities minister Gordon Lyons was pressed on funding by the leader of the opposition, the SDLP's Matthew O'Toole

A general view of Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast. 

There is "no blank cheque" for the redevelopment of Casement Park, the Stormont minister with responsibility for sport has said.

There had been aspirations to rebuild the former GAA ground in west Belfast in time to host a Euros 2028 match, but the new Labour Government said that would not be possible in the time available.