Burns hits out at Northern Ireland minister over lack of effort with Casement reconstruction

“We are disappointed with how he has performed,” said Burns following the GAA’s Annual Congress in Donegal.

FRUSTRATING TIMES: Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns during day two of the GAA Congress at The Abbey Hotel in Donegal. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

GAA president Jarlath Burns has strongly criticised Minister for Communities of Northern Ireland Gordon Lyons for his apparent lack of effort in advancing the reconstruction of Casement Park.

Burns spoke last week of being “impatient” with the delay in the process to develop the Belfast venue and insists it can be built for £260 million after it was removed from the Euro 2028 stadia list last September.