Casement Park is 'an investment in Belfast' says Antrim footballer Declan Lynch

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The former Antrim captain also called on the Executive to deliver the funding that was promised to local football as part of the Sub-Regional Stadia fund

Had Casement Park been built on schedule, Antrim might have been running out at the Andersonstown Road venue for Sunday’s must-win clash against Wicklow.

The estimated cost to rebuild a 34,500-capacity stadium at Casement Park is thought to have spiralled from an initial estimate of £77.5m to approximately £170m. Last month initial clearing works got under way with the site set to be cleared between April and June and Lynch remains confident the project will be finally to delivered and on time for the Euros.

“It is an Executive project. It has been agreed. The Irish Government has come in with money recently for it. “Every sporting infrastructure project around the world is costly. Look at the benefits and the positivity is brings - this is an investment. It isn’t just a stadium project. It is an investment for the North and the people of West Belfast and Belfast as a whole.”

 

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