Following the recent state funeral of Thomas Kent, one of 16 men executed following the 1916 Easter Rising, a Belfast man is driving the campaign to have the remains of Roger Casement brought north for burial in County Antrim, as per his dying wish. Casement and Kent were the only two 1916 revolutionaries executed outside […]
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After Kent state funeral, Belfast man leads campaign to fulfil Roger Casement’s dying wish to be buried in north Antrim
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Sports Minister says Casement changes demanded by project report are already being implemented
CHANGES are already taking place in the Casement redevelopment plan after an in-depth report made 20 recommendations – including the replacement of key personnel in the project. The new movement comes after the independent British Cabinet Office report into the project, released last month, said that, despite the challenges, a redeveloped GAA stadium in the […]
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New Casement application could be on table before Christmas
A NEW planning application for the redevelopment of Casement Park could be submitted well ahead of the 12-month timeline referred to in a new report, the Andersonstown News has learned. A British Cabinet Office report into Casement released last week said despite the challenges that have plagued the project, the plan for a major stadium […]
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Revealed: the cost to the GAA of making peace with Casement Social Club is £500k in building costs and £25k in annual rent
ANTRIM GAA have unveiled plans for temporary premises intended to house Casement Social Club while the planned redevelopment of Casement Park goes ahead. Ulster GAA is preparing a fresh planning application aimed at turning the Andersonstown venue into a provincial stadium. An earlier approval for the development was over-turned in the High Court last year […]
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ARC of the Casement covenant
The new residents’ group set up in support of the Casement Park redevelopment is hoping to meet with all stakeholders involved in the project over the coming months. The newly formed Andersonstown Regeneration Committee (ARC) is fully behind the redevelopment of Casement Park. Last December a High Court judge quashed the decision to grant planning […]
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New Casement application
The GAA are set to submit a second planning application for a new Casement Park after a humbling week in the High Court. On Monday Mr Justice Horner found the decision by Environment Minister Mark H Durkan to grant planning permission for the £77 million, 38,000-seater stadium to be “unlawful” and it is expected to […]
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