Casement Park to get £50m from government Spending Review

The government will submit a financial contribution of 50 million pounds to redevelop the Casement Park.

This step comes as part of the advisor spending, which allocates funds for daily public services for the next three years.

It is estimated that the rebuilding of the West Belfast stadium costs about 260 million pounds – of which 120 million pounds in place of Stormont Executive, Irish government and GAA.

The government's decision will be welcomed by GAA and some political parties, but it still leaves a shortage of about 90 million pounds.

A review of spending directly affects what Stormont's ministers must spend on public services in Northern Ireland.

The ministers are also expected to discover whether they have succeeded in persuading the cabinet that Stormont resources require an “increase” in needs.

Last week, Finance Secretary John Odod said he believed that the Treasury was in “setting up solution employment” when it came to reach an agreement on the financing of Casement Park.

Stormont Executive contributes to 62.5 million pounds in the project, GAA will pay 15 million pounds, while the Irish government pledged about 43 million pounds.

Gaa admitted that she would need to increase her commitment.

Casement Park, with 34,500 proposed capacity, was dedicated to hosting football matches in the EURO 2028 football championship, but with the project's suspension, the plan was suspended.

The Minister of Communities at Stormont Gordon Leon defended his dealings with his planned re -development and insisted that the reservation is not his mistake.

He said that GAA will need to develop its plans for the stadium at reasonable prices if the government fails to cover the current proposed rebuilding.

“What we need to make sure is that any additional public financing is applying for sports on a fair and fair basis,” he said.

Prime Minister Michel O'Neil welcomed government funding and said that he should serve as a “starting point” to give momentum to ensure the stadium's development.

She said she was a good news story and all partners should work now together because “Casement Park” will be built.

Prime Minister Emma Little Bengeille said that the matter “is now over to GAA” to deal with lack of funding.

She added that the commitment of executive financing remains and wants to “ensure fairness in all of our sport.”

GAA also welcomed funding, but its president Jarlath Burns said it was “not the last piece of panorama.”

Mr. Burns said that there is a “much more work to do,” adding that GAA will participate with the executive authority and the division of societies to ensure securing a full financing package.

Enda MCCLAFFERTY, BBC News Ni Ni Political Editor

Another piece of complex panorama has fallen in place, but the big gaps should still be filled.

Expect the focus now on both Stormont Executive and GAA to see if the financing gap can be connected.

Activists on the stadium argue that an amount of 62.5 million pounds must be increased by the executive authority to reflect the high costs of inflation and construction, which some suggested to reach an additional 20 million pounds.

There is likely to be a retreat from trade union ministers unless there is increased funding for other sports such as football, which also promised an additional amount of the regional stadium in 2011.

It was when he was asked about the shortage of today on both the Prime Minister and the first deputy in various views.

Many of the trading of difficult horses around the executive table are expected now that the British government has placed its display on the table.

GAA will also be under pressure. She has indicated that it will save more than 15 million pounds and has already promised, but will you consider changing the stadium design to reduce costs?

Don't be surprised if we end up in another position with trade union ministers and GAA refused to make any new offers on the table first.

There is also the deadline on the horizon with the end of the stadium planning permission next summer.

When the mandate was restored in 2024, Storemont's cabinet ministers persuaded that public services in Northern Ireland were funded below an objective level of need.

As a result, any additional financing that Stormont from Westminster now comes with the highest level – an additional 24p per pound.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the House of Commons that the spending review on Wednesday provided “the largest settlement in real terms since the submission of transport.”

She said that there will be “52 billion pounds for Scotland, 20 billion pounds for Northern Ireland by the end of the spending review and 23 billion pounds of £.”

Northern Ireland Finance said it would take time to consider the announcement and give its evaluation later on Wednesday.