The estimated build costs have risen dramatically - from 180m when the EURO 2028 bid was awarded in October 2023 to potentially over 400m - and there is a significant risk that it would not be built in time for the tournament.
We have therefore, regrettably, decided that it is not appropriate for the UK Government to provide funding to seek to build Casement Park in time to host matches at EURO 2028.
With no funding package in place, that now seems impossible. Northern Ireland could have some role as a training base, or host warm-up matches at the existing Windsor Park stadium.
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