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Irish premier Simon Harris makes first visit to Derry

Speaking on Monday, Mr Harris said the redevelopment of the stadium in west Belfast “has to happen” and that the Irish government stood by to “assist in any practical way they can”.

He refused to “rule in or out” providing extra money for the redevelopment of the stadium, saying the €50m already pledged by the Irish Government will remain in place “regardless of the decision around Euro 2028”.

Mr Harris say he understands the disappointment but that he knows the British government “wouldn’t have arrived lightly” at the decision.

“What I have heard from people in recent days is, Casement is still going to happen, it has to happen,” Mr Harris said.

“All stakeholders now need to intensively engage to work out how best to proceed.”

But Mr Harris praised the new relationship between London and Dublin, which he insisted would not suffer because on “one individual decision”.

He also said it was important Northern Ireland benefitted from Euro 2028 even without hosting some of the games.


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