Category: Environmental
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Casement Park and the Euros 2028 – Updated Feb 2024
Key Points Summary Casement Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sports ground located in Andersonstown, West Belfast. The ground opened in June 1953 but has not been used for sporting purposes since June 2013. It presently lies derelict. The Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (UCGAA) is proposing the construction of a new…
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Casement Park Contamination
Casement Park is a contaminated site. Asbestos containing materials (ACMs) are widely present within the made ground on which the current facility has been constructed. If the site is redeveloped as a new 34,500 capacity stadium, the made ground would be excavated, resulting in disturbance of the ACMs. That disturbance risks the release of asbestos fibres,…
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Casement Park is a contaminated site
Casement Park is a contaminated site. Asbestos containing materials (ACMs) are widely present within the made ground on which the current facility has been constructed. If the site is redeveloped as a new 34,500 capacity stadium, the made ground would be excavated, resulting in disturbance of the ACMs. That disturbance risks the release of asbestos…
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