The risk of missing the Euros deadline for the transformation of Casement Park was "just too high", the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.Hilary Benn has insisted the Government did its "darndest" in terms of seeing the derelict GAA stadium in west Belfast rebuilt in time for the 2028 tournament, but said the inaction of the former government made it impossible.

The risk of missing the Euros deadline for the transformation of Casement Park was "just too high", the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.Hilary Benn has insisted the Government did its "darndest" in terms of seeing the derelict GAA stadium in west Belfast rebuilt in time for the 2028 tournament, but said the inaction of the former government made it impossible.