Ulster Council secretary Danny Murphy has revealed that a new planning application for the proposed redevelopment of Casement Park will be submitted in the near future.

Ambitious plans to transform the ailing West Belfast venue into a 38,000 all-seater stadium were dealt a devastating blow before Christmas when the Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents' Association mounted a successful legal challenge against the project going ahead.

However, Antrim and Ulster GAA chiefs are refusing to give up the ghost, with Murphy telling the Belfast Telegraph: "Obviously the planning process has to be followed, but we remain hopeful that the refurbishment work can begin on the first available date assuming that everything goes well in the interim.

"We were, of course, disappointed when our initial planning proposal was the subject of a court judgement last December but we have been taking precautions that all the necessary steps are now being followed."

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