Antrim GAA have confirmed that the redevelopment of Corrigan Park in Belfast is set to be completed next month. 

In what is a €1million project, the redevelopment of the west Belfast venue sees the construction of a new state-of-the-art stand and terracing down one side.

Speaking to GAA.ie, Antrim chairman Ciaran McCavana says the newly revamped grounds will be used in a similar way to how Dublin use Parnell Park.

“It's a good news story for us in Antrim. We'll have 600 seats in it, 2,000 standing on the terrace, and wheelchair facilities,” McCavana stated.

“We'll be spending just short of a million sterling on it. We're planning to eventually do a terrace on the other side but that's another day's work because we don't currently have the money. It's Antrim's equivalent of a mini Parnell Park.

“Hopefully we'll be getting good news in a few weeks on the Casement Park planning, but Casement is going to be a big stadium of 34 and a half thousand so it won't make common sense to hold certain games there so we're hoping that Corrigan Park will effectively be a good second county ground and it'll be nice to see it revamped.

“In the same way Dublin use Parnell Park a lot for certain county matches as well as club matches, we would envisage Corrigan Park being used in the same way.”

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