Euro 2028: Final report from Uefa over Belfast's Casement Park expected in June

A final report is expected from Uefa following a visit by officials to Belfast over proposals to host Euro 2028 tournament games in the city.

Stormont Economy Minister Conor Murphy also pressed for the release of tendering documents around the redevelopment of Casement Park for the tournament to reveal projected costs.

There has been uncertainty around funding for the project with some reports suggesting it could cost as much as £308 million (€360 million).

In 2011, the Stormont Executive committed £62.5 million to the project.

In February, the Irish Government offered £40 million towards it, and the GAA has said it will contribute up to £15 million.

Last week, Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the British government is “working to figure out” how much the renovation of Casement Park will cost, with recent prices “significantly higher” than they were a year ago.

He added: “Any taxpayer contribution to the Casement Park project will need to be made on a value-for-money basis, and I’ve said also many times there is no blank cheque here, especially when there is no contractor appointed yet, we do not want to artificially inflate a price.

“The Northern Ireland Executive will also need to decide on whether and how it will underwrite any future increases in cost, so we are all, all partners are working together to try and figure out what the number is and how we can deliver on it.”

Speaking during questions for his department in the Stormont Assembly on Monday, Mr Murphy said officials from his department, along with those from the Department for Communities, the IFA and the GAA, met with a Uefa delegation in Belfast in February.

He said since then there has been “further engagement and significant progress has been