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Loading ...The troubled Maze sports stadium project in Northern Ireland is in crisis as it emerged that Sinn Fein and the DUP had been working behind closed doors about the proposed plans.
It is believed that the Government may announce that Windsor Park may be given a facelift to raise it to FIFA international standard, at the expense of the stadium project near Lisburn.
The Belfast Telegraph reported:
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Plans for a new multi-sports stadium for Northern Ireland were in turmoil last night as speculation mounted that the Government is due to scrap plans for a multi-million pound arena at the Maze.
Sports Minister Gregory Campbell was due to announce plans for the stadium later this month, however, a front-page story in a Sunday newspaper suggested the DUP has been working behind closed doors with Sinn Fein about the proposed plans for the Maze.
According to a report in a Sunday newspaper, the Maze site on the outskirts of Lisburn is to be developed without a sports stadium but with a conflict resolution centre.
Asked about the speculation, IFA chief executive Howard Wells said: “We are currently in discussions with the Government and Linfield regarding a short-term improvement to Windsor Park for the foreseeable future. By this I mean the next five years.
“That has always been our agenda and as far as I am concerned I know nothing more about an upgrade to Windsor Park than that.
“Conversations with both Department of Arts, Culture and Leisure (DCAL) and Linfield have been on keeping Windsor Park alive for international football.”
Source & Full Article: Belfast Telegraph
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