A club. The incident took the gloss of what was a big night for the Irish League club after an historic European run that has seen them win two Europa League qualifiers, including a win in Slovenia over Maribor in the previous round. 9.30am - 10.00pm. [14] Two months later however, an application for leave for judicial review of the government funding was lodged by Crusaders, who claimed that it was against European Union competition laws and also a form of state aid to Linfield.

Police also held concerns about the safety of having 38,000 people attend matches, while safety expert Paul Scott stated that the redeveloped stadium could not be evacuated safely in certain emergencies. What are the best places for arenas & stadiums in Belfast? I would highly recommend this tour, one of the best we've been on. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. Sat behind the goal, match was great (as Cliftonville won). © BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, Heroic Trevor Carson thwarts Coleraine to save Motherwell after penalty scare in the Europa League, Ormiston House: A dream home rises from the ruins, Belfast stab victim had survived IRA attack after Jock Davison murder, Tributes paid to 'lovely' Co Armagh schoolgirl Rachael Lowry as she is buried, Omid Djalili: 'I was kicked, shot at, and called the Fenian Turk... but I loved every minute in Northern Ireland', Donegal hotel pulls its €2 per night room offer after criticism, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. An ambitious plan to build a new 25,000 seater football and rugby stadium in the heart of east Belfast was revealed today. [10] In 2011, the Northern Ireland Executive allocated £138m for a major programme of stadium redevelopment throughout Northern Ireland, with £28m allocated to the redevelopment of Windsor Park into a 20,000-capacity all-seater stadium. Kingspan Stadium, Belfast: See 215 reviews, articles, and 49 photos of Kingspan Stadium, ranked No.6 on Tripadvisor among 220 attractions in Belfast. Bodies crowded the streets, GAA shirts coloured the roads and people populated the nearby shops and restaurants. We both learned so much. These places are best for arenas & stadiums in Belfast: Which places provide the best arenas & stadiums in Belfast for kids and families? The first major development of the stadium took place in the 1930s, to a design made by the Scottish architect Archibald Leitch. [12][13], In February 2013, planning permission for the redevelopment was granted, with the estimated cost of the project around £29.2 million, of which £25.2 million would come from government funding. He loves Ireland and believes the island offers something for everyone. To the north, there was a long covered terrace – the "unreserved" terracing – and behind the eastern goal at the Railway End another covered terrace.