Casement | Starvation in Gaza

Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams · Mar 3, 2024 · 13m

Casement

I have spent many enjoyable afternoons in Casement Park watching countless football and hurling games and playing in some of them. I have lost count of my man of the match triumphs. Especially for St. Marys or Belfast Schools in hurling. Or on Sports Days. In the past the stand and terraces or raised mounds around the pitch provided a wonderful view of the contests. Some games attracted a few hundred spectators while others were watched by enthralled thousands.

Casement Park was opened in June 1953 and was named after Roger Casement. He was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of…