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Council sanctions stadium spend | Council sanctions stadium spend |
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Belfast City Council has voted to spend £140,000 on a new business plan for a stadium in the city. | Belfast City Council has voted to spend £140,000 on a new business plan for a stadium in the city. |
Sinn Fein, which opposed the proposal, says the decision is a waste of ratepayers' money. | Sinn Fein, which opposed the proposal, says the decision is a waste of ratepayers' money. |
It is believed NI's largest council has already spent around £60,000 on examining the business case for a Belfast stadium. | It is believed NI's largest council has already spent around £60,000 on examining the business case for a Belfast stadium. |
Proposals by two developers who had put forward plans to build it at Ormeau Park have now been ruled out. | Proposals by two developers who had put forward plans to build it at Ormeau Park have now been ruled out. |
The new report will examine all potential sites in the city. Unionist councillors have been fighting rival Government proposals to build a stadium at the Maze, outside Lisburn. | The new report will examine all potential sites in the city. Unionist councillors have been fighting rival Government proposals to build a stadium at the Maze, outside Lisburn. |
The vote was held during the last council meeting at Belfast City Hall for 20 months. The building is being closed for refurbishment in the next few weeks. | The vote was held during the last council meeting at Belfast City Hall for 20 months. The building is being closed for refurbishment in the next few weeks. |
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