Burns attends NI women's match at Windsor Park
February 28, 2024
GAA President Jarlath Burns. ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo.
Jarlath Burns became the first serving GAA president to attend a soccer match at Windsor Park last evening.
Burns, who only assumed the presidency last Saturday, attended Northern Ireland’s UEFA Women’s Nations League play-off second leg against Montenegro at the south Belfast venue. The Armagh man said his attendance was “an important statement to send out to the people of Northern Ireland that the GAA is inclusive.”
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill was also a guest at Windsor Park, which is also the home of Linfield FC.
Meanwhile, a UEFA delegation is currently in Belfast looking at the technical aspect of preparations for EURO 2028. Casement Park, which has finally received the green light for redevelopment, is one of a list of venues in the UK and Ireland due to host games at the tournament.
TweetHuge misunderstanding as new @officialgaa boss, Jarlath Burns gifts me a scarf after hearing I am "big into the Orange"!!
— Emma Little-Pengelly BL (@little_pengelly) February 27, 2024
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