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| Casement Park: Social club members in 'round the clock' protest | Casement Park: Social club members in 'round the clock' protest |
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| Members of a Belfast social club whose premises are earmarked for demolition have said they will "occupy" the building on a 24-hour basis. | Members of a Belfast social club whose premises are earmarked for demolition have said they will "occupy" the building on a 24-hour basis. |
| The social club is within the grounds of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Casement Park stadium, which is in the process of a major redevelopment. | The social club is within the grounds of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Casement Park stadium, which is in the process of a major redevelopment. |
| Social club members said the GAA Antrim County Board had given them until Monday to leave the premises. | Social club members said the GAA Antrim County Board had given them until Monday to leave the premises. |
| However, some members began a 24-hour "sit-in" protest on Sunday evening. | However, some members began a 24-hour "sit-in" protest on Sunday evening. |
| In a statement, the social club said that since 28 March when an agreement was signed, the club had heard nothing from either the Ulster GAA Council or the Casement Park project board about provision of its alternative premises. | |
| It said their legal representative contacted the club's solicitor by fax on Friday "one hour and 15 minutes before the court adjourned for the Easter break". | It said their legal representative contacted the club's solicitor by fax on Friday "one hour and 15 minutes before the court adjourned for the Easter break". |
| It said they were "demanding that Casement Social Club vacate their premises in Casement Park" on or before Monday 14 April. | It said they were "demanding that Casement Social Club vacate their premises in Casement Park" on or before Monday 14 April. |
| The club said: "Under no circumstances will the Casement Social Club (CSC) premises be vacated on Monday morning April 14 and the CSC premises will not be vacated until such time as suitable replacement facilities are in place and until such time as the heads of agreement have been progressed to a detailed final agreement. | The club said: "Under no circumstances will the Casement Social Club (CSC) premises be vacated on Monday morning April 14 and the CSC premises will not be vacated until such time as suitable replacement facilities are in place and until such time as the heads of agreement have been progressed to a detailed final agreement. |
| "As and from midnight on Sunday 13 April 2014, the members of Casement Social Club will protect their club by occupying their premises in Casement Park on a 24-hour basis to prevent any demolition of its premises from taking place." | "As and from midnight on Sunday 13 April 2014, the members of Casement Social Club will protect their club by occupying their premises in Casement Park on a 24-hour basis to prevent any demolition of its premises from taking place." |
| "All available CSC members have been requested to sign up for rotational shifts." | "All available CSC members have been requested to sign up for rotational shifts." |