For all the disappointments surrounding Northern Ireland’s failed bid to host Euro 2028 games at a redeveloped Casement Park, there is a positive legacy beginning to emerge from the ambition that surrounded the tournament.

The coming together of Crewe United Football Club and Loch Mór Dál gCais hurling club in Glenavy is a welcome reminder of what can be achieved when communities focus on common goals rather than old divisions.

As we report in today’s paper, the plans for a new sporting hub at Ballypitmave, bringing together soccer and hurling on the same site, are significant not simply because of the facilities that will be created, but because of the message behind them.

At a time when public debate can too often become dominated by arguments over identity and ownership, this is a project built on partnership, inclusion and........

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