NI misses out on hosting Youth Commonwealth Games due to Stormont failing to sign off funding #BBCNolan
Jun 25, 2018, 10:32 AM
It's official, Northern Ireland will now not play host to the Youth Commonwealth Games in 2021.
The reason - funding was not signed off by the Stormont executive before it collapsed.
The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) criticised the failure to guarantee funding saying it was "a slap in the face for our young people".
Secretary of State Karen Bradley has refused to intervene. She says it's a devolved matter.