ULSTER GAA has said it is not behind a traffic-counting device that was damaged outside west Belfast's Casement Park.
The cable was sliced in two after being placed across Andersonstown Road beside the GAA ground in recent days.
A new MetroCount device was later installed along the street.
The GAA clarified on Tuesday that the traffic-surveying equipment was not installed on its behalf.
The Department for Infrastructure later confirmed that the counter related to the redevelopment of Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
A spokesman said: "Private companies when carrying out automatic traffic surveys are required to seek consent from the department to place apparatus of this nature on the public road.
"Following investigations TransportNI (TNI) has established that the counter has been placed in connection with redevelopment of Andersonstown Leisure Centre. TNI will be issuing a permit in this case."
The cable is near the Casement Park site where the GAA plans to build a new provincial stadium by 2019.
It was named among a list of proposed stadia for the all-Ireland bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup during a formal launch yesterday.
Some residents have opposed the stadium plans, raising concerns about issues such as the proposed capacity and traffic congestion.
The new stadium has a proposed capacity of 34,500 – a slight reduction of 3,500 on previous plans quashed in a High Court legal challenge.
A judge overturned planning approval in 2014 after ruling that a traffic assessment had not been carried out to properly examine the impact of bigger crowds.
