Back
Irish sport awaits decision on allowing crowds of up to 500
Aug 4, 2020
Live sport in this country could be given a major lift today if the Cabinet decides to proceed to Phase 4 of the government roadmap for reopening society and business.
Ireland was originally supposed to move on to Phase 4 in mid-July but a decision was made to keep the Phase 3 health measures on Covid-19 in place until 10 August due to a rise in the virus reproductive rate.
That was a blow to Irish sport. Currently 200 people can gather together at outdoor events, and that had been due to rise to 500 people in Phase 4.
That 200 limit includes players, backroom teams, media, officials, stewards and the rest of the volunteer core that assemble to stage matches, which has left very little room for supporters to attend matches.
The SSE Airtricity League and the GAA club championships, which are both now in full flow, have felt the pinch of these restrictions particularly.
Last month, the GAA officially called for the limit to be relaxed and pointed out that the association had done everything possible to provide a safe staging of fixtures throughout the country.
GAA President John Horan told RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland: "The change in attendance guidelines has delivered a hammer blow to the organisation.
"We put the return to the club game first to benefit our members and help out county boards survive for those clubs but our county boards were relying on an increase to 500 as a way of being able to cater for the demand on the ground from our supporters."
0Shares
0Comments
1Favorites
0Likes
Say something to impress...
Loading...
Comments
Hot

No content at this moment.

Relevant people
RTEsoccer
27628 Followers
Football everyday.
Related