With rumours that the Irish government could be about to bring the country to Level 5 of the covid restrictions, and videos of celebrating supporters circulating online that appear to show social distancing regulations being ignored, the GAA has this afternoon decided to suspend all club GAA games 'with immediate effect and until further notice'.
BREAKING- The GAA is suspending all club games with immediate effect. @martymorrissey will be speaking to us shortly on @RTENewsAtOne
— Joan O'Sullivan (@JoanStories) October 5, 2020
This match ban extends to all age groups everywhere on the island of Ireland.
A statement from Croke Park read:
The GAA’s Management Committee has today endorsed a decision to suspend all GAA Club games at all levels with immediate effect and until further notice.
The decision has been taken in the interest of public safety following a number of incidents that have been brought to our attention in recent days. In particular, post-match celebrations and a lack of social distancing at certain events have proved disappointing and problematic.
This directive applies to all ages and all grades across the island.
Club Social Centres / bars are also to close.
Training will continue to be permitted as per the guidelines outlined for the relevant levels in the Government's National Framework for Living with Covid 19 and relevant guidelines in the Six Counties.
The GAA will continue to monitor the situation in the coming days and weeks, regarding changes in government guidelines, before liaising with our units accordingly.
The Association would also like to acknowledge all of those units who have worked diligently in complying with the public health advice around the staging of our games and training sessions since activity resumed.
More than ever, we ask that you continue with this approach where training sessions for your players is continuing
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