REPORT: GAA to suspend all activities once again

After a letter of recommendatio from NPHET to move the country into Level 5, the GAA have reportedly made the decision to suspend all activities.

This follows the move the organisation made in March at the onset of the first lockdown.

The statement in full reads;

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 regarding training sessions.

This comes as a huge blow to the GAA who are in the concluding stages of numerous club championships with many more finished.

In Limerick, there are just three adult competitions that are yet to be finished with the Junior A Hurling at the semi final stages and the Junior B Championships also to be completed in both codes.

The intercounty season was set to restart in the next couple of weeks with the Limerick footballers hoping to earn promotion to Division 4 before starting their Munster championship campaign.

The hurlers were set to face Clare in the Munster championship at the end of the month.

It is now ensure what will happen with the intercounty championships.

More to follow.