U-20 and Minor inter-county competitions paused until further notice from tomorrow

After much confusion, the GAA have now confirmed that underage intercounty competitions will be paused during the Level 5 lockdown.

This comes as a blow to all involved with several competitions nearing the final stages.

The statement from the organisation read.

Following clarification from the Department of Sport around the staging of inter-county fixtures, the GAA can confirm that as of midnight this evening, all minor and U20 inter-county competitions are paused until further notice. 

Accordingly, Saturday’s scheduled EirGrid GAA U20 football final meeting of Dublin and Galway will not take place. 

This evening’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 hurling fixtures will proceed. 

From a Limerick perspective, the Minor Footballers were scheduled to start their Munster campaign against Waterford on Saturday while the hurlers were down to face Cork in the semi-finals.

The U20 hurling team were scheduled to face Cork in the Munster semi-final on Monday evening.

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