Clarity sought over plan to limit crowds to 5,000

Looking on from afar: GAA fans won’t be able to flock to stadiums throughout the country in their droves this summer but the decision to ban crowds in excess of 5,000 people until late August could benefit the club championship. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

- Additional reporting from Simon Lewis and Tommy Lyons

Sporting bodies are waiting for clarification on the exact details of the government’s plan not to licence crowds in excess of 5,000 until the end of August.