Michael Moynihan: How a national emergency caused Championship chaos

These are strange — but not unprecedented times — for GAA, writes Michael Moynihan.

Michael Moynihan: How a national emergency caused Championship chaos
Fri, 13 Mar, 2020 - 19:20
Michael Moynihan

These are strange — but not unprecedented times — for GAA, writes Michael Moynihan.

The situation we find ourselves in because of the coronavirus, with sports events of all kinds postponed or cancelled, has some precedent in Ireland.

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