GAA less optimistic about All-Ireland championships going ahead

Central Council delegates were informed yesterday that the chances of the provincial and All-Ireland competitions going ahead have disimproved since the end of June when the Central Competitions Control Committee’s revised plan was unveiled.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2020 - 07:00

John Fogarty

GAA chiefs are less optimistic about the inter-county championships taking place this year. Central Council delegates were informed yesterday that the chances of the provincial and All-Ireland competitions going ahead have disimproved since the end of June when the Central Competitions Control Committee’s revised plan was unveiled.

At the virtual meeting, officials said the prospect of the championships be played from October to December was being assessed on a week by week basis, while no assurances could be given about crowd numbers at games being increased from 200 from August 31.