Only senior inter-county GAA set to be allowed in Level 5

Speaking on Monday night, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Government had taken their advice regarding the GAA from Nphet

Ruaidhri O Beaglaoich of Kerry in action against Owen Fitzgerald of Galway during the EirGrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship semi-final last weekend. Galway are due to play Diublin this weekend in the final, but that game may now have to be postponed. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

The GAA may have to postpone the U17 and U20 All-Ireland championships, including Saturday’s U20 football final, as underage games are not permitted at Level 5 of Covid-19 restrictions.

As highlighted by the Irish Examiner yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan’s latest letter on October 15 to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly stressed the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) were allowing “senior inter-county” games to take place at the highest level of national Covid-19 restrictions.