GAA season unlikely to start for at least 10 weeks after confusion over Covid plan

Confusion reigned as Taoiseach Micheál Martin explained the Living With Covid plan had a clerical error regarding sport

A 10-week delay could mean the already restructured Allianz National Leagues will be scrapped or the inter-county championships redesigned. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

The GAA season is unlikely to commence for at least another 10 weeks despite the Government’s new Living With Covid plan recoupling inter-county GAA with elite sports.

Confusion reigned as “The Path Ahead” document exempted inter-county games along with professional, elite, and horse-racing behind closed doors as a Level 4 sport, with no sports permitted at Level 5.