Golf clubs hoping for reclassification of greenkeeping staff as essential workers

The Irish Golf and Club Managers Association is hoping the Government will reclassify greenkeeping staff as essential workers in order to keep courses primed and ready for the end of the current coronavirus restrictions and a return to the sport.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020 - 20:14

Simon Lewis

A Covid-19 notice outside Mount Juliet Estate & Golf Club in Thomastown, Kilkenny. The European Tour has confirmed the postponement of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open due to the continuing threat posed by the spread of coronavirus. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

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