Indoor sports remain in the dark as Government announces reopening of outdoor facilities

For athletics, the 2021 competitive calendar remains a mystery, and Athletics Ireland now faces a difficult decision surrounding the staging of its national championships

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For many in Irish sport, there remains great uncertainty about the outlook for the year ahead, with Tuesday night’s announcement on the easing of restrictions scant on specifics for all but a handful of sectors.

For most outdoor sports, April 26 is a key date, with non-contact outdoor training allowed to resume for underage players in pods of up to 15, and outdoor sports facilities also allowed to re-open. But for those in indoor sports like gymnastics, basketball, and boxing, there is still no indication of when activities will resume.