Chambers hopes to see large crowds at sporting events from July

Chambers said it was “unfortunate” that Ireland was not able to host the games it was assigned for Euro 2020 due to public health restrictions but he was hopeful of a return to crowds of several thousand at major events by mid-summer

Leinster supporters wave their flags in support while social distancing during the Guinness PRO14 match against the Dragons at the RDS

Minister for Sport Jack Chambers is confident there will be a significant increase in the number of fans allowed at outdoor sporting events next month as the Department of Sport finalises plans to increase capacity.

“We’ve 16 pilot events for June and early July and we’re working on updating proposals for government for next week which is about ramping up capacity for July,” he said. “We’ve had low numbers (attending events so far) but we think we can significantly increase that in July.”