Irish Champions Weekend and the Listowel Harvest Festival to take place behind closed doors

Organisers admit Covid-19-enforced move is a 'great shame' and an 'extremely difficult decision'
Irish Champions Weekend and the Listowel Harvest Festival to take place behind closed doors

The 2020 Listowel Harvest Festival will take place behind closed doors from September 20-26

Irish Champions Weekend and the Listowel Harvest Festival will take place behind closed doors this year.

Amid continued uncertainty around Covid-19, the Longines Irish Champions Weekend Committee in consultation with Horse Racing Ireland today confirmed September’s two-day Group 1 feast will take place without racegoers.

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