Leopardstown and Limerick crowds capped at 5,000
Tim Husbands: 'We are planning for a limited capacity because of the need for social distancing and the various Covid protocols.' Picture: Healy Racing
The post-Christmas racing festivals at Leopardstown and Limerick, two of the biggest meetings of the entire year, will go ahead as planned but with crowds capped at 5,000, it was announced Friday following a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team and government ministers.
With Nphet having expressed “exceptional concern” about the current impact of the Covid pandemic and particularly the virulence of the Omicron variant, it was inevitable that there would be a knock-on effect for social events.
