Leopardstown will be able to accommodate new crowd limit of 5,000

Leopardstown is able to accommodate the new limit of 5,000 due to a combination of cancellations and the cooperation of sponsors and stakeholders

Leopardstown Racecourse. File photo: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Spectators who had already bought tickets for Leopardstown’s Christmas Festival will be admitted but no more tickets will be sold.

On Friday the Government made the decision to implement the National Public Heath Emergency Team’s recommendation that limits attendances to 50 per cent of capacity or 5,000, whichever is lower.