Martin Murphy to lead FAI, GAA and IRFU's plan to welcome back larger crowds

“Sport plays a hugely important role in Irish society and by working together the FAI, GAA, and the IRFU will bring their collective expertise and learning to develop a roadmap for the safe return of spectators"

A general view of the Aviva Stadium for the PRO14 final which was played behind closed doors last week. Ireland's biggest sporting bodies are working with the Government to bring spectators back to games. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

The country’s three main sporting bodies have established a working group to devise a roadmap for the safe return of spectators to stadia.

As they announced last week, the FAI, GAA and IRFU met to embark on devising a joint submission to the National Public Health Emergency Team and Government authorities about allowing more supporters attend games.