Complete and utter madness and high risk, what if it doesn't work this time. The first lockdown had the public buy in but ultimately failed because they could not control the spread of corona when they opened up again even though they were the slowest country in Europe to open fully, with all the bars only opening for 2 weeks. Will they ultimately need to put the army on the streets to enforce this one. What happens then in 6 weeks ?
Elite sports only to continue...
"no training or matches should take place, with the exception of professional, elite sports and inter-county Gaelic games, horse-racing and greyhound racing, which are being permitted to continue behind closed doors".
I like the way they don't classify Gaelic games as elite sports. I've been saying that for years!
If you can't consider hurling and Gaelic Football at inter county level to be an elite sport. Then how can you call our rowers, swimmers, athletes, soccer players, hockey players, gymnasts elite?Well it's questionable whether inter county Gaelic should be classed as an elite sport, given they have day jobs where they are mingling.
It's a bit different to professional rugby or soccer players who can effectively self isolate when not playing.
If you can't consider hurling and Gaelic Football at inter county level to be an elite sport. Then how can you call our rowers, swimmers, athletes, soccer players, hockey players, gymnasts elite?
By the way under age training in all sports can continue within certain conditions.
In recognition of the impact on children and young people of restrictions, non-contact training can continue for school-aged children, outdoors, in pods of 15.
I'd love to be telling members of the Leinster pack (rugby) that you shouldn't be collecting your kids from school, or speaking to teachers or other parents, or going into shops having travelled around the country representing Leinster. However, my resulting two black eyes might hide my leprosy.They might the elite of their sports here, but if they have day jobs I wouldn't call them elite in the current context.
They shouldn't be travelling around the country, playing in events and then turning up for work the next day as teachers, nurses, shop assistants etc
The restriction shouldn't have used the term elite but professional really.
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