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Inter-county training and matches no longer given elite sport exemption
February 10, 2021
Inter-county training and matches is not elite sport now.
The Government has clarified to the GAA that inter-county training and matches will no longer get an exemption to take place under the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.
This was the major outcome of a meeting which took place earlier this week between members of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association and Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers.
Inter-county activities had previously been deemed elite sport , alongside professional sports, and it looks like it will be April before they return after the GAA s Covid Advisory committee recommended that no training or matches take place until Easter at the earliest (Easter Sunday falls on 4 April).
The GAA has revealed that Government representatives have clarified that inter-county Gaelic Games activity is not covered under the current Level 5 exemptions for elite sports, meaning no training or games are likely until Easter.