GAA Response to Coronavirus

[Cunny Funt]

Level 5 in the offing in the south.

What's the impact on the championships if that does occur?

Hard to know. RTÉ reporting it will still go ahead at level 5. The roadmap drawn up says level 5 means games are off. Leo Varadkar one day says no games at level 5 the next day he said its possible. And to think some found it strange that the GAA once seeked for some clarity.

[GetOverTheBar]

Basically the Govt have bottled that decision and left it squarely at the GAA door.

[dublin7]

Basically the Govt have bottled that decision and left it squarely at the GAA door.

+1
They should cancel the championship but won't as they're worried it will cost them votes come the next election. Hoping the GAA do the job for them

[five points]

Basically the Govt have bottled that decision and left it squarely at the GAA door.

+1
They should cancel the championship but won't as they're worried it will cost them votes come the next election. Hoping the GAA do the job for them

Agree 100%. Anything else would ignite a bonfire of resentment against the GAA.

[J70]

Championship cannot go ahead, surely?

[Angelo]

Wondering how the other elete teams who travelled north last weekend worked around this scenario :

The Leitrim chairman also revealed that some members of the team were unable to travel as they were told by their employers that they would have to quarantine for 14 days if they crossed the border: "There were some others told by their work that if they had played in Newry, they would have to stay away from work for two weeks. That's awful to put young fellows under pressure to that extent but that happened and that was disappointing."

https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaelic-games/582092/leitrim-gaa-county-board-chairman-defends-decision-to-concede-down-game.html

I don't believe that at all. What line of work would do that?

Why wouldn't it happen? If you are working in an office with several others they or the manager could easily have a problem with it for example

Why would office workers not be WFH?

[Milltown Row2]

Dublin under pressure now

[Angelo]

Cancelling the Championship and making the league null and void is the only option now.

(With vested interests)

[dublin7]

Wondering how the other elete teams who travelled north last weekend worked around this scenario :

The Leitrim chairman also revealed that some members of the team were unable to travel as they were told by their employers that they would have to quarantine for 14 days if they crossed the border: "There were some others told by their work that if they had played in Newry, they would have to stay away from work for two weeks. That's awful to put young fellows under pressure to that extent but that happened and that was disappointing."

https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaelic-games/582092/leitrim-gaa-county-board-chairman-defends-decision-to-concede-down-game.html

I don't believe that at all. What line of work would do that?

Why wouldn't it happen? If you are working in an office with several others they or the manager could easily have a problem with it for example

Why would office workers not be WFH?

So you can't think of anyone who has to work in an office and can't work from home? Not one. Teachers, doctors, dentists for example can't work from home.

You don't think it's reasonable player's work colleagues have issues with them travelling to certain counties to play games and coming back in to work alongside them?

[sid waddell]

Looks like Level 4.87 for the next six weeks

[five points]

Wondering how the other elete teams who travelled north last weekend worked around this scenario :

The Leitrim chairman also revealed that some members of the team were unable to travel as they were told by their employers that they would have to quarantine for 14 days if they crossed the border: "There were some others told by their work that if they had played in Newry, they would have to stay away from work for two weeks. That's awful to put young fellows under pressure to that extent but that happened and that was disappointing."

https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaelic-games/582092/leitrim-gaa-county-board-chairman-defends-decision-to-concede-down-game.html

I don't believe that at all. What line of work would do that?

Why wouldn't it happen? If you are working in an office with several others they or the manager could easily have a problem with it for example

Why would office workers not be WFH?

So you can't think of anyone who has to work in an office and can't work from home? Not one. Teachers, doctors, dentists for example can't work from home.

You don't think it's reasonable player's work colleagues have issues with them travelling to certain counties to play games and coming back in to work alongside them?

Not at all reasonable if the county they are travelling to to play games has half the current Covid rate of another county to which many Leitrim commute daily.

[Angelo]

Wondering how the other elete teams who travelled north last weekend worked around this scenario :

The Leitrim chairman also revealed that some members of the team were unable to travel as they were told by their employers that they would have to quarantine for 14 days if they crossed the border: "There were some others told by their work that if they had played in Newry, they would have to stay away from work for two weeks. That's awful to put young fellows under pressure to that extent but that happened and that was disappointing."

https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaelic-games/582092/leitrim-gaa-county-board-chairman-defends-decision-to-concede-down-game.html

I don't believe that at all. What line of work would do that?

Why wouldn't it happen? If you are working in an office with several others they or the manager could easily have a problem with it for example

Why would office workers not be WFH?

So you can't think of anyone who has to work in an office and can't work from home? Not one. Teachers, doctors, dentists for example can't work from home.

You don't think it's reasonable player's work colleagues have issues with them travelling to certain counties to play games and coming back in to work alongside them?

Teachers, doctors and dentists don't work in offices.

[Cunny Funt]

Cancelling the Championship and making the league null and void is the only option now.

(With vested interests)

Highly unlikely with 1 game to play but no doubt plenty in a situation like Tyrone will want the league null and voided

[sid waddell]

Championship should be cancelled and Liverpool declared champions

[Blowitupref]

Basically the Govt have bottled that decision and left it squarely at the GAA door.

The Govt would be going on the advice of the medical experts. If in NPHET latest letter said its ok to allow sports behind closed doors at level 5 they have gone with that advice.