GAA Response to Coronavirus

[Rossfan]

+1.

[Taylor]

Can people differentiate between professional & amateur?

Amateurs will not be able to go back to contact sports until 'physical distancing' is over - its pretty straightforward.

[five points]

they all bring it back home and now 3 kids grandparents are very ill, perhaps they die. Where does the GAA sit ethically and even legally for facilitating this during a confirmed world wide pandemic?

Aren't grandparents supposed to be cocooning though?

[marty34]

Can people differentiate between professional & amateur?

Amateurs will not be able to go back to contact sports until 'physical distancing' is over - its pretty straightforward.

What is the GAA?

[armaghniac]

Perhaps the GAA clubs should restore their interest in neglected GAA sport, handball, which could be played more or less safely in these times.

[Rossfan]

Ploughing Championships, a major public event, called off.

[bigarsedkeeper]

The Camogie Association confirmed yesterday that all registrations fees have to be paid by the end of May or clubs won't be allowed to play this year if there is any games. So no money coming in but fees paid anyway. When they were asked would fees carry forward if no games this year they said no. They stated that croke park was still taking the levy off them regardless.

[Taylor]

Can people differentiate between professional & amateur?

Amateurs will not be able to go back to contact sports until 'physical distancing' is over - its pretty straightforward.

What is the GAA?

The people playing the game are amateurs?

That is who games impact

[Blowitupref]

If GAA returns before the end of year I'm not sure how Leo Varadkar reckons games must be played without spectators while today he says he wants people to be able to travel abroad for work or leisure "before the end of the year, if not this summer".

[larryin89]

If GAA returns before the end of year I'm not sure how Leo Varadkar reckons games must be played without spectators while today he says he wants people to be able to travel abroad for work or leisure "before the end of the year, if not this summer".

That's what I mean , the amount of mixed signals or contradictions is surreal . It's wreckin my head man .

[Itchy]

If GAA returns before the end of year I'm not sure how Leo Varadkar reckons games must be played without spectators while today he says he wants people to be able to travel abroad for work or leisure "before the end of the year, if not this summer".

I wish he would feck off before the end of the summer.

[supersub]

Fuk me so we are all in agreement then, when social distancing is no longer required, then GAA sports can start up again .

This is all it boils down to , it's hard to fathom why all the speculation and back n forth media reports . Seems so straight forward to me .

It won't be 2024 I think we all apart from you agree there.

[Smurfy123]

Itchy you are either safe or you are not?
Which is it?
You said no contact sports until a vaccine
Do you still stand by that statement
18% drop in hospital deaths in the uk this week

[larryin89]

Fuk me so we are all in agreement then, when social distancing is no longer required, then GAA sports can start up again .

This is all it boils down to , it's hard to fathom why all the speculation and back n forth media reports . Seems so straight forward to me .

It won't be 2024 I think we all apart from you agree there.

I'm no scientist that's for sure .

All I'm saying for the millionth time is most scientists are saying it's up to three years for a vaccine and that's if there will ever be one that's effective . Hence me using a far away date in line with vaccine.

Now I'll play devil's advocate here and say to you if I here of a game of football been permitted to take place , I will challenge the state if their state forces tell me I can't have a party with 30 people at my house . If I were a publican I'd do the same .

I don't understand the grey area , perhaps someone can point to what I'm missing cause I'm obviously missing something.

[Smurfy123]

But Larry the government in the south have said games can be held in phase 3 behind closed doors. Small gatherings also. No laws being broke.
What's your point