Crowds of 200 allowed to attend sporting events.

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Crowds of 200 people will be allowed to attend sporting events where the capacity of a stadium exceeds 5,000, it has been confirmed.

Venues that do not meet these criteria can host 100 spectators.

The number 200 will apply in 25 counties, but not in Dublin, due to the high number of Covid-19 cases in the capital in recent weeks.

Large stadiums will see a specific guide developed with the relevant bodies that use the facilities, taking into account the size and different conditions of the venues.

A decision will then be made on what the allowed capacity may be for major events to take place later in the year.

Outdoor training can take place in groups of up to 15, with exemptions for professionals, elite athletes, inter-county teams, and senior club championship teams who can train in greater numbers.

Indoor training and exercise can take place in groups of up to six indoors, with the same exceptions.

All of these guidelines are under Level 2 of the long-term government plan to deal with Covid-19.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has indicated that Dublin could move to Level 3 if the virus is not controlled.

That would keep sporting events behind closed doors and no games outside the GAA professional, elite, inter-county and senior citizens.

However, counties like Sligo and Mayo, where cases are particularly low, could go down to Level 1.

That would mean crowds of up to 500 in stadiums hosting more than 5,000 and normal training sessions and games could take place indoors and outdoors with protective measures.



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