The GAA have issued a public invite to Acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn to "present the empirical evidence which informed the requirement for the Association to curtail its activities" following today's announcement that all sport would go behind-closed-doors until September 13. In a brief statement on their official website, the GAA said: "Following this evening's unexpected announcement the GAA invites Dr Ronan Glynn and NPHET to present the empirical evidence which informed the requirement for the Association to curtail its activities. Speaking at today’s announcement, Glynn justified the measure, saying Nphet had "not had significant issues arising out of sport per se." "We're saying that sport can continue, it's what has been happening before and after matches, people congregating, travelling together," he said. "Team-mates can travel to and from and that's 30 people, but that's 30 people as opposed to 230 people or 200.

Source: Irish Independent August 18, 2020 20:38 UTC