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'It wasn't a case of removing, it was a case of giving clarity' - Minister on GAA's playing exemption
Meanwhile, the GAA president confirmed the games’ inability to operate from within bubble environments was a large factor in the decision.
By Sinead Farrell
Thursday 11 Feb 2021, 4:30 PM
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No Gaelic Games activity is expected to take place until Easter at the earliest.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Updated Feb 11th 2021, 4:30 PM
MINISTER FOR STATE of Sport Jack Chambers has explained how inter-county GAA came to lose its exemption status as an elite sport during Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, with GAA president John Horan later clarifying that the lack of ‘bubbles’ was the predominant reason behind the Association parking its inter-county activity for at least the next two months.