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Jason Smyth, Ireland's six-time Paralympic sprint champion, has
retired unbeaten from athletics. The 35-year-old Derry-born athlete,
who has less than 10 per cent vision due to an eye condition known as
Stargardt Disease, has raced in the T13 class since 2005 without ever
losing a race.
There will also be a small indoor music concert at the INEC Club in Killarney, Co Kerry, with 200 attendees at the fully seated event.
Towards the end of June a race meeting in The Curragh will be able to accommodate 1,000 spectators on one of the events three days.
Events in July will include a trad music night in the Roisin Dubh pub in Galway, comedy in Vicar Street, and later in the month a nightclub event in Jam Park, Swords, north Dublin.
Why are these events going ahead?
The trial events are part of the Governmentâs latest phase of reopening society and the economy, as the Covid-19 vaccination rollout continues to gather pace.