GAA reviewing January 15 return date for inter-county training amid rapid growth of Covid-19 nationally
Jason Byrne
Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 12:35
THE RETURN to inter-county training could be delayed this month as Covid-19 cases continue to rise across the country.
The GAA had given the green light for squads to start collective training again on January 15 but the association admits this may have to be reviewed.
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There s growing concern over whether squads should get back training given the national Covid-19 surge
A statement issued yesterday said: “The GAA’s intention remains that collective outdoor training for senior inter-county panels only may recommence from January 15.
Updated: 1 Jan 2021, 19:23
IRELAND is facing over 9,000 Covid-19 cases being confirmed in the coming days, NPHET has warned.
Professor Philip Nolan made the grim prediction this evening as a record 1,754 new infections were confirmed tonight.
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There have been 93,532 cases confirmed in Ireland so farCredit: PA:Press Association
A further 11 people have also died after testing positive for the virus, bringing the country s death toll to 2,248.
In total, there have been 93,532 cases confirmed since the pandemic struck in February last year.
Some 504 patients are currently battling coronavirus in hospital, of which 47 are in ICU.
There has been 46 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
Updated / Thursday, 24 Dec 2020
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Minister Stephen Donnelly said the first delivery of the vaccine will be on 26 December with the first vaccinations taking place on 30 December.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that he has signed the regulation authorising the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland. Delighted to report that I ve just signed the regulation authorising the use of the Pfizer vaccine in Ireland, Mr Donnelly said in a tweet this evening.
The first delivery of almost 10,000 doses of the vaccine will arrive here on St Stephen s Day, with a further 31,000 due in the following days, with the first vaccinations to be administered on 30 December.
He asked people to follow public health advice over ChristmasCredit: Alamy Stock Photo
He told Saturday with Katie Hannon: There s plenty of opportunity to socialise and be together over the next couple of weeks and we re really asking people to consider the risks. We re in really quite a delicate and fragile position in terms of the level of circulating virus, the numbers of people in hospital and intensive care. We re asking people to do two things: think about how many contacts they really need to have in order to have a meaningful Christmas and limit that to the lowest possible number, particularly now.