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Gardai probe breaches of Covid regulations after Dublin GAA training session as Dessie Farrell suspended for 12 weeks
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Updated: 1 Apr 2021, 22:39
COPS are probing breaches of Covid regulations after a training session involving Dublin’s seven-in-a-row chasing football team as manager Dessie Farrell was suspended for 12 weeks.
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Team ace Brian HowardCredit: Sportsfile
They included reigning Footballer of the Year Brian Fenton and All Star players Brian Howard and Jonny Cooper.
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The collective session was held in contravention of the Government’s Level 5 Covid restrictions and the GAA’s own rules.
And it came just hours after the GAA pleaded with its members to respect the Covid guidelines, with collective training not set to resume until later this month.
The GAA will be allowed resume training for senior intercounty panels on April 19 despite the controversy over Dublin hosting a secret session this week.
Paris Olympics hopefuls to return to training in April after Covid restrictions eased Olympic Federation feared Ireland’s hopes of victory in 2024 could be damaged
Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 12:33
As many as 300 elite athletes hoping to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics and other major championships will be able to return to training in April, under the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
The Irish Times previously reported how the Olympic Federation of Ireland sought an exemption from the restrictions for these athletes amid concerns at the impact on Ireland’s medal prospect at the games in Paris.
While preparations are ongoing for this summer’s postponed Olympics in Tokyo, federation chief executive Peter Sherrard feared Ireland’s hopes of victory in 2024 could be damaged.
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Provisional allocation of €3.991m for Finn Harps stadium Posted: 8:36 pm April 1, 2021
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The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers TD, today announced a provisional allocation of €3.991m to the FAI under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) for the development of Finn Harps stadium in Donegal.
The Finn Harps project has received funding previously and it is hoped that today’s announcement will allow the project to advance to construction stage. The actual payment of the grant will be contingent on compliance with all of the other terms and conditions of the LSSIF including assurances that the balance of the construction costs can be secured.