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LAST UPDATE | 28 May 2021
SPECTATORS ARE TO be allowed to attend several music and sporting events in June, it is understood, as part of the Irish Government’s pilot scheme to trial large events.
Outdoor live events are also to be piloted in Phoenix Park and Iveagh Gardens in Dublin, and in Limerick and Kilkenny.
It’s as of yet unknown what Covid-19 restrictions will be in place to allow people to attend.
It comes ahead of a Government announcement this evening on what Covid-19 restrictions will be in place during June and July – with the return of indoor dining and international travel expected.
On 10 June, an outdoor music event with an audience of 500 is to be piloted in Iveagh Gardens, followed by an event in the UL Concert Hall Opera on 23 June with 519 attendees.
On 26 June, two fully-seated events are set to take place – an outdoor music festival with 3,600 people in Phoenix Park and another event in INEC Killarney with 200.
According to sources, the following events are to allow the return of spectators on Friday 11 June:
On Sunday 20 June, spectators will be allowed to attend the camogie league final at Croke Park.
On Saturday 26 June, spectators will be allowed at:
On 25, 26 or 27 June, the Irish Derby meeting will allow for spectators at The Curragh.
Consideration is also being given over 5,000 people being allowed to attend bigger events in Croke Park in July and August, such as the Leinster senior hurling final on 17 July, and the football final on 1 August, as well as the All-Ireland series.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland earlier today, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that being vaccinated won’t be required to go to sports events or music gigs when they resume, but hand hygiene, social distancing, and limiting numbers will be required.
He said that the piloting of live events would most likely include events for those who are fully vaccinated, and antigen testing before entering the event – this would be separate to the reopening during the summer months.
With reporting from Christina Finn and Lauren Boland.
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This is an absolute joke. 5,000 in croke maybe in August!?! England are hoping to have a full house of 90,000 at the euros final in July. This country is a shambles.
@Eoin Fitzgerald: in sporting terms our government is Jose mourinho in a champions league semi final..park the bus,no creativity, Conservative in approach.. the UK is obviously pep guardiola then..and I think we all know which side we’d rather be apart of..shambles is an understatement
@Eoin Fitzgerald: it’s 25% of Croke Park capacity no?
@Realist: no it’s 5,000. It says it in the article
@Pol Mlp: dont forget the crowds at the darts all this week INDOORS in the uk!!
Shamble we are.
@Eoin Fitzgerald: England are hoping to win it also, does not mean they will. Boris loves a good news story no matter if it will actually happen
@Kevin Bury: even if it’s not a full house in July, the lowest it will be is 45,000. Still miles better than here.
@Eoin Fitzgerald: it’s 25% of capacity
@Baldy Boo Bolingoli: yeah 3500 cases in the UK in last 24hrs, 75% Indian variant, 10 dead. No thanks you’re ok.
@GrumpyAulFella: That’s less cases and similar deaths as us per rata so not that worrying. Seems Indian variant is spreading in largely unvaccinated communities though definitely worth keeping an eye on.
@DK: yes but the UK are 3-4 weeks ahead of us in terms of vaccination programme. Timing is everything here.
@Eoin Fitzgerald: Meanwhile cases in the UK continue to rise. Over 4,000 today. Perhaps they are opening things up a bit too quickly?
I prefer our approach.
@GrumpyAulFella: and about 2 months ahead of us in terms of easing restrictions. Of course their cases are going to rise a bit. Timing is everything.
@DK: that’s exactly my point.
@GrumpyAulFella: I don’t think you have a point or else you’ve hidden it exceptionally well!
@David Hughes: were any those cases linked to sporting events? I very much doubt so considering that unless you had a negative covid test you weren’t allowed to go.
@Eoin Fitzgerald: I do not know. The trend of new cases in the UK however is upward and needs to stabilise again or the UK government will have no choice but to row back on the pace of re-opening society.
We do not want that to happen here. Once a restriction is lifted it’s got to stay lifted.
@DK: perhaps read the post to which I was replying. It may help shed some light on it for you.
@David Hughes: a lot of people seem to be missing this point. Oh look at the UK, Wembley will be hosting 90,000 for the euros, there are 9,000 attending the darts. They don’t seem to realise that cases are now rising again in the UK and 75% of these cases are as a result of the more easily transmissible Indian variant of the virus. Perhaps, once again, Boris has brought out the party balloons too early.
I hope politicians are never given a free ticket to a match again
What a mouth Leo has! Telling people that vaccinations are not required to attend events is only going to fuel those “ anti vaxers “ and encourage them not to bother! Uptake of vaccines are important if we are all to return to normal
Well, no restrictions necessary in numbers that will want to attend Cork City V Cabo !!!!
@Alan ODoherty: I’d love to go to any match. In fact I’d love to see Cork v Cabo despite being a Bohs fan!
Assuming nobody is coughing or sneezing into your face and you aren’t rubbing any body parts, how the hell are you going to catch covid outdoors?
ah well i at least we we will be able to go to the pictures soon
Never could get into pilot music..a bit too flighty for my liking!
Always did love Top Gun
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