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# behind closed doors

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2022
# behind closed doors
Southgate 'surprised' as 35,000 Hungary fans expected despite stadium ban
England are in action at the Puskas Arena in Budapest tomorrow evening.
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Jun 3rd 2022, 3:45 PM
# restrictions
Playing Six Nations in one country a better option than cancelling tournament, says Rob Baxter
The Exeter director of rugby believes it is important that the national bodies explore ways to still bring in revenue from this year’s competition.
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Jan 5th 2022, 2:43 PM
All time
# No Fans
Australian Open goes behind closed doors as lockdown for Melbourne announced
The tournament will continue, but without spectators.
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Feb 12th 2021, 9:10 AM
# behind closed doors
Horan feels Mayo are benefiting without 'anxiety' of crowds
‘It’s a more consistent performance area…when there isn’t crowds.’
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Dec 1st 2020, 8:36 AM
# On The Road
Ulster A leave the RDS with deserved four-try victory over Leinster
Bill Johnston scored 14 points as the Ulster back row delivered an excellent performance.
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Sep 25th 2020, 9:01 PM
How can sports organisations bring locked-out fans closer to the action?
We may be a while away from packed stadiums, but many innovations could help fill the void for now.
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Aug 3rd 2020, 9:00 AM
# Facing The Drop
Relegation looms large for Werder as teams take knee for Floyd protests
Wolfsburg pushed back up to sixth in the Bundesliga thanks to their 1-0 win.
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Jun 7th 2020, 2:51 PM
# behind closed doors
UFC returns to Las Vegas as Burns dominates former welterweight champion Woodley
The Brazilian announced himself as a contender with the biggest win of his career in the main event.
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May 31st 2020, 9:15 AM
# behind closed doors
Australian rugby league makes return with virtual crowd noise
The Eels made it three wins from three in 2020 as the season got going again.
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May 28th 2020, 3:48 PM
# behind closed doors
Not cut out for this! Gladbach crash in front of 13,000 'cardboard fans' as Havertz stars
With football fans in Germany locked out in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus, Gladbach fans have come up with a novel way of showing their support.
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May 23rd 2020, 7:17 PM
# behind closed doors
Games without fans 'sadder than dancing with your sister' - Luis Enrique
The Spain coach hasn’t been impressed by football returning in front of empty stadiums.
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May 21st 2020, 12:56 PM
# consistency
Jurgen Klopp confident intensity will not drop in behind-closed-doors matches
Players are now allowed to train in small, socially-distant sessions lasting no longer than 75 minutes.
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May 19th 2020, 8:55 PM
# behind closed doors
Man United warn fans to stay away from Old Trafford during matches
The Premier League side are also refunding ticket holders for their remaining home games this season.
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May 19th 2020, 1:24 PM
# No Buzz
'There was no noise - you shoot or score a goal and nothing happens'
Bundesliga players got a taste for playing behind closed doors today.
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May 16th 2020, 7:47 PM
# behind closed doors
'Arrangements are all in place': Aviva Stadium ready to host matches
10 years on from its official reopening, the Lansdowne Road venue is planning for another.
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May 14th 2020, 8:02 PM
# behind closed doors
How many people to deliver a game of rugby? World Rugby reckons 167
The governing body has published a list of the minimum number of stakeholders required.
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May 6th 2020, 12:02 PM
# behind closed doors
World Rugby document says matches with large crowds unlikely before vaccine
Full-contact training will also present a major challenge for rugby teams.
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May 5th 2020, 9:43 AM
# on hold
EPCR insists it will do utmost to complete the 2019/20 Champions Cup
France has confirmed that major sport will not resume there before September.
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Apr 28th 2020, 6:12 PM
# behind closed doors
Officials 'fully prepared' for PGA Championship without fans
The US PGA Championship is scheduled for 6-9 August in San Francisco.
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Apr 14th 2020, 9:11 PM
# behind closed doors
NFL Draft to go ahead 'in a way that reflects current conditions'
Commissioner Roger Goodell says next month’s event will be conducted and televised, as scheduled.
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Mar 27th 2020, 11:35 AM
# Reaction
Irish handlers back decision to continue racing behind closed doors
Paul Nolan was pleased by the HRI call, but has underlined the need to be vigilant.
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Mar 19th 2020, 9:48 AM
# going ahead
Horse racing in Ireland will continue behind closed doors
Despite yesterday’s decision to suspend the sport in Britain, HRI officials met by conference call today and opted not to call a temporary halt to it here.
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Mar 18th 2020, 4:58 PM
# TAKING ACTION
Racing in Britain set to go behind closed doors
The move is likely to take place later in the week, initially until the end of March.
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Mar 15th 2020, 6:52 PM
# Health Crisis
Rory McIlroy says Masters should go behind closed doors
Irishman’s stance backed up fellow players.
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Mar 13th 2020, 10:20 AM
# mes que un cold
Barcelona will face Napoli in an empty Camp Nou next week
Manchester United’s Europa League clash with Lask in Austria will also be played behind closed doors.
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Mar 10th 2020, 12:28 PM
# preventative measure
Serie A and Europa League games to be played behind closed doors due to coronavirus
The Italian sports minister announced the move on Monday evening.
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Feb 24th 2020, 11:50 PM
# Judicial review
Transparency group in court battle to gain access to more Cabinet climate change docs
Right to Know are seeking access to more documents on what has been said about climate change at the Cabinet table.
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Nov 17th 2018, 10:00 PM
# behind closed doors
'Good, measured debate' - Fine Gael TDs met for almost five hours to talk about abortion
A two-day debate on the abortion issue kicks off on Wednesday.
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Jan 15th 2018, 7:28 PM
# rearranged
Saracens-Clermont Champions Cup match to go ahead today
Parts of Britain have been hit by heavy snow and high winds, with flights, train and road travel all severely disrupted.
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Dec 11th 2017, 9:09 AM
# behind closed doors
Garda Commissioner 'did not know of, nor approve, any targeting of anyone making protected disclosures'
Clare Daly TD says Nóirín O’Sullivan’s position is “untenable”.
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Oct 5th 2016, 3:23 PM
# behind closed doors
It doesn't deal with complaints, so what does the Policing Authority do?
Garda Commissioner Noírín O’Sullivan is before the authority today – but she won’t be asked about those transcripts.
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May 26th 2016, 6:10 AM
# Security concerns
'It’s not ideal. People have paid a lot of money for tickets' - O'Neill on prospect of playing behind closed doors
The Ireland boss admits they will have no alternative but to comply with the extreme measures if they are taken at Euro 2016.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 2:23 PM
# verge of collapse
Crisis averted? Here's what was agreed at today's 'tense' Banking Inquiry meeting
Members took the unusual step of meeting on a Saturday.
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Nov 21st 2015, 7:47 PM
# behind closed doors
How two other Clerys bidders would have saved the store and its workers
One reportedly wanted to turn it into Dublin’s answer to Bloomingdale’s.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 10:12 AM
# Empty Seats
Baseball history was made last night in Baltimore
And it was quite surreal.
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Apr 30th 2015, 8:20 PM
# O'Neill v O'Neill
FAI announces summer game with Northern Ireland... but you won't be able to watch it
The Boys in Green will face Michael O’Neill’s men behind closed doors on 4 June.
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Apr 27th 2015, 5:02 PM
# behind closed doors
After a 'bad week for politics' the banking inquiry holds its first meeting next Thursday... in private
After a week of Hitler references, ‘hysterical’ senators, and ‘making a balls of it’ the first meeting of the Oireachtas Committee set up the examine the banking crisis takes place next week.
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Jun 13th 2014, 5:44 PM
# behind closed doors
NAMA sold 26 properties with 'no evidence of open marketing'
The state’s bad bank is also unable to say how much it takes in rental income.
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May 26th 2014, 4:58 PM
# behind closed doors
The PAC is having another meeting about Rehab later - but you're not allowed to watch it
Members of the Public Accounts Committee will discuss the ongoing controversy at Rehab and whether they should compel its former CEOs, Frank Flannery and Angela Kerins, later today.
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Apr 16th 2014, 12:00 PM
# witness protection
Witness protection man suing State wants public hearings - judge says no
David Mooney gave evidence in open court in the trial of two men associated with organised crime in 2003.
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Mar 14th 2014, 4:46 PM
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