Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 18 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland

Mr. Gary Owens:

I will take the question on the Euros and I might let Mr. Scanlon respond to the question on the League of Ireland as he is responsible for it. Next week's super cup match is really important in a UEFA context in terms of planning for the Euros next year, right across all the countries. UEFA is still quite confident that with the protocols which we have used in the return to training and the return to play, we can put in protocols that will allow fans to attend games in a safe environment. The output from that will be key. The feedback I am getting from UEFA is that it is confident that it can hold the Euros next year with fans attending the games. That may well change. I do not know, but UEFA is still confident that the protocols it is putting in place for next week will work. It is using best practice in terms of technology.

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