Owners in Ireland are once again banned from watching their runners in person, as Irish racing will continue behind closed doors due to the coronavirus. The Irish government moved the whole country to level three restrictions on Monday evening following an Irish Cabinet meeting with chief medical officer Dr. Tony Holohan earlier in the day. The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) had recommended all of Ireland be placed under level five restrictions for the next four weeks. Under level five restrictions all organised sports are halted. Prior to tonight's ruling, only the counties of Dublin and Donegal had been under level three restrictions. Almost 1,000 COVID-19 cases were confirmed over the weekend in Ireland.
“It's back to racing behind closed doors so level three, which means it will only be essential workers allowed,” said Horse Racing Ireland Chief Executive, Brian Kavanagh. “We're back to the situation we were in a month ago, but the good news is racing can continue and will continue, which is great.”
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