500 Supporters Will Attend Midlands Championship Action This Weekend

The government has relaxed it's restrictions on outdoor sporting events.

500 supporters will be permitted at all GAA matches this weekend where there is a stadium capacity of 5000 or more. 

The Government have brought forward the date to increase attendances for all sports by 48 hours. 

It means an increased attendance for Laois v Westmeath and Offaly v Kildare in the Leinster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals, Westmeath and Carlow's meeting in the Joe McDonagh cup and Offaly's opening Christy Ring fixture against Sligo in Markievicz Park. 

Eight-thousand fans will be accommodated at a test event at Croke Park this Saturday for the Leinster senior hurling semi finals. 

Former All-Ireland Final referee Brian Gavin joined our Sports Editor Robbie Fahy to discuss the impact it'll have:

 

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