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Donegal’s Ulster minor game off as GAA pauses underage action

written by Chris McNulty October 21, 2020
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DONEGAL’S Ulster Minor Football Championship clash is off this weekend.

The GAA have today confined that all Under-20 and Minor inter-county competitions will be paused ‘until further notice’.

The 2020 Donegal minor football squad. Picture by Geraldine Diver

From midnight, the country makes a nationwide move to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions

The GAA had believed that all inter-county action would be exempt, but only the senior competitions have been given the green light to proceed.

That means disappointment for Luke Barrett’s Donegal minors who were set to host Tyrone at Sean Mac Cumhaill Park on Saturday.

A statement from the GAA said: “Following clarification from the Department of Sport around the staging of inter-county fixtures, the GAA can confirm that as of midnight this evening, all minor and U20 inter-county competitions are paused until further notice.

“Accordingly, Saturday’s scheduled EirGrid GAA U20 football final meeting of Dublin and Galway will not take place.

“This evening’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 hurling fixtures will proceed.

“Additionally, the GAA’s CCCC has been informed that Longford will not be fulfilling their Allianz Football League fixture with Cork this weekend.”

Donegal’s Ulster minor game off as GAA pauses underage action was last modified: October 21st, 2020 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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