Skerries Harps halt all activities
September 01, 2020
Skerries Harps in Dublin have took the decision to cease all club activity
Skerries Harps GAA in Dublin has suspended all its activities due to a number of close contacts to a “confirmed #COVID19 case”.
Last Saturday saw the Harps exiting the Dublin senior football championship after a seven-point defeat to St Jude’s at the quarter-final stage in Parnell Park.
After initially suspending adult ladies and camogie teams on Sunday, the club tweeted late last night that it would be suspending all activities until further notice.
Skerries Town FC has also shut down over Covid-19 concerns.
"Skerries Harps have made the conscious decision to cease, with immediate effect, all club activity until further notice," the GAA club said in a statement on its Facebook page.
"On Saturday afternoon the club became aware of a number of potential close contacts to a confirmed Covid-19 case in the town.
"On Saturday evening the decision was made to cancel an adult camogie training session scheduled for Sunday morning. As Sunday progressed the club became aware of further potential close contacts in the adult ladies football/camogie sections, leading us to cancel activities in both sections immediately.
"On Monday 31st August, the Club Executive met virtually and took the decision to close all sections of the club pending the Covid-19 test results in the town.
"While this is a difficult decision, we believe it is in the interests of our members, our players and the Skerries community as a whole.
"Separately, Skerries Harps are aware of a social media video that went viral on Sunday night.
"The club does not condone the content of this video. The club have followed all HSE, Government and GAA guidelines in the past few days and will continue to do so in the future."
Skerries Town also released a statement, which read: "In light recent events in Skerries, we've decided [to] postpone all club activities until further information is made available for the club to further assess.
"We'll update you as soon as possible. Please note this is a precautionary measure. There are no suspected Covid-19 cases in the club."
— Skerries Harps (@SkerriesHarps) August 31, 2020Tweet
