To all Club Secretaries/Coaches

Please see attached guidelines issued to us yesterday the 10th March 2020 as a National Governing Body of Sport Ireland, please also find attached some further FAQs and guidance regarding mass gatherings.  In addition, please find below a number of useful links in relation to Covid-19:

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Business-Continuity-Planning-A-checklist-of-Preparatory-Actions-in-Responding-to-the-COVID-19-Outbreak.html

Work Place Relations Commission

https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/

HSE

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

Health Protection Surveillance Centre

https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/guidance/employersguidance/Guidance%20on%20COVID%2019%20for%20workers%20dealing%20with%20the%20general%20public%20v2.pdf

06.03 Stakeholder FAQs

FINAL printed – Mass Gathering guidance – 06.03.2020

In line with Government Statements & HSE Statements, we have currently received no directives to cancel sporting events be they competitions or classes. There is currently no reason for individual Irish Judo Association Clubs & Members to vary their normal Judo classes. The Irish Open 2020 scheduled for the 4th April 2020 in the National Indoor Arena is proceeding at this point in time, we will keep our members up to date should we receive advise from the relevant authorities to postpone or cancel the event in the coming days & weeks.

This is an evolving situation and we are monitoring the progress in conjunction with Sport Ireland & the relevant authorities and we would ask that you inform your members at the earlier possible convenience regarding the contents of this update.