IMMUNOLOGY Professor Paul Moynagh says he's 'perplexed' by the Government's decision to put sport behind closed doors.

He cannot understand why it's being limited so much when it's been established that outdoor activity is far less risky than indoors.

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He told RTE: "I'm probably perplexed actually with some of the decisions.

"I like to see decisions based on an evidence base and it seems like putting sport behind closed doors again and 200 spectators not being able to attend, that doesn't make sense to me.

"We know how this virus is transmitted.

"The risk of it being transmitted outdoors is significantly less than inside."

Taoiseach Micheal Martin this evening announced that all sport would go behind closed doors until September 13 at the earliest.

Acting CMO Ronan Glynn identified the gathering of people before and after matches as being the primary concern rather than during the matches themselves.

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With the GAA and League of Ireland already feeling the weight of massively crippling financial implications from having to restart with fewer than 200 fans in attendance over the last few weeks, today has come as an even bigger blow.

In fact, the GAA have requested an urgent meeting with Dr Glynn and NPHET in order to be shown empirical evidence that their matches have contributed to the spread of the disease.

The move has also generated a lot of chatter online with frustrated reactions coming from leading sporting figures such as TJ Reid and Des Cahill.

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Immunology Professor Paul Moynagh says hes perplexed by Government decision putting sport behind closed doo - The Irish Sun