For most of Thursday afternoon, it seemed likely that most sporting fixtures scheduled for this weekend in the Republic would be called off. But then came the surprise IRFU announcement. North of the border, schools officials are hoping that the GAA MacRory Cup final and the Ulster Schools' Rugby Cup can be staged on 2 April. Ireland Lloyds TSB Six Nations has already been thrown into disarray by the spread of the disease. Hopes that Ireland will be able to complete their Six Nations campaign this season now seem extremely remote despite the decision to go ahead with this weekend's club matches.
Organisers hope to stage the three-day event meeting later in the year.
The Tandragee 100 motorcycle meeting scheduled for 5 May has also been postponed because of the crisis. He also said that it was unlikely that the event could be re-scheduled for later in the year. If our event doesn't take place on 19 May I can't see it happening later in the year because of the difficulty in getting a suitable date with all the other big events.