Coronavirus: More matches will be cancelled if necessary, Ross says
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The Government will cancel more sporting fixtures if it is necessary to prevent the coronavirus outbreak reaching Ireland, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said. Mr Ross said that if the Department of Health, which was taking the lead on the Government´s response to the outbreak, took the view that Ireland´s Six Nations rugby match against Italy on March 7th should be called off, then his department would go along with that view. `The IRFU [Irish Rugby Football Union] has already said that they will take advice from the...