Spikes in the incidence of Covid-19 infections were linked in many cases to social gatherings following county GAA finals in the autumn of 2020, according to the findings of a new study.
Researchers from the University of Galway examined the 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 in the local electoral area (LEA) which contained teams that won their county final in either Gaelic football or hurling in the first year of the pandemic and compared it to the results from other LEAs in the same county.
They identified five “statistically significant” increases in Covid-19 infection rates in certain LEAs following county finals including in Ballymun-Finglas after Ballymun Kickhams won the Dublin Gaelic football championship.
