Errigal-Crokes All-Ireland clash postponed as racing schedule also hit

January 05, 2025
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Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final between Errigal Ciaran and Dr Crokes has been postponed following a pitch inspection at Laois Hire O’Moore Park.

The clash between the Tyrone and Kerry sides will now take place on Saturday, 11 January.

The other semi-final between Cuala and Coolera/Strandhill, fixed for Kingspan Breffni, currently remains on.

Saturday's All-Ireland Intermediate Club semi-final between Ballinderry and Austin Stacks has been moved from Tullamore to Parnell Park due to the weather.

Following a pitch inspection of Laois Hire O'Moore Park this morning, the AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final between Dr. Crokes and Errigal Ciarán, which was due to be played tomorrow, has been postponed until Saturday, January 11. #GAABelong https://t.co/hIZ6YVxI3r

— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 4, 2025

Meanwhile, today's race meeting at Cork has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

"Following another night of frost unfortunately the track at Cork is unfit for racing following our inspection this morning due to parts of the track being frozen."

There will be an inspection at Naas at 7.30am on Sunday ahead of that scheduled fixture while there will also be 8am inspections ahead of the point to point action in both Tinahely and Ballindenisk.

Racing at Sandown and Wincanton has also been called off.

A forecast combination of frost and even fog had given Sandown officials cause for concern on Friday, leaving clerk of the course Andrew Cooper to announce a precautionary 7.30am inspection.

With temperatures minus 2C since midnight and still minus 2C around inspection time and not expected to be above freezing until 11am, an early decision was able to made with the course frozen in places.

At Wincanton, an inspection was brought forward after temperatures fell to minus 4.2C overnight, leaving the Somerset track frozen in places and unraceable.