FILE PHOTO: Riders compete in a race at the Killarney Racecourse in County Kerry in Killarney, Ireland, July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Horse racing will be allowed to resume in Ireland without spectators on June 8, the government said on Friday, with face coverings mandatory for jockeys and temperature tests for all key personnel on entry.
With racing in neighbouring Britain set to resume on June 1 and meetings in France already underway this week, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he wished to move in line with those markets, conscious of the economic value of the industry.
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