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Date: 17/03/2020 | Ref. 833844
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 17th March 2020
As cases of coronavirus infections increase across Northern Ireland business and organisations are closing and taking action for social distancing.
St Patricks Day racing went ahead at Down Royal behind closed doors with only jockeys and officials allowed at the track. Looking back onto an empty grand stand the second race, The Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle, gets under way.
Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye