Following discussions with the Irish Sports Council, the organising committee of the Irish Squash Open, which was scheduled for next weekend (March 9th11th) at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, have decided to postpone the event.

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland (GCSAI) have cancelled their 2001 conference on the advice of the Department of Agriculture. The conference was due to be held on March 7th-8th at the Hudson Bay Hotel in Athlone.

The Irish Amateur Kickboxing Association have called off the national eliminations, which were scheduled for Sunday March 11th at Stewarts Sports Centre in Palmerstown. All other competitions have been put on hold until further notice.

The Cork Motor Club have announced the cancellation of the West Cork Rally, scheduled for March 17th and 18th.

Limerick Golf Club Ballyclough have cancelled its competition scheduled for Sunday.

The Irish Table Tennis championships, scheduled for Belfast this weekend, have been cancelled.

The Irish Basketball Association has announced that the All-Ireland Schoolgirls' League finals, scheduled to take place at the National Arena next week, have been cancelled.

The Irish League has postponed four League cup quarter-finals scheduled for next week. Also under threat is the Irish Cup quarter-finals in which matches are listed for a week today.

Following the cancellation of all cycling races for the immediate future, the ICF have taken further precautions against the spread foot-and-mouth disease. National cross-country manager Peter Purfield has called on all mountain bike riders to refrain from going off-road, either by bicycle or on foot.

Strandhill Golf Club in Sligo has closed until further notice because of the scare.