The group behind proposals to form an All-Island League have announced that a report into the viability of the idea has been completed but that its findings will not be released imminently "out of respect for the ongoing Covid-19 situation."
In a statement, the All-Island League Advocacy Group said that Dutch sports consultancy company Hypercube have completed their report but it will be withheld until a more "appropriate time" emerges.
"The Hypercube report for the All-Island League project is complete," they said.
"However, out of respect for the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the findings of the report will be withheld until a more appropriate time when clubs and governing bodies have better visibility on what is a very challenging time for domestic football."
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— All-Island League (@allislandleague) March 19, 2020
The All-Island League group, which includes businessman Kieran Lucid, have advocated merging the League of Ireland and the Irish League.
But last October, the Irish Football Association (IFA) in Northern Ireland ruled out backing any potential all-island soccer league, insisting that in their view the proposals at that time were "highly speculative and lack specificity or guarantees".
