Four League of Ireland clubs have been told they can train in groups of 10 rather than five from Monday.
Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Derry City - as the league’s European representatives - will officially return to the training ground that morning.
Up to now, managers and coaches at those clubs were planning for non-contact sessions in small groups of five.
But Mirror Sport understands the green light has been given to doubling that number to 10 while still adhering to strict non-contact measures.
Social distancing remains in play and the sessions must be conducted on a ‘10 in, 10 out’ rotation basis.
The four clubs will not be permitted to have two or three groups of 10 operating on site at the one time. Players will have to arrive for training on a staggered, grouped basis.
The next round of Covid-19 testing takes place on Monday and again on Thursday. The first two batches of tests among those four clubs all returned negative results.
