British army side will remain in London GAA competition

GAA bosses have quashed the controversial proposal to throw a British army team from the London Junior Football Championship.

At the weekend, GAA director general Paraic Duffy met London County Board chairman John Lacey, county secretary Mark Gottsche, and Granuaile Hurling Club chairman Donal Corbett. At the meeting, it was directed that GAA rules do not allow for the reversal of an approval to affiliate a new club — which in this instance referred to a team from the Irish Guards whose inclusion was agreed upon last September.

An official statement from Croke Park read: “In relation to the issue of the affiliation of the Irish Guards’ club, the meeting was told that the Ard Stiúrthóir had explained in a meeting with the Chairperson and Secretary of London County Committee and the Chairperson of Granuaile Hurling club that GAA rules do not allow for the proposed rescindment of the decision to approve its affiliation.