Irish Examiner view: London Irish, champions of the exiled, face their own hour of need

It is to be hoped that they find their rescuers and that the club can continue to be a light for people seeking a home in sport 

Mick Crossan returned London Irish to London via a ground share with  Brentford. Picture: Paige Young

In these volatile times, sports clubs and teams can provide a glue crucial to the sense of identity and community spirit that holds us together.

In Ireland, the essentially local nature of our competitions has withstood, despite warnings to the contrary, the self-inflicted economic vicissitudes of the 21st century and has provided an important continuity to day-to-day life.