O’Neill: Exiles don’t need helping hand

GAA president Liam O’Neill has defended the rule which prevented London from playing two challenge matches in Ireland recently, saying that the county’s success against Sligo in the Connacht SFC shows that they do not need special treatment anymore.

London recorded a first Connacht win since 1977 against Sligo on Sunday, though in the latter stages Sligo came back, as London wilted.

The Exiles had not played since their final league game on April 7, having been denied the chance to play Wicklow and Louth because of a rule which bans training weekends outside a 13-day period prior to a game. In O’Neill’s view, the application of the rule shows London respect.