Back at base, but London GAA faces unique challenges

In 2010, Ciaran Deely was part of a Wexford side who travelled to Ruislip for an All-Ireland qualifier and the dilapidated old ground made a lasting impression.

The game itself was instantly forgettable, Wexford easing to a 25-point win under the stewardship of former London dual star Jason Ryan. Instead it was the atmosphere that Deely still remembers and the fact they didn’t even have top billing.

“It was pretty funny because England were playing Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals and they were showing it in the big marquee,” the current London manager explained.