What does life inside a GAA county team bubble look like?

All players left individually and had to have official letters outlining their reasons for travelling in case of Garda checkpoints

Fermanagh manager Ryan McMenamin arrives at Cusack Park on Sunday. Pictures: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

An inauspicious email arrived early last week to the office of Fermanagh GAA, asking if they would name their panel for that weekend’s Allianz League game against Clare.

Such efficient administration is a matter of course, but still it irked a few in a county who were busy putting together a medical document and accompanying letter from the team medic, Dr Niall Gibson, as supporting evidence in their bid to have the game postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the panel.