GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 34 – September 19, 2015 | Page 21

ing to Cavan. In more recent times London though not shining in the championship have been competitive in the league.
“What a wonderful five years that we have experienced,” London GAA PRO, Declan Flanagan, told Gaelic Sports World
this week.
“Paul has decided to step away and we are all very disappointed to see him go but we are very thankful for the great work and
effort that he put into the London football team over the past
five years,” said the PRO.
BRITISH ARMY SIDE
London GAA recently received an application from the Irish
Guard unit of the British Army in the region to enter a foot-

ball team in next year’s junior competitions. The application
was reviewed early this week at a London GAA board meeting
where Sergeant Ken Fox from the Irish Guards addressed the
meeting on his team’s wish to play Gaelic football with London
GAA. The meeting then voted on the application and after a
15-15 split with 5 abstaining, London GAA Chairman Noel
O’Sullivan cast his vote and the application or affiliation was
approved on his vote.
The Irish Guards have approximately 40 players, aged between 18-40. The unit is now based in Hounslow for the next
2.5 years when they will move back to Aldershot (about 40
mile west of London) and they hope to continue to play beyond that. They Sergeant said that they will be are passionate
about Gaelic Football and are open to players outside the regiment to play for them in the junior championship next March.

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