The growth of Gaelic games outside Ireland has been relentless over recent years and the identity of the latest potential recruits has proved to be a particular talking point
It will be noted that the GAA's London board is about to consider an application for affiliation from a team representing a prominent regiment of the British Army, the Irish Guards.
This has to be regarded as a strongly positive development which will challenge the belief, based on events elsewhere, that nothing ever really changes in our society.