England international Jack Grealish is currently basking in the glory of a Manchester City treble, a different galaxy away from the 2010 season he enjoyed playing for the Warwickshire Gaelic football Féile team.
Exactly 13 years ago, Warwickshire made it to the semi-final of their Féile division before losing to South London who, in turn, went onto defeat Clonmel Commercials in the All-Ireland final.
"Jack Grealish was midfield for Warwickshire in that semi-final," says Pat Winston, secretary of the London GAA youth board.
"Jack has made reference on a number of occasions to the importance of Gaelic football in his soccer development.
"Michael Maher was manager of South London then. He is the current London senior football manager, and I have worked with him closely for many years.
"He was pivotal in introducing Gaelic football to the school curriculum over here."
Thanks to work that Maher and many others have done, London will be facilitating the 2023 All-Britain Competition (ABC), a showcase for the GAA across Britain, in July.
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The ABC will be held over four days across two venues in Greenford and Ruislip from 6 -9 July, providing games for players aged anywhere between five and 17.
Winston, a retired teacher with 42 years spent working in London schools, says the tournament has been a fantastic window for GAA in Britain in the past.
"I am committed to the importance of the power of sport for the development of young people," he says.
"We will be holding the schools' competitions at Greenford. In these competitions we will be hoping to welcome many students who are not from Irish heritage to participate in our games.
"To see young people from across Britain in action playing our games shows just how inclusive the GAA is as an association."
As well as maintaining and sustaining Irish identity, the likes of Winston and Michael Maher and others have also created a pathway for London born natives to play Gaelic football and progress to play senior for the county.
Maher has helped cultivate a London junior squad with 30 London born players playing adult inter-county football.
From there the hope is to have six or seven featuring regularly for the London senior panel. This year the side just missed out on a preliminary quarter-final spot after drawing with Laois.
A number of Gaelic careers look likely to be forged next month when the ABC tournament kicks off and that can only enhance the future of London – and other sides – who keep the flag flying in the UK.
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