Lining up in front of the Tipperary Association banner are: Gus Casey (President), Margaret Alder (Secretary), Des Hallifax (Treasurer) and Mary HaIifax (Assistant Treasurer).

The same colour rosettes but different loyalties. Dundalk native Eddie White with his Tipperary wife Nora (left) and Cork woman Maura Connolly.

Gillingham-basad Gail and David Everett. The Meath couple travelled to Peckham to display their Celtic ceramics and crafts.

A family connection at the Wicklow Association: UI Price (centre) with her daughters Yvonne and Bemadette.

The Mayo trio of Eamon and Helen Dixon with Trudy O'Brien and her Westmeath husband, Joe.

Striking an early blow for women's lib! Kory Redmond - with roots in Limerick and Carlow hammers home the point to Kylum Kontemeniotis, who can trace his family tree back to Mayo and Galway.

Southwark Council's Town Crier along with the Mayor and her consort

Claire Hedderman-Thompson (with daughter Ellen), Mary Connolly, Sinead Cahill, and Claire Curtin from the victorious Green Isle Camogie Club who beat their Croydon rivals in final.

Mary Somers pictured with Mayo native Frank Granahan. The Wicklow girl is a demon of the tumtables and is also known as DJ Scatty Mary.

The Meath Association: Mary Lynch (Secretary), Michael Watts (PRO), Eilish Watts (Committee Member), Padraic Lynch (Chair), Bernadette Noon (Vice Chair) and Kathy Slevin (Treasurer).

Lynn Gummar had a steady stream of customers to her face painting stall ready to display their lrishness.