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Sat 10 Oct 2007Sam Maguire visits England for police GAA eventThe Sam Maguire Cup added another unusual destination to its already varied itinerary this week when it was guest of honour at New Scotland Yard.It had its own Garda escort, of course, which, in turn, was backed up by "boys in blue" from London's Metropolitan Police, the New York Police Department and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.