London won the inaugural Nicky Rackard Cup in 2005, defeating Louth's hurlers by 15 points in the final.

[1] London defeated Derry in the 2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at Casement Park to qualify for a semi-final against Down.

[4] This gained the county promotion to the 2013 All-Ireland SHC, facing Carlow in its opening match.

In the 2014 All-Ireland SHC, London finished bottom of the preliminary group after being beaten by Westmeath in the final game of the round robin stage in Mullingar, and the county was relegated back to the Christy Ring Cup for the 2015 season.

[citation needed] Although the footballers withdrew due to the UK's 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak, the hurlers stayed in the championship that year, but all withdrew from the 2020 and 2021 championships due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.