List of Gaelic games competitions

Gaelic games competitions are competitive events, organised either by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) on its own or in association with other organisations in which Gaelic games or a set of compromise rules are played.

International

Interprovincial
  • Martin Donnelly Interprovincial Cup – Formerly known as the Railway Cup. Contested by four teams each representing one of the Irish provinces Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Intercounty

The following are competitions contested by GAA county teams;

Football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup) – Played in summer and autumn, it is a modified knockout competition contested by representative county teams selected from clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships and a qualifier series for teams knocked out of their provincial championship, giving them a second chance to reach the quarter finals. Most prestigious competition in Gaelic football.
  • National Football League – Played in spring, contested by representative county teams. Teams are divided into four divisions based on their performances from the previous year.
  • All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship – Knockout competition for players under the age of 20.
  • All-Ireland Minor Football Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 17.
  • All-Ireland Junior Football Championship - Knockout competition for the second adult team.
  • Hastings Cup – Regional Under 21 football competition, organized by Longford County Board.[1][2]
  • O'Byrne Cup – Winter competition for Leinster county and university teams.
  • Dr. McKenna Cup – Winter competition for Ulster county and university teams.
  • McGrath Cup – Winter competition for Munster county and university teams.
  • FBD Insurance League – Winter competition for Connacht county and university teams, the winners play New York.
  • Jim McGuigan Cup – League competition for county minor (U17) teams in Ulster plus Sligo. Games are played in March and April.
  • Tommy Murphy Cup – Secondary competition for teams knocked out of the early rounds of the All-Ireland Senior Championship, it was abolished in 2008.[3]
  • Owen Treacy Cup – Winners of Tommy Murphy Cup v North American select team, it was only played once in 2006.

Hurling

Interclub
Damien Hayes in action for Portumna in the 2014 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

Football

Hurling

Intervarsity

Competitions organised by Higher Education GAA for teams based at third-level education institutions.

Football

Hurling

Intercolleges

Dual

Football
  • Hogan Cup – All-Ireland football competition for provincial school championship winners
  • Connacht Championship – Connacht senior A football championship for secondary schools
  • Leinster Championship – Leinster senior A football championship for secondary schools
  • Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Championship) – Munster senior A football championship for secondary schools
  • MacRory Cup (Ulster Championship) – Ulster senior A football championship for secondary schools
  • Frewen Cup - Munster junior football championship for secondary schools

Hurling

Youth
  • Feile Peil na nÓg

Interfirm
  • All Ireland Interfirm Senior Football Championship
  • All Ireland Interfirm Junior Football Championship
  • All Ireland Interfirm Senior Hurling Championship
  • All Ireland Interfirm Junior Hurling Championship

Competitions outside Ireland

North American Youth Competitions

New York City

North American Board area

The four major divisions of the North American GAA each have a divisional championship in each code and each grade. Divisional winners, and sometimes runners-up, go on to the North American finals which are played over the Labor Day weekend in September.

Britain

Colleges
  • Northern California Collegiate Hurling Championship
  • Midwest Collegiate Hurling Championship

See also

References
  1. "Mayo have the edge in Hastings Cup quarter-final". Sligo Champion. February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. "Fixtures". Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. "Tommy Murphy Cup 'dead in the water', says GAA boss". Irish Independent. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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