Connacht GAA explained

Province:Connacht GAA
Irish:Cúige Chonnacht
Location:West
County Number:5
Colours: White Blue
Grounds:Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
MacHale Park, Castlebar
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Ai Hurling:Galway (4)
Ai Football:Galway (9)
Pro Hurling:Galway (46)
Pro Football:Galway (47)
Rc Hurling:11
Rc Football:10
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Connacht GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chonnacht) or formally the Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association is the governing body for Gaelic games that are played in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It performs a supervisory and appeal role for the five County Boards within the province (listed below). Anomalously, it also exercises its functions for an additional two county boards that are not located in the province: London and New York. Teams from these administrative areas play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship.

County boards

Football

Provincial team

The Connacht provincial football team represents the province of Connacht in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

Players

Players from the following county teams represent Connacht: Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.

Competitions

Inter-county

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Connacht Senior Football Championship2022 Galway47th Roscommon2023
Connacht Under-20 Football Championship2023 Sligo2nd Galway2024
Connacht Minor Football Championship2022 Mayo41st Galway2023
FBD Insurance League2023 Mayo8th Roscommon2024
Inactive competitions
Connacht Junior Football Championship2019 Galway22nd MayoTBD

Club

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Connacht Senior Club Football Championship2022 Moycullen1st Tourlestrane2023
Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship2022 Dunmore MacHales1st St Dominic’s2023
Connacht Junior Club Football Championship2022 Clifden1st St. Ronan's2023

Hurling

Provincial team

The Connacht provincial hurling team represents the province of Connacht in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

Players

The Connact provincial team usually consists of 14 or 15 Galway players and perhaps one or two from the other counties.

Competitions

Inter-county

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship1999 Galway25th RoscommonTBD
Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship2015 Roscommon4th MayoTBD
Connacht Junior Hurling Championship2004 Mayo3rd SligoTBD
Connacht Under-21 Hurling Championship2005 Galway5thTBD
Connacht Minor Hurling Championship1989 Galway26th RoscommonTBD
Connacht Senior Hurling League2023 Galway1st Roscommon2024
Connacht Senior Hurling Shield2023 New York1st Leitrim2024
There is currently no Connacht hurling championship but the Connacht GAA board has had Senior and Junior Hurling Championships in the past. The game is very strong in Galway but much weaker in the other four counties of the province.

Club

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship2007 Portumna3rd BallinaTBD
Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship2022 Tooreen4th Killimor2023
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship2022 Easkey Sea Blues1st Ballygar2023

Grades

ChampionshipCounty team
Leinster SHC Galway
Joe McDonagh CupNone
Christy Ring Cup Mayo
Sligo
Nicky Rackard Cup Roscommon
Lory Meagher Cup Leitrim

Camogie

Gael Linn Cup

The Connacht camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on four occasions in 1973, 1974, 2000 and 2008.

Gael Linn Trophy

The Connacht provincial junior camogie team has won the Gael Linn Trophy on four occasions in 1981, 1995, 2006 and 2009.