List of Gaelic games competitions explained
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
Intercounty
The following are competitions contested by GAA county teams;
Football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup) – Tier 1 inter-county competition contested by teams of players selected from clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships and played on an initial group basis leading to play-offs. Most prestigious competition in Gaelic Football.
- Tailteann Cup – Tier 2 inter-county competition. For counties eliminated in the early stages of the All-Ireland Championship and/or unable to be promoted to Division 2 or above of the League. Commenced in 2022.
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship - Tier 3 inter-county competition.
- 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.
- Hastings Cup – Regional Under 21 football competition played from 1986 to 2017, organized by Longford County Board.[1]
- Fr. Manning Cup – Regional Juvenile football competition since 1965, organized by Longford County Board.[2]
- O'Byrne Cup – Preseason competition for Leinster counties.
- Dr McKenna Cup – Preseason competition for Ulster counties.
- McGrath Cup – Preseason competition for Munster counties.
- FBD Insurance League – Preseason competition for Connacht counties.
- Jim McGuigan Cup – League competition for county minor (U17) teams in Ulster plus Sligo. Games are played in March and April.
- Tommy Murphy Cup (defunct) – 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 (defunct) – Winners of Tommy Murphy Cup v North American select team, it was only played once in 2006.
Hurling
Interclub
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
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Hastings Cup . Longford Gaelic Stats.
- Web site: Fr. Manning Cup . Longford Gaelic Stats.
- Web site: Tommy Murphy Cup 'dead in the water', says GAA boss. Irish Independent. 2008-04-14. 2011-03-01.
