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

International Rules Series – Annual two-game series played between Ireland and Australia using a combination of rules from Gaelic football and Australian rules football.
Hurling/Shinty International Series – Annual competition played between Ireland and Scotland using a combination of rules from Hurling and Shinty.

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, resulting in the top four or two teams depending on what division entering a knockout phase.
All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship – Knockout competition for players under the age of 21.
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 18.
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.
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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam McCarthy Cup) – Tier 1 inter-county competition contested by teams of players selected from all the clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships and played on a modified knockout basis. Most prestigious competition in hurling.
Christy Ring Cup – Tier 2 inter-county competition
Nicky Rackard Cup – Tier 3 inter-county competition
Lory Meagher Cup – Tier 4 inter-county competition
National Hurling League – Played in spring, Contested by teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Teams are divided into four divisions based on their performances from the previous year. Finishing top two teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
All-Ireland Under 21 Championship – Knockout competition for players under the age of 21 at the start of the year.
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 18 at the start of the year
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship - Knockout competition for second teams of senior counties
Kehoe Cup – Winter competition for weaker Leinster counties and Universities
Walsh Cup – Winter competition for Leinster counties and Universities plus Down and Antrim.
Waterford Crystal Cup – Winter competition for Munster counties and Universities

Club

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

Football

Hurling

Colleges

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

Football

Sigerson Cup – All-Ireland competition for the Universities of Ireland
Trench Cup
British University Gaelic football Championship

Hurling

Fitzgibbon Cup – All-Ireland competition for the Universities of Ireland
Ryan Cup
British University Hurling Championship

Secondary schools

Dual

All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship - football and hurling competition. County teams made up of players from Vocational schools at Under-18, U-16 and U-14 levels.

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

Dr. Croke Cup - All-Ireland hurling competition for secondary schools
Dr. Harty Cup – Munster senior A Hurling championship for secondary schools
Dean Ryan Cup – Munster schools junior hurling championship
Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship

Youth

Feile Peil na nÓg

Competitions outside Ireland

North American Youth Competitions

Continental Youth Championships (CYC)

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

References

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

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