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List of Gaelic games competitions

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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

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Interprovincial

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Intercounty

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The following are competitions contested by GAA county teams;

Football

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  • 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

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Interclub

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

Football

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Hurling

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Intervarsity

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

Football

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Hurling

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Intercolleges

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Dual

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Football

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  • 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

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Youth

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  • Feile Peil na nÓg

Interfirm

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  • 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

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North American Youth Competitions

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New York City

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North American Board area

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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

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Colleges

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  • Northern California Collegiate Hurling Championship
  • Midwest Collegiate Hurling Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hastings Cup". Longford Gaelic Stats.
  2. ^ "Fr. Manning Cup". Longford Gaelic Stats.
  3. ^ "Tommy Murphy Cup 'dead in the water', says GAA boss". Irish Independent. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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