List of Gaelic Athletic Association Competitions

Gaelic Athletic Association 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 - An annual two-game series played between Ireland and Australia using a combination of rules from Gaelic football and Australian rules football.
• Hurling and Shinty International - 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) - Most prestigious competition in Gaelic football. Modified knockout competition contested by representative county teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships and a qualifier series for teams knocked out of their provincial championship, giving a second chance to reach the quarter finals.
• 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 top two teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
• Connacht Senior Championship - The five Connacht counties compete annually, the winners currently direct into the All-Ireland quarter finals. New York and London also enter teams in the chis competition.
• Under 21 Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 21 at the start of the year.
• O'Byrne Cup - Winter competition for Leinster counties
• Dr McKenna Cup - Winter competition for Ulster counties and University teams
• McGrath Cup - Winter competition for Munster counties and University teams
• FBD Insurance League - Winter competition for Connacht counties and University teams. Winners play New York.
• Tommy Murphy Cup - secondary competition for teams knocked out of the early rounds of the Senior Championship which was played through summer. Was abolished in 2008.
• Owen Treacy Cup - Winners of Tommy Murphy Cup v North American select team. 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.
• 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

• Football and Hurling
  • Each county has its own county championship
  • Each province has its own provincial club championship contested by the winners of each county championship
  • All-Ireland Club Championship - Contested by winners of each provincial club championship. Finals for All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship and All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship are played on St Patrick's Day in Croke Park.
  • Many counties also have a league structure in place, with a league divided into divisions.

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
• British University Gaelic Football Championship

Hurling

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

Second level schools

• Hogan Cup - All-Ireland football competition for provincial school championship winners
• Dr. Croke Cup - ALL-Ireland hurling competition for secondary schools
• Dr. Harty Cup - Munster senior A Hurling championship for secondary schools
• Corn ui mhuiri - Munster senior A football championship for secondary schools
• MacRory Cup - Ulster Schools football; Under 18
• Frewen Cup - Munster Schools junior football football championship
• Dean Ryan Cup - Munster schools junior hurling championship

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

Youth

• Feile Peil na nÓg

Competitions Outside Ireland

North American Youth Competitions

• North American Continental Youth Championship

New York City

• New York Senior Football Championship
• New York Senior Hurling Championship

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.

• North American Senior Football Championship
• North American Senior Hurling Championship

Britain

• London Senior Football Championship
• London Senior Hurling Championship

Colleges

• Northern California Collegiate Hurling Championship
• Midwest Collegiate Hurling Championship