Gaelic Games Europe

Unit of the Gaelic Athletic Association

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Gaelic Games Europe

Nickname(s):| GGE
Founded:| 22 November 1999; 25 years ago (22 November 1999)
Dominant sport:| Dual county
Ground(s):| Sportspark West,
Negenputruwe 1-5,
6218 RA,
Maastricht,
Netherlands
County colours:|  Blue  Yellow
Website:| gaelicgameseurope.com
Clubs
Total:| 112
SFC champions:| Barcelona Gaels
SHC champions:| Amsterdam GAC

Regular kit

The European Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Gaelic Games Europe is one of the international units (outside of Ireland) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), and is responsible for organising Gaelic games in continental Europe. Gaelic Games Europe is also responsible for the European Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams which compete every three years at the GAA World Gaelic Games.

While sporadic attempts were made to form clubs and organise competitions, the first four clubs were organised into a 'County' Board at a meeting on 22 November 1999 organised by Joe McDonagh, the then president of the GAA. Since then, growth has resulted in over 100 clubs spread across 24 countries, catering for over 5,000 players who play camogie, hurling, men's and ladies football and handball competitions.

The European County Board (ECB) changed its name to Gaelic Games Europe at the Annual Convention in Leuven (Belgium) in November 2016.

## Structure

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Eileen Jennings (Chp) & Tony Bass (Sec) at 2007 European GAA Convention in Budapest

Gaelic Games Europe governance structures are based on a volunteer culture.[1] Any member can submit a motion to their club's annual general meeting suggesting new policies, amendments to an existing policy or propose changes to the playing rules. If approved, the motion is discussed at the Gaelic Games Europe Annual Convention.[1]

Each club can send delegates to the annual convention which is the main decision making body for Gaelic games in Europe.[1] At the convention, delegates discuss issues, decide on motions and elect people to serve on committees.[1]

Two members of European clubs have been recognised for their long service and dedication to developing Gaelic games. Mary Gavin, who founded Den Haag GAA club in 1979 and was involved in the establishment of the European Board in 1999, received a GAA Presidents Award in 2013.[2] The Camogie Association also named their World Gaelic Games trophy in her honour in 2019.[3] Tony Bass, a GAA administrator and referee, was secretary of Cuala GAA club and served on various Dublin GAA county and Leinster Council committees before moving to the Netherlands and establishing the Maastricht Gaels club in 2004[4][5] was recognised with a GAA President's Award in 2021.[6][7][8] Bass has been GGE chairperson, secretary, development officer and represented Europe on the GAA Central Council and at multiple GAA, LGFA and Camogie congresses.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

## Regions

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Clubs across Europe are assigned to a "region". Each region elects a "Regional Committee" which is responsible for organising competitions and developing Gaelic games in their area. The GGE Management (MC) or European (EC) Committees may delegate other tasks. Regions elect one EC representative each and are also represented on many sub-committees. There are five regions, Benelux, East and Central, Iberia, North West and Nordics, two of which are divided into "sub-regions".

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Minister for Sport in Ireland Jack Chambers signed a statement that Russian based athletes and administrators should be banned from participation and representation internationally. [15] Almost all sporting organisations within Europe have adhered to this policy. [16] Support for this policy was reaffirmed in February 2023 by the new Irish Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne, who stated "Pending an improved situation in Ukraine, I urge the sports movement to stay the course and continue to exclude those that are not respecting such important instruments in the international sporting landscape as the Olympic Truce.” [17] Despite this, Russian based teams and administrators enjoy full membership of Gaelic Games Europe. In the aftermath of controversial comments regarding war crimes in Ukraine [18] by a Russian based administrator of Gaelic Games Europe, the GAA issued a statement that the comments were made “in a personal capacity and do not reflect the views of the GAA”. The administrator however remained a member of management committee of Gaelic Games Europe.

As of 2023, the regions were:[citation needed]

Regions  | Sub-regions  | Counties in region

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Benelux  | —  | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany (western lander)
Central-East  | —  | Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany (eastern & southern lander), Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Iberia  | Andalucía | Gibraltar, Andalusia, Portugal
Galicia | Galicia
Central | rest of Spain
Nordic  | —  | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
North-West  | Bretagne | Brittany
Federal | Channel Islands, rest of France

## Competitions

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### Competitions formats

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Luxembourg in Euro Gaelic Football Cup 2022

In GAA terms, 'Europe' comprises all of continental Europe (excluding Ireland & Great Britain) with great distances between each team – so Gaelic Games Europe has various competition formats.[citation needed]

Since 2006, men's and ladies football competitions have been played on a regional basis. Teams play in regional competitions and may also enter European Football Championships. Some regions also have their own competitions (e.g. Brittany, Galicia).

A number of the regional competitions use a system of 'rounds' (also called 'tournaments') spread over a number of months. Each round is completed in a single day with teams playing a single round-robin group or multiple groups followed by knock-out style play-offs (e.g. quarter & semi-finals) and a final to determine the ranking of every team present on the day. Teams are awarded points (25 points for the winner, 20 points for the runner-up, etc.) which are added to those accrued in other rounds to determine the competition winners for that season.[19]

All men's (11-a-side) and ladies (9-a-side) teams may enter the European Football Championships which is a one-day event, usually in October. Teams are seeded into different grades (Senior, Intermediate and Junior). Each team plays 3-4 group games before progressing to the play-off stages of a Championship, Shield & Plate competition depending on their results.[19]

The 'Premier' championships are for 15-a-side teams in men's and ladies' football and are organised on a 'knock-out' basis - as is usual in GAA championships with 60 minute games - played over a number of weekends or a tournament format at a suitable 15-a-side GAA pitch. Winners then represent Europe in the All Ireland Club Championships.[20]

The European camogie and hurling championships are played by teams (9-a-side) from across Europe who compete together over five 'rounds' in various cities between May and October annually.

Other matches such as internationals (which have featured France, Italy, Germany, Galicia and Brittany) are also played, along with national 'cup' competitions confined to teams in a single country (e.g. Finland, Germany).[citation needed]

### Gaelic football (men)

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Source:[21]

#### Euro Gaelic Football Cup

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Year  | Host city  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Third place  | Fourth place  | Ref

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2017  |  Düsseldorf |  Brittany  |  Germany  |  Netherlands  |  |
2018 |  Lorient |  France  |  Galicia  |  Brittany  |  Gascony  |
2022  |  Pontevedra |  Luxembourg  |  France  |  |  | [22]

#### Senior Championship

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European Senior Football Championship (11-a-side)

Founded| 2001
Title holders| Cumann Warszawa (3rd title)
First winner| Paris Gaels
Most titles| Den Haag (4 titles)
GSC Luxembourg team v Amsterdam GAC, Berbourg, April 2011 Year  | Winner  | Runner-up

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2024  | Cumann Warsaw | Hillerød Wolfetones
2023  | Cumann Warsaw | Nantes Don Bosco
2022  | Madrid Harps | Cumann Warsaw
2021  | not played due to pandemic
2020
2019 | Madrid Harps  | Cumann Warsaw
2018  | Amsterdam GAC | Cumann Warsaw
2017  | Cumann Warsaw | GSC Luxembourg
2016  | GSC Luxembourg | Jersey Irish
2015 | Paris Gaels |
2014 | Belgium GAA[23] |
2013 | Guernsey Gaels  | Belgium GAA "A"
2012 | Belgium GAA  |
2011[24] | Guernsey Gaels  | Den Haag
2010 | Den Haag | Paris Gaels
2009 | Den Haag | Paris Gaels
2008 | Belgium GAA  | Paris Gaels
2007 | GSC Luxembourg |
2006 | Den Haag |
2005 | Paris Gaels  |
2004 | München Colmcilles |
2003 | Paris Gaels  |
2002 | Den Haag |
2001 | Paris Gaels  |
European Intermediate Football Championship (formerly 'European Shield')

Founded| 2006
Title holders| Hillerod (1st title)
First winner| Maastricht Gaels
Most titles| Copenhagen (3 titles)

#### European Premier Football Championship (15-a-side)

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The European Premier Football Championships are the most prestigious football competitions that GGE organises, as it offers the opportunity for clubs with sufficient capacity and ambition to play the games in the same format in which they are organised in Ireland, i.e. 15-a-side, full rules and on full size GAA pitches. The winners of the Men's and Ladies' competitions advance to represent Europe in the first round of the GAA's Leinster Junior Club Football Championship and the preliminary round of the LGFA's All-Ireland Junior Club Championship respectively. In November 2024, Barcelona Gaels became the first GGE affiliated club to win a championship match in Ireland when they beat Conahy Shamrocks of Kilkenny by 3-11 to 1-05 in the first round of the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship,[25] before losing by a point to Kilcavan of Laois in the quarter-final the following week.[citation needed]

European Premier (15s) Football Championship

Founded| 2013
Trophy| Croke Park Hotel Cup
Title holders| Barcelona Gaels (1st title)
First winner| Guernsey
Most titles| Amsterdam (7 titles)
Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Venue

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2024 | Barcelona Gaels | Berlin GAA | Maastricht
2023 | Amsterdam GAC | Barcelona Gaels | Rennes
2022 | Amsterdam GAC | Barcelona Gaels | Rennes
2021 | Amsterdam GAC | Madrid Harps
2020 | not played due to pandemic
2019[26] | Berlin GAA  | Belgium GAA
2018 | Amsterdam GAC | Eindhoven Shamrocks
2017 | GSC Luxembourg | Amsterdam GAC
2016 | Amsterdam GAC |
2015 | Amsterdam GAC |
2014 | Amsterdam GAC |
2013 | Guernsey Gaels  | Zürich Inneoin

### Ladies' Football

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Source:[21]

European Ladies Gaelic Football Championship

Founded| 2001
Title holders| Cumann Warszawa
First winner| Belgium GAA
Most titles| Belgium GAA (14 titles)

#### European Ladies Football Championship

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up

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2023 | Belgium GAA  | Cumann Warsaw
2022 | Belgium GAA  | Cumann Warsaw
2021  | not played due to pandemic
2020
2019 | Belgium GAA  | Cumann Warsaw
2018 | Cumann Warsaw  | Belgium GAA
2017 | Belgium GAA  | A Coruna
2016 | Belgium GAA  | Holland Ladies
2015 | Belgium GAA  |
2014 | Belgium GAA  |
2013 | Belgium GAA  | Holland Ladies
2012 | Belgium GAA  |
2011 | Belgium GAA  | Munich
2010 | Belgium GAA  |
2009 | Belgium GAA  | Paris Gaels
2008 | Belgium GAA  |
2007 | Paris Gaels  |
2006 | GSC Luxembourg |
2005 | Holland Ladies  |
2004 | GSC Luxembourg |
2003 | GSC Luxembourg |
2002 | GSC Luxembourg |
2001 | Belgium GAA  |

#### European Premier Ladies Football Championship (15-a-side)

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European Premier (15s) Ladies Football Championship

Founded| 2014
Title holders| Paris/Bordeaux (1st title)
First winner| Belgium
Most titles| Belgium (4 titles)
Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Venue

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2024 | Paris/Bordeaux  | Belgium GAA/Groningen  | Maastricht
2023 | Belgium GAA  | Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes)  | Rennes
2022 | Belgium GAA  | Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes)  | Rennes
2021 | not played due to pandemic
2020
2019 | Belgium GAA/Holland Ladies (combined team)  |
2018 | Belgium GAA/Holland Ladies (combined team)  |
2017 | Belgium GAA / Munich Collmcilles (combined team)  | Holland Ladies
2016 | Belgium GAA / Munich Collmcilles (combined team)  | Holland Ladies / Luxembourg (combined team)
2015 | Belgium GAA  | Holland Ladies
2014 | Belgium GAA  | Holland Ladies

### Hurling

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Source:[21]

European Hurling Championship (9s)

Founded| 2002
Title holders| Luxembourg (5th title)
First winner| Den Haag
Most titles| Belgium (8 titles)

#### European Hurling (9s) Championship

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Shield  | Plate

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2024 | GSC Luxembourg  | Viking Gaels  | Paris Gaels  | Den Haag
2023 | GSC Luxembourg  | Belgium GAA  | Hamburg GAA  | Darmstadt GAA
2022 | GSC Luxembourg  | Belgium GAA  | Hamburg GAA  | Belgium GAA
2021 | not played due to pandemic
2020
2019 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg | Hamburg GAA | Darmstadt GAA
2018 | Belgium GAA  |  | Dresden GAA Club | Darmstadt GAA
2017 | GSC Luxembourg | Belgium GAA  |
2016 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2015 | Belgium GAA  | Viking Gaels
2014 | Belgium GAA  | Den Haag
2013 | Belgium GAA  | Den Haag
2012 | Den Haag |
2011 | Zürich Inneoin  | Den Haag
2010 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2009 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2008 | GSC Luxembourg | Belgium GAA
2007 | Den Haag | GSC Luxembourg
2006 | Zürich Inneoin  | Belgium GAA
2005 | Zürich Inneoin  | Munich Colmcilles
2004 | Zürich Inneoin  | Munich Colmcilles
2003 | Den Haag | Zürich Inneoin
2002 | Den Haag | Zürich Inneoin

### European Senior Hurling (15s)

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up

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2024 | Amsterdam GAC | GSC Luxembourg
2023 | Amsterdam GAC | GSC Luxembourg
2022 | Amsterdam GAC | GSC Luxembourg

### Camogie

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Source:[21]

European camogie Championship

Founded| 2008
Title holders| Belgium (11th title)
First winner| Luxembourg
Most titles| Belgium (11 titles)

#### European Camogie Championship

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Year  | Winner  | Runner-up

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2023 | Belgium GAA  | Hamburg GAA
2022 | Belgium GAA ('A')  | Belgium GAA ('B')
2021 | not played due to pandemic
2020
2019 | Belgium GAA  | Hamburg GAA
2018 | Belgium GAA  |
2017 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2016 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2015 | Belgium GAA  |
2014 | Belgium GAA  |
2013 | Belgium GAA  | Paris Gaels
2012 | Paris Gaels  | Belgium GAA
2011 | Belgium GAA  | Zurich Inneoin
2010 | Belgium GAA  | GSC Luxembourg
2009 | GSC Luxembourg |
2008 | GSC Luxembourg |

## Affiliated clubs

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These are the 107 affiliated clubs (as of June 2024[27]) located across 24 countries and organised into five "regions" (Benelux, Central-East, Iberia, Nordics and North-West) for competition purposes. Various "sub-regions" such as Brittany (France), Galicia and Andalucia (Spain) have their own competitions as well as playing in regional championships.

GAA Clubs in Europe  Club  | Colours  | Location  | Country

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Benelux
Belgium GAA[28] |  | Brussels |  Belgium
EC Brussels Youth  |  | Brussels |  Belgium
Earls of Leuven  |  | Leuven |  Belgium
Cologne Celtics  |  | Cologne |  Germany
Darmstadt GAA  |  | Darmstadt |  Germany
Düsseldorf GFC  |  | Düsseldorf |  Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt GAA |  | Frankfurt |  Germany
Hamburg GAA |  | Hamburg |  Germany
Gaelic Sports Club Luxembourg |  | Luxembourg |  Luxembourg
Amsterdam GAC  |  | Amsterdam |  Netherlands
Eindhoven Shamrocks GFC  |  | Eindhoven |  Netherlands
Groningen Gaels  |  | Groningen |  Netherlands
C.L.G. Den Haag |  | The Hague |  Netherlands
Maastricht Gaels  |  | Maastricht |  Netherlands
Nijmegen GAA  |  | Nijmegen |  Netherlands
Central-East
Salzburg GAA  |  | Salzburg |  Austria
Vienna Gaels  |  | Vienna |  Austria
Croatian Celts  |  | Zagreb |  Croatia
Prague Hibernians GFC  |  | Prague |  Czech Republic
Píobairí Strakonice GAC  |  | Strakonice |  Czech Republic
Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg  |  | Augsburg |  Germany
Berlin GAA  |  | Berlin |  Germany
Setanta Berlin GAA |  | Berlin |  Germany
Dresden GAA Club  |  | Dresden |  Germany
München Colmcilles  |  | München |  Germany
Stuttgart GAA  |  | Stuttgart |  Germany
Budapest Gaels  |  | Budapest |  Hungary
Sant'Ambrogio Milano GAA  |  | Milan |  Italy
S.S. Lazio Calcio Gaelico |  | Rome |  Italy
Bydgoszcz CLG  |  | Bydgoszcz |  Poland
Cumann Warsaw |  | Warsaw |  Poland
Éire Óg Wroclaw  |  | Wrocław |  Poland
Seamus Heaneys GAC  |  | Moscow |  Russia
Moscow Shamrocks  |  | Moscow |  Russia
Simbirisk Celts  |  | Ulyanovsk |  Russia
Slovak Shamrocks  |  | Bratislava |  Slovakia
Basel  |  | Basel |  Switzerland
Geneva Gaels  |  | Geneva |  Switzerland
Midland GAC  |  | Solothurn |  Switzerland
Zürich Inneoin  |  | Zürich |  Switzerland
Iberia
Gibraltar Gaels  |  | Gibraltar |  Gibraltar
LX Celtiberos GAA Club  |  | Lisbon | Portugal
A Coruña Fillos de Breogán  |  | A Coruña |  Spain ( Galicia)
Irmamdinhos da Estrada  |  | A Estrada |  Spain ( Galicia)
Barcelona Gaels  |  | Barcelona |  Spain ( Catalonia)
Gaelicos do Gran Sol  |  | Barcelona |  Spain ( Catalonia)
Bilbao GAA  |  | Bilbao |  Spain
Turonia Gondomar Fútbol Gaélico  |  | Gondomar |  Spain ( Galicia)
Dorna GAA  |  | Illa de Arousa |  Spain ( Galicia)
Herdeiros de Dhais  |  | Lalin |  Spain ( Galicia)
Madrid Harps  |  | Madrid |  Spain ( Madrid)
Madrid Youths (only youths)  |  | Madrid |  Spain ( Madrid)
Malaga  |  | Malaga |  Spain ( Andalusia)
Costa Gaels  |  | Marbella |  Spain ( Andalusia)
Ártabros de Oleiros  |  | Oleiros |  Spain ( Galicia)
Auriense Gaelic Football  |  | Ourense |  Spain ( Galicia)
Lune de Beltane  |  | Poia, Pontevedra |  Spain ( Galicia)
Estrela Vermelha  |  | Santiago de Compostela |  Spain ( Galicia)
Éire Óg Sevilla |  | Sevilla |  Spain ( Andalusia)
Sitges Eagles  |  | Sitges |  Spain ( Catalonia)
Sant Vicent GAA  |  | Valencia |  Spain ( Valencia)
St. Patrcks  |  | Vitoria-Gasteiz |  Spain
Keltoi Vigo  |  | Vigo |  Spain ( Galicia)
Independiente FC  |  | Vigo |  Spain ( Galicia)
Zaragoza GAA  |  | Zaragoza |  Spain
Nordic
Aarhus GAA  |  | Aarhus |  Denmark
Copenhagen GAA  |  | Copenhagen |  Denmark
Viking Gaels (camogie/hurling)  |  | Copenhagen |  Denmark
Hillerod Wolfe Tones  |  | Hillerød |  Denmark
Helsinki Harps GAA  |  | Helsinki |  Finland
Tampere Hammers  |  | Tampere |  Finland
Gavle GAA  |  | Gavle |  Sweden
Gothenburg GAA  |  | Gothenburg |  Sweden
Malmö GAA  |  | Malmö |  Sweden
Sandviken Gaels  |  | Sandviken |  Sweden
Stockholm Gaels  |  | Stockholm |  Sweden
North-West
Ecureuils d’Agen GFC  |  | Agen |  France
Anjou Gaels  |  | Angers |  France
Azur Gaels  |  | Antibes |  France
Gaelic Football Club d'Arthon  |  | Arthon |  France
Burdigaela Gaelic Football  |  | Bordeaux |  France
Gaelic Football Bro Leon  |  | Brest |  France / Bretagne
Clermont GFC |  | Clermont-Ferrand |  France
Grenoble Alpes Gaels  |  | Grenoble |  France
Gwenrann Football Gaélique  |  | Guérande |  France / Bretagne
Pas-en-Artois (Killiennes)  |  | Pas-en-Artois |  France
EGHB Liffré  |  | Liffré |  France / Bretagne
Lille Football Gaélique  |  | Lille |  France
Le Mans Gaels  |  | Le Mans |  France
Football Gaélique Le Havre  |  | Le Havre |  France
Lorient GAC  |  | Lorient |  France / Bretagne
Lugdunum CLG  |  | Lyon |  France
Football Gaélique Mondeville  |  | Mondeville |  France
Montpellier GAA  |  | Montpellier |  France
Nantes Football Gaélique  |  | Nantes |  France / Bretagne
Niort Gaels  |  | Niort |  France
Paris Gaels  |  | Paris |  France
Pau Bearn Sports Gaeliques  |  | Pau Béarn |  France
Provence GF  |  | La Fare-les-Oliviers |  France
Kerne Football Gaélique  |  | Quimper |  France / Bretagne
Ar Gwazi Gouez  |  | Rennes |  France / Bretagne
Football Gaélique Rostrenen  |  | Rostrenen |  France / Bretagne
GF Bro Sant-Brieg  |  | Saint-Brieuc |  France / Bretagne
Goélands Gaëlics St. Coulomb  |  | St. Coulomb  |  France / Bretagne
Strasbourg  |  | Strasbourg |  France
Tolosa Gaels  |  | Toulouse |  France
Gwened Vannes  |  | Vannes |  France / Bretagne
Guernsey Gaels  |  | Saint Peter Port |  Guernsey
Jersey Irish  |  | Saint Helier |  Jersey

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## External links

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* Official website

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Provincial councils|

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Munster|

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* Asian
* Australasia
* Canada
* Europe
* New York
* United States

Non-county bodies|

* Annual Congress
* Deutscher Bund Gälischer Sportarten
* Féile na nGael
* Higher Education
* Irish Collegiate Handball Association
* Games Administration Committee
* Scór

Associated bodies|

* GAA Handball
* Camogie Association
* Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

Structure of the Gaelic Athletic Association

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Sports governing bodies in Europe

Olympic sports bodies (25)|

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* LEN (aquatics)
* EAA (athletics)
* BE (badminton)
* EUBC (boxing)
* ECF (curling)
* ECA (canoeing)
* UEC (cycling)
* EEF (equestrian)
* CEE (fencing)
* EHF (field hockey)
* UEFA (football)
* EGA (golf)
* UEG (gymnastics)
* EHF (handball)
* EJU (judo)
* EKF (karate)
* RE (rugby union)
* ESC (shooting)
* ETTU (table tennis)
* ETU (taekwondo)
* TE (tennis)
* ITU (triathlon)
* CEV (volleyball)
* EWF (weightlifting)

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Dependent|

* WAE (archery)
* WBSC Europe (baseball and softball)
* FIBA Europe (basketball)
* UWW-Eu (wrestling)

Non-Olympic sports bodies|

| Independent|

* ETBF (Tenpin Bowling)
* ICC Europe (cricket)
* UEFS & FEF (futsal)
* ELF (lacrosse)
* EMF (minifootball)
* EMF (minigolf)
* EPPA (pitch and putt)
* EPBF (pool)
* EBU (professional boxing)
* EFRA (radio-controlled racing)
* CERH (roller hockey)
* CERS (roller skating)
* RLEF (rugby league)
* ESF (squash)
* EUSA (university sport)

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Dependent|

* IFAF Europe (american football)
* AFL Europe (australian rules football)
* EBGF (backgammon)
* ECU (chess)
* GGE (gaelic games)
* EGF (go)
* FIM Europe (motorcycle)

* Olympic Committees
* Paralympic Committee

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