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

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* 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

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* 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

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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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* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam MacCarthy 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 an initial group basis leading to play-offs. Most prestigious competition in Hurling.
* Joe McDonagh Cup – Tier 2 inter-county competition.
* Christy Ring Cup – Tier 3 (was Tier 2 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
* Nicky Rackard Cup – Tier 4 (was Tier 3 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
* Lory Meagher Cup – Tier 5 (was Tier 4 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
* National Hurling League – Played in spring, Contested by teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Teams are divided into six divisions based on their performances from the previous year. Top 2 teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
* All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling 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 (defunct) - Knockout competition for second teams of senior counties
* Munster Senior Hurling League – Preseason competition for Munster counties.
* Walsh Cup – Preseason competition for tier 1 Leinster counties plus Galway and Antrim.
* Kehoe Cup – Preseason competition for tier 2 Leinster counties.
* Kehoe Shield – Preseason competition for tier 3 Leinster counties.
* Connacht Senior Hurling League – Preseason competition for Connacht counties.
* Conor McGurk Cup – Preseason competition for Ulster counties and universities.

## Interclub

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

### Football

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* All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
* All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
* All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
* Antrim Senior Football Championship
* Armagh Senior Football Championship
* Armagh Junior Football Championship
* Armagh Intermediate Football Championship
* Carlow Senior Football Championship
* Cavan Senior Football Championship
* Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
* Cavan Junior Football Championship
* Cavan Under-21 Football Championship
* Cavan Minor Football Championship
* Clare Senior Football Championship
* Clare Club Football League - Division 1 (Cusack Cup)
* Clare Intermediate Football Championship
* Clare Junior A Football Championship
* Clare Under-21 A Football Championship
* Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
* Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Connacht Junior Club Football Championship
* Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Cork Senior A Football Championship
* Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
* Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
* Cork Junior A Football Championship
* Cork Junior B Football Championship
* Cork Under-21 Football Championship
* Derry Senior Football Championship
* Derry Intermediate Football Championship
* Donegal Senior Football Championship
* Donegal Intermediate Football Championship
* Donegal Junior Football Championship
* Down Senior Football Championship
* Dublin Senior Football Championship
* Dublin Senior B Football Championship
* Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
* Dublin Junior Football Championship
* Dublin Under 21 Football Championship
* Dublin Minor Football Championship
* Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
* East Kerry Senior Football Championship
* East Kerry Junior Football Championship
* Fermanagh Senior Football Championship
* Galway Senior Football Championship
* Kerry Senior Football Championship
* Kerry Club Football Championship
* Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
* Kildare Senior Football Championship
* Kildare Intermediate Football Championship
* Kildare Junior Football Championship
* Kildare Under 21 Football Championship
* Kildare Senior Football League Division 1
* Kildare Senior Football League Division 2
* Kildare Senior Football League Division 3
* Kildare Senior Football League Division 4
* Kilkenny Senior Football Championship
* Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship
* Laois Senior Football Championship
* Laois Intermediate Football Championship
* Laois Junior Football Championship
* Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
* Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Leinster Junior Club Football Championship
* Leitrim Senior Football Championship
* Limerick Senior Football Championship
* Longford Senior Football Championship
* Louth Senior Football Championship
* Louth Intermediate Football Championship
* Mayo Senior Football Championship
* Mayo Intermediate Football Championship
* Mayo Junior Football Championship
* Mayo Minor Football Championship
* Meath Senior Football Championship
* Meath Intermediate Football Championship
* Meath Junior Football Championship
* Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship
* Monaghan Senior Football Championship
* Munster Senior Club Football Championship
* Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Munster Junior Club Football Championship
* North Kerry Senior Football Championship
* Offaly Senior Football Championship
* Roscommon Senior Football Championship
* Sligo Senior Football Championship
* Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
* Sligo Junior Football Championship
* Sligo Under 20 Football Championship
* Tipperary Senior Football Championship
* Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship
* Tyrone Senior Football Championship
* Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
* Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
* Ulster Minor Club Football Championship
* Waterford Senior Football Championship
* Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
* Westmeath Senior Football Championship
* Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship
* West Kerry Senior Football Championship
* Wexford Senior Football Championship
* Wicklow Senior Football Championship

### Hurling

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* All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
* All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
* All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship
* Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
* Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Antrim Junior Hurling Championship
* Armagh Senior Hurling Championship
* Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
* Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Carlow Junior Hurling Championship
* Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
* Clare Senior Hurling Championship
* Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Clare Junior A Hurling Championship
* Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship
* Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
* Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
* Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship
* Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
* Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
* Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
* Derry Senior Hurling Championship
* Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Derry Junior Hurling Championship
* Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
* Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Down Senior Hurling Championship
* Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
* Dublin Senior 2 Hurling Championship
* Dublin Senior 3 Hurling Championship
* Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Dublin Junior Hurling Championship
* Dublin Minor Hurling Championship
* Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
* Fermanagh Senior Hurling Championship
* Galway Senior Hurling Championship
* Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
* Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
* Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Kerry Under-21 Hurling Championship
* Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
* Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship
* Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
* Laois Senior Hurling Championship
* Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Laois Junior Hurling Championship
* Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
* Leitrim Senior Hurling Championship
* Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
* Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Limerick Junior A Hurling Championship
* Longford Senior Hurling Championship
* Louth Senior Hurling Championship
* Mayo Senior Hurling Championship
* Meath Senior Hurling Championship
* Meath Senior B Hurling Championship
* Meath Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship
* Monaghan Junior Hurling Championship
* Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
* Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
* Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
* Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship
* Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
* Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
* Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
* Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship
* Tyrone Senior Hurling Championship
* Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship
* Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
* Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
* Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship
* Waterford U16 Hurling Championship
* Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
* Westmeath Senior B Hurling Championship
* Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
* Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Wexford Junior Hurling Championship
* Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
* Wicklow Intermediate Hurling Championship

## Intervarsity

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

### Football

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

### Hurling

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

## Intercolleges

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### Dual

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* 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

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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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* Dr Croke Cup \- All-Ireland Senior A hurling competition for secondary schools
* Paddy Buggy Cup \- All-Ireland Senior B hurling competition for secondary schools
* Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship
* Dr Harty Cup – Munster senior A hurling championship for secondary schools
* Dean Ryan Cup – Munster schools junior hurling championship
* Mageean Cup – Ulster schools senior hurling championship

## 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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* Continental Youth Championships (CYC)

### New York City

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* New York Senior Football Championship
* New York Senior Hurling Championship

### 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.

* North American Senior Football Championship
* North American Senior Hurling Championship

### Britain

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* London Senior Football Championship
* London Senior Hurling Championship
* London Intermediate Football Championship
* London Intermediate Hurling Championship
* London Junior Football Championship
* London Reserve Football Championship

### Colleges

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* Northern California Collegiate Hurling Championship
* Midwest Collegiate Hurling Championship

## See also

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* Players Champions Cup

## 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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