Munster GAA

Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association

Munster GAA

Irish:| Cúige Mumhan
Location:| South
Number of counties:| 6
Province colours:|  Blue  Navy
Major grounds:| Semple Stadium
Gaelic Grounds
Fitzgerald Stadium
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Cusack Park
Walsh Park
Most All-Ireland titles
Hurling:| Cork (30)
Football:| Kerry (37]
Most provincial titles
Hurling:| Cork (51)
Football:| Kerry (77)
Interprovincial Championship wins
Hurling:| 44
Football:| 15
Standard kit

Regular kit

The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in Munster, one of the four provinces of Ireland.[1]

## County boards

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Further information: County board (Gaelic games)

* Cork
* Clare
* Kerry
* Limerick
* Tipperary
* Waterford

## Hurling

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### Provincial team

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The Munster provincial hurling team represents the province of Munster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

#### Honours

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* Railway Cups: 46
* 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016

#### Current panel

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1  | Anthony Nash | Goalkeeper | Cork
2  | Shane O'Neill | Right corner back | Cork
3  | Seamus Hickey | Full back | Limerick
4  | Pádraic Maher | Left corner back | Tipperary
5  | Brendan Bugler | Right half back | Clare
6  | Michael Walsh | Centre back | Waterford
7  | Brendan Maher | Left half back | Tipperary
8  | Paul Browne | Midfield | Limerick
9  | Conor Ryan | Midfield | Clare
10  | Tony Kelly | Right half forward | Clare
11  | John O'Dwyer | Centre forward | Tipperary
12  | Pa Cronin | Left half forward | Cork
13  | Shane Dowling | Right corner forward | Limerick
14  | Séamus Callanan | Full forward | Tipperary
15  | Patrick Horgan | Left corner forward | Cork
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16  | Patrick Kelly | Substitute | Clare
17  | Shane Nolan | Substitute | Kerry
18  | Kevin Moran | Substitute | Waterford
19  | Lar Corbett | Substitute | Tipperary
20  | Mark Ellis | Substitute | Cork
21  | Patrick Maher | Substitute | Tipperary
22  | Noel McGrath[clarification needed] | Substitute | Tipperary
23  | Conor McGrath | Substitute | Clare
24  | Conor Lehane | Substitute | Cork

#### Players

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For individual player details, see Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers.

Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

##### Notable players

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Limerick's Andrew O'Shaughnessy (left) representing Munster in the 2008 Railway Cup hurling semi-final against Ulster

* Tom Cheasty
* Ray Cummins
* John Doyle
* Jimmy Doyle
* Nicky English
* Pat Hartigan
* John Keane
* Ger Loughnane
* Jack Lynch
* Mick Mackey
* Justin McCarthy
* Tony Reddin
* Christy Ring
* Jimmy Smyth

### Competitions

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#### Inter-county

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Competition  |  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  |  | Next edition

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship |  | 2022 |  Limerick | 23rd  |  Clare |  | 2023
Munster Senior Hurling League |  | 2023 |  Cork | 2nd  |  Tipperary |  | 2024
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship |  | 2022  |  Limerick | 9th  |  Tipperary |  | 2023
Munster Minor Hurling Championship |  | 2022  |  Tipperary | 41st  |  Clare |  | 2023
Inactive competitions
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship |  | 2016  |  Clare | 2nd  |  Limerick |  | TBD
Munster Junior Hurling Championship |  | 1996  |  Cork | 21st  |  Tipperary |  | TBD
Waterford Crystal Cup |  | 2015 |  Limerick | 2nd  |  Cork |  | TBD

Record

* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 72
* Cork: 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1919, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2005
* Tipperary: 1887, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2016, 2019
* Clare: 1914, 1995, 1997, 2013
* Limerick: 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
* Waterford: 1948, 1959
* Kerry: 1891

#### Club

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Competition  |  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  |  | Next edition

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Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship |  | 2022  | Ballygunner | 4th  | Ballyea |  | 2023
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship |  | 2022  | Monaleen | 1st  | Roscrea |  | 2023
Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship |  | 2022  | Ballygiblin | 2nd  | St. Kieran’s  |  | 2023

## Football

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### Provincial team

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The Munster provincial football team represents the province of Munster in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

#### Players

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For individual player details, see Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers.

Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

#### Honours

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* Railway Cup: 15
* 1927, 1931, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1999, 2008

### Inter-county

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#### Competitions

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Competition  |  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  |  | Next edition

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Munster Senior Football Championship |  | 2022 |  Kerry | 83rd  |  Limerick |  | 2023
Munster Under-20 Football Championship |  | 2022  |  Kerry | 29th  |  Cork |  | 2023
Munster Minor Football Championship |  | 2022  |  Cork | 31st  |  Kerry |  | 2023
McGrath Cup |  | 2023 |  Cork | 10th  |  Limerick |  | 2024
Inactive competitions
Munster Junior Football Championship |  | 2019  |  Kerry | 46th  |  Cork |  | TBD

Record

* All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 50
* Kerry: 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007,2009, 2022
* Cork: 1890, 1911, 1945, 1973, 1989, 1990, 2010
* Tipperary: 1889, 1895, 1900, 1920
* Limerick: 1887, 1896

#### Club

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Competition  |  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  |  | Next edition

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Munster Senior Club Football Championship |  | 2022  | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1st  | Newcastle West |  | 2023
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship |  | 2022  | Rathmore | 1st  | Na Piarsaigh |  | 2023
Munster Junior Club Football Championship |  | 2022  | Fossa  | 1st  | Kilmurry |  | 2023

## Camogie

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### Gael Linn Cup

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The Munster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women’s team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on 20 occasions, in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2009.

### Gael Linn Trophy

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The Munster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on 17 occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011.

## Inter-county honours

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Rank  | Team  | Football | Hurling | Total  | Most recent Provincial

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Title(s)  | Runners-Up  | Title(s)  | Runners-Up  | Title(s)  | Runners-Up  | Title  | Runner-Up
1  | Cork  | 37  | 55  | 54  | 29  | 91 | 84 | 2018 (H)  | 2021 (F)
2  | Kerry  | 83  | 24  | 1  | 4  | 84 | 28 | 2022 (F)  | 2008 (F)
3  | Tipperary  | 10  | 18  | 42  | 28  | 52 | 46 | 2020 (F)  | 2021 (H)
4  | Limerick  | 1  | 13  | 23  | 27  | 24 | 40 | 2022 (H)  | 2022 (F)
5  | Waterford  | 1  | 9  | 9  | 21  | 10 | 30 | 2010 (H)  | 2020 (H)
6  | Clare  | 2  | 12  | 6  | 23  | 8 | 35 | 1998 (H)  | 2022 (H)

## References

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1. ^ "Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie.

## External links

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* Munster GAA website

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Inter-county competitions under administration by the Munster Council

Gaelic football|

* Senior Football Championship
* Junior Football Championship
* Under-21 Football Championship
* Minor Football Championship
* McGrath Cup

Hurling|

* Senior Hurling Championship
* Senior Hurling League
* Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Junior Hurling Championship
* Under-25 Hurling Competition
* Under-21 Hurling Championship
* Minor Hurling Championship
* Under-17 Hurling Championship

Defunct|

* Thomond Feis
* Munster Football League
* Waterford Crystal Cup

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Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association

Provinces and counties as defined within Gaelic games

Provincial councils|

* Connacht
* Leinster
* Munster
* Ulster
* Britain

Connacht|

* Galway
* Leitrim
* Mayo
* Roscommon
* Sligo

Leinster|

* Carlow
* Dublin
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Longford
* Louth
* Meath
* Offaly
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

Munster|

* Clare
* Cork
* Kerry
* Limerick
* Tipperary
* Waterford

Ulster|

* Antrim
* Armagh
* Cavan
* Derry
* Donegal
* Down
* Fermanagh
* Monaghan
* Tyrone

Britain|

* Gloucestershire
* Hertfordshire
* Lancashire
* London
* Scotland
* Warwickshire
* Yorkshire

Other counties|

* 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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