Leinster GAA

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Leinster GAA
Irish:Laighin
Number of counties:12
Province colours:  Green   White
Major grounds: UPMC Nowlan Park
Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Netwatch Cullen Park
Glenisk O'Connor Park
Most All-Ireland titles
Hurling: Kilkenny (35)
Football: Dublin (30)
Most provincial titles
Hurling: Kilkenny (69)
Football: Dublin (60)
Interprovincial Championship wins
Hurling:28
Football:28
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The Leinster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County Board to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees.

Contents

As of 2008, there were 834 clubs affiliated to the county boards of the Leinster Council. [1]

County boards

Football

Provincial team

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

Players

Players from the following county teams represent Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.

Competitions

Inter-county

Dublin heads the roll of honour in football, having won 54 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2015.[ citation needed ]

Club

Hurling

Provincial team

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

Players

Competitions

Inter-county

Kilkenny is the most successful county hurling team at senior level in the province, having won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on 74 occasions as of 2022.[ citation needed ]

Club

Grades

Championship County team
Senior
Leinster SHC Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Intermediate[ citation needed ]
Joe McDonagh Cup Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
Christy Ring Cup Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath
Junior[ citation needed ]
Nicky Rackard Cup Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
Lory Meagher Cup Colours of Longford.svg Longford

Camogie

Gael Linn Cup

The Leinster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on 26 occasions in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2006 and 2010.

Gael Linn Trophy

The Leinster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on seven occasions in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999, 2001 and 2007.

County Honours

RankTeam Football Hurling TotalMost recent Provincial
Title(s)Runners-UpTitle(s)Runners-UpTitle(s)Runners-UpTitleRunner-Up
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 612324368559 2022 2021
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 3574317736 2022 2019
3 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 10162132314820192017
4 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 2122--212220102020
5 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 109914192319972006
6 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1324--132420002022
7 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 61531192620032018
8 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 814--81419572010
9 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 14-11520042016
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 12--1219441942
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 11--1119681965
12 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow -1--01-1897

Governance

Past chairmen

Source: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "GAA clubs by numbers". Irish Independent. 9 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Leinster Council Chairmen" (PDF). Leinster GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
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