List of Gaelic games competitions

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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.

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International

Interprovincial

Intercounty

The following are competitions contested by GAA county teams;

Football

Hurling

Interclub

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

Football

Hurling

Intervarsity

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

Football

Hurling

Intercolleges

Dual

Football

Hurling

Youth

Interfirm

Competitions outside Ireland

North American Youth Competitions

New York City

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.

Britain

Colleges

See also

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References

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  2. "Fr. Manning Cup". Longford Gaelic Stats.
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