GAA Competitions

GAA Competitions or Gaelic Athletic Association 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 compromised rules are played.

International

*International Rules - An annual two-game series played between Ireland and Australia using a combination of rules from Gaelic football and Australian rules football.
* Hurling and Shinty International - Annual competition played between Ireland and Scotland using a combination of rules from Hurling and Shinty

Interprovincial

*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

The following are competitions contested by GAA county teams;

Football

*All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup) - Most prestigious competition in Gaelic football. Modified knockout competition contested by representative county teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships and a qualifier series for teams knocked out of their provincial championship, giving a second chance to reach the quarter finals.
*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, resulting top two teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
*Under 21 Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 21 at the start of the year.
*O'Byrne Cup - Winter competition for Leinster counties
*Dr McKenna Cup - Winter competition for Ulster counties and University teams
*McGrath Cup - Winter competition for Munster counties and University teams
*FBD Insurance League - Winter competition for Connacht counties and University teams. Winners play New York.
*Tommy Murphy Cup - secondary competition for teams knocked out of the early rounds of the Senior Championship - played through summer.
*Owen Treacy Cup - Winners of Tommy Murphy Cup v North American select team

Hurling

*All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam McCarthy Cup) - Most prestigious competition in hurling. Contested by teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Includes the Provincial championships
*National Hurling League - Played in spring, Contested by teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Teams are divided into four divisions based on their performances from the previous year. Finishing top two teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
*Christy Ring Cup - secondary competition for teams not deemed strong enough to adequately challenge for the Senior Championship
*Nicky Rackard Cup - tertiary competition for teams not deemed strong enough to adequately challenge for the Christy Ring Cup
*All-Ireland Under 21 Championship - Knockout competition for players under the age of 21 at the start of the year.
*Kehoe Cup - Winter competition for weaker Leinster counties and Universities
*Walsh Cup - Winter competition for Leinster counties and Universities plus Down and Antrim.
*Waterford Crystal Cup -Winter competition for Munster counties and Universities

Club

*Football and Hurling
**Each county has its own county championship
**Each province has its own provincial club championship contested by the winners of each county championship
**All-Ireland Club Championship - Contested by winners of each provincial club championship. Finals for All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship and All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship are played on St Patrick's Day in Croke Park.
**Many counties also have a league structure in place, with a league divided into divisions.

Colleges

Competitions organised by Higher Education GAA

Football

*Sigerson Cup - All-Ireland competition for the Universities of Ireland
*British University Gaelic Football Championship

Hurling

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

econd level schools

*Hogan Cup - All-Ireland football competition for provincial school championship winners
*Dr. Croke Cup - ALL-Ireland hurling competition for secondary schools
*Dr. Harty Cup - Munster competition for senior secondary schools
*MacRory Cup - Ulster Schools football; Under 18
*Frewen Cup - Munster Schools junior football football championship
*Dean Ryan Cup - Munster schools junior hurling championship

*All-Ireland Vocational Schools - football and hurling competition. County teams made up of players from Vocational schools at Under-18, U-16 and U-14 levels.

Youth

*Feile Peil na nÓg

Competitions Outside Ireland

*North American Senior Football Championship
*North American Senior Hurling Championship
*New York Senior Football Championship
*New York Senior Hurling Championship
*North American Continental Youth Championship
*London Senior Football Championship
*London Senior Hurling Championship