Connacht GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chonnacht) or formally the Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association is the governing body for Gaelic games that are played in the province of Connacht, Ireland. It performs a supervisory and appeal role for the five County Boards within the province (listed below). Anomalously, it also exercises its functions for an additional two county boards that are not located in the province: London and New York. Teams from these administrative areas play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship.
County boards
Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo
Football Provincial team The Connacht provincial football team represents the province of Connacht in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup.
Players
Players from the following county teams represent Connacht: Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.
Competitions Inter-county CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionConnacht Senior Football Championship2026 Roscommon25th Galway2027Connacht Under-20 Football Championship2026 Roscommon12th Mayo2027Connacht Minor Football Championship2026 Roscommon16th Galway2027FBD Insurance League2026 Galway11th Mayo2027Inactive competitionsConnacht Junior Football Championship2019 Galway22nd MayoTBD
Club CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionConnacht Senior Club Football Championship2022 Moycullen1st Tourlestrane2023Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship2022 Dunmore MacHales1st St Dominic’s2023Connacht Junior Club Football Championship2022 Clifden1st St. Ronan's2023
Hurling Provincial team The Connacht provincial hurling team represents the province of Connacht in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup.
Players
The Connact provincial team usually consists of 14 or 15 Galway players and perhaps one or two from the other counties.
Competitions Inter-county CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionConnacht Senior Hurling Championship1999 Galway25th RoscommonTBD Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship2015 Roscommon4th MayoTBD Connacht Junior Hurling Championship2004 Mayo3rd SligoTBD Connacht Under-21 Hurling Championship2005 Galway5thTBD Connacht Minor Hurling Championship1989 Galway26th RoscommonTBD Connacht Senior Hurling League2023 Galway1st Roscommon2024Connacht Senior Hurling Shield2023 New York1st Leitrim2024 There is currently no Connacht hurling championship but the Connacht GAA board has had Senior and Junior Hurling Championships in the past. The game is very strong in Galway but much weaker in the other four counties of the province.
Club CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionConnacht Senior Club Hurling Championship2007 Portumna3rd BallinaTBD Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship2022 Tooreen4th Killimor2023Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship2022 Easkey Sea Blues1st Ballygar2023
Grades ChampionshipCounty teamLeinster SHC GalwayJoe McDonagh CupNoneChristy Ring Cup Mayo SligoNicky Rackard Cup RoscommonLory Meagher Cup Leitrim
Camogie Gael Linn Cup The Connacht camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on four occasions in 1973, 1974, 2000 and 2008.
Gael Linn Trophy The Connacht provincial junior camogie team has won the Gael Linn Trophy on four occasions in 1981, 1995, 2006 and 2009.
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