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.
As of 2008, there were 834 clubs affiliated to the county boards of the Leinster Council.
County boards
Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
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 Leinster Senior Football Championship O'Byrne Cup Leinster Junior Football Championship Leinster Under-20 Football Championship Leinster Minor Football Championship
Dublin heads the roll of honor in football, having won 60 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2025.
Club Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship Leinster Junior Club Football Championship Leinster Minor Club Football Championship
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 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Walsh Cup Kehoe Cup Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster Junior Hurling Championship Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
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.
Club Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Grades ChampionshipCounty teamSeniorLeinster SHC Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Offaly WexfordSenior BJoe McDonagh Cup Carlow Laois WestmeathIntermediateChristy Ring Cup Meath WicklowJunior Nicky Rackard Cup LouthJunior BLory Meagher Cup 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 RankTeamFootballHurlingTotalMost recent ProvincialTitle(s)Runners-upTitle(s)Runners-upTitle(s)Runners-upTitleRunner-up 1 Dublin63 2324378760 20242026 2 Kilkenny3 577298034 20252026 3 Wexford10 1621323148 20192017 4 Meath21 22 - -2122 2010 20255 Offaly10 99141923 19972006 6 Kildare13 24 - -1324 20002022 7 Laois6 15311926 20032018 8 Louth9 14 - -914 20252024 9 Westmeath2 4 -125 20262016 Carlow1 2 - -12 19441942 Longford1 1 - -11 19681965 12 Wicklow - 1 - -01 -1897
Governance Past chairmen Source: James Nowlan Kilkenny - 1900–1904 John Fitzgerald - 1905–1908 Dan McCarthy Dublin- 1909–1910, 1919–1921 John J. Hogan - 1911–1918 Patrick D. Breen - Wexford 1922–1923 Bob O'Keeffe Laois - 1924–1935 Sean Robbins Offaly - 1936–1938 Seamus Flood - 1939–1941 Michael Kehoe Wexford- 1942–1944 Fintan Brennan - 1945–1947 Tom Walsh - 1948–1950 Jack Fitzgerald - 1951–1953 Dr. J. J. Stuart Dublin - 1954–1956 Hugh Byrne Wicklow- 1957–1959 Brendan Breathnach - 1960–1962 Liam Geraghty - 1963–1965 - 1966–1968 Jack Conroy - 1969–1971 Tom Loftus Dublin - 1972–1974 Jimmy Roche Wexford- 1975–1977 Paddy Buggy Kilkenny - 1978–1980 John Dowling Offaly - 1981–1983 Peadar Kearney Louth - 1984–1986 Jack Boothman Wicklow - 1987–1989 Jimmy Gray Dublin - 1990–1992 Albert Fallon - Longford 1993–1995 Jim Berry - Wexford 1996–1998 Seamus Aldridge Kildare - 1999–2001 Nickey Brennan Kilkenny - 2002–2004 Liam O'Neill Laois - 2005–2007 Sheamus Howlin - Wexford 2008–2010 Martin Skelly Longford - 2011–2013 John Horan Dublin - 2014–2016 Jim Bolger Carlow - 2017–2019 Pat Teehan Offaly - 2020–2022 Derek Kent Wexford - 2023-
References
External links Leinster Council website