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{{Short description|Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association}}
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irish = Cúige Laighin|
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| county number = 12
pro hurling = ] (68)|
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The Leinster Council is a ] of the ] sports of ], ], ], ] and ] in the province of ]. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the ] to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees. The Leinster Council is a ] of the ] sports of ], ], ], ] and ] in the province of ]. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the ] to help develop Gaelic Games in Europe. Leinster Council's main contribution to this goal is the provision of referees.

As of 2008, there were 834 clubs affiliated to the county boards of the Leinster Council.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/gaa-clubs-by-numbers-26534693.html|title=GAA clubs by numbers|work=Irish Independent|date=9 May 2009}}</ref>


==Constituent counties== ==County boards==
{{Further|County board (Gaelic games)}}
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==Football<!--THE GAA ORGANISES GAELIC FOOTBALL ONLY. IT DOES NOT ORGANISE RUGBY OR AMERICAN FOOTBALL.-->==
==Hurling==
===Provincial team===
] are the most successful team in Leinster hurling having won the ] on 68 occasions as of 2011.
The '''Leinster provincial football team''' represents the ] of ] in Gaelic football. The team competes in the ].


==Gaelic football== ====Players====
{{For|individual player details|Category:Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers}}
] head the roll of honour in football having won 50 ] titles as of 2011.
Players from the following ]s represent Leinster: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


==Competitions== ===Competitions===
===County=== ====Inter-county====
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==Hurling==
===Provincial team===
The '''Leinster provincial hurling team''' represents the ] of ] in hurling. The team competes in the ].

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{{For|individual player details|Category:Leinster inter-provincial hurlers}}

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] is the most successful county hurling team at senior level in the province, having won the ] on 74 occasions as of 2022.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
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==Past Chairmen== ====Grades====
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==Camogie==
===Gael Linn Cup===
The Leinster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of ], the ] on 26 occasions in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].

===Gael Linn Trophy===
The Leinster provincial junior camogie team won the ] on seven occasions in ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].

==County Honours==
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! colspan="2" |Total
! colspan="2" |Most recent Provincial
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==Governance==
===Past chairmen===
:''Source:''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leinstergaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P07_11_%20ChairmenPics.pdf|title=Leinster Council Chairmen|publisher=Leinster GAA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102920/https://leinstergaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P07_11_%20ChairmenPics.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* ] Kilkenny - 1900–1904
* John Fitzgerald - 1905–1908
* ] Dublin- 1909–1910, 1919–1921
* John J. Hogan - 1911–1918
* ] - Wexford 1922–1923
* ] Laois - 1924–1935
* Sean Robbins Offaly - 1936–1938
* Seamus Flood - 1939–1941
* ] Wexford- 1942–1944
* Fintan Brennan - 1945–1947
* Tom Walsh - 1948–1950
* Jack Fitzgerald - 1951–1953
* ] Dublin - 1954–1956
* ] Wicklow- 1957–1959
* Brendan Breathnach - 1960–1962
* Liam Geraghty - 1963–1965
* {{clarify|date=April 2021|reason=Is this the same man who exists at "Bob Aylward"?|text=Bob Aylward}} - 1966–1968
* Jack Conroy - 1969–1971
* ] Dublin - 1972–1974
* Jimmy Roche Wexford- 1975–1977
* ] Kilkenny - 1978–1980
* ] Offaly - 1981–1983
* Peadar Kearney Louth - 1984–1986
* ] Wicklow - 1987–1989
* ] Dublin - 1990–1992
* Albert Fallon - Longford 1993–1995
* Jim Berry - Wexford 1996–1998
* ] Kildare - 1999–2001
* ] Kilkenny - 2002–2004
* ] Laois - 2005–2007
* Sheamus Howlin - Wexford 2008–2010
* Martin Skelly Longford - 2011–2013
* ] Dublin - 2014–2016
* Jim Bolger Carlow - 2017–2019
* Pat Teehan Offaly - 2020–2022
* Derek Kent Wexford - 2023-

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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{{Leinster Counties}} {{Leinster Council}}
{{GAA bodies}} {{GAA bodies}}


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Latest revision as of 20:34, 1 June 2024

Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association

Leinster GAA
Irish:Cúige Laighean
Location:East
Number of counties:12
Province colours:  Green   White
Major grounds:Croke Park
UPMC Nowlan Park
Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Netwatch Cullen Park
Echelon Park Aughrim
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
Standard kit
Regular kit

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.

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

County boards

Further information: County board (Gaelic games)

Football

Provincial team

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

Players

For individual player details, see Category:Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers.

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.

Club

Hurling

Provincial team

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

Players

For individual player details, see Category:Leinster inter-provincial hurlers.

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.

Club

Grades

Championship County team
Senior
Leinster SHC Dublin
Kilkenny
Westmeath
Wexford
Intermediate
Joe McDonagh Cup Carlow
Kildare
Laois
Offaly
Christy Ring Cup Meath
Junior
Nicky Rackard Cup Louth
Wicklow
Lory 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

Rank Team Football Hurling Total Most recent Provincial
Title(s) Runners-Up Title(s) Runners-Up Title(s) Runners-Up Title Runner-Up
1 Dublin 61 23 24 36 85 59 2022 2021
2 Kilkenny 3 5 74 31 77 36 2022 2019
3 Wexford 10 16 21 32 31 48 2019 2017
4 Meath 21 22 - - 21 22 2010 2020
5 Offaly 10 9 9 14 19 23 1997 2006
6 Kildare 13 24 - - 13 24 2000 2022
7 Laois 6 15 3 11 9 26 2003 2018
8 Louth 8 14 - - 8 14 1957 2010
9 Westmeath 1 4 - 1 1 5 2004 2016
Carlow 1 2 - - 1 2 1944 1942
Longford 1 1 - - 1 1 1968 1965
12 Wicklow - 1 - - 0 1 - 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
  • Bob Aylward - 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

  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.

External links

Inter-county competitions under administration by the Leinster Council
Gaelic football
Hurling
Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Provinces and counties as defined within Gaelic games
Provincial councils
Connacht
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Ulster
Britain
Other counties
Non-county bodies
Associated bodies
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