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Leinster GAA
Irish:Cúige Laighin
Location:East
Province colours:Green and white
Major grounds:Croke Park
Nowlan Park
O'Moore Park
Dr. Cullen Park
Aughrim Park
Most All-Ireland titles
Hurling:Kilkenny (33)
Football:Dublin (23)
Most provincial titles
Hurling:Kilkenny (68)
Football:Dublin (50)
Interprovincial Championship wins
Hurling:27
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.

Constituent counties

Hurling

Kilkenny are the most successful team in Leinster hurling having won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on 68 occasions as of 2011.

Gaelic football

Dublin head the roll of honour in football having won 50 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2011.

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 (click on year for teams) 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,

Camogie Gael Linn Trophy

The Leinster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on seven occasions (click on year for teams) in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999, 2001 and 2007.

Competitions

County

Club

Past Chairmen

Tom Loftus 1972-1974

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
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Britain
Other counties
Non-county bodies
Associated bodies
Structure of the Gaelic Athletic Association
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