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Provincial councils

**Provincial councils** are organisational bodies within the Gaelic Athletic Association, each made up of several GAA counties. The provincial council is responsible for the organisation of club and inter-county competitions such as the provincial championships, and the promotion of Gaelic games within their region.

## Councils

There are five provincial councils in the GAA, four in Ireland and one in Britain. They are:

**Ireland:**

* **Connacht**
* **Leinster**
* **Munster**
* **Ulster**

**Britain:**

* **Britain**

## Possible counties

* Europe GAA - The ultimate goal of the European county board is to become a provincial council.
Sligo GAA

The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Sligeach*) or **Sligo GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo. The county board is also responsible for the Sligo inter-county teams.
National Football League

The **National Football League** (**NFL**; Irish: *Sraith Náisiúnta Peile*) is an annual Gaelic football competition between the county teams of Ireland plus London. Sponsored by Allianz, it is therefore officially known as the **Allianz National Football League**.

The Gaelic Athletic Association organises the league. The winning team receives the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company. The National Football League is considered to be the second most prestigious inter-county competition in its code, with the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship held in higher regard.

Dublin, the reigning league champions, defeated Cork in the 2015 league final.

## History

The National Football League was first held in 1925–26, thirty-eight years after the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Laois won the inaugural National Football League. The NFL has traditionally played second fiddle to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, with most counties using it as preparation for that event. This was not helped by the fact that the League was initially played in winter (usually November–March), while the Championship had the more attractive summer dates and knockout structure.

Mayo dominated the early NFL, winning seven titles in eight seasons until the tournament was suspended during the Second World War. For many seasons in the 50's and 60's, the winners of the "home" league played New York in the NFL final; the journey to New York formed an additional prize for the winners. New York won three of these finals.

In 2002, the league was changed to a February–April calendar. This has increased interest, boosted attendances and led to live games being broadcast on TG4. The 2009 season was broadcast live on Setanta Sports. Coverage of the 2010 finals in Croke Park saw TG4 become the most watched channel, with 650,000 viewers tuning in to watch some of the games. The Division 1 final had an average audience of 220,000 viewers.

The National Football League winners receive the Irish National Insurance Cup, first presented to Kerry in 1928–29. Kerry are the most successful team in the League, having played in the final on twenty-three occasions and won nineteen of these. Both of these (final appearances and wins) are records. Kerry also are the team to have most often achieved the "double", by winning both the League and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

## List of finalists/champions

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### Final results

*Main article: List of National Football League finals*

## Performances by county

**a.** **^** New York received a bye to the final in 10 NFL seasons between 1949–50 and 1988–89.

The top provinces by number of wins are as follows:

## See also

* Ladies' National Football League
* National Hurling League

## External links

* National League Results, Fixtures and Statistics
* Semi-final and final results 1926–2005
* Division Tables
List of National Hurling League finals

The **Final of the National Hurling League** is the ultimate match in the annual hurling competition organised since 1925-26 by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

## Divisions

* Division 1A: Top four teams qualify for NHL quarter-finals. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 1B.
* Division 1B: Top team promoted to 1A. Top four teams qualify for NHL quarter-finals. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team playing a promotion-relegation match against the Division 2A champions.
* Division 2A: Top two teams play Division 2A final, with the winning team playing a promotion-relegation match against the loser of the Division 1B relegation play-off. Bottom team relegated to Division 2B.
* Division 2B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team playing a promotion-relegation match against the Division 3A champions.
* Division 3A: Top two teams play Division 3A final, with the winning team playing a promotion-relegation match against the loser of the Division 2B relegation play-off. Bottom team relegated to Division 3B.
* Division 3B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted.
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Pearse Park (Cambuslang)

**Pearse Park**, in Cambuslang, is the playing field that has become the adopted home of Gaelic games in Scotland, situated on the main road between Cambuslang and Rutherglen on the south east side of Glasgow.

It was purchased by Scotland GAA in 1953 and is named after the Irish revolutionary Patrick Pearse.
Dr. Hyde Park

**Dr. Hyde Park** (*Páirc de hÍde* in Irish) is a GAA stadium in Roscommon, Ireland. Built in 1969, and officially opened in 1971, it is the home of the [[Roscommon Gaelic football team, with Athleague being the traditional home for the Roscommon hurling team. Named after Gaelic scholar and first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, the ground has had a capacity of about 30,000, though that was reduced to 18,500 after a nationwide inspection of facilities by the GAA in 2011. Remedial works have since been carried out at the ground, and the capacity been set to 25,000.

The ground has hosted numerous Connacht Senior Football Championship finals, regardless of Roscommon's participation. Most memorably, it hosted the 1994 Connacht Final in which Leitrim triumphed over Mayo to win their first title since 1927. Other memorable Connacht finals hosted on this ground include the titanic tussle between Roscommon and Galway in 1998, Roscommon's dramatic last gasp win over Mayo in 2001, Sligo's triumph over Galway in 2007 and it also hosted the 1978,1987 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship Finals and 1978 and 1981 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Finals.

The ground is also home to Roscommon Gaels GAA club. It consists of four stands, one covered with seating and the other three open terraces. It is located beside the county hospital on the Athlone Road in Roscommon Town. It replaced the former home to Roscommon, St. Coman's Park, in 1969.
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

**Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada** (pronounced [ˈpˠaːɾʲc ˈʃaːnʸ mˠak ˈdʲiəɾˠmˠədˠə]) is a GAA stadium in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. It is the home of Leitrim GAA's football and hurling teams. It was named for the Irish revolutionary Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. (As there was in the early 1960s some debate among Irish scholars as to whether the genitive case should be used in commemorative namings, the nominative form was used and has been retained, rather than what would now be generally regarded as the grammatically correct form, Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada.)

The stadium, opened in 1964, had a capacity of 17,000, with 3,000 seats. Following a national review of health and safety at GAA stadiums, that was reduced in 2011 to 9,331.

In 2006-07, a major renovation created a 3,000-seat covered stand providing an unrestricted view of the football field. Within the structure there were three levels: Under the stand: ground level - 4 dressing rooms (with treatment room, 12 to 15 person shower area and toilet facilities); referees' room; kitchen & dining area; public toilet facilities (wheelchair accessible); first aid area; plant room. Under the seated area: Middle Tier: drugs testing area; large meeting room; press office; 3 x additional offices; display/museum room; kitchen. Upper stand: radio commentary area; press area; indoor camera area.

Costing approximately 3 million euro, the renovation was funded by grants, government funding, and a "Get on the Team" initiative, which raised funds from the local community. The stand naming rights were then sold, and it is now called Ardán Mhic Shamhráin (using the genitive form).
Brendan Martin Cup

The **Brendan Martin Cup** is the name of the Cup that ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, it is the Ladies equivalent of the Sam Maguire Cup.

The cup is named after Brendan Martin, a native of Tullamore, County Offaly, who organised ladies' football games in the early 1970s and became one of the first treasurers of the newly founded Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Kerry are the most successful team in the Ladies' Championship. They have won the Brendan Martin Cup on 11 occasions. Cork are the current holders of the Brendan Martin Cup.
Fingal hurling team

The **Fingal hurling team** (Irish: *Foireann Iománaíochta Fhine Ghaill*) is an inter-county hurling team fielded by the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2008 that represents the Fingal region of north County Dublin. The team currently competes in the Kehoe Cup, Division 3A of the National Hurling League and the Nicky Rackard Cup. Fingal are currently managed by Mick Kennedy of the Fingallians club.
Hurley

A **hurley** (or *camán*) is a wooden stick used to hit a sliotar (leather ball) in the Irish sport of hurling. It measures between 45 and 100 cm (18 to 40 inches) long with a flattened, curved end (called the bas) which provides the striking surface. It is also used in camogie, the female equivalent sport.

## Overview

Hurleys are made from ash wood, the base of the tree near the root is the only part used and are usually bought from local craftsmen in Ireland (for about 20–50 euro), who still use traditional production methods.
Páirc Uí Rinn

**Páirc Uí Rinn** (pronounced [ˈpˠaːɾʲc iː ˈɾˠiːn̪ʲ], "Ring Park") is a stadium in Cork owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was formerly Flower Lodge, a soccer ground home to several Cork teams in the 20th century, named after a large house on whose grounds it was built.

Páirc Uí Rinn is the second-largest capacity GAA ground in County Cork, behind Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The current capacity of Páirc Uí Rinn is 16,440.
Aughrim County Ground

**Aughrim County Ground** is a GAA stadium in Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland. Aughrim, County Ground is the name of the home of Gaelic Games for County Wicklow (Gaelic football, Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football) team. The ground has a capacity of about 10,000. The name "O'Byrne Park" was occasionally used in the past, but this has never been the official name: this mistake that came about because of the Irish name for the local village of Aughrim, "Aughrim of the O'Byrnes" (Eachdhruim Uí Bhroin)
Longford GAA

The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Luúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae an Longfort*) or **Longford GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford. The county board is also responsible for the Longford inter-county teams.
List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals

The **All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals** are played to determine which teams will contest the All-Ireland Hurling Final. They are the penultimate phase of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, a hurling competition contested by the top twelve teams in Ireland. The semi-finals are usually contested at Croke Park, however, some semi-finals, most likely replays, have been played at alternative venues.

## See also

* List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals
Wexford Park

**Innovate Wexford Park** is a GAA stadium in Wexford, Ireland. It is the home of Wexford GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams. After a recent development the ground has a capacity of about 25,000. It is located in the Clonard area on the outskirts of Wexford Town, and although the ground does not have floodlights it regularly hosts evening matches during the brighter summer months. In 2015 a local technology company, Innovate Business Technology, signed a deal for the naming rights to the stadium. The new name unveiled was Innovate Wexford Park.
Croke Park

**Croke Park** (Irish: *Páirc an Chrócaigh*, IPA: [ˈpaːɾʲc ən̪ˠ ˈxɾˠoːkˠə]) is a GAA stadium located in Dublin, Ireland. Named in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke it is often called Croker by some GAA followers in Dublin, it serves both as the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

Since 1884 the site has been used primarily by the GAA to host Gaelic games, most notably the annual All-Ireland finals in football and hurling. Both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics, as well as numerous music concerts by major international acts, have been held in the stadium. During the construction of the Aviva Stadium, Croke Park hosted games played by the Ireland national rugby union team team and the Republic of Ireland national football team. In June 2012, the stadium was used to host the closing ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress during which Pope Benedict XVI gave an address over video link to approximately eighty thousand people.

Following a redevelopment programme started in the 1990s, Croke Park has a capacity of 82,300, making it the third largest stadium in Europe, and the largest not usually used for association football.
Gaelic Park

'**The Gaelic Park Sports Centre** (Irish: *Páirc na nGael*), often abbreviated **Gaelic Park**, is a multi-purpose outdoor athletics facility, located at West 240th Street and Broadway in Riverdale, Bronx, in the U.S. state of New York. Since 1926 the grounds has been used as the venue for Gaelic sports in New York, and since its purchase by Manhattan College in 1991 it has hosted numerous American college athletic events.
Ladies' Gaelic Football Association

The **Ladies' Gaelic Football Association** (Irish: *Cumann Peil Gael na mBan*) is the organisation which promotes and regulates ladies' Gaelic football in the Republic of Ireland.

The association has also selected the Ireland women's international rules football team, which will play the Australia women's international rules football team in international rules football for the first time in 2006.

## History

Many dates are suggested for the foundation of the Association. It is understood that a parish league was in operation in Corr an Chláir as far back as 1926. It is accepted officially, however, that the Association was founded in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary on 18 July 1974, almost 90 years since the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the same hotel. The first Championship Trophy (the Brendan Martin Cup was contested in Autumn of the year 1974. Eight counties — Roscommon, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Kerry, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary — participated in the inaugural set of games, and Tipperary won the championship.

Gradually, the number of competing counties increased. In 1982 the Association received recognition for the first time as a body independent of the GAA. At the beginning of the 1990s, counties which were not already registered joined the organisation and games are currently played in all counties in Ireland. Ladies' Gaelic football is now also played in the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia, mostly among members of the Irish diaspora.

## Structure

The Association has a similar structure to the GAA in that there are clubs, provincial councils, county boards, and a Central Council. The organisation has an annual convention where representatives from all clubs, counties and provinces come together for a weekend. Representatives of clubs in other countries are also in attendance. It is at this convention that the Association's officials are elected every year and where the president is elected every three years. The current president is Marie Hickey.
Yorkshire GAA

The **Yorkshire Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA) or **Yorkshire GAA**, is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Yorkshire. The county board is also responsible for the Yorkshire inter-county teams. With Scotland, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, London and **Yorkshire**, the board makes up the British Provincial Board.
Roscommon GAA

The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael*, *Coiste Chontae Ros Comáin*) or **Roscommon GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Roscommon. The county board is also responsible for the Roscommon inter-county teams.
Australasia GAA

The **Australasia County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA), or **Australasian GAA**, or **Gaelic Football & Hurling Association of Australasia** is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games all across Australasia. It is also responsible for Australasian inter-state matches, primarily conducted in an annual weeklong tournament. The association is made up of the Australian state associations of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, and the New Zealand associations of Auckland and Wellington.
New York GAA

The **New York County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Nua Eabhrac*), or **New York GAA**, is one of the county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the New York metropolitan area. The county board is also responsible for the New York inter-county teams.
Dual player

**Dual player** or **dual star** is a term used in Gaelic games which typically describes a male player who plays both Gaelic football and hurling or, if a female player, a player of ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. The player does not necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports. The number of dual stars at county level has decreased recently due to the increasing demands placed upon the best players of both sports.
Pearse Park (Longford)

**Pearse Park** is a GAA stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Lonford's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground originally had a capacity of 18,000, however in November 2011, this was cut to 8,000 for health and safety reasons. As of 2012, the name of the stadium has been updated; with capacity of "10,000", it is now referred to as Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, due to sponsorship with Glennon Brothers.

On 4 June 2006, Dublin defeated Longford by two points at Pearse Park, the last time Dublin have played a Championship match away from Croke Park.
Gaelic games

**Gaelic Games** are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Gaelic football and hurling are the two main games. Other games organised by the GAA include Gaelic handball and rounders.

Women's versions of hurling and football are also played: camogie, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, and ladies' Gaelic football, organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. While women's versions are not organised by the GAA, they are closely associated with it.

Today, Gaelic games are the most popular games in Ireland in terms of supporter attendances at senior games. Despite an economic downturn, attendances in 2009 were up 11% on 2008.

## Gaelic football

*Further information: Gaelic football*

Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by driving the ball through the goals, known as a goal or by kicking the ball over the bar, this is known as a point. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins. The female version of the game is known as ladies' Gaelic football and is very similar to the men's game with a few minor rule changes.

## Hurling

*Further information: Hurling*

Hurling is a stick and ball game played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by driving the ball through the goals or putting the ball over the bar and thereby scoring a point. Three points is the equivalent of a goal. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins. It is over three-thousand years old, and is said to be the world's fastest field game, combining skills from lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball in a hard-hitting, highly skilled game. The female version of the game is known as camogie and is very similar to hurling with a few minor rule changes. It was founded in 1832.

## Gaelic handball

*Further information: Gaelic handball*

Gaelic handball is a game where two players use their hands to return a ball against a wall. The game is similar to American handball. There are three codes of handball; 60x30, 40x20 and One Wall. One Wall handball is the most popular international version of handball with it being played in over 30 countries. It is hoped that this version of handball will soon become an Olympic sport. The sport of handball is governed by GAA Handball in Ireland.

## Rounders

*Further information: Rounders*

Rounders is a bat and ball game which is played in Ireland; a similar version is played in England. Rounders is the least popular of the GAA Gaelic games and is organised by a sub division of the GAA known as the Rounders Council of Ireland. It is similar to softball.

## Other Gaelic games

Other Gaelic games such as Gaelic athletics have nearly or completely died out, When founded the GAA organised a number of Gaelic athletics competitions but passed the responsibility to the National Athletic and Cycling Association in 1922. Tailteann Games with Gaelic athletics where held until 1932.
Gaelic handball

**Gaelic handball** (known in Ireland simply as **handball**; Irish: *liathróid láimhe*) is a sport played in Ireland where players hit a ball with a hand or fist against a wall in such a way as to make a shot the opposition cannot return, and that may be played with two (singles) or four players (doubles). The sport is similar to American handball (a related and almost identical game), Basque pelota, racquetball and squash. It is one of the four Gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). In 2009, Irish Handball was rebranded as GAA Handball.
Asian GAA

The **Asian Gulf Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA), or **Asian GAA** is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games across Asia-Pacific & Gulf Regions other than Australia and New Zealand which are under the auspices of Australasia County board. The county board is also responsible for Asia inter county teams.
Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or **Kerry GAA**) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry. The county board is also responsible for the Kerry inter-county teams. Kerry’s senior men’s football team have won the most All Ireland Senior Football Championships with 37 titles under their belt.
Canadian GAA

The **Canadian GAA** is responsible for Gaelic games all across Canada. It has the same status as one of the county boards of Ireland and is one of over thirty regional GAA executive boards throughout the world. The board is responsible for Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams in Canada.
O'Connor Park

**O'Connor Park** (Irish: *Páirc Uí Conaire*) is a GAA stadium in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. It is one of the principal grounds of the Offaly GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground was opened in 1934, and currently has a capacity of 20,000.

The ground currently consists of a covered stand on one side of the pitch, with terracing on the other three. A stand was built in 1991, but replaced by the current structure in 2006. The stand (currently known as the 'New Stand' pending decision on a new name) was completed in 2006. It seats 7,000 people and also includes a press box and a special section for wheelchair users. Its 10 sections are each split horizontally with green, white and yellow colour seats (the colours of Offaly GAA), with the words 'Uíbh Fhailí' (the Irish for Offaly) spelt out across the stand's white section. At the same time as the stand was being constructed, improvements were also made in the terracing on the opposite side of the pitch, allowing it to comfortably hold 8,000 people. Plans are ongoing to further develop the ground and provide floodlights, improved dressing rooms, toilet facilities and a TV camera room on the terrace side of the ground.

The ground is owned by Tullamore GAA club, but was leased out by the Offaly County Board for 35 years in 2002 for use in inter-county matches.
Sliotar

A **sliotar** or **sliothar** (Irish pronunciation: [ʃlʲɪt̪ˠəɾˠ]) is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball, consisting of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together. Sometimes called a "dust" or "hurling ball", it resembles a baseball with more pronounced stitching. It is used in the Gaelic games of hurling, camogie, and rounders.
The Double

**The Double** is a term in Gaelic games that refers to a county winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year. Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor or under-21 levels are also often referred to as doubles. Similarly, the winning of the All-Ireland and the National League titles in the same year may also be referred to as **the Double**, albeit an inferior one.

## The Double

Only two counties have achieved this rare distinction at Senior level, both on two separate occasions:

## National League-All-Ireland double

This is a much more common double.

Key

## Near Doubles

A great many sides over the years have come close to winning the coveted senior double but narrowly failed to do so by losing one or both of the championships at the end of the season.

The full list of these teams:

* Wexford in 1890, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1892, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Cork in 1893, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Cork in 1894, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1894, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Dublin in 1896, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* London in 1901, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* London in 1902, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* London in 1903, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1906, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Cork in 1907, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1908, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Wexford in 1918, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Dublin in 1920, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1921, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Dublin in 1924, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Galway in 1925, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Dublin in 1934, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* Dublin in 1942, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
* Cork in 1956, hurling championship runners-up/football championship runners-up
* Offaly in 1981, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Cork in 1999, hurling championship winners/football championship runners-up
* Galway in 2001, hurling championship runners-up/football championship winners
Hertfordshire GAA

The **Hertfordshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA) or **Hertfordshire GAA** is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Hertfordshire. The county board is also responsible for the Hertfordshire inter-county teams. With Scotland, Warwickshire, Lancashire, **Hertfordshire**, London and Yorkshire, the board makes up the British Provincial Board.
Wicklow GAA

The Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Cill Mhantáin*) or **Wicklow GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wicklow. The county board is also responsible for the Wicklow inter-county teams.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh

**Páirc Uí Chaoimh** (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠaːɾʲc iː ˈxiːvʲ]) is a GAA stadium in Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland, which opened in 1976, on the site of the original Cork Athletic Grounds.

Primarily used as a venue for Gaelic games, it has been used to host Cork GAA's home league and championship games in both Gaelic football and hurling. The finals of both the Cork senior hurling and football championships have routinely been held at the venue. It has also hosted concerts by Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, U2, The Stone Roses and Oasis, as well as the annual Siamsa Cois Laoi festival.

Designed by Horgan and Lynch, the stadium had an original capacity of 50,288. This capacity was progressively reduced because of safety regulations, and before the commencement of redevelopment works in 2015, it had a capacity of 32,550. As of May 2015, the stadium is closed for demolition and redevelopment works.
Fatso McFadden

## Relevant Pages

**Fatso McFadden** is one of the supporting protagonists/anti-heroes of *Jade and Casper*, the fanfiction based on the 1995 *Casper* film. He is one of the members of the Ghostly Trio. He is the brother of Stretch and Stinkie, JT and Marie McFadden and paternal uncle of Venus, Casper and Jade McFadden and maternal uncle of Spooky.
Walsh Park

**Walsh Park** (Irish: *Páirc Breathnach*) is a GAA stadium in Waterford, Ireland named after Willie Walsh, a well-known referee and long time campaigner for Gaelic games in Waterford It is one of the two homes of the Waterford Gaelic football and hurling teams, the other being Fraher Field in Dungarvan. The ground currently has a capacity of 17,000. In 2005 it was announced that almost €4 million was to be spent upgrading the venue.
O'Moore Park

**O'Moore Park** (Irish: *Páirc Uí Mhórdha*) is a GAA stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is the home of the Laois Gaelic football and hurling teams.

Although it may have been in use as a GAA ground since 1888, and was acquired by Maryborough GAA Club in 1908, it was not purchased as the county grounds until 1917, becoming then one of the first grounds acquired by a county board (just six years after the purchase of Croke Park).

The ground has a capacity of about 27,000. Its pitch is one of Ireland's best under weather. It is the venue for many club and county matches, particularly since the installation of floodlights. It is frequently used as a neutral stadium for inter-county matches not involving Laois. It is located 0.5 km from Portlaoise town centre on the N80 road (Abbeyleix road).

The stand has blue seats alternating with white seats to spell out "Laois Laois".
Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na hIarmhí*) or **Westmeath GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath. The county board is also responsible for the Westmeath inter-county teams.
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South Down GAA

**South Down GAA** (Irish: *An Dún Theas*) is a GAA club based in South Down.

## History

In 2007, the GAA announced that a hurling team from "South Down" (i.e. excluding the Ards peninsula) would compete in parallel to the main Down team, to encourage hurling in an area of growing population where the game has not been strong. While players from all of Down were eligible for the main Down team, Ards players could not play for South Down. The new team competed in the National Hurling League 2008, recording their first win by beating Cavan at Ballela, scoring 4-15 to Cavan's 0-9. South Down then competed in the Nicky Rackard Cup 2008 and in the Lory Meagher Cup until 2011.
Gaelic games county colours

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The **county colours** of an Irish county are the colours of the kit worn by that county's representative team in the inter-county competitions of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The most important of these are the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Fans attending matches often wear replica jerseys, and wave flags and banners in the county colours. In the build-up to a major match, flags and bunting are flown or hung from cars, buildings, telegraph poles, and other fixtures across the county, especially in those regions where GAA support is strong.

Where a county's jersey is multi-coloured, these are the county colours. Where the jersey is a single colour, the colour of the shorts is also included. Shorts were formerly always white, but some counties adopted coloured shorts from the 1960s, such as Dublin's now familiar navy blue.

## Flags

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While each county council has a coat of arms, there are no official county flags. Flags with the GAA county colours serve as de facto county flags. However, there are no standardised formats for these, except Kildare whose flag, like their kit, is all-white. Typically, flags are formed as vertical bicolours or tricolours. Usually, the major colour is nearer the hoist. Moreover, horizontal stripes are used by some individuals. (This is common in County Offaly, where vertical county colours might be mistaken for the flag of Ireland; however other Offaly fans deliberately exploit this double significance.)

Flags with checkerboard, repeating stripes, and other patterns are also found. In recent years, flags have been commercially produced which feature the county's GAA logo on the flag. These logos are sometimes based on the official county coat-of-arms, but some have been replaced with unrelated designs. Fans may also wave other flags of the appropriate colours. For example, among the red-and-white flags used by individual Cork GAA supporters have been the flag of Canada and the ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. As Cork is nicknamed the "Rebel County", its fans have also flown the Rebel Flag of the American Civil War. With the Blue and Gold flags used by individual Tipperary GAA supporters, there has been the Flag of Sweden and the Flag of Ukraine. Mayo fans have used the flags of Italy, Portugal and Bangladesh. Kerry supporters have been seen to wave Brazilian flags due to the similar colours and fact that Brazil have always dominated soccer while Kerry are considered the "Brazil of Gaelic Football" due to their enormous success at the sport.

## Britain

The British Provincial Board is responsible for seven areas of Britain that are treated as "counties" by the GAA. Their representative teams naturally have standard kit colours like the Irish counties.

## Other

The New York County Board is responsible for Gaelic games in the New York metropolitan area, recognised as a "county" by the GAA.
Provincial championships

A **Provincial Championship** occurs in the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. There are four Provincial councils in Ireland; Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster as well as councils outside Ireland such as that which covers Britain.

## Broadcasting rights

Setanta Sports broadcasts live Provincial championships matches in Australia. Setanta Sports also provides matches from the Provincial championships in Asia.

## See also

* Hurling
	+ Ulster Championship
	+ Munster Championship
	+ Leinster Championship
	+ Connacht Championship
* Gaelic football
	+ Ulster Championship
	+ Munster Championship
	+ Leinster Championship
	+ Connacht Championship
North American GAA

The **North American County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA) (Irish: *Cumann Luthchleas Gael na Meiriceá Thuaidh*) or **North American GAA** is one of the boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the United States, excluding the New York metropolitan region, which is under the control of the New York GAA. The board is also responsible for the American inter-county teams in the United States outside of New York City. It is referred to as a 'County Board' because it sits at the same level in the GAA hierarchy as the County Boards in Ireland, even though its geographical area is much larger than an actual county.
Parnell Park

**Parnell Park** is a GAA stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of 13,499. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, Gaelic football, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams at all levels of competition.

The ground is used by Dublin's inter-county teams mainly during home National Football League matches and as a training ground, with major NFL and All-Ireland Championship games normally played in Croke Park. However, All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Railway Cup, Dublin county championships and other competitions also take place in Parnell Park every year.

Parnell Park also serves as the headquarters of the Dublin County Board.
Casement Park

**Casement Park** (Irish: *Páirc Mhic Asmaint*) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home to the Antrim football and hurling teams. Located on the Andersonstown Road in the west of the city, and named after the Republican revolutionary Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), the ground has a capacity of 32,600.
Antrim GAA

The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Aontroma*) or **Antrim GAA** is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams.
Leinster GAA

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

* **Carlow**
* **Dublin**
* **Kildare**
* **Kilkenny**
* **Laois**
* **Longford**
* **Louth**
* **Meath**
* **Offaly**
* **Westmeath**
* **Wexford**
* **Wicklow**

## Hurling

Kilkenny are the most successful team in Leinster hurling having won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on 70 occasions as of 2015.

## Gaelic football

Dublin head the roll of honour in football having won 54 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2015.

## 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

* Leinster Senior Football Championship
* Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
* Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
* Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
* Leinster Minor Football Championship
* Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
* Leinster Junior Football Championship
* Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
* Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship
* O'Byrne Cup
* Walsh Cup
* Kehoe Cup

### Club

* Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
* Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
* Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
* Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
* Leinster Junior Club Football Championship
* Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
* Leinster Minor Club Football Championship

## Past Chairmen

* James Nowlan - 1900 - 1904
* John Fitzgerald - 1905 - 1908
* Dan McCarthy - 1909 - 1910, 1919 - 1921
* John J Hogan - 1911 - 1918
* Patrick D. Breen - 1922 - 1923
* Bob O'Keeffe - 1924 - 1935
* Sean Robbins - 1936 - 1938
* Seamus Flood - 1939 - 1941
* Michael Kehoe - 1942 - 1944
* Fintan Brennan - 1945 - 1947
* Tom Walsh - 1948 - 1950
* Jack Fitzgerald - 1951 - 1953
* Dr. J. J. Stuart - 1954 - 1956
* Hugh Byrne - 1957 - 1959
* Brendan Breathnach - 1960 - 1962
* Liam Geraghty - 1963 - 1965
* Bob Aylward - 1966 - 1968
* Jack Conroy - 1969 -1971
* Tom Loftus - 1972 - 1974
* Jimmy Roche - 1975 - 1977
* Paddy Buggy - 1978 - 1980
* John Dowling - 1981 - 1983
* Peadar Kearney - 1984 - 1986
* Jack Boothman - 1987 - 1989
* Jimmy Gray - 1990 - 1992
* Albert Fallon - 1993 - 1995
* Jim Berry - 1996 - 1998
* Seamus Aldridge - 1999 -
Cusack Park (Ennis)

**Cusack Park** (*Páirc Uí Chíosóg* in Irish) is a GAA stadium in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is the home of the Clare Gaelic football and hurling teams.

Named after the founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Michael Cusack, the ground has had a capacity of about 28,000 (mostly terraced), but following a 2011 safety review, the certified capacity was reduced to 14,864.

Three sides of the ground are terraced, the two areas behind the goals and one terraced length of the pitch which is also covered.

In 2006 there were media reports of substantial offers from property developers to buy the stadium and relocate it to a new 42,000 capacity site outside the town centre. By 2009 it appeared unlikely given the market conditions that this would happen, and in 2009-12, Clare GAA invested over €500,000 in refurbishment works including drainage, fencing and the erection of a new stand. In 2015, a major renovation started.

The finals of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and the Clare Senior Football Championship are held each year in the stadium.
British GAA

The **British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (Irish: *Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine*) or **British GAA** is the only provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Great Britain. The board is also responsible for the British Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football inter-county teams.

## Constituent counties

* **Gloucestershire**
* **Hertfordshire**
* **Lancashire**
* **London**
* **Scotland**
* **Warwickshire**
* **Yorkshire**
Warwickshire GAA

The **Warwickshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA) (or **Warwickshire GAA**) is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Warwickshire. The county board is also responsible for the Warwickshire inter-county teams. With Scotland, **Warwickshire**, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, London and Yorkshire, the board makes up the British Provincial Board.
Austin Stack Park

**Austin Stack Park** is a GAA stadium in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the stadiums of Kerry GAA's Gaelic football and the stadium of the hurling team.

The ground was named after Austin Stack, an Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland winning Kerry Gaelic football team of 1904. It is located in the centre of Tralee. It hosts many Kerry GAA home games, mostly football league games and both league and championship hurling. The County Championship football and hurling finals are normally held here.
Scotland GAA

The **Scotland Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association** (GAA) or Scotland GAA (Irish: *Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hAlba*) is one of the county boards of the GAA outwith Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Scotland. The county board is also responsible for the Scottish inter-county teams. With **Scotland**, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, London and Yorkshire, the board makes up the British Provincial Board.
USB Pic Prog V1.1

# Installing USBPicProg software

To program any PIC IC using Elementz USBPICPROG follow the given steps.

## Working in Windows OS

* Install the USBPICPROG software
* Install the required drivers for the device. The software available here: USBPic Programmer software.
* Connect the USBPICPROG to the USB of host PC using USB A-to-B cable.
* Open Device Manager to check whether USBPICPROG is detected.

If detected successfully we can see the usbpicprog.org symbol in the device manager as shown below

## Working in Linux OS

On successful connection the IC model will be displayed at the bottom right corner of the status bar.

Refer the figure for example.

For programming the ICs, instructions are as follows,

Open the hex file using

**File –> Open**

**Action –> Program**

Important: Make sure user click the Run button to run the target. Otherwise, the program will not run right away if no external power is connected to the module.

# Connecting to target

* Connect the respective pins of the USB PICPROG to the PIC IC that is to be programmed. If you are using a breadboard for connecting the wires, care must be taken to ensure that the VPP/MCLR pin is connected to the VDD by a resistance(10K).

* Or you can use Elementz USBPICPROG flasher for easy and carefree programming.

* After completing the connection connect the USBPICPROG to the computer using a USB cable and open the USBPICPROG Software.

* Now we can see the window as in above showing “usbpicporg connected” at the bottom right corner.

* If you have checked the “**Auto detect on connect**” in the **Options--> preferences**, then the PIC IC to be programmed will be automatically detected. Or you can check whether it has been detected using **Actions--> auto detect**. Wait for a few seconds for the IC to be detected. Then we can see the IC make at the bottom right corner of the window.

* Now to program the IC open the .hex file to be loaded as **File-->Open-->“example”.hex** (where example.hex is the program you want to load in to the IC) and click open.

* The program will be uploaded to the PIC IC now. If you have checked the verify after programming column in Options-->preferences then a verification process also happens after programming. And if the programming is successful then “Verification successful” dialogue appears.
Ladies' Gaelic football

**Ladies' Gaelic football** (Irish: *Peil Ghaelach na mBan*) is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and co-ordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. The sport originated in Ireland and is most popular there, although it is played in other countries, often by members of the Irish diaspora.