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.
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-21 Football Championship
- Leinster Minor Football Championship
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-21 Hurling Championship
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Club
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
- Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Grades
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
Governance
Past chairmen
- 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-