Province (Gaelic games)

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A province is a geographic region within Gaelic games, consisting of several counties of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and originally based on the historic four provinces of Ireland as they were set in 1610.

A 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 its region. This region consists of several county boards. Listed below are the five existing provincial councils (four of which are on the island of Ireland). The British GAA is the fifth provincial council. To the right is a map showing the location of the provinces of Ireland, i.e. north, south, east, west. Another map below it indicates Britain in relation to Ireland.

Leinster

Connacht

Ulster

Munster

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Provinces of Ireland

• Connacht
• Leinster
• Munster
• Ulster
• Britain^[1]

The ultimate goal of Gaelic Games Europe (the European county board) is to become a provincial council.

Gaelic games in North America acts as a provincial council for clubs and the three county teams in North America.

• Connacht Senior Football Championship
• Leinster Senior Football Championship
• Munster Senior Football Championship
• Ulster Senior Football Championship

• Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

A provincial championship is a competition in which counties compete against rival counties from the same province. All 4 Provinces of Ireland organise a provincial championship in both codes. However, there is variation. For instance, Antrim and Galway have competed in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship despite not being from Leinster. This is due to the strength of their teams with respect to other counties in their province. Teams representing London GAA, though based in Britain, have competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship and Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (e.g. in 2010).

List of all provincial changes (years in province)

• Antrim Hurling (Leinster 2009-)
• Galway Hurling (Leinster 2009-)
• London Hurling (Leinster 2014-2015)
• Kerry Hurling (Leinster 2016-2017)
• Galway Hurling (Munster 1959-1969)
• London Hurling (Ulster 1998-2010)
• New York Hurling (Ulster 2000-2006)
• London Football (Connacht 1975-)
• New York Football (Connacht 1999-)

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

Football

#	County	Wins	Runners-up	Most Recent Win	Most Recent Final
1	Kerry	84	24	2023	2023
2	Dublin	62	23	2023	2023
3	Galway	49	34	2023	2023
4	Mayo	48	34	2021	2021
5	Cavan	40	23	2020	2020
6	Cork	37	54	2012	2021
7	Roscommon	24	25	2019	2022
8	Meath	21	22	2010	2020
9	Monaghan	16	12	2015	2021
	Tyrone	16	7	2021	2021
11	Armagh	14	21	2008	2023
12	Kildare	13	23	2000	2022
13	Down	12	15	1994	2017
14	Donegal	10	14	2019	2022
	Tipperary	10	18	2020	2020
	Wexford	10	16	1945	2011
	Antrim	10	9	1951	2009
	Offaly	10	9	1997	2006
18	Derry	9	10	2023	2023
19	Louth	8	15	1957	2023
21	Laois	6	15	2003	2018
22	Sligo	3	16	2007	2023
	Kilkenny	3	5	1911	1922
24	Clare	2	13	1992	2023
	Leitrim	2	9	1994	2000
26	Limerick	1	13	1896	2022
	Waterford	1	9	1898	1960
	Westmeath	1	4	2004	2016
	Carlow	1	2	1944	1944
	Longford	1	1	1968	1968
31	Fermanagh	0	6	-	2018
	Wicklow	0	1	-	1897
	London	0	1	-	2013

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