13-614: Connacht GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Chonnacht) or formally the Connacht Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association is the governing body for Gaelic games that are played in the province of Connacht , Ireland . It performs a supervisory and appeal role for the five County Boards within the province (listed below). Anomalously, it also exercises its functions for an additional two county boards that are not located in
26-492: A 4–15 to 1–15 All-Ireland semi-final win over Offaly in 1989. The final was one of the poorest on record, as stage fright overcame the Antrim team. It was no flash in the pan: Antrim failed by just two points against Kilkenny in the 1991 All-Ireland semi-final. Antrim qualified for the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup final . On 12 August 2024, Antrim officials appointed Davy Fitzgerald as the senior team's manager, for two years, with
39-597: A provincial council for clubs and the three county teams in North America. 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
52-524: 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
65-652: 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) Setanta Sports broadcasts live provincial championships matches in Australia. Setanta Sports also provides matches from
78-761: The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League . It also contests the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship when the competition is run, winning the latest title in 2017 . Antrim's home ground is Casement Park , Belfast . The team's manager is Davy Fitzgerald . The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 2017, but has never won
91-572: The province of Connacht in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup . The Connact provincial team usually consists of 14 or 15 Galway players and perhaps one or two from the other counties. There is currently no Connacht hurling championship but the Connacht GAA board has had Senior and Junior Hurling Championships in the past. The game is very strong in Galway but much weaker in
104-746: The All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League. The team is nicknamed the Saffrons , the Saffron men or the Glensmen . Antrim is the only Ulster county to appear in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) final, the first of which was in 1943 losing to Cork and the second was in 1989 losing to Tipperary . In 1943 Antrim defeated both Galway (by 7–0 to 6–2) and Kilkenny (by 3–3 to 1–6) in
117-506: 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. The ultimate goal of Gaelic Games Europe (the European county board) is to become a provincial council. Gaelic games in North America acts as
130-940: The old Corrigan Park, but disappointed in the All-Ireland against Cork . Two years previously, Antrim had been graded Junior a year before, and had been beaten by Down in the Ulster final. It was only competing in the Senior Championship because the Junior grade was abolished. Antrim hurlers featured strongly in Ulster Railway cup final appearances in 1945, 1993 and 1995. In hurling, the progression that began with Loughgiel's success at club hurling level in 1983 (with players like 15-stone goalkeeper Niall Patterson) culminated in an All-Ireland final appearance in 1989 . Antrim's first All-Star, Ciaran Barr starred in
143-562: The other four counties of the province. The Connacht camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie , the Gael Linn Cup on four occasions in 1973 , 1974 , 2000 and 2008 . The Connacht provincial junior camogie team has won the Gael Linn Trophy on four occasions in 1981 , 1995 , 2006 and 2009 . Province (Gaelic games)#Provincial councils A province
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#1732802403049156-494: The province: London and New York . Teams from these administrative areas play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship . The Connacht provincial football team represents the province of Connacht in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup . Players from the following county teams represent Connacht: Galway , Leitrim , Mayo , Roscommon and Sligo . The Connacht provincial hurling team represents
169-460: The provincial championships in Asia. Football This Gaelic games -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Antrim county hurling team The Antrim county hurling team represents Antrim GAA , the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , in the Gaelic sport of hurling . The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions;
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