Leinster GAA

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Leinster GAA

Irish:

Cúige Laighin

Location:

East

Number of counties:

Province Colours:

Green and white

Major Grounds:

Croke Park
Nowlan Park
O'Moore Park
Dr. Cullen Park

Top counties:
-Hurling:
-Football:

Kilkenny
Dublin

Interprovincial Championship wins:
-Hurling:
-Football:

24
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The Leinster Council is the governing body for 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.

1 Constituent counties
2 Hurling
3 Gaelic football
4 Competitions
- 4.1 County
- 4.2 Club
5 External links

[edit] Constituent counties

[edit] Hurling

Kilkenny are the most successful team in Leinster hurling having won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on 62 occasions as of 2006. They are also the reigning Leinster champions following their 0-22 to 1-16 victory over Wexford in Croke Park.

[edit] Gaelic football

Dublin head the roll of honour in football having won 46 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2006. They are also the reigning champions following a 1-15 to 0-9 victory over Offaly in Croke Park.

[edit] Competitions

[edit] County

[edit] Club

[edit] External links

Leinster Council website

Gaelic Athletic Association (2006)
National Football League
Division 1	A	Cork \| Dublin \| Fermanagh \| Kerry \| Mayo \| Monaghan \| Offaly \| Tyrone
Division 1	B	Armagh \| Derry \| Down \| Galway \| Kildare \| Laois \| Meath \| Wexford
Division 2	A	Carlow \| Clare \| Donegal \| Leitrim \| London \| Longford \| Roscommon \| Westmeath
Division 2	B	Antrim \| Cavan \| Limerick \| Louth \| Sligo \| Tipperary \| Waterford \| Wicklow
National Hurling League
Division 1	A	Clare \| Cork \| Down \| Offaly \| Waterford \| Wexford
Division 1	B	Antrim \| Galway \| Kilkenny \| Laois \| Limerick \| Tipperary
Division 2	A	Carlow \| Derry \| Dublin \| Meath \| Roscommon \| Wicklow
Division 2	B	Kerry \| Kildare \| London \| Mayo \| Westmeath
Division 3	A	Donegal \| Leitrim \| Louth \| Monaghan \| Sligo
Division 3	B	Armagh \| Cavan \| Fermanagh \| Longford \| Tyrone
Connacht \| Leinster \| Munster \| Ulster \| Third level