Gaelic games competitions are competitive events, organised either by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) on its own or in association with other organisations in which Gaelic games or a set of compromise rules are played.
Tailteann Cup – Tier 2 inter-county competition. For counties eliminated in the early stages of the All-Ireland Championship and/or unable to be promoted to Division 2 or above of the League. Commenced in 2022.
National Football League – Played in spring, contested by representative county teams. Teams are divided into four divisions based on their performances from the previous year.
Jim McGuigan Cup – League competition for county minor (U17) teams in Ulster plus Sligo. Games are played in March and April.
Tommy Murphy Cup (defunct) – Secondary competition for teams knocked out of the early rounds of the All-Ireland Senior Championship, it was abolished in 2008.[3]
Owen Treacy Cup (defunct) – Winners of Tommy Murphy Cup v North American select team, it was only played once in 2006.
Christy Ring Cup – Tier 3 (was Tier 2 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
Nicky Rackard Cup – Tier 4 (was Tier 3 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
Lory Meagher Cup – Tier 5 (was Tier 4 prior to 2018) inter-county competition.
National Hurling League – Played in spring, Contested by teams selected from all the clubs within a county. Teams are divided into six divisions based on their performances from the previous year. Top 2 teams from each division enter a knockout phase.
The four major divisions of the North American GAA each have a divisional championship in each code and each grade. Divisional winners, and sometimes runners-up, go on to the North American finals which are played over the Labor Day weekend in September.
