View source for British GAA

{{Short description|Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}}

{{More citations needed|date=December 2022}}{{Infobox Gaelic games province
| province     = Britain GAA
| image        = 
| irish        = An Bhreatain
| location     = 
| counties     =7 
| colours      = 
| grounds      = [[McGovern Park]]<br />[[Páirc na hÉireann]]<br />[[Old Bedians]]
| pro hurling  =No championship 
| pro football =[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]] and [[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]] (5 each) 
| AI hurling  =[[London GAA|London]] (1) 
| AI football =None 
| RC hurling   =0 
| RC football  =0 
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| website = [https://britain.gaa.ie/ britain.gaa.ie]
|county number=7}}
The '''British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association''' ({{langx|ga|Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beo.ie/alt-clg-na-breataine-suil-siar-agus-ar-aghaidh.aspx|title=CLG na Breataine - súil siar agus ar aghaidh|access-date=2012-05-28|publisher=Beo!|date=2010}}</ref> or '''Britain GAA''' is the only [[Province (Gaelic games)#Provincial councils|provincial council]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] outside the island of [[Ireland]], and is responsible for [[Gaelic games]] in [[Great Britain]]. The board is also responsible for the British [[Gaelic football]], [[hurling]], [[camogie]] and [[ladies' Gaelic football]] [[GAA county|inter-county]] teams.

[[London GAA|London]] compete in the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]], and in the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (as part of [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]]). In the [[National Hurling League]], London play in the tier 3 [[Christy Ring Cup]] while Warwickshire and [[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]] play in the tier 5 [[Lory Meagher Cup]].

The British Council is responsible for the seven [[GAA county|GAA counties]] of Britain: [[Gloucestershire GAA|Gloucestershire]], [[Hertfordshire GAA|Hertfordshire]], [[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]], [[London GAA|London]], [[Scotland GAA|Scotland]], Warwickshire and [[Yorkshire GAA|Yorkshire]]. The GAA counties cover wider areas than their names suggest; the Hertfordshire County Board, for example, oversees clubs in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire; Gloucestershire GAA reaches into South Wales, Warwickshire GAA includes Staffordshire and Birmingham, and so on. The most popular sport is [[Gaelic football]] and some clubs are dedicated only to that sport.

== County boards ==
{{Further|County board (Gaelic games)}}{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Gloucestershire GAA|Gloucestershire]]
*[[Hertfordshire GAA|Hertfordshire]]
*[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
*[[London GAA|London]]
*[[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
*[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
*[[Yorkshire GAA|Yorkshire]]
{{Div col end}}

==History==
The British Provincial Council was established by GAA Central Council in December 1926.<ref>{{Cite book |title=New perspectives on the Irish abroad: the silent people? |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2014 |isbn=9780739183717 |editor-last=Ó hAodha |editor-first=Mícheál |location=Lanham, Maryland |publication-date=2014 |pages=63-64 |language=en}}</ref>

The history of the London branch of the  [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) dates back to the 19th century. [[Sam Maguire]] started his career here.

The [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|old Wembley Stadium]] has played host to a number of [[Gaelic football]] and [[hurling]] games, the first taking place in 1958.

==Facilities==
While many British GAA games are played on council fields, there are some dedicated GAA grounds in Britain. The two main grounds are the [[Emerald GAA Grounds]] in [[Ruislip]], [[London]], and [[Páirc na hÉireann]] in [[Solihull]], near [[Birmingham]].{{fact|date=February 2025}}

==Hurling==
===Current hurling county teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |[[County (Gaelic games)|County]]
! rowspan="2" |Grounds
! colspan="2" |League
! colspan="2" |Championship
|-
!Grade
!Lvl
!Grade
!Lvl
|-
|[[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire county hurling team|Lancashire]]
|[[Old Bedians]]
|[[National Hurling League|Division 3B]]
|6
|[[Lory Meagher Cup]]
|5
|-
|[[File:Colours of London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London county hurling team|London]]
|[[McGovern Park]]
|[[National Hurling League|Division 2B]]
|4
|[[Christy Ring Cup]]
|3
|-
|[[File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Warwickshire county hurling team|Warwickshire]]
|[[Páirc na hÉireann]]
|[[National Hurling League|Division 3B]]
|6
|[[Lory Meagher Cup]]
|5
|}

==Football==

=== Competitions ===

==== Inter-county ====

* All-Britain Junior Football Championship

[[London GAA|London]] compete in the [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht championship]] and their 2nd team competes in the Britain championship.

==== Club ====

* All-Britain Junior Club Football Championship
The winners qualify for the [[All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship]].

===Current football county teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |[[County (Gaelic games)|County]]
! rowspan="2" |Grounds
! colspan="2" |Championship
!
!League
|-
!Grade
!Lvl
!
!Grade
|-
| [[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Gloucestershire GAA|Gloucestershire]]
|
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
| N / A
|-
| [[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Hertfordshire GAA|Hertfordshire]]
|
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
|N / A
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire county hurling team|Lancashire]]
|[[Old Bedians]]
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
|N / A
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London county hurling team|London]]
|[[McGovern Park]]
|[[Tailteann Cup]]
|2
|
|[[National Football League (Ireland)|Division 4]]
|-
| [[File:Colours_of_Fingal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
| N / A
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|[[Páirc na hÉireann]]
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
|N / A
|-
| [[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Yorkshire GAA|Yorkshire]]
|
|[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]
|3
|
|N / A
|}

==Competitions==
=== All-Britain Club Junior Football Championship ===

==== List of finals ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="3" |Winners
! colspan="3" |Runners-up
! rowspan="2" |Venue
|-
!County
!Club
!Score
!County
!Club
!Score
|-
|2022
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Glasgow Gaels GFC|Glasgow Gaels]]
|1-09
|
|St Brendan’s
|0-07
|
|-
|2021
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|St Brendans (Manchester)
|2-10
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|2-08
|[[McGovern Park]]
|-
|2020
| colspan="7" |No championship due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland]]
|-
|2019
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]] 
|[[Thomas McCurtains GAA|Thomas McCurtains]] (London)
|1-11
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Glasgow Gaels GFC|Glasgow Gaels]]
|0-07
|Beeston Rd, Leeds
|-
|2018
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|3-12
|
|Neasden Gaels
|2-12
|
|-
|2017
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|1-17
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|1-12
|
|-
|2016
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|1-19 (aet)
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchels (Liverpool)
|2-14
|
|-
|2015
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchels (Liverpool)
|2-08
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|0-08
|
|-
|2014
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchels (Liverpool)
|4-12
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|[[North London Shamrocks]]
|3-11
|
|-
|2013
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|'''John Mitchels (Liverpool)'''
|2-15
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|1-11
|
|-
|2012
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|[[St Peter's Manchester GAA|St Peter's Manchester]]
|'''2-17'''
|
|St. Colmcille's, Cardiff
|'''1-03'''
|
|-
|2011
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Yorkshire GAA|YOR]]
|Cuchullains (Newcastle)
|'''1-06'''
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)
|'''0-06'''
|
|-
|2010
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|[[St Peter's Manchester GAA|St Peter's Manchester]]
|3-12
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|2-04
|
|-
|2009
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|1-08
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)
|2-04
|
|-
|2008
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)
|1-09
|
|Tara
|1-04
|
|-
|2007
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|'''John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)'''
|'''2-10'''
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|[[Thomas McCurtains GAA|Thomas McCurtains]] (Lon)
|'''0-07'''
|
|-
|2006
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|[[Fulham Irish GAA Club|Fulham Irish]]
|'''1-11'''
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|Oisins
|'''0-11'''
|
|-
|2005
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|Harlesden Harps
|'''1-11'''
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|SCO]]
|[[Dunedin Connollys GFC|Dunedin Connollys]]
|'''0-11'''
|[[Old Bedians]]
|-
|2004
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]]
|[[St Peter's Manchester GAA|St Peter's Manchester]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2003
|
|
|
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|
|
|-
|2002
|
|
|
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|
|
|-
|2000
|
|
|
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|
|
|-
|1999
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Yorkshire GAA|YOR]]
|[[Hugh O'Neills GAA|Hugh O'Neills]]
|1–11
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|0–04
|
|-
|1997
|
|
|
|
|Southern Gaels, Bournemouth
|
|
|-
|1995
|
|
|
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|Sean McDermotts
|
|
|-
|1994
|[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|LAN]] 
|Oisins
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1989
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|Kingdom
|1–12
|
|St. Vincent's, Luton
|0–04
|
|-
|1988
|[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] WAR
|John Mitchel's
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1982
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Yorkshire GAA|YOR]]
|[[Hugh O'Neills GAA|Hugh O'Neills]]
|1–06
|[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|LON]]
|Parnells, London
| 0–08
|
|-
|1980
|
|Tara
|1–08
|[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Yorkshire GAA|YOR]]
|[[Hugh O'Neills GAA|Hugh O'Neills]]
|2–02
|
|-

|}
Note: this championship does not include London's senior champions since 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theirishworld.com/all-britain-junior-title-race-is-on/|title = The All-Britain junior title race is on|date = 16 October 2019}}</ref>

=== All-Britain Junior Football Championship ===
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==== Roll of honour ====
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Team
!Titles
!Runners-Up
!Years won
!Years runners-up
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
|[[File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|5
|7
|1968, 1969, 1973, 2006, 2021
|2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
|-
|[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|5
|2
|2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
|2007, 2009
|-
| rowspan="1" |2
|[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|London]]
|4
|5
|2007, 2009, 2022 ,2024
|2010, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2023
|-
| rowspan="1" |3
|[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|3
|0
|2015, 2017, 2018
| -
|-
|4
|[[File:Colours_of_Fingal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|2
|2
|2014, 2019
|2006, 2015
|-
|5
|[[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Gloucestershire GAA|Gloucestershire]]
|1
|0
|2008
| -
|-
|6
|[[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Hertfordshire GAA|Hertfordshire]]
|0
|1
| -
|2013
|}

==== List of finals ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="2" |Winners
! colspan="2" |Runners-Up
! rowspan="2" |Venue
|-
!County
!Score
!County
!Score
|-
|2024
|[[London GAA|London]]
|2-10 (16)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|0-10 (10)
|[[McGovern Park]], [[Ruislip]]
|-
|2023
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|1-18 (21) AET
|[[London GAA|London]]
|1-15 (18)
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|2022
|[[London GAA|London]]
|3-14 (23) 
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|3-08 (17)
|[[McGovern Park]], [[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|2021
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|1-10, 2–13 (19)
|[[London GAA|London]]
|0-13, 0-08 (8)
|[[McGovern Park]], [[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|- 
|2020
| colspan="5" |No Championship
|-
|2019
|[[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|3–12 (21)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|3–11 (20)
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|2018
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|6–12 (30)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|0–09 (9)
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na h'Eireann]]
|-
|2017
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|3–15 (24)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|1–06 (9)
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|2016
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|1–10 (13)
|[[London GAA|London]]
|2–06 (12)
|
|-
|2015
|[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]
|2-07 (13)
|[[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|0-08 (8) 
|[[Edinburgh]]
|-
|2014
|[[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|3–10 (19)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|2–07 (13)
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|2013
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|2-12 (18)
|[[Hertfordshire GAA|Hertfordshire]]
|1-11 (14)
|
|-
|2012
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|2–10 (16)
|[[London GAA|London]]
|0–10 (10)
|
|-
|2011
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|1–11 (14)
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|0–04 (4)
|
|-
|2010
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|0-16 (16) 
|[[London GAA|London]]
|1-06 (9)
|
|-
|2009
|[[London GAA|London]]
|2-06 (12) 
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|0-10 (10)
|
|-
|2008
|[[Gloucestershire GAA|Gloucestershire]]
|1-12 (15) 
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|0-06 (6)
|
|-
|2007
|[[London GAA|London]]
|0-11 (11)
|[[Lancashire GAA|Lancashire]]
|0-09 (9) 
|
|-
|2006
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|
|[[Scotland GAA|Scotland]]
|
|[[Páirc na hÉireann|Pairc na hEireann]]
|-
|1973
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|1969
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|1968
|[[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]
|
|
|
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://britain.gaa.ie/ Britain.gaa.ie]
*[http://www.hoganstand.com/UK/ British GAA on Hoganstand.com]
*[http://www.londongaa.org/ London GAA site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150812045728/http://clubgaa.ie/england/index.htm English clubs] (archived 2015)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060110012922/http://www.clubgaa.ie/wales/index.htm Welsh clubs] (archived 2006)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160201123330/http://www.clubgaa.ie/scotland/index.htm Scottish clubs] (archived 2016)

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