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Ulster GAA

Irish:	Cúige Uladh
Location:	Ulster
Number of counties:	9
Province colours:	Gold   Black
Major grounds:	Casement Park, Belfast St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Most All-Ireland titles
Hurling:	None
Football:	Down and Cavan (5 each)
Most provincial titles
Hurling:	Antrim (48)
Football:	Cavan (40)
Interprovincial Championship wins
Hurling:	0
Football:	28
Standard kit
Regular kit

The Ulster Council (Irish: Comhairle Uladh) is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in the city of Armagh.

The first Ulster GAA Convention was held on 22 March 1903 in Armagh. Belfast solicitor George Martin was elected as first president with L. F. O'Kane (Derry) as first secretary. Victor O'Nolan (Tyrone), the father of writer Flann O'Brien, was elected vice-president. Danny Murphy (Down) has been Ulster Council secretary and chief executive officer since 1998. Murphy is a former vice president of the GAA and president of Ulster GAA. On 4 July 2012, Murphy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Services to Sport and Community Relations.

County boards

• Antrim
• Armagh
• Cavan
• Derry
• Donegal
• Down
• Fermanagh
• Monaghan
• Tyrone

Football

Provincial team

The Ulster provincial football team represents the province of Ulster in Gaelic football. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

Players

Players from the following county teams represent Ulster: Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone.

Competitions

Inter-county

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Ulster Senior Football Championship		2022	Derry	8th	Donegal		2023
Dr McKenna Cup		2022	Monaghan	15th	Donegal		2023
Ulster Junior Football Championship		1986	Tyrone	3rd	Monaghan		TBD
Ulster Under-20 Football Championship		2022	Tyrone	15th	Cavan		2023
Ulster Minor Football Championship		2022	Tyrone	25th	Derry		2023
Dr Lagan Cup		1967	Donegal	4th			TBD

Club

All-time top scorers from Ulster county teams

As of 3 June 2008 according to the BBC.

Notes

• Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

All-time top goalscorers from Ulster county teams

As of 15 June 2008, according to the Sunday Tribune.

Notes:

• Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

Hurling

Provincial team

The Ulster provincial hurling team represents the province of Ulster in hurling. The team competes in the Railway Cup.

Players

Competitions

Inter-county

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship		2017	Antrim	57th	Down		TBD
Ulster Senior Hurling Shield		2017	Derry	1st	Tyrone		TBD
Conor McGurk Cup		2022	Down	2nd	Donegal		2023
Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship		1998	Down	4th	London		TBD
Ulster Junior Hurling Championship		2004	Down	8th	Fermanagh		TBD
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship		2017	Derry	6th	Down		TBD
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship		2017	Antrim	59th	Derry		TBD

Ulster has always been the weakest of the provinces in hurling terms, possibly due to the difference between the hurling promulgated by the early Gaelic Athletic Association and the "commons" game played in Ulster. The Ulster hurling team have only won four Railway Cup semi-final games in their history (1945, 1992, 1993 and 1995), it, however, lost in each of those Railway Cup deciders.

There have been some successes over the years, mostly by Antrim teams:

• 1943: Antrim defeated Galway and Kilkenny, but lost to Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
• 1982: Gerry Goodwin (Tyrone) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship
• 1983: Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
• 1989: Antrim defeated Offaly, and subsequently lost to Tipperary in the All-Ireland final
• 2010: Graham Clarke (Down) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship

Club

• Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
• Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
• Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
• Ulster Under-21 Club Hurling Championship

"Team Ulster" in the Liam MacCarthy Cup

In 2020, a concept was discussed among players and managers, with a proposal that a combined "Team Ulster" would compete in the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Grades

Championship	County team
Senior
Leinster SHC	Antrim
Joe McDonagh Cup	Down
Christy Ring Cup	Derry
	Tyrone
Nicky Rackard Cup	Armagh
	Donegal
	Fermanagh
Lory Meagher Cup	Cavan
	Monaghan

Camogie

Gael Linn Cup

The Ulster camogie team has twice won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup, in 1967 and 2007.

Gael Linn Trophy

The Ulster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on eight occasions: 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Honours

• Disability Sport NI's Inclusive Sport Award: 2021

References

1. "Ulster GAA Milestones". Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
2. "Ulster's hot-shots". BBC Online. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
3. Shannon, Kieran; Leo McGeough (15 June 2008). "When Sunday Comes - Stevie from Killeavy: Ulster's top predator". Sunday Tribune.
4. ^ Martin, John (24 October 2008). "Ulster up against it". Gaelic Life. p. 43.
5. "Down manager calls for a combined Ulster hurling team". RTÉ Sport. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
6. "Video: eleven top hurling people discuss the Team Ulster proposal". Hogan Stand. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
7. "'We have to do something - we're standing still' - Players and managers support idea of Ulster hurling team". RTÉ Sport. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
8. "Video: Highlighting the merits or otherwise of a 'Team Ulster' hurling initiative". The Irish News. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
9. "Ulster GAA awarded Disability Sport NI's Inclusive Sport Award". Hogan Stand. 26 January 2021.

External links

• Ulster Council website

• Ulster GAA
• 1903 establishments in Ireland
• Gaelic games governing bodies in Northern Ireland
• Gaelic games governing bodies in Ulster
• Gaelic games in Ulster
• Provincial councils of the Gaelic Athletic Association
• Sports governing bodies in Ulster
• Sports organizations established in 1903