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The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael [ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠuːˌçlʲasˠ ˈɡeːlˠ]; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, [1] which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders.
The club was founded in 2003. [2] They were the first team to represent Europe in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. [3]It is based at the Stichting Sportpark de Eendracht in De Eendracht, Amsterdam, a multisport facility to the west of the city centre. [4]
The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate. Three of the stadiums above 35,000 capacity are used for Gaelic football and hurling provincial finals , while the largest stadium, Croke Park , is used for the All-Ireland Senior Championship Finals each year ...
The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine) [1] or Britain GAA is the only provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside the island of Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Great Britain.
Division 1 was won by a Liverpool John Moore's who took their 7th title in the British University GAA's 20-year history back to Merseyside. In 2012 Liverpool Hope University avenged previous final defeats by claiming their first ever title, beating their city rivals John Moores in a scoreline of 1–8 to 0–9 after extra time, With Hope's ...
The GAA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael [ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠuːˌçlʲasˠ ˈɡeːlˠ]), commonly known by its acronymic, the GAA. The GAA is the international governing body of Gaelic games such as football and hurling. The congress may be annual or special. [1]
San Antonio Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Naomh Antaine) known as The San Patricios is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in San Antonio, Texas and a member of the North American GAA since 2012. Currently the club has a men's Gaelic Football team, and a ladies' football team.
The Higher Education GAA fulfills a similar role as the county board in competitions in which educational institutions such as University College Dublin (UCD) field teams. Some institutions (such as UCD) are also considered clubs by the county board and so fall under the two jurisdictions. Annual Congress; President; Central Council; Higher ...