Irish Cúige Laighin Number of counties 12 | Location East Province colours Green and white | |
Major grounds Croke ParkNowlan ParkO'Moore ParkDr. Cullen ParkAughrim Park | ||
The Leinster Council is a Provincial council of 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.
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Constituent counties
Hurling
Kilkenny are the most successful team in Leinster hurling having won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on 70 occasions as of 2015.
Gaelic football
Dublin head the roll of honour in football having won 54 Leinster Senior Football Championship titles as of 2015.
Camogie Gael Linn Cup
The Leinster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women’s team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on 26 occasions (click on year for teams) in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2006 and 2010,
Camogie Gael Linn Trophy
The Leinster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on seven occasions (click on year for teams) in 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999, 2001 and 2007.