Irish Corn Uí Bhroin Founded 1954 Title holders Dublin (9th title) Sponsor Bord na Móna | Code Football Trophy O'Byrne Cup Most titles Kildare (11 titles) Region Leinster GAA | |
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Bord na m na o byrne cup cluiche ceannais tg4
The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA. The competition is named after Matt O'Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club officer. The participants are the eleven county teams (excluding Kilkenny) and five third-level teams, which must qualify. The competition is, together with the Walsh Cup and Kehoe Cup, part of the Bord na Móna Leinster GAA Series which takes place each January.
Contents
- Bord na m na o byrne cup cluiche ceannais tg4
- Wexford gaa tv bord na mona o byrne cup jan 2015 wexford v wicklow
- Top winners
- The OByrne Shield
- References
The current O'Byrne Cup champions are Meath, who beat Longford in the 2016 final by a scoreline of 1-17 to 1-11. The O'Byrne Shield was introduced for teams knocked out of the first stage of the Cup but was later abandoned in 2013 due to the introduction of group stages in the competition.
Wexford gaa tv bord na mona o byrne cup jan 2015 wexford v wicklow
Top winners
The competition was not played in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984 or 1985.
The O'Byrne Shield
The O'Byrne Shield is an inter county competition between the losers of the first round of the O'Byrne Cup. The competition began in 2006 with Longford winning in the final. The 2007 final was contested by Longford and Athlone IT and Longford won the game on a scoreline of 2-10 to 1-7, while the 2008 title was awarded to Laois after the competition was never completed. The O'Byrne Shield ended as a competition prior to the 2013 season and will no longer be played due to the group stages of the O'Byrne Cup which gives each team a minimum of 3 matches.