Munster GAA

The Munster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in Munster, one of the four provinces of Ireland.^[1]

Munster GAA

Irish:	Cúige Mumhan
Location:	South
Number of counties:	6
Province colours:	Blue   Navy
Major grounds:	Semple Stadium Gaelic Grounds Fitzgerald Stadium Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cusack Park Walsh Park
Most All-Ireland titles
Hurling:	Cork (30)
Football:	Kerry (37]
Most provincial titles
Hurling:	Cork (51)
Football:	Kerry (77)
Interprovincial Championship wins
Hurling:	44
Football:	15
Standard kit
Regular kit

County boards

Further information: County board (Gaelic games)

• Cork
• Clare
• Kerry
• Limerick
• Tipperary
• Waterford

Hurling

Provincial team

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

Honours

• Railway Cups: 46
  • 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016

Current panel

No. Player Position Club 1 Anthony Nash Goalkeeper Cork 2 Shane O'Neill Right corner back Cork 3 Seamus Hickey Full back Limerick 4 Pádraic Maher Left corner back Tipperary 5 Brendan Bugler Right half back Clare 6 Michael Walsh Centre back Waterford 7 Brendan Maher Left half back Tipperary 8 Paul Browne Midfield Limerick 9 Conor Ryan Midfield Clare 10 Tony Kelly Right half forward Clare 11 John O'Dwyer Centre forward Tipperary 12 Pa Cronin Left half forward Cork 13 Shane Dowling Right corner forward Limerick 14 Séamus Callanan Full forward Tipperary 15 Patrick Horgan Left corner forward Cork

No. Player Position Club 16 Patrick Kelly Substitute Clare 17 Shane Nolan Substitute Kerry 18 Kevin Moran Substitute Waterford 19 Lar Corbett Substitute Tipperary 20 Mark Ellis Substitute Cork 21 Patrick Maher Substitute Tipperary 22 Noel McGrath[clarification needed] Substitute Tipperary 23 Conor McGrath Substitute Clare 24 Conor Lehane Substitute Cork

Players

For individual player details, see Category:Munster inter-provincial hurlers.

Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

Notable players

Limerick's Andrew O'Shaughnessy (left) representing Munster in the 2008 Railway Cup hurling semi-final against Ulster

• Tom Cheasty
• Ray Cummins
• John Doyle
• Jimmy Doyle
• Nicky English
• Pat Hartigan
• John Keane
• Ger Loughnane
• Jack Lynch
• Mick Mackey
• Justin McCarthy
• Tony Reddin
• Christy Ring
• Jimmy Smyth

Competitions

Inter-county

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Munster Senior Hurling Championship		2022	Limerick	23rd	Clare		2023
Munster Senior Hurling League		2023	Cork	2nd	Tipperary		2024
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship		2022	Limerick	9th	Tipperary		2023
Munster Minor Hurling Championship		2022	Tipperary	41st	Clare		2023
Inactive competitions
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship		2016	Clare	2nd	Limerick		TBD
Munster Junior Hurling Championship		1996	Cork	21st	Tipperary		TBD
Waterford Crystal Cup		2015	Limerick	2nd	Cork		TBD

Record

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 72
  • Cork: 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1919, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2005
  • Tipperary: 1887, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2016, 2019
  • Clare: 1914, 1995, 1997, 2013
  • Limerick: 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Waterford: 1948, 1959
  • Kerry: 1891

Club

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship		2022	Ballygunner	4th	Ballyea		2023
Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship		2022	Monaleen	1st	Roscrea		2023
Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship		2022	Ballygiblin	2nd	St. Kieran’s		2023

Football

Provincial team

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

Players

For individual player details, see Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers.

Players from the following county teams represent Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

Honours

• Railway Cup: 15
  • 1927, 1931, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1999, 2008

Inter-county

Competitions

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Munster Senior Football Championship		2022	Kerry	83rd	Limerick		2023
Munster Under-20 Football Championship		2022	Kerry	29th	Cork		2023
Munster Minor Football Championship		2022	Cork	31st	Kerry		2023
McGrath Cup		2023	Cork	10th	Limerick		2024
Inactive competitions
Munster Junior Football Championship		2019	Kerry	46th	Cork		TBD

Record

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 50
  • Kerry: 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007,2009, 2022
  • Cork: 1890, 1911, 1945, 1973, 1989, 1990, 2010
  • Tipperary: 1889, 1895, 1900, 1920
  • Limerick: 1887, 1896

Club

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Munster Senior Club Football Championship		2022	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1st	Newcastle West		2023
Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship		2022	Rathmore	1st	Na Piarsaigh		2023
Munster Junior Club Football Championship		2022	Fossa	1st	Kilmurry		2023

Camogie

Gael Linn Cup

The Munster camogie team won the premier representative competition in the women’s team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup on 20 occasions, in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2009.

Gael Linn Trophy

The Munster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on 17 occasions in 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011.

Inter-county honours

Rank	Team	Football		Hurling		Total		Most recent Provincial
		Title(s)	Runners-Up	Title(s)	Runners-Up	Title(s)	Runners-Up	Title	Runner-Up
1	Cork	37	55	54	29	91	84	2018 (H)	2021 (F)
2	Kerry	83	24	1	4	84	28	2022 (F)	2008 (F)
3	Tipperary	10	18	42	28	52	46	2020 (F)	2021 (H)
4	Limerick	1	13	23	27	24	40	2022 (H)	2022 (F)
5	Waterford	1	9	9	21	10	30	2010 (H)	2020 (H)
6	Clare	2	12	6	23	8	35	1998 (H)	2022 (H)

References

1. "Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie.

External links

• Munster GAA website