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Irish:Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hEorpa
Nickname(s):GGE
Province:International unit
Ground(s):Sportspark West,
Negenputruwe 1-5,
6218 RA,
Maastricht,
Netherlands
County colours:Blue with Yellow trim

The European Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hEorpa) or Gaelic Games Europe is one of the international units of the GAA (outside Ireland), and is responsible for organising Gaelic games in continental Europe. Gaelic Games Europe is also responsible for the European Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams which compete every three years at the GAA World Gaelic Games.

The first evidence of Gaelic games in Europe dates back to a hurling match in 1774 in Belgium, various games were played across the continent after that with their frequency increasing in the late 20th century. While sporadic attempts were made to form clubs and organise competitions, the first four clubs were organised into a ‘County’ Board at a meeting in 1999 organised by Joe McDonagh, the then President of the GAA. Since then, rapid growth has resulted in almost 90 clubs spread across 20 countries, catering for over 4,000 players who play camogie, hurling, men’s & ladies football, handball and rounders competitions from Oulu near the Arctic Circle in Finland to Gibraltar beside the Mediterranean and from the tiny Channel Islands to big cities such as Moscow in Russia. The European County Board (ECB) changed its name to Gaelic Games Europe at the Annual Convention in Leuven (Belgium) in November 2016.

Structures

Gaelic Games Europe governance structures promote inclusion, democracy and a volunteer culture. Every member is equal and every registered club can influence policies. Any member can submit a motion to their club's annual general meeting suggesting new policies, amendments to an existing policy or propose changes to the playing rules. If approved, the motion is discussed at the Gaelic Games Europe Annual Convention.

Annual Convention

Every club can send delegates to the Annual Convention which is the main decision making body for Gaelic games in Europe. Delegates discuss issues, decide on motions and elect the Management Committee. Motions to change GAA playing (or other governance) rules, if approved, are then submitted to the Annual Congress of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association or the Camogie Association which take place every year in Ireland.

Management Committee (MC)

Meets monthly by video conference and has responsibility for implementing policies and managing all activities between Annual Conventions. Many other work groups and sub-committees report to the MC. The 20 members are elected/appointed at Annual Convention and each has a specific role and responsibility for certain tasks.

Executive Committee

This is a sub-committee of the MC and is responsible for dealing with important correspondence and any issues that may arise between MC meetings where urgent action is required. It also prepares some items for the next MC meeting, pays close attention to financial issues and the MC may delegate tasks to it. The Executive Committee must report on any decisions it makes at the following MC meeting. The Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer are 'ex-officio' members.

NOTE: Changes to the above structures were approved at 2018 Annual Convention and will take effect when ratified by the GAA Management Committee.

Other MC Work Groups & Sub-Committees

There are also other sub-committees and groups, some of which are in the process of being established. These sub-committees assist various MC officers who lead the relevant committee, generally along with one other member appointed by the MC and one representative elected/appointed by each of the five Divisions (regions). The MC Chair & Secretary are 'ex-officio' members of most sub-committees. These groups include:

  • Coaching & Games Development Committee
  • Club Development Committee
  • Youth Development Committee
  • Public Relations & Marketing Committee
  • Health & Well-being Committee
  • Culture Committee
  • Referees Administration Committee
  • 'code' committees/networks for football, camogie and hurling.

Development Plan - Committees/Groups

The GGE Development Plan 2019-2021 which was endorsed at 2018 Annual Convention requires the establishment of the following;-

  • Steering Committee (Joan O'Flynn- former CEO of the Camogie Association and 5 x Chairpersons of GGE regions)
  • Devolved Governance Transition Group (TBC)
  • Coach Education Workgroup (Coaching Officer + TBC)
  • Referee Education Workgroup (Referee Administrator + TBC)
  • Communications Workgroup (PRO + TBC)
  • Social Media Network (PRO + TBC)
  • Youth Development Network (Youth Officer + TBC)
  • Mgt. Ctte. ‘Club Development’ Sub-Group (Club Development Officer + TBC)
  • Mgt. Ctte. ‘Human Resources’ Sub-Group (Shane Flanagan - Leinster GAA, and Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer)

Competitions Control Committee (CCC)

The Competitions Control Committee (CCC) is responsible for all aspects of running our competitions and games, including planning dates and venues for fixtures, appointing referees, dealing with disciplinary issues and transfers. The CCC is chaired by the Vice-Chair of the MC, the Secretary of the CCC is the Asst.Secretary of the MC. Other members are the 'code' officers (handball, football, hurling, camogie and ladies football), along with a representative from each Division (region).

Hearings Committee

This committee deals with discipline issues when a party does not accept a penalty proposed by the CCC. They request a 'hearing', where the CCC presents their case, the defending party responds, witnesses are heard and then the Hearings Committee makes a decision. The committee has five members who cannot be members of the MC or CCC.

Appeals Committee

If a defending party is not satisfied with a decision of the Hearings Committee, they can submit an appeal to this committee. The Appeals Committee hears from all parties and witnesses as well as considering any other evidence before making a decision which is final. The committee has five members who cannot be members of the MC, CCC or Hearings Committees.

Divisions (Regions)

Currently, clubs across Europe are assigned to one of five 'divisions' (regions). During 2018/19, clubs in each Division will set up a 'Divisional Committee' which will be responsible for organising competitions and developing Gaelic games in their own region. The Management Committee (MC) may also delegate other tasks and each Division will appoint a representative to the CCC and most MC sub-committees. Currently there are five Divisions, two of which are divided into 'sub-divisions' :

Benelux:

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany (western lander)

Central-East:

Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany (eastern & southern lander), Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

Nordic:

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden

Iberia:

North-West:

Competition formats

In GAA terms 'Europe' comprises all of continental Europe (excluding Ireland & Great Britain) with great distances between each team, so Gaelic Games Europe has various competition formats.

Since 2006, men's and ladies football competitions have been played on a regional basis. Europe is divided into five regions: Benelux, East and Central, Iberia, North West and Nordic. Each team plays in its regional competition with the top teams qualifying for highest grades at the European Football Championships. Some regions also have sub-regional structures with their own local competitions (Brittany, Galicia, Andalusia).

Many of the regional competitions use a system of 'rounds' played as one-day tournaments spread over a number of months. Each tournament is competed in a single day with teams playing in groups before moving to knock-out stages (or in a round-robin format) leading to a final. Semi-finals and other ranking games can be played if needed to determine the rankings of every team present on the day. Each team gains a number of points depending on its ranking at each tournament (25 points for the winner, 20 points for the runner-up, etc.). After each tournament, a team's ranking points are added to those accrued in previous rounds and after the final round the overall rankings determine the competition winner for that season. 3-4 rounds are the norm in each regional football championship.

All men's (11-a-side) and ladies (9-a-side) teams can play in the European Football Championships held as a one-day event in October with teams seeded into different grades (Senior, Intermediate and Junior). Teams play 3-4 group games within their grade before progressing to the semi-finals of either a Championship, Shield & Plate competition.

The 'Premier' championships are for 15-a-side teams in men's and ladies' football and are organised on a 'knock-out' basis - as is usual in GAA championships with 60 minute games - and played over a number of weekends in Maastricht, where there is a full-GAA size astroturf pitch. Both winners progress to represent Europe in the All Ireland Club Championships.

The European camogie and hurling championships are played by teams (9-a-side) from across Europe who compete together over five 'rounds' in various cities between May and October annually.

Other matches such as internationals (which have featured France, Italy, Germany, Galicia and Brittany) are also played, along with national 'Cup' competitions confined to teams in a single country e.g. Finland, Germany.

Every three years, a variety of camogie, hurling and ladies/men's football teams from Europe compete in the GAA World Games in both Irish-born and Non-Irish categories.

Officers

The principal officers and the year of their election/appointment at the Annual Convention are as follows:

Year Chairperson Club Secretary Club Treasurer Club GAA Central Council Delegate* Club
2018 Tony Bass Maastricht Gaels John White (from Feb.2019)

JJ Keaney (to Feb.2019)

Zürich Inneoin

Madrid Harps

Daire Kivhehan München Colmcilles Marie-Therese Dockery GSC Luxembourg
2017 JJ Keaney Madrid Harps
2016 Brian Sheehy Zürich Inneoin Deirdre Kelleher (from Feb.2017)

JJ Keaney (to Feb.2017)

Den Haag

Madrid Harps

Tony Bass Maastricht Gaels
2015 Marie-Therese Dockery GSC Luxembourg
2014
2013 Tony Bass Maastricht Gaels
2012
2011 William Cashin Belgium GAA
2010
2009 Ciaran McGuill Paris Gaels
2008 Eileen Jennings Paris Gaels
2007
2006 Stephen Dillon Amsterdam GAC
2005
2004
2003 Paul Larkin München Colmcilles Herve Guichard Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes)
2002 Barry Moroney Guernsey Gaels Eamon O'Brien GSC Luxembourg
2001 Mark Scanlon - Barry Moroney acting Chair Paris Gaels/Guernsey Gaels Cathal Lynch Brussels Barry Moroney Guernsey Gaels
2000 Mark Scanlon Paris Gaels Ann Donnelly Paris Gaels
1999

Note: * Europe were granted representation on the GAA Central Council from March 2013 Note: * European County Board formed at the end of 1999 and the first officers served for 1999 and 2000

Gaelic football (men)

European Senior Football Championship (11-a-side)
Founded2001
Title holdersAmsterdam GAC (1st title)
First winnerParis Gaels
Most titlesDen Haag (4 titles)
GSC Luxembourg team v Amsterdam GAC, Berbourg, April 2011

Senior Championship

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 Amsterdam GAC Cumann Warszawa
2017 Cumann Warszawa GSC Luxembourg
2016 GSC Luxembourg Jersey Irish
2015 Paris Gaels
2014 Belgium GAA
2013 Guernsey Gaels Belgium GAA "A"
2012 Belgium GAA
2011 Guernsey Gaels Den Haag
2010 Den Haag Paris Gaels
2009 Den Haag Paris Gaels
2008 Belgium GAA Paris Gaels
2007 GSC Luxembourg
2006 Den Haag
2005 Paris Gaels
2004 München Colmcilles
2003 Paris Gaels
2002 Den Haag
2001 Paris Gaels
European Intermediate Football Championship (formerly 'European Shield')
Founded2006
Title holdersLiffre (1st title)
First winnerMaastricht Gaels
Most titlesCopenhagen (3 titles)

Intermediate Championship (formerly 'European Shield')

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 EGHB Liffré [1]Frankfurt Sarsfields
2017 Earls Of Leuven Den Haag
2016 EGHB Liffré Eindhoven/Maastricht/Hague (combined team)
2015 Vienna Gaels
2014 Amsterdam GAC
2013 Vienna Gaels Amsterdam "B"
2012 Malmo
2011 Amsterdam GAC Copenhagen
2010 Copenhagen Frankfurt Sarsfields
2009 Copenhagen Frankfurt Sarsfields
2008 Copenhagen
2007 Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes)
2006 Maastricht Gaels Amsterdam GAC
European Junior Football Championship
Founded2012
Title holdersMunchen Colmcilles (1st title)
First winnerFrankfurt Sarsfields GAA
Most titlesAugsburg, Clermont, Frankfurt, Lorient, Munich, Rennes, Slovaks (1 titles)

Junior "A" Championship

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 München Colmcilles Lorient
2017 Lorient GAC München Colmcilles
2016 Clermont GFC
2015 Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg
2014 Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes)
2013 Slovak Shamrocks Belgium "B" (*disqualified)

European Premier Football Championship (15-a-side)

European Premier (15s) Football Championship
Founded2013
TrophyCroke Park Hotel Cup
Title holdersBerlin (1st title)
First winnerGuernsey
Most titlesAmsterdam (5 titles)
Year Winner Runner-up
2019 [2] Berlin GAA Belgium GAA
2018 Amsterdam GAC Eindhoven Shamrocks
2017 Amsterdam GAC GSC Luxembourg
2016 Amsterdam GAC
2015 Amsterdam GAC
2014 Amsterdam GAC
2013 Guernsey Gaels Zürich Inneoin

Ladies' Football

European Ladies Gaelic Football Championship
Founded2001
Title holdersWarsaw (1st title)
First winnerBelgium GAA
Most titlesBelgium GAA (10 titles)

Past winners

European Ladies Senior Gaelic Football Championship

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 Cumann Warzawa Belgium GAA
2017 Belgium GAA A Coruna
2016 Belgium GAA Holland Ladies
2015 Belgium GAA
2014 Belgium GAA
2013 Belgium GAA Holland Ladies
2012 Belgium GAA
2011 Belgium GAA Munich
2010 Belgium GAA
2009 Belgium GAA Paris Gaels
2008 Belgium GAA
2007 Paris Gaels
2006 GSC Luxembourg
2005 Holland Ladies
2004 GSC Luxembourg
2003 GSC Luxembourg
2002 GSC Luxembourg
2001 Belgium GAA

European Premier ladies Football Championship (15-a-side)

European Premier (15s) Ladies Football Championship
Founded2014
Title holdersBelgium/Holland (1st title)
First winnerBelgium
Most titlesBelgium, Belgium/Munich (2 titles)
Year Winner Runner-up
2018 Belgium GAA/Holland Ladies
2017 Belgium GAA / Munich Collmcilles (combined team) Holland Ladies
2016 Belgium GAA / Munich Collmcilles (combined team) Holland Ladies / Luxembourg (combined team)
2015 Belgium GAA Holland Ladies
2014 Belgium GAA Holland Ladies

Hurling

European Hurling Championship
Founded2002
Title holdersBelgium (7th title)
First winnerDen Haag
Most titlesBelgium (7 titles)
SponsorsCultec

Past winners

European Hurling Championship

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 Belgium GAA
2017 GSC Luxembourg Belgium GAA
2016 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2015 Belgium GAA
2014 Belgium GAA Den Haag
2013 Belgium GAA
2012 Den Haag
2011 Zürich Inneoin Den Haag
2010 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2009 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2008 GSC Luxembourg Belgium GAA
2007 Den Haag GSC Luxembourg
2006 Zürich Inneoin Belgium GAA
2005 Zürich Inneoin Munich Colmcilles
2004 Zürich Inneoin Munich Colmcilles
2003 Den Haag Zürich Inneoin
2002 Den Haag Zürich Inneoin

Camogie

European camogie Championship
Founded2008
Title holdersBelgium (8th title)
First winnerLuxembourg
Most titlesBelgium (8 titles)

Past winners

European Camogie Championship

Year Winner Runner-up
2018 Belgium GAA
2017 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2016 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2015 Belgium GAA
2014 Belgium GAA
2013 Belgium GAA Paris Gaels
2012 Paris Gaels Belgium GAA
2011 Belgium GAA Zurich Inneoin
2010 Belgium GAA GSC Luxembourg
2009 GSC Luxembourg
2008 GSC Luxembourg

Affiliated Clubs

These are the 95 affiliated clubs as at May 2019.[1] Brittany (France), Galicia and Andalucia (Spain) have their own competitions. Teams hailing from these regions play both locally and in their regional competitions (North-west and Iberia).

GAA Clubs in Europe
Club Colours City Country Region Website
Vienna Gaels    Vienna  Austria Central-East www.gaavienna.at
Belgium GAA    Bruxelles  Belgium Benelux www.belgium-gaa.be
EC Brussels(Junior Club) Bruxelles  Belgium Benelux www.playgaa.be
Earls of Leuven    Leuven  Belgium Benelux www.earlsofleuven.com
Prague Hibernians GFC    Prague  Czech Republic Central-East www.praguegaa.com
Aarhus GAA Aarhus Denmark Nordic www.aarhusgaa.dk/
Copenhagen GAA    Copenhagen Denmark Nordic www.copenaghengaa.com
Odense GAA Odense Denmark Nordic
Helsinki Harps GAA    Helsinki  Finland Nordic www.helsinkiharps.com
Jyväskylä GAA    Jyväskylä  Finland Nordic [3]
Oulu Irish Elks GAA    Oulu  Finland Nordic
Azur Gaels    Antibes  France Northwest azurgaels.com
Burdigaela Gaelic Football    Bordeaux  France Northwest
Gaelic Football Bro Leon     Brest  France ( Bretagne) Northwest brest.footballgaelique.com
Clermont GFC    Clermont-Ferrand  France Northwest clermontgales.fr
GFC Pays de Coutances    Coutances  France Northwest monclub.net/FRCPCoutances
Gwenrann Football Gaélique    Guérande  France ( Bretagne) Northwest
Kerne Football Gaélique    Quimper  France ( Bretagne) Northwest
Gaelic Football Bro-Dreger     Lannion  France ( Bretagne) Northwest Facebook page
EGHB Liffré     Liffré  France ( Bretagne) Northwest footballgaelique.usliffre
Lille GAA    Lille  France Northwest Facebook page
Lorient GAC    Lorient  France ( Bretagne) Northwest lorientgac.com
Lugdunum CLG    Lyon  France Northwest afil.fr/football_gaelique
Nava Gaelic Football     Naives-Rosières  France Northwest Facebook page
Nantes Football Gaélique    Nantes  France ( Bretagne) Northwest nantesgaa.org
Niort Gaels    Niort  France Northwest niortgaa.com
Paris Gaels    Paris  France Northwest parisgaa.com
Provence GF     La Fare-les-Oliviers  France Northwest gfprovence.fr
Ar Gwazi Gouez    Rennes  France ( Bretagne) Northwest rennesgaa.wix.com
GF Bro Sant-Brieg    Saint-Brieuc  France ( Bretagne) Northwest brosantbrieg-gaa.fr
Tolosa Gaels    Toulouse  France Northwest tolosagaels.fr
Gwened Vannes    Vannes  France ( Bretagne) Northwest vannes-football-gaelique.com
Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg    Augsburg  Germany Central-East Facebook page
Berlin GAA     Berlin  Germany Central-East Facebook page
Cologne Celtics    Cologne  Germany Benelux Facebook page
Darmstadt GAA    Darmstadt  Germany Benelux Facebook page
Dresden GAA Club    Dresden  Germany Central-East dresdenhurling.wix.com
Düsseldorf GFC    Düsseldorf  Germany Benelux Facebook page
Frankfurt Sarsfields GAA    Frankfurt  Germany Benelux www.frankfurtsarsfield.com
Hamburg GAA    Hamburg  Germany Benelux Facebook page
München Colmcilles    München  Germany Central-East munichgaa.de
Setanta Berlin GAA    Berlin  Germany Central-East https://www.setanta-berlin.de
Stuttgart GAA    Stuttgart  Germany Central-East Stuttgart GAA
Gibraltar Gaels    Gibraltar Gibraltar Iberia gibraltargaels.com
Guernsey Gaels     Saint Peter Port Guernsey Northwest
Jersey Irish Saint Helier Jersey Northwest
St. Stephens Budapest    Budapest  Hungary Central-East
Padova Gaelic Football    Padova  Italy Central-East padovagaelicfootball.altervista.org
S.S. Lazio Calcio Gaelico    Rome  Italy Central-East Facebook page
Ascaro Rovigo Gaelic Football    Rovigo  Italy Central-East rovigogaelic.altervista.org
Gaelic Sports Club Luxembourg    Luxembourg  Luxembourg Benelux luxgaa.lu
Amsterdam GAC     Amsterdam  Netherlands Benelux amsterdamgac.nl
Eindhoven Shamrocks GFC    Eindhoven  Netherlands Benelux Facebook page
Groningen Gaels    Groningen  Netherlands Benelux gaelicgameseurope.com-Groningen Gaels page
C.L.G. Den Haag    The Hague  Netherlands Benelux denhaaggaa.com
Holland Gaels (only ladies)    The Hague/Amsterdam/Eindhoven  Netherlands Benelux
Maastricht Gaels    Maastricht  Netherlands Benelux (GGE Webpage)
Oslo GAA    Oslo  Norway Nordic
Cumann Warszawa    Warsaw  Poland Central-East Facebook page
Moscow Shamrocks    Moscow  Russia Central-East Facebook page
A Coruña Fillos de Breogán    A Coruña  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia Facebook page
Ártabros de Oleiros    Oleiros  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Barcelona Gaels    Barcelona  Spain ( Catalonia) Iberia
Gaelicos do Gran Sol Barcelona  Spain ( Catalonia) Iberia
Bráithreachas     A Estrada  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Irmandinhos     A Estrada  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia irmandinhos.com
Dorna GAA Illa de Arousa  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Herdeiros de Dhais Lalin  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Madrid Harps    Madrid  Spain Iberia madridgaa.com
Madrid Youths (only youths)    Madrid  Spain Iberia
Costa Gaels     Marbella  Spain ( Andalusia) Iberia costagaels.com
Mecos Fútbol Gaélico    O Grove  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Auriense Gaelic Football Ourense  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Pontevedra GAA    Pontevedra  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia Facebook page
Compostela FG    Santiago de Compostela  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia compostelafg.wix.com
Estrela Vermelha    Santiago de Compostela  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia Facebook page
Éire Óg Sevilla    Sevilla  Spain ( Andalusia) Iberia sevillegaa.com
Sitges Eagles Sitges  Spain ( Catalonia) Iberia
Celtic Tres Cantos Tres Cantos (Madrid)  Spain Iberia
Sant Vicent GAA    Valencia  Spain Iberia valenciagaa.com
Keltoi Vigo Vigo  Spain ( Galicia) Iberia
Slovak Shamrocks    Bratislava  Slovakia Central-East Facebook page
Gothenburg GAA    Gothenburg  Sweden Nordic gothenburggaa
Malmö GAA    Malmö  Sweden Nordic Facebook page
Stockholm Gaels    Stockholm  Sweden Nordic stockholmgaels.com
Viking Gaels amalgamation for hurling only  Sweden Nordic
Basel Basel  Switzerland Central-East
Geneva Gaels     Geneva  Switzerland Central-East Facebook page
Zürich Inneoin    Zürich  Switzerland Central-East zurichgaa.ch

See also

References

  1. ^ Clubs lists by country
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