Ulster GAA

The Ulster Council (Comhairle Uladh) is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in the city of Armagh.

The first Ulster GAA Convention was held on 22 March 1903 in Armagh. Belfast solicitor George Martin was elected as first president with L. F. O'Kane (Derry) as first secretary. Victor O'Nolan (Tyrone), the father of writer Flann O'Brien, was elected vice-president. Danny Murphy (Down) has been Ulster Council secretary and chief executive officer since 1998. Murphy is a former vice president of the GAA and president of Ulster GAA. On 4 July 2012, Murphy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Services to Sport and Community Relations.

County boards

 * Antrim
 * Armagh
 * Cavan
 * Derry
 * Donegal
 * Down
 * Fermanagh
 * Monaghan
 * Tyrone

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

Players
Players from the following county teams represent Ulster: Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone.

All-time top scorers from Ulster county teams
As of 3 June 2008 according to the BBC.


 * Notes:
 * Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

All-time top goalscorers from Ulster county teams
As of 15 June 2008, according to the Sunday Tribune.

Notes:
 * Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

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

Inter-county
Ulster has always been the weakest of the provinces in hurling terms, possibly due to the difference between the hurling promulgated by the early Gaelic Athletic Association and the "commons" game played in Ulster. The Ulster hurling team have only won four Railway Cup semi-final games in their history (1945, 1992, 1993 and 1995), it, however, lost in each of those Railway Cup deciders.

There have been some successes over the years, mostly by Antrim teams:
 * 1943: Antrim defeated Galway and Kilkenny, but lost to Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
 * 1982: Gerry Goodwin (Tyrone) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship
 * 1983: Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
 * 1989: Antrim defeated Offaly, and subsequently lost to Tipperary in the All-Ireland final
 * 2010: Graham Clarke (Down) won the All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship

Club

 * Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
 * Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
 * Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
 * Ulster Under-21 Club Hurling Championship

"Team Ulster" in the Liam MacCarthy Cup
In 2020, a concept was discussed among players and managers, with a proposal that a combined "Team Ulster" would compete in the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

Gael Linn Cup
The Ulster camogie team has twice won the premier representative competition in the women's team field sport of camogie, the Gael Linn Cup, in 1967 and 2007.

Gael Linn Trophy
The Ulster provincial junior camogie team won the Gael Linn Trophy on eight occasions: 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Honours

 * Disability Sport NI's Inclusive Sport Award: 2021