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| Irish: | An Bhreatain |
|---|---|
| Number of counties: | 7 |
| Major grounds: | McGovern Park Páirc na hÉireann Old Bedians |
| Most All-Ireland titles | |
| Hurling: | London (1) |
| Football: | None |
| Most provincial titles | |
| Hurling: | No championship |
| Football: | Lancashire andWarwickshire (5 each) |
| Interprovincial Championship wins | |
| Hurling: | 0 |
| Football: | 0 |
| Standard kit | |
     Regular kit | |
TheBritish Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish:Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine)[1] orBritain GAA is the onlyprovincial council of theGaelic Athletic Association outside the island ofIreland, and is responsible forGaelic games inGreat Britain. The board is also responsible for the BritishGaelic football,hurling,camogie andladies' Gaelic footballinter-county teams.
London compete in theNational Football League, and in theAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship (as part ofConnacht). In theNational Hurling League, London play in the tier 3Christy Ring Cup while Warwickshire andLancashire play in the tier 5Lory Meagher Cup.
The British Council is responsible for the sevenGAA counties of Britain:Gloucestershire,Hertfordshire,Lancashire,London,Scotland, Warwickshire andYorkshire. The GAA counties cover wider areas than their names suggest; the Hertfordshire County Board, for example, oversees clubs in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire; Gloucestershire GAA reaches into South Wales, Warwickshire GAA includes Staffordshire and Birmingham, and so on. The most popular sport isGaelic football and some clubs are dedicated only to that sport.
The British Provincial Council was established by GAA Central Council in December 1926.[2]
The history of the London branch of theGaelic Athletic Association (GAA) dates back to the 19th century.Sam Maguire started his career here.
Theold Wembley Stadium has played host to a number ofGaelic football andhurling games, the first taking place in 1958.
While many British GAA games are played on council fields, there are some dedicated GAA grounds in Britain. The two main grounds are theEmerald GAA Grounds inRuislip,London, andPáirc na hÉireann inSolihull, nearBirmingham.[citation needed]
| County | Grounds | League | Championship | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | Lvl | Grade | Lvl | ||
 Lancashire | Old Bedians | Division 3B | 6 | Lory Meagher Cup | 5 |
 London | McGovern Park | Division 2B | 4 | Christy Ring Cup | 3 |
 Warwickshire | Páirc na hÉireann | Division 3B | 6 | Lory Meagher Cup | 5 |
London compete in theConnacht championship and their 2nd team competes in the Britain championship.
The winners qualify for theAll-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Club | Score | County | Club | Score | ||
| 2022 |  SCO | Glasgow Gaels | 1-09 | St Brendan’s | 0-07 | ||
| 2021 | LAN | St Brendans (Manchester) | 2-10 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | 2-08 | McGovern Park |
| 2020 | No championship due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Ireland | ||||||
| 2019 | LON | Thomas McCurtains (London) | 1-11 | SCO | Glasgow Gaels | 0-07 | Beeston Rd, Leeds |
| 2018 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 3-12 | Neasden Gaels | 2-12 | ||
| 2017 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 1-17 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | 1-12 | |
| 2016 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 1-19 (aet) | LAN | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-14 | |
| 2015 | LAN | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-08 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | 0-08 | |
| 2014 | LAN | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 4-12 | LON | North London Shamrocks | 3-11 | |
| 2013 | LAN | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-15 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 1-11 | |
| 2012 | LAN | St Peter's Manchester | 2-17 | St. Colmcille's, Cardiff | 1-03 | ||
| 2011 | YOR | Cuchullains (Newcastle) | 1-06 | LAN | John Mitchel’s (Liverpool) | 0-06 | |
| 2010 | LAN | St Peter's Manchester | 3-12 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | 2-04 | |
| 2009 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 1-08 | LAN | John Mitchel’s (Liverpool) | 2-04 | |
| 2008 | LAN | John Mitchel’s (Liverpool) | 1-09 | Tara | 1-04 | ||
| 2007 | LAN | John Mitchel’s (Liverpool) | 2-10 | LON | Thomas McCurtains (Lon) | 0-07 | |
| 2006 | LON | Fulham Irish | 1-11 | LAN | Oisins | 0-11 | |
| 2005 | LON | Harlesden Harps | 1-11 | SCO | Dunedin Connollys | 0-11 | Old Bedians |
| 2004 | LAN | St Peter's Manchester | |||||
| 2003 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | |||||
| 2002 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | |||||
| 2000 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | |||||
| 1999 | YOR | Hugh O'Neills | 1–11 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | 0–04 | |
| 1997 | Southern Gaels, Bournemouth | ||||||
| 1995 | WAR | Sean McDermotts | |||||
| 1994 | LAN | Oisins | |||||
| 1989 | LON | Kingdom | 1–12 | St. Vincent's, Luton | 0–04 | ||
| 1988 | WAR | John Mitchel's | |||||
| 1982 | YOR | Hugh O'Neills | 1–06 | LON | Parnells, London | 0–08 | |
| 1980 | Tara | 1–08 | YOR | Hugh O'Neills | 2–02 | ||
Note: this championship does not include London's senior champions since 2002[3]
| All-Britain Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic Football |
| Region | Britain (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Title holders | London (4th title) |
| Most titles |  Lancashire, Warwickshire (5 titles) |
| # | Team | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwickshire | 5 | 7 | 1968, 1969, 1973, 2006, 2021 | 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 2 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 | 2007, 2009 | |
| 2 | London | 4 | 5 | 2007, 2009, 2022 ,2024 | 2010, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2023 |
| 3 |  Kilkenny | 3 | 0 | 2015, 2017, 2018 | - |
| 4 |  Scotland | 2 | 2 | 2014, 2019 | 2006, 2015 |
| 5 |  Gloucestershire | 1 | 0 | 2008 | - |
| 6 | Hertfordshire | 0 | 1 | - | 2013 |