About Us

ABOUT US

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Down.

The county board is also responsible for the Down inter-county teams.

The GAA iis an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders. The GAA also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language.

It has more than 1 million members worldwide.

Down GAA Roll of Honour

Football

National Titles

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1960, 1961, 1968, 1991, 1994

Tailteann Cup

2024

National Football League

1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1982–83

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

1946

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

1979

Leo Murphy Cup - U20 Football Development League

2019

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

 1977, 1987, 1999, 2005

Provincial

Ulster Senior Football Championship

1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1991, 1994

Ulster Junior Football Championship

1931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1971

Dr McKenna Cup:

1944, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1972, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2008

Dr Lagan Cup

1949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

1965, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2008, 2009

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship

2021, 2023

Ulster Minor Football Championship

1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1999

Hurling

National

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship/Christy Ring Cup

2013

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship/Nicky Rackard Cup

1964

National Hurling League Division 2

2004

National Hurling League Division 2A

2025

National Hurling League Division 2B

2020

Provincial

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

1941, 1992, 1995, 1997

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

1968, 1971, 1972, 1998

Ulster Junior Hurling Championship

1956, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1992, 1993

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2003, 2004

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

1930, 1932, 1934, 1957, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2012

Conor McGurk Cup

2019, 2022