The All Ireland Final

The final game of the inter-county series is the All Ireland Final which takes place on the fourth Sunday of September in Croke Park. Before 1999, the final was held on the third Sunday of the month, but this custom was changed due to an overloaded schedule of matches.

Over a series of weeks, All Ireland Finals in men's football, women's football, hurling and camogie take place, each on a Sunday. Croke Park, the national stadium of the GAA, regularly attracts crowds of up to eighty thousand for the final phases of the competition.

Guests attending include Uachtarán na hÉireann (President of Ireland), an Taoiseach (head of government) and leading dignitaries.

Two levels of the game are played at each All Ireland, the senior team and the minor team (consisting of younger players, usually under the age of 18, who have played their own Minor All Ireland competition.)

The winning senior male football team wins the Sam Maguire cup. The most successful county in the history of Gaelic football is Kerry, with 33 All Ireland wins, followed by Dublin, with over 22 wins.