Clare GAA
The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Contae an Chláir) or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. Clare plays its home games at Cusack Park in Ennis.
| Irish: | An Clár CLG |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s): | The Banner |
| Province: | Munster |
| Dominant sport: | Hurling |
| Ground(s): | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| County colours: | Saffron Blue |
| County teams | |
| NFL: | Division 3 |
| NHL: | Division 1A |
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup |
| Hurling Championship: | Liam MacCarthy Cup |
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup |
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup |
The county hurling team competes in Division 1 of the National Hurling League and in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC), the latter of which it has won six times, most recently in 1998. Clare has won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) four times in its history. The county won its first title in 1914 and took another 81 years to win a second title in 1995, which remains the record wait for a successive title in Senior Championship history. Clare won its most recent All-Ireland SHC titles in 1997 and 2013.
The county football team contested the 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.