Gaelic games

Gaelic games (Irish: Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated.

Football and hurling, the most popular of the sports, are both organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

[8] Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end.

[10] Other formats with teams of 7 to 11 players are played in Europe,[11] Middle East, Asia, Argentina and South Africa utilising smaller soccer or rugby pitches.

Hurling is a stick and ball game played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end.

[13] Other formats with teams of 7 to 11 players are played in Europe,[11] Middle East, Asia, Argentina and South Africa utilising smaller soccer or rugby pitches.

Gaelic games are present across the world. This sign in Sorrento , Italy, advertises that Gaelic games are shown in the bar.
Footballers Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry) and Eoin Bradley (Derry) during the 2009 National League final
Hurlers David Collins (Galway) and Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) in the 2014 National League