During the 2019 instalment of the World Games, there was 84 teams that took part in the four main codes of the GAA. But, what exactly are the GAA World Games.

The GAA World Games is a global competition that recognises the expansion of Gaelic Games worldwide. In the last 10 years, there has been almost a 100% in the number of GAA Clubs operating outside of Ireland, with more than 400 clubs now in existence.

As well as the typical strongholds of Britain and North America (New York), the GAA now has a vibrant pulse in operation in Asia, the Middle East and also right across Europe and Australia. The GAA is showing it’s expansion and growing popularity, as new clubs that are made up of non-irish people, is proof of the strength of the GAA overseas.

Please find below, a list of the teams that took part in the 2019 GAA World Games:

Europe

Iberia (Irish Born Men’s Football, Native Born Men’s Football, Irish Born Ladies’ Football, Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Europe Celts (Irish Born Men’s Football)

Occitanie (Native Born Men’s Football)

Western Europe (Native Born Men’s Football)

Galicia (Native Born Ladies’ Football, Native Born Men’s Football)

France (Native Born Ladies’ Football, Native Born Men’s Football)

Brittany (Native Born Ladies’ Football, Native Born Men’s Football)

Germany (Native Born Men’s Football, Native Born Hurling)

Gasconha (Native Born Men’s Football)

Italy (Native Born Men’s Football)

Russia (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Europe Bears (Irish Born Hurling)

Europe Harps (Native Born Men’s Hurling)

Europe Shamrocks (Irish Born Ladies’ Football)

Europe Hawks (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Europe Eagles (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Europe Gaels (Irish Born Camogie)

Europe Rovers (Native Born Camogie)

Middle East

Middle East (Irish Born Camogie)

Middle East (Irish Born Ladies’ Football)

Middle East (Irish Born Hurling)

Middle East (Irish Born Men’s Football)

New York

Empire State Ladies (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Liberty Ladies (Native Born Ladies Football)

New York Hurling (Native Born Hurling)

New York Hurling (Irish Born Hurling)

New York Liberty (Native Born Men’s Football)

New York Freedom (Native Born Men’s Football)

USGAA

Éire Óg (Native Born Men’s Football)

Cusacks’s (Native Born Men’s Football)

Pearse Óg (Native Born Men’s Football, Native Born Hurling)

Charlotte James Connolly’s (Native Born Men’s Football)

Midatlantic (Native Born Hurling, Native Born Camogie)

Milwaukee (Native Born Hurling)

Heartland (Native Born Hurling, Native Born Camogie)

NCGAA (Native Born Hurling)

Allentown (Native Born Hurling)

Twin Cities (Native Born Camogie)

Warriors (Native Born Camogie)

Australasia

Native Born Men’s Football

Irish Born Hurling

Irish Born Men’s Football

Irish Born Camogie

Native Born Ladies’ Football

Irish Born Ladies’ Football

Argentina

San Isidro (Native Born Men’s Football)

ArGAA (Native Born Men’s Football)

South Africa

Native Born Men’s Football

Native Born Ladies’ Football

Asia

Tigers (Irish Born Men’s Football)

Dragons (Native Born Men’s Football)

Cobras (Irish Born Hurling)

Phoenix (Irish Born Ladies’ Football)

Cranes (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Lions (Irish Born Camogie)

Canada

Toronto (Native Born Men’s Football)

Montreal/Ottawa/Quebec City/Halifax (Native Born Men’s Football)

Ottawa/Montreal/Halifax/Vancouver (Native Born Hurling)

Toronto (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Ottawa/Montreal/Quebec City/Halifax/PEI (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Montreal/Halifax/PEI/Quebec City/Ottawa (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Toronto (Irish Born Camogie)

Ottawa/Montreal/Toronto/Halifax (Native Born Camogie)

Britain

Sean McDermotts (Native Born Men’s Football)

Tir Chonaill Gaels (Native Born Men’s Football)

London (Native Born Hurling)

Fr Murphys (Irish Born Ladies’ Football)

Parnells Ladies (Irish Born Ladies’ Football)

St Colmcilles (Native Born Ladies’ Football)

Green Isle London (Irish Born Camogie)

Thomas McCurtains (Irish Born Camogie)

Fr. Murphys London (Irish Born Camogie)

Tara London (Irish Born Camogie)