Gaelic Games Europe
| Nickname(s): | GGE |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 22 November 1999 |
| Dominant sport: | Dual county |
| Ground(s): | Sportspark West, Negenputruwe 1-5, 6218 RA, Maastricht, Netherlands |
| County colours: | Blue Yellow |
| Website: | gaelicgameseurope |
| Clubs | |
| Total: | 112 |
| SFC champions: | Cumann Warsaw |
| SHC champions: | Amsterdam GAC |
The European Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Gaelic Games Europe is one of the international units (outside of Ireland) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), and is responsible for organising Gaelic games in continental Europe. Gaelic Games Europe is also responsible for the European Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams which compete every three years at the GAA World Gaelic Games.
While sporadic attempts were made to form clubs and organise competitions, the first four clubs were organised into a 'County' Board at a meeting on 22 November 1999 organised by Joe McDonagh, the then president of the GAA. Since then, growth has resulted in over 100 clubs spread across 24 countries, catering for over 5,000 players who play camogie, hurling, men's and ladies football and handball competitions.
The European County Board (ECB) changed its name to Gaelic Games Europe at the Annual Convention in Leuven (Belgium) in November 2016.