Tailteann Cup
| Tailteann Cup | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: 2025 Tailteann Cup | |
| Irish | Corn Tailteann |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Title holders | Down (1st title) |
| Most titles | Westmeath, Meath, Down (1 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | RTÉ |
| Official website | www |
The Tailteann Cup is a Gaelic football competition held annually since 2022 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is contested by those county teams, which, in the given year, have not otherwise qualified for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and the winner is awarded the Tailteann Cup.
The name 'Tailteann' comes from the ancient Tailteann Games.
The title has been won by 3 different counties, none of whom have won the title more than once; as the prize for the winner is automatic entry to the following year's All-Ireland SFC, it is not possible to defend a title. The all-time record-holders are therefore Down, Meath and Westmeath, who have won the cup on 1 occasion each. Down are the title holders, defeating Laois by 0-14 to 2-06 in the 2024 final. Down are also the only team to appear in the final twice, finishing as runner-up in the 2023 showpiece, before victory in 2024.