The Hogan Cup ( ga, Corn Uí Ógáin), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level

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championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in

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. The competition itself is regularly referred to by the trophy's name. The 2022 champions are Naas C.B.S., who won the cup for the first time by defeating St Brendan's College in the final. St Jarlath's College,

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hold the record number of titles, winning their twelfth in 2002, and have appeared as runners-up in a further fourteen finals. The competition commenced in 1946 but was not played in the years 1949 to 1956. The cup is named after

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Thomas Hogan. The Hogan Stand in

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is named after his brother Michael Hogan. Since its beginning, there have been three different cups presented. The original cup was last presented in 1960, and now resides in St Jarlath's College. A newly designed cup was introduced in 1961. This cup itself was replaced in 2014 with a new design. To increase participation the Colleges All-Ireland senior "B" championship (holders Holy Trinity College Cookstown) was created in 1975, and a senior "C" championship commenced in 2000.Buckley, pg. 234-235

Format

; Provincial Championships The four

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each organise an A championship — *

Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup. The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleg ...

Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship The Leinster colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Brother Bosco (Mulhare) Cup and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior footba ...

* Munster Colleges Senior Football Championship (Corn Uí Mhuirí) * Ulster Colleges Senior Football Championship (MacRory Cup) ; All-Ireland The four provincial "A" champions compete in two knock-out semi-finals. The final is usually played in mid-April.

Format

Wins listed by college

Finals listed by year

Wins listed by Province

Sources

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