Queensland Gaelic Football and Hurling Association (QGFHA) was established in 1975. It is the ruling body for

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

and

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

in the Australian state of Queensland. The QGFHA is affiliated to the Australasia GAA. The QGFHA runs men's and ladies' football matches and

and

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...

matches at Gaelic Park in Willawong. State representative teams are sent to the Australasian Championships every year with men's senior and

minor Minor may refer to: * Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities. ** A person who has not reached the age of majority * Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education Music theory *Minor chord ** Barb ...

s, and women's teams, competing.

Clubs

;Gaelic football * Harps * East Celts * John Mitchel's * Souths * Gold Coast Gaels * Shamrocks Brisbane Hurling and Camogie Club ;Hurling * Na Fianna * Emeralds * Cú Chulainns ;Camogie * Naomh Padraig * Tara Gaels ;Clubs no longer in existence * Wests * Norths * Sarsfields

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Gaelic Football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

Australasia GAA Gaelic games governing bodies in Australia 1975 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1975 {{GAA-stub

Clubs

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