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competition between

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clubs organised by

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. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the

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. The winning club also represents

in the

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. Each of the two divisions of Waterford GAA - East Division and West Division - organises its own competition, with the two winners contesting the county final.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Waterford IFC winners qualify for the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Waterford to qualify for this competition. The Waterford IFC winners enter the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship at the __ stage. For example, 2004 winner Gaultier played in the Munster IFC final.

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Waterford IFC winners — by winning the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the __ stage.

History

The competition attracted significant national attention in 2020 when a player competed despite awaiting the result of a

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test, which returned a positive result. This led to Dungarvan (that year's competition-winning club) being stripped of the title.

Roll of honour

References

External links

* https://www.dungarvangaa.ie/match-reports/ {{Waterford GAA, state=expanded 2 Intermediate Gaelic football county championships