Gerry Reilly Cup
Annual Gaelic football competition in Leinster, Ireland
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The Gerry Reilly Memorial under-16 Inter-County Football Tournament is an annual juvenile Gaelic football held in County Meath, Ireland.[2] The tournament was started in 1989 and is named after Gerry Reilly, a young Gaelic footballer who was killed in December 1987 at the age of sixteen.[3][4] The trophy is presented each year to the winning team captain by his relatives.[5] The tournament is hosted by Oldcastle GFC.
Format
The tournament consists of two groups of teams. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Roll of honour
| Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meath | 9 | 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2007,[4][6] 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Westmeath | 8 | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011 |
| 3 | Cavan | 7 | 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023[2] |
| 4 | Dublin | 6 | 1993, 1998, 2006, 2008 (U17 Blitz), 2012, 2013[7] |
| 5 | Louth | 2 | 2022,[8] 2025[9] |
| 6 | Kildare | 1 | 2024[10] |
| Mayo | 1 | 2021 | |
| Monaghan | 1 | 2017 | |
- No tournament in 2009.