Hogan Cup

The Hogan Cup (Irish: Corn Uí Ógáin) is the trophy presented to the winners of the All-Ireland secondary schools senior A football championship. The competition itself is regularly referred to by the trophy's name. It is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland.

The current holders are St. Brendans, Killarney, who won the cup for the third time in 2016. This is also the first time the Hogan Cup has been won by schools from the same county three times in a row.

St. Jarlath's College, Tuam hold the record number of titles, winning their twelfth in 2002, and have appeared as runners-up in a further fourteen finals. Second overall are eight-times champions St. Colman's, Newry, who in 2011 retained the title for the first time in their history with victory over St Jarlath's College. St. Colman's have been runners-up only twice in ten final appearances. St Patrick's, Maghera are third overall, having won the trophy five times.

The competition commenced in 1946 but was not played in the years 1949 to 1956. The cup is named after Brother Thomas Hogan. The Hogan Stand in Croke Park is named after his brother Michael Hogan. Since its beginning, there have been two 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.

To increase participation the Colleges All-Ireland senior "B" championship (holders St. Pius X College Magherafelt) was created in 1975, and a senior "C" championship commenced in 2000.

The four provinces each organise an A championship, namely -

The four schools who win the four provincial "A" championships compete in two knock-out semi-finals. The final is usually played in mid-April.

The format of the competition mirrors that of the pre 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

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