The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is an Irish and international amateur sporting and cultural organisation. It has more than a million members around the world. It has assets in excess of 2.6 billion Euros, and declared total revenues of 94.8 million Euros in 2010 with total gross profit of 78.5 million Euro. The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded at 3 pm on Saturday, 1 November 1884 in County Tipperary. It was founded by Michael Cusack and Maurice Davin. When it was founded its initial aims were:
1. To foster and promote native Irish pastimes.
2. To open athletics to all social classes.
3. To aid in the establishment of hurling and football clubs this would organise matches between counties.
The main competition held by the GAA is the All Ireland cup. If a team wins the senior football All Ireland match they will receive the Sam Maguire cup. Dublin won the Sam Maguire this year after beating Mayo 2-12 to 1-14.
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