Welcome to Pride In The Jersey, the first-ever website dedicated to documenting the history of GAA kits.
At present, the current jerseys of every county, and alternative colours where applicable, are featured, and can be accessed by going to the Index page.
The plan is to work backwards, adding previous jerseys and hopefully ending up with a comprehensive record of the different strips worn by each county. Hopefully in the future club jerseys will be added as well.
In addition, from time to time different postings will be added to the Articles page. If you feel that you can provide us with written or pictorial information, or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at admin@prideinthejersey.com or leave a comment on the Contact page.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to PITJ and that the site proves to be of some interest.
Latest 18-5-12: See Monday's Irish Examiner for a feature on naff jerseys. Kilkenny's 2000, '02 and '03 strips added, also Wicklow's 2009 kits.
16-5-12: Kilkenny jerseys from 2004-09 added.
9-5-12: Wexford shirt added, as worn by the county's underage sides thus far, we are as yet unsure if the Club Wexford logo will be on the senior team's kits.
7-5-12: Apologies for the lack of updates recently, things will get going again this week, including the addition of the actual new Wexford jersey.
12-4-12: All four counties in Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals at Croke Park will be wearing their alternative colours. Kerry and Mayo will be wearing the blue and red jerseys respectively worn in Tralee last week, while Cork will be in white and Down in all-black.
31-3-12: New - hoopless - Mayo jersey added.
26-3-12: Longford change jersey worn against Tipperary at the weekend (and against Cavan earlier in the year) added.
22-3-12: New Armagh (regular and goalkeeper) and Westmeath (change) jerseys added.
27-2-12: It would appear that Wexford have changed their minds and will actually be lining out in a new strip more reminiscent of the outgoing offering. They wore purple against Antrim yesterday, however, so we will have to wait to see it in the flesh.
Clare did play in a new strip on Saturday night against Limerick, though one would have been hard-pressed to spot the differences at first glance. The socks are quite unique, however.
23-2-12: New Wexford jersey added, a return to what is regarded as the Model County's 'classic' design.
16-2-12: Due to holidays, updates are slow at the moment but there should be progress at the weekend.
7-2-12: As well as Donegal and Derry, some other counties also premiered new kits on the opening day of the Allianz Football League. Cork wore another variation of their white change shirts in Armagh, Westmeath used a new kit featuring the logo of new sponsors Annebrook House Hotel, Kildare had a new green alternative strip against Tyrone (with navy shorts and socks and Laois launched an 'interesting' new design against Mayo.
Incidentally, there had been speculation that Mayo would wear a special commemorative kit against Dublin next weekend, but according to mayogaablog.com, those plans have been shelved. The Dubs carried the logo of suicide charity Suicide Or Survive against Kerry on Saturday night, but Vodafone will return to their chests on Saturday night. As pointed out by Marcus Ó Buachalla on Irish Mediawatch, sponsorship has become big business.
2-2-12: Both Donegal and Derry are expected to be lining out in new jerseys for the start of the Allianz Football League this weekend. The new Donegal kit is a similar design to that of Waterford, while Derry's outfit will feature the logo of a new sponsor as their deal with Ladbrokes has ended.
30-12-12: White and pink Tipperary jersey worn against Munster now added. In the McKenna Cup final against Tyrone, Derry wore the logo of supporters' group Club Derry. Antrim did something similar in recent times when between the sponsorships of Bushmills and Creagh Concrete.
26-1-12: Tipperary play a Munster selection on Saturday in a game to raise funds for breast cancer, with both sides wearing jerseys featuring pink.
23-1-12: Vodafone, the sponsors of Dublin, have agreed to allow the logo of charity Suicide or Survive to be used for the Dub's opening national league games. In addition, Fermanagh have agreed a new deal with Tracey Concrete (fair play to her) so the a new long-sleeved jersey with sponsor included is being worn.
15-1-12: The early-season craze of wearing change kits despite there being no clash continued today. Donegal wore white jerseys against Cavan, while Louth did likewise against Meath, lining out in their previous change design.
On Saturday night, Derry wore their red alternative strip against UUJ, though under floodlights white and sky blue can be hard to distinguish.
14-1-12: Waterford have a launched a new strip for 2012, with the biggest change being the return of white shorts.
9-1-12: New Article added, looking at the times that counties have worn three different jerseys in consecutive championship games.
In addition, Antrim secretary Frankie Quinn gave a prompt response to our query yesterday. While white is the Saffrons' choice when they can't wear saffron in hurling, the football change colour is black, and the reason that that was worn yesterday is that a new saffron set had not been received as the O'Neills factory only reopened today after Christmas.
It's also worth noting that Fermanagh played in unsponsored jerseys in that game as their deal with Tracey Concrete has concluded.
8-1-12: The first day of on-field action in the new year and already a couple of notable things for us jersey-nerds. Galway wore white against NUIG, who also have a maroon kit, in the FBD Connacht League, while Antrim changed kit against Fermanagh in the Dr McKenna Cup. In the first place, one wouldn't have thought that a change was required, but what was odder was that black jerseys were used rather than their traditional alternative choice of white.
6-1-12: Continuing Antrim updates. Hopefully we will be in a position to add a new Article on Sunday, focusing on the occasions when counties have worn different jerseys in three consecutive championship games in the same year. It has happened more often than you might think!
3-1-12: More older Tipperary kits added, as well as some additions to Antrim page.
1-1-12: The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the incorrect font has been used for 'Tiobraid Árann' on the sleeves and socks of our renderings of Tipperary strips. This has now been corrected, with some goalkeeper kits added.
25-12-11: Happy Christmas to all (both?) of our readers. Tipperary 2011 change jersey added, with further Tipp additions on the way.
21-12-11: O'Neills regularly use three stripes on their gear, leaving many to wonder how adidas let them get away with it. The companies clashed in court over the issue in the 1980s and the outcome is documented in our Articles section.
20-12-11: Updates being made to Louth and Offaly pages. Check back tomorrow for the publication of a new article focusing on a GAA kit-related question that pops up from time to time, one that is often accompanied by various incorrect answers.
19-12-11: New Longford jersey now included. Like most of the 2012 offerings from O'Neills, asymmetry is a notable feature though overall it's quite a good design.
18-12-11: New Carlow jersey for 2012 added. Quite a departure for the Dolmen County, we are not fans of the break with tradition.
11-12-11: A regular correspondent of the site is David Morrissey, and recently he provided us with a great little nugget. The senior hurling side of Dublin club O'Toole's are sponsored by umbro.ie, but due to the GAA's regulations that kit must be manufactured in Ireland, they jerseys are still made by O'Neills. Sligo's back catalogue is also being updated.
2-12-11: New Kerry jersey for 2012 now added, as well as a Clare goalkeeping rarity from 2009. A start has also finally been made on Galway hurling kits.
27-11-11: Better late than never, all counties' galleries have now been transferred to the new format. Navigate from the Index page, and on each individual page click on a kit for a larger view. Expect plenty of updates in the next week, including some club items, while a new site will also be announced soon.
18-11-11: New Kildare kit for 2012 added, while International Rules gallery almost complete back to 1998. If anybody has any info on the kits worn in the 1990 series, please email admin@prideinthejersey.com. Kerry have launched a new crest in the past few days so a new jersey is likely to be forthcoming soon.
27-10-11: It's that time of year again, when the International Rules series plays havoc with club championship calendars. Ireland's new jerseys for 2011 aren't bad to be fair, but they only serve to show how terrible the other offerings have been. Click on individual kits for larger images.
5-10-11: Recent additions made to Louth and Cavan galleries. Those two, Longford and Kildare will all be complete back to 2000 (with captions) in the near future.
15-9-11: Kildare change jerseys added, Longford also in the process of being updated.
4-9-11: In today's All-Ireland hurling final, Kilkenny corner-forward Colin Fennelly was forced to change jerseys after a blood injury. There didn't look to be anything unusual about him donning a number 32 shirt, but on closer inspection it proved to be an older jersey from 2009, featuring the crest on the sleeves, no outline on the number and the GAA's 125th anniversary logo.
2-9-11: Kildare jerseys for past decade now on site, a prize for anybody who can spot the differences between each design (there isn't really).
30-8-11: Kildare gallery in the process of being updated.
29-8-11: Donegal fans disappointed at yesterday's loss to Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final can console themselves by looking at the county's jerseys since changing to Azzurri in 2003.
23-8-11: Kerry's blue jerseys on Sunday meant that they had worn three different styles in consecutive championship matches. Such an occurrence might be considered unique, but it is not the first time it has happened. An article on the subject will follow in the next few days.
20-8-11: Mayo gallery updated in new style, which will soon be added to other county pages. Click on kits for larger images.
13-8-11: Mayo jerseys 2006-11 now viewable, with more to be added over the weekend.
10-8-11: Kerry and Mayo will wear change jerseys when they meet in the All-Ireland senior football semi-final on Sunday week, August 21.
9-8-11: Laois page updated back to when they changed from O'Neills to Azzurri in 2003. English soccer teams regularly get pilloried for the amount of kit changes they make, but Laois had an amazing amount of variations, avoiding criticism because many of them were so subtle that they went generally unnoticed.
5-8-11: Seamus and Aidan O'Shea of Mayo both take large O'Neills jerseys whereas most of the rest of those ordered are medium, though that still doesn't explain exactly why their shirts had two stripes. Updates will soon be made to the Laois gallery.
1-8-11: Some Mayo players wore 'two-stripe' versions of their county jersey in Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final win over Cork. It's something we'll try to get to the bottom of.
27-7-11: Down and Armagh pages updated with recent changes.
26-7-11: Kerry and Limerick will both be wearing change kits for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park.
Barring a 2007 league game in Killarney where Limerick wore white, the counties never changed when encountering each other, with last year's Munster final at Fitzgerald Stadium causing confusion for spectators. In this year’s provincial semi-final against Kerry at the Gaelic Grounds the Shannonsiders opted for their alternative outfit, however.
The all-white strip with green pinhoops, also worn by the Limerick U21s against Kerry this year, will be seen again on Sunday at GAA headquarters. The Kingdom, who have often worn the blue of Munster in the past, will wear navy jerseys and white shorts, the same kit used in beating Meath in the 2009 All-Ireland semi-final.
19-7-11: Down will wear an all-black kit for Saturday’s All-Ireland football qualifier clash with Cork at Croke Park .
On the only other two occasions that the counties have met in the championship, the 1994 All-Ireland semi-final and last year’s decider, Cork have worn white while Down have lined out in the gold and black of Ulster.
It has been confirmed, however, that the Mourne Men will don a reversal of their new jerseys which were launched before this year’s championship, similar to the shirt normally used by goalkeeper Brendan McVeigh.
Down previously wore all-black in a national league game against Cork at Castlewellan in 1982, which finished in a draw. Cork will again wear the white kit which served them so well in the All-Ireland final.
In the curtain-raiser at GAA headquarters on Saturday, Kildare and Derry are both expected to change from their traditional predominantly white strips. Kildare will wear green, the colour of Leinster, while Derry ’s change outfit of a red jersey with white hoop will also be on show, meaning that none of the four counties playing will be wearing their usual jerseys.
11-7-11: Waterford gallery now complete back as far as 2002 with text included, an amazing number of variations worn by the county, including Clinton Hennessy's green number in yesterday's Munster final. Wexford currently being updated and text soon to be added to other counties.
6-7-11: First update to Waterford gallery, more to follow in the coming days.
22-3-11: Galway football almost complete back to 2002. Any info on the goalkeeper jersey used against Westmeath in the league in 2009 would be greatly appreciated, please contact us at prideinthejersey@gmail.com or click on the Contact button. Clare gallery to be updated next, check back in the next few days.
