▁enable ▁personal , ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁development ▁amongst ▁young ▁people ▁with ▁emphas is ▁on ▁cultural ▁and ▁community ▁activities , ▁leadership ▁and ▁training ▁through ▁sport . ▁ ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁was ▁first ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ti pper ary . ▁Since ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁late ▁June ▁in ▁different ▁count ies . ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Gal way . ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁is ▁by ▁inv itation . ▁In ▁general ▁all ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁host ▁county ▁are ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁while ▁all ▁other ▁count ies ▁host ▁local ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁the ▁w inners ▁are ▁then ▁nominated ▁to ▁represent ▁their ▁county ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁event . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁certain ▁count ies ▁may ▁be ▁invited ▁also ▁and ▁the ▁organ ising ▁committee ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁decide ▁how ▁many ▁clubs ▁from ▁a ▁particular ▁county ▁are ▁invited ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁w inners ▁receive ▁the ▁Christ y ▁Ring ▁cup ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁famous ▁C ork ▁hur ler . ▁It ▁dep ict s ▁C loy ne ▁Tower ▁in ▁C ork . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁F é ile ▁na ▁n G ael ▁champions ▁are ▁St ▁Brig id ' s ▁from ▁Dublin ▁and ▁New port - B all in ah inch ▁from ▁Ti