2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	16 May 2015 – 11 October 2015
Teams	16
Champions	Newcestown (1st title) John Crowley (captain) Eugene Desmond (manager)
Runners-up	Valley Rovers David Lynch (captain) Joe Crowley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	73 (2.52 per match)
Points scored	827 (28.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Seán Hayes (4-36)
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The 2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 12th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 14 December 2014. The championship began on 16 May 2015 and ended on 11 October 2015.

On 11 October 2015, Newcestown won the championship following a 1-23 to 0-8 defeat of Valley Rovers in the final. ^[1] This remains their only championship title in the grade.

Mallow's Seán Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 4-36.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Fermoy

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Ballyhea

Results

Round 1

Mallow v Inniscarra

16 May 2015Round 1	Mallow	2-26 – 1-22 (aet)	Inniscarra	Mourne Abbey
	S Hayes 2-13, A Sheehan 0-4, D Relihan 0-3, C Murphy 0-3, Pa Herlihy 0-2, G Hayes 0-1.		A O'Mahony 0-10, D O'Keeffe 1-0, C Casey 0-4, K Rice 0-2, T O'Connor 0-2, S O'Donoghue 0-2, F Olden 0-1, C Buckley 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Courcey Rovers v Bandon

16 May 2015Round 1	Courcey Rovers	1-16 – 0-17	Bandon	Brinny
	D Lordan 0-7, S Nyhan 1-1, T Collins 0-3, G Minihane 0-3, G Moloney 0-2.		D Crowley 0-8, J Hickey 0-3, R Crowley 0-3, J Harrington 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1, M McNamara 0-1.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

Tracton v Newcestown

17 May 2015Round 1	Tracton	1-13 – 1-16 (aet)	Newcestown	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	M O'Sullivan 1-2, R Walsh 0-4, T McGuinness 0-2, J Kingston 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, F Lynch 0-1.		E Kelly 0-8, L Meade 1-2, J Meade 0-2, D Twomey 0-2, C Keane 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Castlelyons v Kanturk

17 May 2015Round 1	Castlelyons	1-16 – 1-13	Kanturk	Castletownroche
	C Spillane 0-5, A Fenton 1-1, A Spillane 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-2, R Feeney 0-1, S Moroney 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, T Carroll 0-1.		A Walsh 0-4, L O'Keeffe 1-0, D Kenneally 0-3, D Dwane 0-1, L McLoughlin 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, A Nash 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1, M Riordan 0-1.	Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas)

Carrigaline v Ballinhassig

22 May 2015Round 1	Carrigaline	2-12 – 4-16	Ballinhassig	Minane Bridge
	R O'Shea 1-7, T Murphy 1-3, W O'Brien 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.	D Kirwan (Éire Óg)	R Lombard 2-3, C Reynolds 1-1, F O'Leary 1-1, P Collins 0-4, S McCarthy 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Cloyne v Watergrasshill

23 May 2015Round 1	Cloyne	2-11 – 1-16	Watergrasshill	Caherlag
	P O'Sullivan 0-7, C Smith 1-1, B Minihane 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1, C Mullins 0-1.		S O'Regan 0-9, P Cahill 0-4, S O'Leary 1-0, B Halbert 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.	Referee: J Larkin (Douglas)

Fermoy v Valley Rovers

24 May 2015Round 1	Fermoy	2-15 – 1-09	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	L Coleman 1-11, J Hutchings 1-1, D Geary 0-3.		K Canty 1-1, R Butler 0-3, D Crowley 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, D Looney 0-1, J Cottrell 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Blarney v Kilworth

24 May 2015Round 1	Blarney	2-13 – 0-15	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Connell 1-5, M O'Leary 1-0, M Coleman 0-3, D Dunlea 0-2, J Jordan 0-1, S Mulcahy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		N McNamara 0-7, W Condon 0-3, J Saich 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, P Moakley 0-1, B Tobin 0-1.	Referee: J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

Round 2

Kanturk v Bandon

12 June 2015Round 2	Kanturk	4-11 – 1-15	Bandon	Cloughduv
	L O'Keeffe 2-5 (2f), A Walsh 1-1, A O'Keeffe 1-0, A Nash 0-2f, D Dwane 0-1, L O'Neill 0-1, C Clernon 0-1.	Report	D Crowley 0-7 (5f), R Crowley 0-5 (3f), J Hickey 1-0, M Sugrue 0-1, J Harrington 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Tracton v Kilworth

13 June 2015Round 2	Tracton	0-18 – 1-10	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Walsh (0-9, 8 frees), S Brick (0-4), J Kingston (0-3), M O’Sullivan and J Good (0-1 each).	Report	N McNamara (1-7, 5 frees, 2 65s), P Lynch (0-3).	Referee: J Larkin (Douglas)

Carrigaline v Valley Rovers

14 June 2015Round 2	Carrigaline	3-13 – 1-12	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Ríogáin, Ballinspittle
	T Murphy 2-1, D Drake 1-3, R O'Shea 0-6, S O'Brien 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1, P Mullane 0-1.		R Butler 0-7, D Looney 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Cottrell 0-1, G Farrell 0-1, K Canty 0-1.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

Inniscarra v Cloyne

21 June 2015Round 2	Inniscarra	0-15 – 1-15	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	A O'Mahony (f) and C Casey 0-4 each, K Rice 0-3 each, F Olden, K Burke, D O'Connell and J Casey 0-1 each.	Report	Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-7 (f), C Smith 1-0, A Walsh 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3 (2f), D Cahill and C O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Round 3

Bandon v Kilworth

27 June 2015Round 3	Bandon	1-13 – 0-11	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Crowley (0-6, 3 frees), M Sugrue (0-5); J Hickey (1-1); A Murphy (0-1).	Report	N McNamara (0-6, 2 65s, 2 frees); W Condon (0-3); J Saich, P Lynch (0-1 each).	Referee: C Egan (Glen Rovers}

Inniscarra v Valley Rovers

9 July 2015Round 3	Inniscarra	0-05 – 3-20	Valley Rovers	Cloughduv
	A O’Mahony (0-3 frees), T O’Connor and C Casey (0-1 each).	Report	E O’Reilly (0-10, seven frees), C O’Leary (2-3), R Butler (1-0), K Canty (0-3), D Crowley (0-2), W Burke (free) and J Walsh (0-1 each).	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Relegation play-off

Inniscarra v Kilworth

2 October 2015Play-off	Inniscarra	2-16 – 1-13	Kilworth	Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow
	D O'Connell 2-3, A O'Mahony 0-8 (5f, 2'65), T O'Connor 0-2, J Casey, C Casey and S O'Callaghan 0-1 each	Report	P Lynch 1-8, (6f, 1 sideline), N McNamara 0-4 (2f), W Condon 0-1.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

Round 4

Blarney v Newcestown

19 July 2015Round 4	Blarney	1-13 – 1-17	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Coleman (0-7, six frees), K Costello 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, M Cronin, D Dunlea, B O’Connell, C Forde 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 1-5 (two frees), D Twomey 0-5 (two frees, one 65), L Meade 0-4, G Murphy, T Twomey (free), J Meade 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Carrigaline)

Tracton v Courcey Rovers

19 July 2015Round 4	Tracton	1-17 – 1-11	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Walsh (0-10, 5 frees, 4 65’s); S Brick (1-3, 0-1 sideline); M O’Sullivan and J Kingston (0-2 each).	Report	D Lordan (0-6, 5 frees, 1 65); S Nyhan (1-3); J O’Neill and S Moloney (0-1 each).	Referee: J Larkin (Douglas)

Valley Rovers v Bandon

1 August 2015Round 4	Valley Rovers	1-19 – 0-13	Bandon	Jack Barrett Park, Kinsale
	C O’Leary (0-7, two frees, one 65); K Canty (1-4); E O’Reilly (0-5, three frees); D Looney, D Crowley, D Murphy (0-1 each).	Report	D Crowley (0-8, seven frees); A Murphy (0-2), J O’Donovan, M Sugrue, R Crowley (0-1 each).	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Fermoy v Kanturk

1 August 2015Round 4	Fermoy	1-14 – 2-12	Kanturk	Fr. Con Buckley Park, Buttevant
	L Coleman 1-7 (0-7f), D Geary 0-2 (0-1 sideline), K Morrisson 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, M Brennan 0-1.	Report	L O'Keeffe 2-2 (0-2f), I Walsh 0-4, A Nash 0-2f, D Kenneally 0-2, D Duane 0-1, M Riordan 0-1.	Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas)

Carrigaline v Cloyne

2 August 2015Round 4	Carrigaline	0-12 – 4-11	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R O’Shea 0-7 (0-6 fs); W O’Brien 0-3; K Kavanagh, D Drake, 0-1 each.	Report	K Dennehy 2-1; D O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4 fs, 0-1 65), P O’Sullivan 1-2; I Cahill 1-1; D Cahill, A Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Mallow v Watergrasshill

15 August 2015Round 4	Mallow	4-16 – 1-12	Watergrasshill	Killavullen
	S Hayes 2-7 (1-0 pen, 0-6f), P Herlihy 1-2, D Relihan 1-2, C Murphy 0-2; P Healy 0-1, P Lyons 0-1, G Hayes 0-1.	Report	A Cronin 1-2; J McCarthy 0-3; S O'Regan 0-3f, S O'Callaghan 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, D O'Farrell 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Quarter-finals

Ballinhassig v Castlelyons

15 August 2015Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	4-17 – 1-12	Castlelyons	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P Collins (1-4, 1 free); C Reynolds (1-3); B Lombard and R Lombard (1-1 each); F O’Leary (0-4); D Donovan (0-2, 1 free); M Collins and D O’Callaghan (0-1 each).	Report	A Spillane (0-7, 4 frees); C Spillane (1-1); A O’Sullivan, M Spillane, A Fenton and J O’Leary (0-1 each).	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Tracton v Newcestown

30 August 2015Quarter-final	Tracton	0-12 – 1-13	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Walsh (0-4, 0-4 frees); S Brick (0-3); J Kingston (0-2); M O’Sullivan, J Good, G Kingston (0-1 each).	Report	E Kelly (1-4, 0-3 frees); C Keane (0-3); T Twomey (0-2); J Meade, L Meade, D Twomey, C Dineen (0-1 each).	Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas)

Kanturk v Valley Rovers

29 August 2015Quarter-final	Kanturk	2-10 – 1-13	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	L O’Keeffe 1-2 (two frees), I Walsh 0-3, M Riordan 1-0, A Nash 0-2 (frees), A Walsh, D Kenneally, A O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Leary 1-3 (two frees, one 65), E O’Reilly (frees), R Butler 0-3 each, B Crowley 0-2, D Murphy, D Looney 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Mallow v Cloyne

30 August 2015Quarter-final	Mallow	0-18 – 2-09	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S Hayes (0-6 2 frees, 1 ’65), P Herlihy, K Sheehan (0-3 each), P Lyons (0-2), P Healy, A Sheehan, G Hayes, C Murphy (0-1 each).	Report	A Walsh, K Dennehy (1-0 each), D O’Sullivan (0-5, 4 frees), D Cahill (0-2), G Cahill, C Smith (0-1 each).	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Kanturk v Valley Rovers

4 September 2015Quarter-final replay	Kanturk	1-12 – 0-17	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	L O'Keeffe 0-5, (2f, 1'65), D Kenneally 1-0, I Walsh and D Duane 0-2 each, A Walsh (sideline), J Fitzpatrick and L McLoughlin 0-1 each	Report	C O'Leary 0-9 (6f), K Canty 0-4, R Butler 0-2, J Cottrell and E O'Reilly (f) 0-1 each	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Semi-finals

Mallow v Newcestown

12 September 2015Semi-final	Mallow	1-16 – 1-18	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C Murphy (1-3); S Hayes (0-10 frees); P Herlihy, P Lyons, K Sheehan (0-1 each).	Report	L Meade (1-4); D Twomey (0-4, 2 frees); F Keane, E Kelly (0-3 each); M Bradfield (0-2); C Keane, B O’Donovan (0-1 each).	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

Ballinhassig v Valley Rovers

19 September 2015Semi-final	Ballinhassig	0-15 – 1-14	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D O’Donovan (0-7, frees), S McCarthy, M Collins, F O’Leary, P Collins, P O’Sullivan, R Lombard, C Tyers and D O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	C O’Leary (1-8, four frees), R Butler (0-2), G Farrell, D Looney, J Cottrell and J Walsh (0-1 each).	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Final

Newcestown v Valley Rovers

11 October 2015Final	Newcestown	1-23 – 0-08	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D Twomey 1-5 (two frees, one 65), C Keane, S O’Donovan, L Meade, E Kelly (two frees), M Bradfield 0-3 each, J Meade 0-2, C Dineen 0-1.	Report	C O’Leary 0-4 (three frees), K Canty 0-2, J Walsh, D Crowley 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Championship statistics

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 24 points
  • Valley Rovers 3-20 – 0-05 Inniscarra (Round 3)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline (Round 1)
• Most points in a match: 48
  • Mallow 2-26 – 1-22 Inniscarra (Round 1)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline (Round 1)
  • Kanturk 4-11 – 1-15 Bandon (Round 2)
  • Cloyne 4-11 – 0-12 Carrigaline (Round 4)
  • Mallow 4-16 – 1-12 Watergrasshill (Round 4)
  • Ballinhassig 4-17 – 1-12 Castlelyons (Quarter-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Carrigaline 2-12 – 4-16 Ballinhassig (Round 1)
  • Cloyne 2-11 – 1-16 Watergrasshill (Round 1)
  • Cloyne 2-09 – 0-18 Mallow (Quarter-final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 22
  • Inniscarra 1-22 – 2-26 Mallow (Round 1)

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán Hayes	Mallow	4-36	48	4	12.00
2	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	4-35	47	7	6.71
3	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	6-14	32	5	6.40
4	Eoin Kelly	Newcestown	2-23	29	5	5.80
5	Noel McNamara	Kilworth	1-24	27	4	6.75
	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-27	27	4	6.75
6	Aidan O'Mahony	Inniscarra	0-25	25	4	6.25
7	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	2-18	24	2	12.00
8	Rob O'Shea	Carrigaline	1-20	23	3	7.66
	Darren Crowley	Bandon	0-23	23	3	7.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Hayes	Mallow	2-13	19	Inniscarra
2	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-11	14	Valley Rovers
3	Seán Hayes	Mallow	2-07	13	Watergrasshill
4	Liam O'Keeffe	Kanturk	2-05	11	Bandon
	Paudie Lynch	Kilworth	1-08	11	Inniscarra
	Chris O'Leary	Valley Rovers	1-08	11	Ballinhassig
5	Noel McNamara	Kilworth	1-07	10	Kanturk
	Liam Coleman	Fermoy	1-07	10	Kanturk
	Aidan O'Mahony	Inniscarra	0-10	10	Mallow
	Eoin O'Reilly	Valley Rovers	0-10	10	Inniscarra
	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-10	10	Courcey Rovers
	Seán Hayes	Mallow	0-10	10	Newcestown

Miscellaneous

• On 16 May 2015, Seán Hayes from Mallow scored 2-13 against Iniscarra. It remains a record individual score for a player.
• After winning the championship title and gaining promotion, Newcestown become the first club from the Carbery Division to have teams in both the senior hurling championship and senior football championship. ^[2]

References

1. Hurley, Denis (12 October 2015). "Five-star Newcestown's glorious day". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. "There's a new dual senior club in Cork following today's county final". The 42. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

External links

• 2015 Cork PIHC results Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine