2023 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

2023 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Dates	4 August - 22 October 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Aghabullogue (2nd title) Shane Tarrant (captain) Micheál McGrath (manager)
Runners-up	Midleton James Nagle (captain)
Relegated	Douglas
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	65 (2.71 per match)
Points scored	780 (32.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aaron Mulcahy (1-52)
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The 2023 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 114th staging overall of a championship for lower-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. ^[1] The championship ran from 4 August to 22 October 2023.

The final was played on 22 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Aghabullogue and Midleton, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Aghabullogue won the match by 3-17 to 2-19 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 113 years. ^[2]

Midleton's Aaron Mulcahy was the championship's top scorer with 1-52.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

• Ballygiblin ^[3]

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Youghal ^[4]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Dungourney ^[5]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

• Meelin ^[6]

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Aghabullogue	3	2	1	0	71	59	12	5
Lisgoold	3	1	1	1	62	62	0	3
Aghada	3	1	1	1	66	59	7	3
Youghal	3	0	1	2	50	69	-19	1

Group A results

Youghal v Lisgoold

4 August 2023Round 1	Youghal	0-17 - 0-17	Lisgoold	Castlemartyr Grounds
	J Murray (0-6 frees), D O'Donoghue (0-4, 0-1sl, 0-1f, 0-1 65), B Moloney (0-3, 0-1f), C O'Mahony (0-1), C Geary (0-1), S Smiddy (0-1), O Hill (0-1).		M Hegarty 0-4, J Cronin, D Healy (0-1f) J Cashman (0-1f), L O’Shea (0-1 sideline) 0-2 each, L Walsh, J O’Driscoll, D O’Brien, C O’Brien, K Cashman 0-1 each.

Aghada v Aghabullogue

6 August 2023Round 1	Aghada	1-17 - 1-17	Aghabullogue	Páirc Uí Rinn
	W Leahy 0-11.	Report	S Tarrant 0-8.

Lisgoold v Aghada

12 August 2023Round 2	Lisgoold	2-17 - 0-22	Aghada	Dungourney Grounds
	J Cashman 0-8, D Healy 1-2, J O'Driscoll 1-0, M Hegarty 0-2.	Report	C Terry 0-6, W Leahy 0-6, P O'Neill 0-2.

Aghabullogue v Youghal

13 August 2023Round 2	Aghabullogue	2-22 - 1-14	Youghal	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Tarrant 1-6, M Bradley 0-8, J Foley 1-1.

Lisgoold v Aghabullogue

2 September 2023Round 3	Lisgoold	1-19 - 2-17	Aghabullogue	Caherlag Grounds
	J Cashman 0-10, M Hegarty 1-1.	Report	J Corkery 2-4, S Tarrant 0-7.

Youghal v Aghada

2 September 2023Round 3	Youghal	1-13 - 1-21	Aghada	Fr O'Neill's Grounds
		Report	W Leahy 1-11, R O’Connell 0-2, F O’Connor 0-2, M Russell 0-2, M McCarthy 0-2.

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blackrock	3	2	1	0	67	62	5	5
Mayfield	3	2	1	0	65	59	2	5
Sarsfields	3	0	1	1	54	59	-5	1
Kildorrery	3	0	1	2	61	67	-6	1

Group B results

Mayfield v Blackrock

5 August 2023Round 1	Mayfield	1-16 - 1-16	Blackrock	Ballinlough Grounds
		Report	R Sweeney 0–8 (5), D O'Farrell 0–4, D Browne 1–0, F Coleman 0–3, J Golden 0–1.

Sarsfields v Kildorrery

6 August 2023Round 1	Sarsfields	1-13 - 1-13	Kildorrery	Glanworth Grounds
	S O'Regan 1-5, A Hackett 0-2, B Nodwell 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, T Óg Murphy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.	Report	P Pigott 1-2, P O'Brien 0-8, L Keating 0-2, J Keating 0-1.

Blackrock v Sarsfields

13 August 2023Round 2	Blackrock	1-19 - 1-16	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R Sweeney 0–5 (5f), T Grainger 1–1, S Healy 0–4 (2f), J O'Sullivan 0–4, I O'Keeffe 0–2, E Smith 0–1, E Cantwell 0–1, F Coleman 0–1.	Report

Kildorrery v Mayfield

13 August 2023Round 2	Kildorrery	0-21 - 3-16	Mayfield	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	P O'Brien 0-7, J Keating 0-6, L Keating 0-3, D Kelly 0-2, T Condon 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.		N Kelly 0-8, D O'Neill 1-2, P Duggan 1-1, T Horgan 1-0, S O'Donovan 0-3, M Coffey 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.

KIldorrery v Blackrock

2 September 2023Round 3	KIldorrery	1-21 - 3-17	Blackrock	O'Connell Park
	P O'Brien 0-7, D Kelly 1-1, J Keating 0-4, P Pigott 0-3, L Keating 0-2, W Fouhy 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, T Condon 0-1.		F Coleman 3-3, E O'Farrell 0-7, D O'Farrell 0-2, R Sweeney 0-2, T Grainer 0-2, R Laide 0-1.

Sarsfields v Mayfield

2 September 2023Round 3	Sarsfields	3-10 - 2-15	Mayfield	Carraig na bhFear Grounds
	S O’Regan 2-1 (1-0 f), B Nodwell 1-4, J O’Leary 0-2, B Graham 0-2, A Hackett 0-1.	Report	N Kelly 0-7 (0-3 f), M J Coffey 1-1, T Horgan 1-0, D O’Neill 0-3, D O’Donovan, S O’Donovan (f), K Punch, D Malone (0-1 each).	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Midleton	3	3	0	0	60	50	10	6
Ballygiblin	3	2	0	1	58	58	0	4
Cloughduv	3	1	0	2	60	60	0	2
Douglas	3	0	0	3	47	57	-10	0

Group C results

Douglas v Ballygiblin

6 August 2023Round 1	Douglas	1-10 - 1-12	Ballygiblin	Páirc Lios gCúl
	C O'Donovan 0-6, G O'Shea 1-0, S St Ledger 0-2, M Dolan 0-1, R Hanley 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-8, S O'Sullivan 1-0, R Donegan 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, S Beston 0-1.

Cloughduv v Midleton

6 August 2023Round 1	Cloughduv	1-12 - 2-12	Midleton	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Devine 0-9, E Macnabolla 1-0, B Macnabolla 0-1, O O'Driscoll 0-1, L Elliot 0-1.		A Quirke 1-2, A Mulcahy 0-5, K Farmer 1-1, C Crowley 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, T O'Leary-Hayes 0-1.

Midleton v Douglas

11 August 2023Round 2	Midleton	0-15 - 0-14	Douglas	Charlie Hurley Park
	A Mulcahy 0-8 (0-6 frees), G Reddy, T Roche and K Farmer 0-2 each and L Hennessy 0-1.	Report

Ballygiblin v Cloughduv

13 August 2023Round 2	Ballygiblin	1-19 - 2-12	Cloughduv	Blarney Grounds
	J O'Sullivan 0-9, S O'Sullivan 0-4, C O'Mahony 0-4, S Beston 1-0, D O'Flynn 0-2.		M Verling 1-8, E Clifford 1-0, J Devine 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1, B McNabola 0-1.

Midleton v Ballygiblin

2 September 2023Round 3	Midleton	2-21 - 2-15	Ballygiblin	St Catherine's Park
	A Mulcahy 1-12, T Roche 1-0, J Nagle 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, T O'Leary-Hayes 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 1-6, D Flynn 0-4, C O'Mahony 1-1, S Beston 0-3, K Duggan 0-1.

Cloughduv v Douglas

2 September 2023Round 3

Cloughduv

3-18 - 2-14

Douglas

Ballincollig Grounds

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Aghabullogue (Muskerry)	0-17
	Mayfield (Seandun)	1-18			Mayfield (Seandun)	0-11
	Lisgoold (Imokilly)	0-18							Aghabullogue (Muskerry)	3-17
									Midleton (Imokilly)	2-19
					Midleton (Imokilly)	1-18
	Blackrock (Seandun)	1-20			Blackrock (Seandun)	1-17
	Ballygiblin (Avondhu)	0-18

Relegation playoff

Youghal v Douglas

16 September 2023Playoff	Youghal	5-17 - 4-12	Douglas	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	D O’Donoghue 2-3, B Moloney 1-5 (0-5 f), B Cooper, R McMahon 1-1 each, J Murray, S Smiddy, J O’Mahony, A Frahill O’Connor, E Cronin, O Hill, C O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Report	F Barry 2-2 (1-2 f), C O’Donovan 1-3, M Dolan 0-3 f, S O’Leary 1-0, C O’Keeffe, E O’Sullivan, D O’Callaghan, N Hartnett 0-1 each.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Quarter-finals

Mayfield v Lisgoold

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Mayfield	1-18 - 0-18	Lisgoold	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	D O’Neill 1-6, N Kelly 0-7 (0-6 f), D Malone, S O’Donovan 0-2 each, MJ Coffey 0-1.	Report	J Cashman (0-2 f), D Healy 0-5 each, L O’Shea (0-1 f), M Hegarty 0-3 each, J O’Driscoll 0-2.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Blackrock v Ballygiblin

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Blackrock	1-20 - 0-18	Ballygiblin	Riverstown Sportsfield
	E O’Farrell (0-9, 5f, 1 65), T Grainger 1-0, R Sweeney (0-3, 1f), I O’Keefe (0-2), R Laide, D O Farrell, John O’Sullivan, S Healy, F Coleman, L O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	J O’Sullivan (0-12, 9f, 1 65), S Beston (0-3), P Malloy, K Duggan, D Barry (0-1 each).	Referee: B Sweeney

Semi-finals

Midleton v Blackrock

29 September 2023Semi-final	Midleton	1-18 - 1-17	Blackrock	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	A Mulcahy 0-13 (0-10 f), T O’Leary-Hayes 1-0, T Roche, D McCarthy 0-2 each, L Hennessy 0-1.	Report	R Sweeney 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1 f), 0-7 (0-6 f) J O’Sullivan, D O’Farrell 0-2 each, E Smith, S Healy 0-1 each.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Aghabullogue v Mayfield

29 September 2023Semi-final	Aghabullogue	0-17 - 0-11	Mayfield	Páirc Uí Rinn
	M Bradley (0-4f), S Tarrant (0-3f) 0-6 each, J Corkery, P Ring 0-2 each, B Dineen 0-1.	Report	N Kelly 0-9 (0-6f, 0-1 65), D Malone, S O’Donovan (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown)

Final

Aghabullogue v Midleton

22 October 2023Final	Aghabullogue	3-17 - 2-19	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Bradley 0-12 (0-8 f), J Corkery 2-0, S Tarrant 1-2, C Gillespie, P Ring, N Barry Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	A Mulcahy 0-14 (0-11 f 0-1 65), K Farmer 1-1, A Quirke 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, A Ryan, G Reddy 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Mahony (Kilbrittain)

References

1. "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. McKay, Jack (22 October 2023). "Matthew Bradley inspires Aghabullogue to one-point IAHC final win over Midleton". Echo Live. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
3. Barry, Stephen (15 October 2022). "Late goals seal brilliant Ballygibblin's second county on the trot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
4. "Considine the Éire Óg hero as Youghal relegated". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
5. "Dungourney hurlers edge out Cloughduv to land Intermediate A title". Echo Live. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
6. "Douglas escape drop after thriller with Meelin". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

External links

• Cork GAA website