2023 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

2023 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

Dates	5 August – 14 October 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Erin's Own (1st title) James McMahon (captain) Tom Foley (captain) Brian O'Shea (manager)
Runners-up	St Catherine's Conor Hegarty (captain) Denis Walsh (manager)
Relegated	Tracton
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	54 (2.25 per match)
Points scored	775 (32.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conor Dorris (0-39)
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The 2023 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2022. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. ^[1] The championship ran from 5 August to 14 October 2023.

The final was played on 14 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Erin's Own and St Catherine's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Erin's Own won the match by 1-14 to 2-09 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[2] [3]}

Conor Dorris was the championship's top scorer with 0-39.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

• Meelin ^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Erin's Own ^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

• Ballygiblin ^[6]

Relegated to the Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Dripsey

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glen Rovers	3	2	0	1	57	52	5	4
Erin's Own	3	2	0	1	55	50	5	4
Argideen Rangers	3	2	0	1	57	53	4	4
Tracton	3	0	0	3	54	68	-14	0

Group A results

Tracton v Argideen Rangers

6 August 2023Round 1	Tracton	0-19 - 0-24	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Uí Riagáin
	R Walsh 0-8, D Byrne 0-4, P O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Flaherty 0-1, D Kidney 0-1, C Quinn 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, J Good 0-1.		JM O'Callaghan 0-13, P Butler 0-4, D O'Donovan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, B Foley 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, D Holland 0-1, M Lawton 0-1, F Butler 0-1.

Erin's Own v Glen Rovers

6 August 2023Round 1	Erin's Own	1-12 - 1-16	Glen Rovers	Ballincollig Grounds
	A Bowen 0-4, S Horgan 1-0.	Report	L Quilligan 1-4, C Dorris 0-6.

Glen Rovers v Tracton

12 August 2023Round 2	Glen Rovers	0-22 - 2-14	Tracton	Ballymah GAA Field
			R Walsh 0-10, P O'Riordan 1-1, D Byrne 1-0, J Kingston 0-1, D Kidney 0-1, D O'Flaherty 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Erin's Own

12 August 2023Round 2	Argideen Rangers	1-13 - 2-12	Erin's Own	Cloughduv Grounds
	JM O'Callaghan 0-8, F Butler 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, D Holland 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, P Butler 0-1.		A Bowen 1-5, A O'Sullivan 1-2, T Foley 0-3, G O'Mahony 0-1, J McMahon 0-1.	Referee: J McEvoy (Blarney)

Argideen Rangers v Glen Rovers

1 September 2023Round 3	Argideen Rangers	0-17 - 2-10	Glen Rovers	Ballincollig Grounds
	JM O’Callaghan 0-8 f, F Butler 0-3, P Butler 0-3, S Maxwell, C Lehane, A O’Flynn (0-1 each_.	Report	S Busteed 2-2, C Dorris 0-5 f, D Murphy 0-2 L Quilligan 0-1.	Referee: K O'Sullivan (Valley Rovers)

Tracton v Erin's Own

1 September 2023Round 3	Tracton	0-15 - 1-19	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R Walsh 0-10 f, D Byrne 0-2, J Good, D Harrington, M O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	A Bowen 0-6 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), B Óg Murphy, A O’Sullivan 0-3 each, M Collins 1-0, C Coakley 0-2, T Foley, C McDonnell, S Murphy, G O’Mahony, J McMahon 0-1 each.	Referee: B Fahy (Brian Dillons)

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Barryroe	3	3	0	0	60	55	5	6
Kilbrittain	3	2	0	1	54	46	8	4
Ballygarvan	3	1	0	2	61	65	-4	2
Milford	3	0	0	3	52	60	-8	0

Group B results

Ballygarvan v Barryroe

5 August 2023Round 1	Ballygarvan	1-21 - 2-19	Barryroe	Charlie Hurley Park
	N Dowd 1-5, M Kennefick 0-6, P O'Halloran 0-3, M Cussen 0-2, R O'Halloran 0-2, P Sheehan 0-1, K Lyons 0-1, C McIntyre 0-1.		O O'Donovan 1-8, R O'Donovan 0-5, A McSweeney 1-0, M Whelton 0-3, D Buckley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, S Holland 0-1.

Kilbrittain v Milford

5 August 2023Round 1	Kilbrittain	0-19 - 1-12	Milford	Banteer Sportsfield
	M Hickey 0-13, J O'Donovan 0-2, T Sheehan 0-1, P Wall 0-1, M Sexton 0-1, R Cashman 0-1.		H O'Gorman 1-5, E Dillon 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, T O'Flynn 0-1.

Barryroe v Kilbrittain

12 August 2023Round 2	Barryroe	1-14 - 2-09	Kilbrittain	Ahamilla Complex
	O O'Donovan 1-5, D O'Driscoll 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-2, J Moloney 0-1, D Ó Buachalla 0-1, R Kilbane 0-1, R Kiely 0-1.		P Wall 1-0, C Hogan 1-0, R Cashman 0-3, C Ustianowski 0-2, M Hickey 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Milford v Ballygarvan

12 August 2023Round 2	Milford	2-15 - 1-20	Ballygarvan	Grenagh Grounds
		Report	M Cussen 0-12, P O'Halloran 1-2.

Kilbrittain v Ballygarvan

1 September 2023Round 3	Kilbrittain	1-17 - 0-14	Ballygarvan	Brinny Sportsfield
	M Hickey 0-9f, C Ustianowski 1-2, P Wall, J O’Donovan 0-2 each, M Sexton, S Sexton 0-1 each.	Report	M Cussen 0-6f, P O’Halloran, D O’Connor 0-2 each, R O’Halloran, P Sheehan, M Kennefick, M O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Milford v Barryroe

1 September 2023Round 3	Milford	1-13 - 2-12	Barryroe	Coachford Sportsfield
	H O’Gorman 0-9 (0-8 f), B Murphy 1-0, T O’Flynn 0-2, E Dillon (f), A Watson 0-1 each.	Report	O O’Donovan 2-5 (0-5 f), M Whelton 0-5 f, R O’Donovan 0-2.	Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St. Catherine's	3	2	1	0	68	58	10	5
Meelin	3	2	1	0	69	64	5	5
Russell Rovers	2	1	0	1	45	32	13	2
St. Finbarr's	3	0	0	3	48	75	-27	0

Group C results

Meelin v Russell Rovers

6 August 2023Round 1	Meelin	2-15 - 0-19	Russell Rovers	Castletownroche Grounds
	N Linehan 0-7, M McAuliffe 1-1, J Curtin 1-1, W Murphy 0-2, J Forrest 0-2, J McAuliffe 0-1.		B Hartnett 0-11, M Dwyer 0-3, L Duggan-Murray 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, K Moynihan 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, J Kennefick 0-1.

St Finbarr's v St Catherine's

6 August 2023Round 1	St Finbarr's	1-12 - 2-18	St Catherine's	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	C Keane 0-8, J Linehan 1-1, J Barrett 0-2, A Buckley 0-1.		D Mangan 1-2, R Galvin 0-4, E Davis 0-4, W Leamy 1-0, K Wallace 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-3, M Mulcahy 0-1, B Mulcahy 0-1.

St Catherine's v Meelin

12 August 2023Round 2	St Catherine's	3-14 - 1-20	Meelin	Kildorrery Grounds
	S O'Donoghue 1-4, K Barry 1-1, K Wallace 1-0, D Mangan 0-2, R Galvin 0-2, E Davis 0-2, W Leamy 0-1, C Hegarty 0-1, B Mulcahy 0-1.		N Linehan 0-9, J Curtin 0-4, J O'Callaghan 1-0, J Forrest 0-3, S Hehir 0-1, J McAuliffe 0-1, C Curtin 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.

Russell Rovers v St Finbarr's

13 August 2023Round 2

Russell Rovers

3-17 - 0-11

St Finbarr's

Páirc Uí Chonaill

Russell Rovers v St Catherine's

1 September 2023Round 3	Russell Rovers	1-17 - 0-21	St Catherine's	Rostellan Grounds
	B Hartnett 0-6 (0-5 f), J Kennefick 1-0, L Duggan Murray 0-3 (0-1 f), K Moynihan, R Cummins, K Roche (f) 0-2 each, M Dwyer, J Beausang 0-1 each.	Report	S O’Donoghue 0-10 (0-8 f), D Mangan 0-4, B Mulcahy 0-3, K O’Donoghue, E Davis (f), K Wallace, K Barry 0-1 each.	Referee: P Beausang (Midleton)

Meelin v St Finbarr's

1 September 2023Round 3	Meelin	3-16 - 1-19	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	N Linehan 0-8, J O'Callaghan 0-6, J Curtin 1-1, M McAuliffe 1-1, Ciarán Curtin 1-0.		C Keane 0-10, A Buckley 0-4, D Murray 1-1, K O'Flynn 0-2, J O'Kelly 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Barryroe (Carbery)	2-08
	Erin's Own (Imokilly)	3-14			Erin's Own (Imokilly)	2-13
	Meelin (Duhallow)	0-16							Erin's Own (Imokilly)	1-14
									St Catherine's (Imokilly)	2-09
					St Catherine's (Imokilly)	2-11
	Glen Rovers (Seandun)	1-21			Glen Rovers (Seandun)	0-13
	Kilbrittain (Carbery)	0-24

Relegation playoff

Tracton v St Finbarr's

17 September 2023Playoff	Tracton	0-14 - 0-17	St Finbarr's	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	R Walsh 0-7 f, D Harrington 0-2, M O’Sullivan, K Webb, G Webb, P O’Riordan, D O’Flaherty 0-1 each.	Report	C Keane 0-10 (0-9 f, 0-1 65), J Lenihan, C Steele 0-2 each, J O’Kelly, D Murray, K O’Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Quarter-finals

Meelin v Erin's Own

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Meelin	0-16 - 3-14	Erin's Own	Mallow GAA Complex
	N Linehan 0-7 f, J O’Callaghan 0-6, J McAuliffe 0-2, M McAuliffe 0-1.	Report	A Bowen 1-6 (0-3 f), A O’Sullivan 1-2, T Foley 1-0, J Kavanagh, S Murphy 0-2 each, M Collins, C Dunphy 0-1 each.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Glen Rovers v Kilbrittain

17 September 2023Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	1-21 - 0-24 Penalties: 3-0	Kilbrittain	Éire Óg Grounds
	C Dorris 0-13 (0-12 f), S Busteed 1-2, L Quilligan, R Dunne (0-1 f) 0-2 each, B Heffernan (f), C O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	M Hickey 0-12 (0-11 f), P Wall, C Ustianowski, M Sexton 0-3 each, R Cashman (0-1 f), J O’Donovan, B Butler 0-1 each.	Referee: K O'Sullivan (Valley Rovers)

Semi-finals

St Catherine's v Glen Rovers

29 September 2023Semi-final	St Catherine's	2-11 - 0-13	Glen Rovers	Riverstown Sportsfield
	S O’Donoghue (0-6, 1f), K Barry and E Condon (1-0 each), S Cotter (0-3, 1f), K O’Donoghue and R Galvin (0-1 each).	Report	C Dorris (0-7, 5f), B Heffernan (0-2, 2f), L Quilligan (0-2), R Dunne and S Busteed (0-1 each).	Referee: M O'Mahony

Barryroe v Erin's Own

30 September 2023Semi-final	Barryroe	2-08 - 2-13	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	O O’Donovan (0-4, 1f), R O’Donovan (1-1), D Buckley (1-0), M Whelton (0-2), D O’Donovan (0-1).	Report	A O’Sullivan (1-3), J McMahon (1-1), A Bowen (0-4, 2f), T Foley (0-3), S Murphy (0-2).	Referee: C Egan (Glen Rovers)

Final

St Catherine's v Erin's Own

14 October 2023Final	St Catherine's	2-09 - 1-14	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Mangan, S Cotter 1-0, S O’Donoghue 0-3 (0-2 f), E Davis (0-1 f), B Mulcahy 0-2, O Fitzgerald, K Barry 0-1 each.	Report	A Bowen 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), J Kavanagh 1-1, J McMahon 0-3, A O’Sullivan, R O’Flynn 0-2 each, T Foley, M Collins 0-1 each.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Dorris	Glen Rovers	0-39	39	5	7.80
2	Mark Hickey	Kilbrittain	0-36	36	4	9.00
3	Alan Bowen	Erin's Own	2-29	35	6	5.83
	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	0-35	35	4	8.75
5	Olan O'Donovan	Barryroe	4-22	34	4	8.50

References

1. "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. Coleman, John (14 October 2023). "Erin's Own make it two county titles on the bounce as Robbie O'Flynn makes presence felt". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
3. Hurley, Denis (14 October 2023). "Premier JHC: Good finish to first half sets Erin's Own up for victory over St Catherine's". Echo Live. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
4. "Douglas escape drop after thriller with Meelin". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
5. "Erin's Own secure first Junior A hurling county after classic replay with Kilshannig". Echo Live. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
6. Barry, Stephen (15 October 2022). "Late goals seal brilliant Ballygibblin's second county on the trot". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

External links

• Cork GAA website