2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	5 August - 15 October 2023
Teams	10
Sponsor	MJK Oil Ltd
Champions	Ballinora (9th title) Darragh Holmes (captain) Don O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	Dripsey Killian Kelleher (captain) Ger Manley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	52 (3.06 per match)
Points scored	525 (30.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael O'Riordan (5-32)
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The 2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Mid Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 20 February 2023. ^{[1] [2]} The championship ran from 5 August to 15 October 2023.

Ballinora entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[3]

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at the Cloughduv Grounds, between Ballinora and Dripsey, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballinora won the match by 0–15 to 1–09 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a third title in succession. ^{[4] [5]}

Dripsey's Michael O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 5-32.

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballinora	3	3	0	0	93	45	48	6
Kilmichael	3	2	0	1	59	64	-5	4
Ballincollig	3	1	0	2	57	81	-24	2
Inniscarra	3	0	0	3	43	62	-19	0

Group 1 results

Ballinora v Inniscarra

5 August 2023Round 1	Ballinora	3-14 - 1-10	Inniscarra	Coachford Sportsfield
	A O'Shea 2-2, L Lyons 0-6, J Keohane 1-0, J Byrne 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, D Corkery 0-1, D Holmes 0-1, T Burns 0-1.	Report	C Desmond 0-6, S Linehan 1-0, D Óg Coleman 0-3, M Linehan 0-1.

Ballincollig v Kilmichael

6 August 2023Round 1	Ballincollig	0-19 - 3-17	Kilmichael	Cloughduv Grounds
	A Willis 0-10, S Walsh 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, R Power 0-1.	Report	P Kelleher 0-9, C Cotter 1-5, F Buckley 1-0, B Cotter 1-0, R Murphy 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1, T Downey 0-1.

Ballinora v Ballincollig

13 August 2023Round 2	Ballinora	4-24 - 1-13	Ballincollig	Ovens Grounds
		Report

Inniscarra v Kilmichael

13 August 2023Round 2	Inniscarra	1-08 - 1-14	Kilmichael	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	S Linehan 0-4, M O'Connell 1-0, D Dineen 0-2, D Óg Coleman 0-1, J Cussen 0-1.	Report	P Kelleher 1-9, R Murphy 0-1, A Kelleher 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.

Inniscarra v Ballincollig

1 September 2023Round 3	Inniscarra	1-16 - 1-19	Ballincollig	Blarney Grounds
		Report

Ballinora v Kilmichael

1 September 2023Round 3	Ballinora	5-19 - 1-13	Kilmichael	Cloughduv Grounds
	A O'Shea 2-4, T Burns 1-3, D Holmes 1-1, K Murphy 1-0, S Kingston 0-3, J Byrne 0-3, L Lyons 0-3, D Corkery 0-2.	Report	C Cotter 0-9, B Cotter 0-4, C O'Connell 1-0.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dripsey	2	2	0	0	57	19	38	4
Blarney	2	1	0	1	39	47	-8	2
Cloughduv	2	0	0	2	39	69	-30	0

Group 2 results

Dripsey v Blarney

6 August 2023Round 1	Dripsey	2-15 - 0-06	Blarney	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	M O'Riordan 2-9.	Report

Blarney v Cloughduv

13 August 2023Round 2

Blarney

3-24 - 4-14

Cloughduv

Grenagh Grounds

Dripsey v Cloughduv

3 September 2023Round 3	Dripsey	4-25 - 1-10	Cloughduv	Coachford Sportsfield
	M O'Riordan 3-11, E Maher 0-4, G Murphy 1-0, K Kelleher 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		B Ahern 0-8, T Twomey 1-0, C O'Leary 0-2.

Group 2

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Grenagh	2	1	1	0	45	29	16	3
Éire Óg	2	1	0	1	34	49	-15	2
Donoughmore	2	0	1	1	32	33	-1	1

Group 3 results

Grenagh v Éire Óg

6 August 2023Round 1	Grenagh	3-22 - 1-12	Éire Óg	Ballymaw Grounds
		Report	D Coakley 1-3, C Sheehan 0-3, D Braham 0-2, F O'Leary 0-2, C Clifford 0-1, C Malone 0-1.

Éire Óg v Donoughmore

11 August 2023Round 2	Éire Óg	1-16 - 0-18	Donoughmore	Ballyanly Grounds
	C Sheehan 1-14, C Kidney 0-1, D Braham 0-1.		D O'Connell 0-9, C O'Callaghan 0-3, D Lawton 0-2, S Golden 0-1, M Lucey 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, K O'Connell 0-1.

Grenagh v Donoughmore

3 September 2023Round 3	Grenagh	0-14 - 1-11	Donoughmore	Ballymaw Grounds
		Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Grenagh v Blarney

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Grenagh	1-18 - 1-08	Blarney	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	S Joyce 0-7, T Twomey 0-5, D Coleman 1-1, D Twomey 0-3, U Duggan 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1.	Report	J Murphy 0-5, J Cronin 1-1, M O'Leary 0-2.

Kilmichael v Éire Óg

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Kilmichael	1-20 - 0-12	Éire Óg	Cloughduv Grounds
	P Kelleher 1-8, B Cotter 0-5, C Cotter 0-5, C O'Connell 0-1, A Kelleher 0-1.	Report	C Sheehan 0-5, L Considine 0-5, D Foley 0-1, F O'Leary 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dripsey v Kilmichael

1 October 2023Semi-final	Dripsey	2-19 - 1-16	Kilmichael	Ovens Grounds
	D O'Riordan 2-4, M O'Riordan 0-6, J Manley 0-2, E Maher 0-2, S Burke 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, M o'Connell 0-1.	Report	P Kelleher 0-8, A McCarthy 1-0, C Cotter 0-3, A Kelleher 0-2, B Cotter 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, F Buckley 0-1.

Ballinora v Grenagh

1 October 2023Semi-final	Ballinora	1-21 - 2-15 (aet)	Grenagh	Ballyanly Grounds
	L Lyons 0-8, J Keohane 1-3, A O'Shea 0-2, S Kingston 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, D Corkery 0-2, D Holmes 0-1, T Burns 0-1.	Report	D Coleman 0-9, D Twomey 1-3, B Walsh 1-0, S Cronin 0-2, C Cronin 0-1.

Final

Ballinora v Dripsey

15 October 2023Final	Ballinora	0-15 - 1-09	Dripsey	Cloughduv Grounds
	S Kingston 0-5, L Lyons 0-3, D Holmes 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, T Burns 0-2, J Keohane 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-6, D O'Riordan 1-1, E Maher 0-2.	Referee: B Barry-Murphy (Aghabullogue)

References

1. O'Mahony, Barry (21 February 2023). "2023 Muskerry Championships guide: Draws made for hurling and football grades". Echo Live. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
2. "Check out Mid Cork GAA championship draws for 2023". The Southern Star. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
3. O'Mahony, Barry (23 October 2022). "Ballinora retain Muskerry JAHC title after hard-fought win over Grenagh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
4. "Ballinora secure three in a row". The Southern Star. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
5. O'Mahony, Barry (19 October 2023). "Three-in-a-row for Ballinora in the Muskerry JAHC". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

• Mid Cork GAA website