2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

Dates	26 July - 2 November 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Champions	Ballinora (1st title) Shane Kingston (captain) James Lordan (captain) Willie Lyons (manager)
Runners-up	Ilen Rovers Damien O'Sullivan (captain) Flor O'Driscoll (manager)
Relegated	St Vincent's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	55 (2.2 per match)
Points scored	671 (26.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan Mac Eoin (2-29)
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The 2025 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024. ^{[1] [2]} The competition ran from 26 July to 16 November 2025. ^[3]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Ballinora and Ilen Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[4] Ballinora won the match by 1–19 to 2–14 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[5] [6]}

Dan Mac Eoin was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Ilen Rovers ^[7]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

• Kilmurry ^[8]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Glanmire ^[9]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

• Na Piarsaigh ^[10]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adrigole	3	3	0	0	60	30	30	6
Ballinora	3	1	1	1	52	51	1	3
St Finbarr's	3	1	0	2	41	54	-13	2
Glanworth	3	0	1	1	34	52	-18	1

Group 1 results

Adrigole v Glanworth

26 July 2025Round 1	Adrigole	2-15 - 0-06	Glanworth	Coachford Sportsfield
	B O'Sullivan 2-3, T O'Connor 0-5, C O'Shea 0-3, D Collins 0-2, T Sullivan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1	Report	J Walsh 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, S Finn 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.

Ballinora v St Finbarr's

27 July 2025Round 1	Ballinora	2-17 - 2-09	St Finbarr's	Ballinhassig Grounds
	M O'Brien 1-4, K Werner 1-3, M Quirke 0-5, R Quirke 0-4.	Report	C O'Sullivan 1-2, J Lenihan 0-3.

St Finbarr's v Adrigole

23 August 2025Round 2	St Finbarr's	1-08 - 2-13	Adrigole	Rossa Park
	J Linehan 0-4, D O'Brien 1-0, M Ahern 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1, S Kirby 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	T O’Connor 0-8, B O'Sullivan 1-1, C O’Shea 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1, D Harrington 0-1.

Glanworth v Ballinora

24 August 2025Round 2	Glanworth	1-13 - 1-13	Ballinora	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D O’Brien 1-6, S O’Riordan 0-6.	Report	R Quirke 1-4, K Werner 0-3, M Quirke 0-3.

Adrigole v Ballinora

13 September 2025Round 3	Adrigole	2-14 - 1-10	Ballinora	Páirc Gleann Bhearracháin
	C O'Sullivan 0-3.	Report	R Quirke 1-3, K Werner 0-2, M O'Brien 0-2.

Glanworth v St Finbarr's

13 September 2025Round 3	Glanworth	2-06 - 0-15	St Finbarr's	Glenville Grounds
	D Pyne 2-5 (0-2 f), J Fogarty 0-1.	Report	C O’Sullivan 0-5 (1 2pt), J Lenihan 0-4 (1 2pt f, 1 45), M Shields, A Lyne 0-2 each, S Kirby, C Lyons 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Gabriel Rangers	3	2	1	0	57	47	10	5
Mitchelstown	3	2	0	1	60	45	15	4
Kildorrery	3	1	1	1	41	52	-11	3
Dromtarriffe	3	0	0	3	42	56	-14	0

Group 2 results

Gabriel Rangers v Mitchelstown

26 July 2025Round 1	Gabriel Rangers	0-19 - 0-16	Mitchelstown	Páirc Uinsinn
	C Moynihan 0-4, K O’Driscoll 0-3, J O’Regan 0-3, E Goggin 0-2, G O’Callaghan 0-2, S Kelleher 0-2.	Report	M Walsh 0-6, J Cott 0-3, S Beston 0-3, C Keane-Hyland 0-2.

Dromtarriffe v Kildorrery

27 July 2025Round 1	Dromtarriffe	0-12 - 0-14	Kildorrery	Dr Croke Park
	C O'Callaghan 0-7, E Murphy 0-4.	Report	J Keating 0-7, C Harrington 0-2, D Caplice 0-2.

Kildorrery v Gabriel Rangers

23 August 2025Round 2	Kildorrery	1-15 - 1-15	Gabriel Rangers	Belgooly Grounds
	A Crowley 0-5, J Keating 0-4, P Piggott 1-0, L Keating 0-2, C Harrington 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1.	Report	P O’Driscoll 1-2, J O’Regan 0-3, K O’Driscoll 0-3, E Goggin 0-2, C Moynihan 0-2, G O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, S Kelleher 0-1.

Mitchelstown v Dromtarriffe

24 August 2025Round 2	Mitchelstown	2-16 - 0-17	Dromtarriffe	O'Connell Park
	J Cott 2-2, J Sheehan 0-8, M Walsh 0-2, S Beston 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1.	Report	E Murphy 0-4, A Healy 0-3, T Howard 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-3, F McKee 0-2, A Downey 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1.

Gabriel Rangers v Dromtarriffe

13 September 2025Round 3	Gabriel Rangers	0-20 - 1-10	Dromtarriffe	Castletownkinneigh Grounds
	S Kelleher 0-6, M Cronin 0-5, E Goggin 0-3, K O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-2, G O'Callaghan 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1.	Report	E Murphy 0-4, J Kelleher 1-0, A Healy 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-2, T Howard 0-1.

Mitchelstown v Kildorrery

13 September 2025Round 3	Mitchelstown	3-13 - 0-09	Kildorrery	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	C O’Mahony (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees); M Walsh (1-3, 1tpf, 1 free); J Sheehan (1-1, 0-1 free); L Keane, C Keane-Hyland, S O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	C Harrington (0-4, 4 frees); S Fitzgerald, L Keating (tp) (0-2 each); A Crowley (0-1 free).

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmurry	3	2	1	0	63	38	25	5
Ilen Rovers	3	2	1	0	49	37	12	5
Boherbue	3	1	0	2	38	47	-9	2
St Vincent's	3	0	0	3	35	63	-28	0

Group 3 results

Boherbue v Ilen Rovers

26 July 2025Round 1	Boherbue	0-12 - 1-12	Ilen Rovers	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	J Corkery 0-6, B Herlihy 0-3, C Ducey 0-2.	Report	A O’Driscoll 1-5, M Sheehy 0-2.

Kilmurry v St Vincent's

27 July 2025Round 1	Kilmurry	4-17 - 0-12	St Vincent's	Páirc Dhónaill Uí Cheallacháin
	D O'Mullane 3-3, R Ó Cuarraoin 1-7, Joe Mullane 0-3, C Kelleher 0-2, Johnny Mullane 0-2.	Report	Blake Murphy 0-4, A Harte 0-2, B Long 0-2.

Ilen Rovers v Kilmurry

23 August 2025Round 2	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-14	Kilmurry	Rossmore Grounds
	D Mac Eoin 0-6, D Coakley 1-0, A O’Driscoll 0-3, D Hegarty 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehy 0-1, S Connolly 0-1, B Collins 0-1.	Report	L Wall 0-5, K Kelleher 0-4, S O'Leary 1-1, R O Curraoin 0-2, D O'Mullane 0-1, A Aisling 0-1.

St Vincent's v Boherbue

24 August 2025Round 2	St Vincent's	1-12 - 1-14	Boherbue	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	B Murphy 1-6, B Long 0-2, B Hornibrook 0-1, W Long 0-1, L Callanan 0-1, C Leonard 0-1.	Report	D O’Connor 0-5, A O’Connor 1-0, CJ O’Sullivan 0-2, J Corkery 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, L Moynihan 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

Ilen Rovers v St Vincent's

13 September 2025Round 3	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-05	St Vincent's	Páirc Uinsinn
	A O’Driscoll 0-5, D Mac Eoin 0-4, B Collins 1-0, A Holland 0-1, S Connolly 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1, S Minihane 0-1, M Sheehy 0-1.	Report	B Long 1-0, A Harte 0-3, K O'Connor 0-2.

Boherbue v Kilmurry

13 September 2025Round 3	Boherbue	0-09 - 2-11	Kilmurry	Clondrohid Grounds
	D O’Connor 0-4 (0-2 f), D Sheehan (1 2pt), J Corkery 0-2 each, G O’Sullivan 0-1.	Report	R Duggan 1-2, W Ronan 1-0, R Ó Curraoin 0-3 (0-2 f), S O’Leary 0-2, James O’Mullane, Joe O’Mullane, D O’Mullane, L Wall 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

Dromtarriffe v St Vincent's

27 September 2025Playoff	Dromtarriffe	3-13 - 2-15	St Vincent's	Castle Grounds
	D O’Keeffe 1-4 (2 2pt), M O’Connor 2-0, E Murphy 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), C O’Callaghan 0-3 (1 2pt), A Healy, M O’Callaghan 0-1 each.	Report	B Murphy 0-9 (2 2pt f), A Harte 1-2, S Duggan 1-1, D Quinn, B Long, J Price 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Gabriel Rangers v Balinora

27 September 2025Quarter-final	Gabriel Rangers	1-11 - 1-13	Balinora	Rossmore Grounds
	J O’Regan 0-5 (0-4 f), G O’Callaghan 1-1, S Kelleher 0-2, E Goggin, M Cronin (f), K O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	K Werner 1-1, I Quirke, R Quirke (0-1 f), M Quirke, M O’Brien 0-2 each, D Holmes, L Lyons, J Lordan, I Wycherley 0-1 each.

Ilen Rovers v Mitchelstown

27 September 2025Quarter-final	Ilen Rovers	2-12 - 1-10	Mitchelstown	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	B Collins, S Carey 1-0 each, A O’Driscoll (1 2p f), M Sheehy 0-3 (1 2pt), S Connolly 0-3 each, D Mac Eoin 0-2, A Holland 0-1.	Report	M Keane 1-1 (0-1 f), C O’Mahony 0-3 f, J Sheehan 0-2; K Roche, S Walsh, P Magee, C Walsh 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Adrigole v Ilen Rovers

11 October 2025Semi-final	Adrigole	0-22 - 0-24 (aet)	Ilen Rovers	Wolfe Tone Park
	C O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Sullivan (1 2pt), C O'Shea (1 2pt) 0-4 each, T O’Connor 0-3 f, D Collins (1 2pt f), D O’Sullivan 0-2 each, L Harrington, D Harrington 0-1 each.	Report	D MacEoin 0-12 (0-3 f, 2 2pt f, 1 2pt), M Sheehy 0-6 (2 2pts), D Hegarty 0-2, S Connolly, A O’Driscoll, B Collins, K O’Driscoll 0-1 each.

Kilmurry v Balinora

12 October 2025Semi-final	Kilmurry	1-16 - 2-17	Balinora	Éire Óg Grounds
	D O’Mullane 0-7 (3 tp), R Ó Currain 1-5 (0-3 f), L Wall 0-1, John O’Mullane 0-1, L Asling 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1.	Report	M Quirke 1-2, M O’Brien 1-2, K Werner 0-3 (2 f), N Lordan 0-3 (1 tpf), I Quirke 0-2, R Quirke 0-1 (f), S Kingston 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, D Holmes 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.

Final

Ilen Rovers v Balinora

2 November 2025Final	Ilen Rovers	2-09 - 0-15	Balinora	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Mac Eoin 1-2 (0-2 f), A O’Driscoll 1-1, M Sheehy 0-2, J Hickey, S Connolly, A Holland, K O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston, N Lordan (2 2ptf) 0-4 each, M O’Brien 0-3, M Quirke, I Wycherley, L Lyons, I Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: J Kelleher (St John's)

Final replay

Ilen Rovers v Balinora

16 November 2025Final replay	Ilen Rovers	2-14 - 1-19	Balinora	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Sheehy 0-6 (2 2pt f, 1 2pt), D MacEoin 1-3 (0-1 f), A O’Sullivan 1-0, B Collins 0-2, S Connolly, D O’Driscoll, A Holland 0-1 each.	Report	K Werner 1-4 (0-2 f), S Kingston 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 45), M Quirke 0-3, N Lordan (1 2pt f), I Quirke 0-2 each, M O’Brien, D Dineen, L Lyons, D Holmes 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	2-29	35	6	5.83
2	Kevin Werner	Ballinora	3-16	25	7	3.57
3	Adrian O'Driscoll	Ilen Rovers	2-18	24	7	3.42
4	Ruadhán Ó Cuarraoin	Kilmurry	2-17	23	4	5.75
5	Blake Murphy	St Vincent's	1-19	22	4	5.50

References

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External links

• Cork GAA website