2025 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Dates	2 August - 16 November 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Aghabullogue (3rd title) Paul Ring (captain) Micheál McGrath (manager)
Runners-up	Bandon Michael Cahalane (captain) Joe Burke (manager)
Relegated	Mayfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	77 (3.21 per match)
Points scored	817 (34.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Matthew Bradley (3-45)
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The 2025 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 116th staging overall of a championship for lower-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024. ^{[1] [2]} The championship ran from 2 August to 16 November 2025.

The final was played on 16 November 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Aghabullogue and Bandon, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Aghabullogue won the match by 1-21 to 0-23 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[3] [4]}

Aghabullogue's Matthew Bradley was the championship's top scorer with 3-45.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Aghabullogue ^[5]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

• Russell Rovers ^[6]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Lisgoold ^[7]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

• Cloughduv ^[8]

Group A

Group A table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bandon	3	2	0	1	73	60	13	4
Midleton	3	2	0	1	67	58	9	4
Russell Rovers	3	2	0	1	73	67	6	4
Mayfield	3	0	0	3	52	80	-28	0

Group A results

Midleton v Mayfield

3 August 2025Round 1	Midleton	0-22 - 0-16	Mayfield	Riverstown Sportsfield
	A Mulcahy 0-13, C Beausang 0-3, P Connaughton 0-2, K Farmer 0-2.	Report	N Kelly 0-9, S O’Donovan 0-4.

Bandon v Russell Rovers

3 August 2025Round 1	Bandon	3-18 - 0-19	Russell Rovers	Riverstick Grounds
	M Cahalane 0-8, C McCarthy 0-3, C Lyons 0-2.	Report	J Beausang 0-12, C Aherne 0-2.

Midleton v Bandon

17 August 2025Round 2	Midleton	1-20 - 1-15	Bandon	Church Road
	A Mulcahy 0-7, E McGrath 1-1, A Daly 0-3, P Haughney 0-3, C Morley 0-2, K Farmer 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, T Dunlea 0-1.	Report	M Cahalane 0-5, C Long 0-4 C McCarthy 1-0, J Cullinane 0-2, D Crowley 0-2, C Calnan 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.

Russell Rovers v Mayfield

17 August 2025Round 2	Russell Rovers	5-15 - 2-12	Mayfield	Caherlag Grounds
	B Hartnett 3-3, J Beausang 1-8, C Ahearne 1-0, C Sheehan 0-2.	Report	N Kelly 1-10, C O’Donovan 1-1.

Mayfield v Bandon

6 September 2025Round 3	Mayfield	1-15 - 1-25	Bandon	Ballinhassig Grounds
	S O’Donovan (0-4 f), N Kelly (0-5 f) 0-5 each, K Punch 1-0, D Malone, D O’Neill 0-2 each, MJ Coffey 0-1.	Report	M Cahalane 0-12 (0-3 65’, 0-5 f), J Cullinane 1-2, M Sugrue 0-3, C Long, C Calnan, D Crowley 0-2 each, E McSweeney, R Fogarty 0-1 each.

Midleton v Russell Rovers

6 September 2025Round 3	Midleton	2-16 - 2-18	Russell Rovers	Castlemartyr Grounds
	E Fraser, C Morley 1-0 each, A Mulcahy 0-8 (0-6f) C Crowley 0-3, P Haughney 0-2 (0-1/65) C Beausang, K Burke, E McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	J Beausang 1-11 (0-9f), B Hartnett 1-3, L Duggan 0-2, F Murray, C Sheehan 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Sarsfields	3	3	0	0	75	51	24	6
Aghabullogue	3	2	0	1	74	55	19	4
Blackrock	3	0	1	2	58	73	-16	1
Youghal	3	0	1	2	57	84	-27	1

Group B results

Sarsfields v Youghal

2 August 2025Round 1	Sarsfields	3-22 - 0-15	Youghal	Cloyne Grounds
	B O’Flynn 0-8, Daniel Kearney 0-7, R O’Brien 2-0, D Long 1-2.	Report	B Malone 0-9, R McMahon 0-3.

Aghabullogue v Blackrock

3 August 2025Round 1	Aghabullogue	2-21 - 1-13	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chonchuir
	M Bradley 0-7, J Lane 1-3, L Casey 1-2, J Corkery 0-3, S Tarrant 0-3.	Report

Youghal v Aghabullogue

16 August 2025Round 2	Youghal	2-11 - 2-22	Aghabullogue	Páirc Liosgcúl
		Report	M Bradley 1-8, J Corkery 1-1, O O’Connell 0-4, L Casey 0-3, S Tarrant 0-2, J Foley 0-2.

Blackrock v Sarsfields

17 August 2025Round 2	Blackrock	1-14 - 0-22	Sarsfields	Whitechurch Grounds
	C Cormack 1-0.	Report	B O’Flynn 0-13, D Kearney 0-4.

Aghabullogue v Sarsfields

6 September 2025Round 3	Aghabullogue	2-13 - 3-13	Sarsfields	Ballymah Grounds
	M Bradley 2-3.	Report

Blackrock v Youghal

6 September 2025Round 3	Blackrock	3-16 - 4-13	Youghal	Páirc Uí Chonaill
		Report

Group C

Group C table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Aghada	3	2	1	0	81	60	21	5
Erin's Own	3	2	0	1	63	69	-6	4
Kildorrery	3	0	2	1	59	62	-3	2
Ballygiblin	3	0	1	2	61	73	-12	1

Group C results

Aghada v Kildorrery

3 August 2025Round 1	Aghada	1-22 - 2-19	Kildorrery	Páirc Uí Rinn
	W Leahy 0-12, F O'Connor 1-2, J O'Hanlon 0-2, C Terry 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, N Devoy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, M Russell 0-1, R O'Connell 0-1.		L Keating 1-2, P O'Brien 0-5, K Hurley 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Kelly 0-2, J Hunter 0-2, J McEniry 0-1, D Kent 0-1.

Ballygiblin v Erin's Own

3 August 2025Round 1	Ballygiblin	2-18 - 2-22	Erin's Own	Castlelyons Grounds
	D Flynn 0-8, S O'Sullivan 2-0, S Beston 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, E Flynn 0-1, K Roche 0-1.	Report	Ó O'Regan 1-6, K Murphy 0-6, S Irwin 1-2, A O'Sullivan 0-3, W Fenton 0-2, I O'Mahony 0-1, S Power 0-1, R Blackton 0-1.

Erin's Own v Aghada

15 August 2025Round 2	Erin's Own	0-17 - 1-27	Aghada	Páirc Séamus de Barra
		Report	W Leahy (0-10, 9F), P O’Neill (1-1), J O’Hanlon (0-4), C Terry (0-4), R Murphy (0-3), R O’Connell (0-2), N Devoy (0-1), J Looney (0-1), S O’Driscoll (0-1).

Kildorrery v Ballygiblin

17 August 2025Round 2	Kildorrery	1-16 - 0-19	Ballygiblin	Glanworth Grounds
	P O’Brien 0-5, J McEniry 1-1, J Keating 0-4, D Kelly 0-2, L Keating 0-2, D Kent 0-2.	Report	D O’Flynn 0-9, S Beston 0-3, A O’Brien 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

Erin's Own v Kildorrery

6 September 2025Round 3	Erin's Own	2-12 - 0-15	Kildorrery	Jamesy Kelleher Memorial Park
	K Murphy 1-7, A O'Sullivan 1-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-1.	Report	L Keating 0-6, P O'Brien 0-2, J Keating 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, J Hunter 0-1, C Kent 0-1, F Stapleton 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1.

Ballygiblin v Aghada

6 September 2025Round 3	Ballygiblin	1-15 - 2-20	Aghada	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Flynn 0-8 (0-6 f), D Barry 1-1, J O’Sullivan 0-2; R Donegan, C O’Mahony, S Beston, C Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	W Leahy 1-4 (1-1 f, 0-1 65), F O’Connor 1-0, N Devoy, C Terry, R Murphy 0-3 each, J O’Hanlon, P O’Neill, J Looney 0-2 each, T Hartnett 0-1.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

Mayfield v Youghal

19 September 2025Playoff	Mayfield	1-16 - 3-14	Youghal	Ovens Grounds
	N Kelly 0-10 (0-7 f, 0-3 65), C O’Donovan 1-1, E Scanlon 0-2, D O’Neill, K Punch, L Malone 0-1 each.	Report	J Murray 0-6 (0-4 f), O Hill 1-3, B Cooper 1-1, C Coleman Butler 1-0, B Lynch, A Frahill O’Connor 0-1 each, O Walsh 0-2 f.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Sarsfields (Imokilly)	0–08
	Bandon (Carbery)	3–19			Bandon (Carbery)	0–10
	Erin's Own (Imokilly)	4–10							Bandon (Carbery)	0-23
									Aghabullogue (Muskerry)	1-21
					Aghada (Imokilly)	3–19
	Aghabullogue (Muskerry)	1–19			Aghabullogue (Muskerry)	5–18
	Midleton (Imokilly)	1–12

Quarter-finals

Bandon v Erin's Own

20 September 2025Quarter-final	Bandon	3-19 - 4-10	Erin's Own	Ballinhassig Grounds
	M Cahalane 0-12 (0-8 f, 0-1 45), J Cullinane 1-3, S Carey 1-2, E McSweeney 1-1, C Long 0-1.	Report	C Lenihan 2-1, R Blackton 1-2, G O’Mahony 1-0, K Murphy 0-3 f, W Fenton 0-2, D Collins 0-2.

Aghabullogue v Midleton

20 September 2025Quarter-final	Aghabullogue	1-19 - 1-12	Midleton	Carrignavar Grounds
	M Bradley 0-6 (0-4 f), J Lane 1-1, S Tarrant 0-3, J Foley, L Casey, J Corkery 0-2 each, S Furey, O O’Connell 0-1 each.	Report	A Mulcahy 0-7 (0-5 f), A Daly 1-0, P Haughney 0-2, C Crowley, S O’Farrell, C Beausang 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Sarsfields v Bandon

4 October 2025Semi-final	Sarsfields	0-08 - 0-10	Bandon	Riverstick Grounds
	R O’Brien 0-2 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), L Hackett 0-2, K Crowley, D Long, A Hackett, S McNamara 0-1 each.	Report	M Cahalane 0-5 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), J Cullinane 0-2, C Calnan, D Crowley, M Sugrue 0-1 each.

Aghada v Aghabullogue

4 October 2025Semi-final	Aghada	3-19 - 5-18 (aet)	Aghabullogue	Páirc Dhónaill Uí Cheallacháin
	W Leahy (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 65), J O’Hanlon and F O’Connor (1-2 each), C Terry (1-1), M McCarthy (0-2, 0-1 65), T Hartnett, R O’Connell and R Murphy (0-1 each).	Report	M Bradley (0-10, 0-5 frees), J Lane (2-1), L Casey (1-3), Odhran O’Connell (1-2), J Foley (1-1), S Tarrant (0-1).

Final

Bandon v Aghabullogue

16 November 2025Final	Bandon	0-23 - 1-21	Aghabullogue	SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh
	M Cahalane 0-11 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), C Long, K Hannon, E McSweeney 0-2 each, C Lynch, P Murphy, C McCarthy, D Crowley, J Cullinane, S Carey 0-1 each.	Report	M Bradley 0-11 (0-7 f), J Lane 1-1, L Casey 0-3, J Corkery, D Dineen 0-2 each, S Furey, O O’Connell 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Matthew Bradley	Aghabullogue	3-45	54	6	9.00
2	Michael Cahalane	Bandon	0-53	53	6	8.83
3	Willie Leahy	Aghada	1-35	38	4	9.50
4	Josh Beausang	Russell Rovers	2-31	37	3	12.33
	Nicky Kelly	Mayfield	1-34	37	4	9.25
6	Aaron Mulcahy	Midleton	0-35	35	4	8.75
7	Darragh Flynn	Ballygiblin	0-25	25	3	8.33

Miscellaneous

• The result of the initial Group C game between Aghada and Kildorrery was declared void and a replay ordered because of a descripency regarding the score. ^[9] A further appeal by Aghada to the Munster Council was upheld and the original result of a draw was restored and the refixture cancelled. ^[10]

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (10 December 2024). "Cork championship draws: Promoted Glen Rovers to face Munster champions Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
2. "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. "As it happened: Bradley the match-winner once more as Aghabullogue complete the double". Irish Examiner. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
4. "Matthew Bradley fires Aghabullogue to double after IAHC cracker with Bandon". Echo Live. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
5. "PIHC: Kilworth hit goal trail to relegate Aghabullogue after thrilling replay". Echo Live. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
6. O'Callaghan, Therese (3 November 2024). "Russell Rovers defeat St Catherine's to end five-year gap for Cork Premier JHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
7. "Lisgoold capture Intermediate A county after shaking off Erin's Own". Echo Live. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
8. "IAHC roundup: Erin's Own respond well to see off Mayfield". Echo Live. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
9. "Cork IAHC - Aghada-Kildorrery result voided and replay ordered". Echo Live. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
10. "IAHC: Original Aghada-Kildorrery result to stand following Munster Council decision". Echo Live. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

External links

• Cork GAA website