2025 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

2025 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
Dates	25 July - 26 October 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	McCarthy Insurance Group
Relegated	Ballydesmond
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	63 (2.74 per match)
Points scored	572 (24.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Donncha O'Connor (2-36)
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Last updated October 13, 2025

The 2025 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship is the third staging of the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2023. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024.^[1]^[2] The championship is scheduled to run from 25 July to 26 October 2025.^[3]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

Na Piarsaigh ^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship

Inniscarra ^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

Kilmurry ^[6]

Relegated to the City Junior A Football Championship

St James' ^[7]

Group 1

Group 1 table

Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Nicholas'	3	2	1	0	60	43	17	5
Canovee	3	2	0	1	60	44	16	4
Urhan	3	1	0	2	42	62	-20	2
Ballydesmond	3	0	1	2	47	60	-13	1

Group 1 results

27 July 2025Round 1	Ballydesmond	0-21 - 4-09	St Nicholas'	O'Connell Memorial Park
	D O'Connor 0-17, N Fleming 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.	Report	J O'Sullivan 1-5, J Brosnan 1-1, E O'Leary 1-0, D Wall 1-0, D Morris 0-2, G Marshall 0-1.

27 July 2025Round 1	Canovee	2-21 - 1-11	Urhan	Sam Maguire Park
	J Kelleher 0-10, A Moynihan 0-5.	Report

23 August 2025Round 2	Urhan	1-18 - 2-12	Ballydesmond	Páirc Uí Chuana
	C Harrington 0-9, M McCarthy 1-2, A Elphick 0-3, C O’Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.	Report	D O’Connor 1-7, N Fleming 1-3, N O'Sullivan 0-1, P Breen 0-1.

24 August 2025Round 2	St Nicholas'	2-16 - 0-15	Canovee	Páirc Dhónaill Uí Cheallacháin
	J O'Sullivan 0-8, D Morris 1-2, J Corkery 1-2.	Report	A Moynihan 0-6, J Kelleher 0-3, J Moynihan 0-3, C Dodd 0-3.

12 September 2025Round 3	Canovee	3-09 - 1-05	Ballydesmond	Castle Grounds
	M Healy 2-2, C O'Neill 1-0, J Kelleher 0-3.	Report	D O'Connor 1-4, N Fleming 0-1.

12 September 2025Round 3	Urhan	0-07 - 2-11	St Nicholas'	Sam Maguire Park
	C Harrington 0-5.	Report	J O'Sullivan 0-7, D Coughlan 0-3.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Cullen	3	2	0	1	63	43	20	4
Cobh	3	2	0	1	44	39	5	4
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	43	60	-17	2
Kinsale	3	1	0	2	41	49	-8	2

Group 2 results

25 July 2025Round 1	Cobh	0-13 - 2-18	Cullen	Mourneabbey Grounds
	C Walsh 0-3, C O'Leary 0-3.	Report	L Murphy 0-8, A Nolan 1-2.

26 July 2025Round 1	Kinsale	2-13 - 2-14	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinora Grounds
	B Coughlan 0-7, M Murphy 2-0, J Murphy 0-2.	Report	A Keating 1-4, K Buckley 0-5, M Sheehan 1-1, S Downey 0-2.

23 August 2025Round 2	Cullen	1-12 - 0-19	Kinsale	Páirc Abán
	L Murphy 0-8, J O'Connor 1-0, C Walsh 0-1, J Hickey 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.	Report	M Murphy 0-9, J O'Brien 0-3, N Ryan 0-2, D Looney 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1.

24 August 2025Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	1-09 - 0-17	Cobh	Caherlag Grounds
	K Buckley 1-2.	Report	D Kearney 0-5, C McLoughlin 0-2, F Duggan 0-2.

12 September 2025Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	3-02 - 2-18	Cullen	O'Connell Park
	SP Cooke 1-1, C Horgan, S O’Connell Ahern 1-0 each, A Keating 0-1 (f).	Report	L Murphy 1-11 (0-6f, 3 two pointers), C O’Leary 1-3, A Nolan 0-2, J O’Connor, M Twomey 0-1 each.

12 September 2025Round 3	Kinsale	0-03 - 1-11	Cobh	Ovens Grounds
	M Murphy 0-2 f, G Kearney 0-1.	Report	D Kearney (0-2 f), J Ronan 0-3 each, D Burke 1-0, F Duggan 0-2 (1 2pt), T Wilk, D Heelan (f), M O’Rourke 0-1 each.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Buttevant	3	3	0	0	83	45	38	6
Inniscarra	3	2	0	1	67	41	26	4
Glenville	3	0	1	2	39	69	-30	1
Millstreet	3	0	1	2	39	73	-34	1

Group 3 results

26 July 2025Round 1	Buttevant	2-17 - 1-12	Glenville	Ballyhooly Grounds
	M Lenehan 0-7, C Hanlon 1-2, D Hanlon 0-5,	Report	C O'Keeffe 1-1, J Cooke 0-3, C O'Leary 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-2.

26 July 2025Round 1	Inniscarra	2-12 - 0-12	Millstreet	Páirc Eoin Mhic Chárthaigh
	L O'Connor 0-7, S Dornan 1-1, S O'Donoghue 1-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.	Report	D Cashman 0-10, D O'Donovan 0-2.

23 August 2025Round 2	Glenville	0-08 - 4-18	Inniscarra	Carrignavar Grounds
		Report	S O’Donoghue 2-2, L O’Connor 0-8, M McLoughlin 1-0, F Horgan 1-0.

23 August 2025Round 2	Millstreet	2-05 - 4-27	Buttevant	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Buckley 1-0, D Cashman 1-0, S Hickey 0-3, P Dineen 0-1, H Lenihan 0-1	Report	C Hanlon 0-12, M Lenehan 1-6, M O’Neill 2-0, D Hanlon 0-6, A Horgan 1-0, K Sheehan 0-2, D Ryan 0-1.

12 September 2025Round 3	Buttevant	3-12 - 3-10	Inniscarra	Mourneabbey Grounds
	D Hanlon 1-7, M Lenahan 2-2, C Hanlon 0-2, K Crowley 0-1.	Report	L O'Connor 1-4, S Dornan 1-3, S Sheehan 1-0, S Dineen 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, M McLoughlin 0-1.

12 September 2025Round 3	Glenville	1-13 - 0-16	Millstreet	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C O'Leary 1-4, E Delahunt 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-1, C Linehan 0-1.	Report	H Linehan 0-5, P Dineen 0-4, S Hickey 0-3, D Cashman 0-3, A O'Leary 0-1.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

27 September 2025Playoff	Millstreet	1-14 - 0-13	Ballydesmond	Patsy O'Sullivan Memorial Park
	H Linehan (1-2), D Cashman (0-4, 2fs), A O’Leary (f) and D O’Donovan (0-2 each), D Buckley, P Dineen, N Flahive and E O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	Donnacha O’Connor (0-8), B Lenihan (0-3), T Fitzpatrick and P Breen (0-1 each).

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

27 September 2025Quarter-final	Inniscarra	0-14 - 1-12	Cobh	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	S O'Donoghue 0-9.	Report	D Heelan 0-5, E Hastings 1-0, S Kearney 0-3, Adam Lynch 0-2.

27 September 2025Quarter-final	Cullen	2-08 - 3-16	Canovee	Canovee Grounds
	L Murphy 1-5.	Report	J Kelleher 0-8, A Moynihan 1-3.

Semi-finals

11 October 2025Semi-final	Buttevant	2-16 - 0-12	Canovee	O'Connell Memorial Park
	D Hanlon 0-6, M Lenehan 0-6 (2 tp), C Hanlon 1-2, K Lenehan 1-0, M O’Neill, P Behan 0-1 each.	Report	J Kelleher 0-7 (0-5 f, 1 tpf), C Dodd 0-3 (1 tp), M Healy 0-2.

11 October 2025Semi-final	St Nicholas'	0-14 - 0-12	Cobh	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	J O'Sullivan 0-3 f, D Brosnan 0-3 (1 2pt), J Corkery, Z Lynch (1 2pt) 0-2 each, E O'Leary, E Downey, D Coughlan, S Cummins 0-1 each.	Report	D Kearney 0-3 (1 2pt), D Heelan (0-1 45), J Ronan, M O'Rourke (1 2pt) 0-2 each, D Burke, T Wilk, S Cummins 0-1 each.

Final

October 2025Final

Buttevant

v

St Nicholas'

SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Donncha O'Connor	Ballydesmond	2-36	42	4	10.50
2	Luke Murphy	Cullen	2-32	38	4	9.50
3	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	0-33	33	5	6.60
4	Mark Lenehan	Buttevant	3-21	30	4	7.50
5	David Hanlon	Buttevant	1-24	27	4	6.75
6	Jack O'Sullivan	St Nicholas'	1-23	26	4	6.50
7	Conor Hanlon	Buttevant	2-18	24	4	6.00
8	Seán O'Donoghue	Inniscarra	3-12	21	4	5.25

References

↑ "Cork GAA club draws: Premier IFC, IAFC and PJFC groups are revealed for 2025 season". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
↑ "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
↑ "Master Fixture Plan 2025". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
↑ Barry, Stephen (28 September 2024). "St Vincent's fail to score in second half but hang on to relegate Na Piarsaigh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
↑ "O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra crowned Cork Junior A champions". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
↑ "Wonder Wall starts the party for Kilmurry to leave Canovee crushed". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
↑ "St Nick's lead from the gun to relegate St James'". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

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[1] "Cork GAA club draws: Premier IFC, IAFC and PJFC groups are revealed for 2025 season". Echo Live. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

[2] "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

[3] "Master Fixture Plan 2025". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[4] Barry, Stephen (28 September 2024). "St Vincent's fail to score in second half but hang on to relegate Na Piarsaigh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[5] "O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra crowned Cork Junior A champions". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[6] "Wonder Wall starts the party for Kilmurry to leave Canovee crushed". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[7] "St Nick's lead from the gun to relegate St James'". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

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