2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	1 August - October 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Relegated	Meelin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	41 (1.95 per match)
Points scored	736 (35.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ronan Walsh (1-30)
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Last updated September 22, 2025

The 2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship is the fourth 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 10 December 2024.^[1] The championship is scheduled to run from 1 August to October 2025.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Cloughduv ^[2]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Tracton ^[3]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

Russell Rovers ^[4]

Relegated to the Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship

Douglas ^[5]

Group A

Group A table

Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glen Rovers	3	2	1	0	66	54	12	5
St Catherine's	3	2	0	1	57	43	14	4
St Finbarr's	3	1	1	1	71	61	10	3
Meelin	3	0	0	3	50	86	-36	0

Group A results

3 August 2025Round 1	Glen Rovers	1-14 - 0-15	St Catherine's	Páirc Liosgcúl
	E Murphy 0-8.	Report	R Galvin 0-6, S O'Donoghue 0-2.

3 August 2025Round 1	Meelin	3-12 - 1-32	St Finbarr's	Ballygiblin Grounds
	J McAuliffe 2-2, J Curtin 1-2, J Forrest 0-4, J O'Callaghan 0-2, Cormac Curtin 0-1, N Lenihan 0-1.	Report	C McCarthy 1-3, C O’Connor 0-6, C Keane 0-5, R Barrett 0-5, A Barry 0-4, J Lenihan 0-3, K O'Flynn 0-3, R Fitzpatrick 0-2, A Buckley 0-1.

16 August 2025Round 2	St Catherine's	0-23 - 1-08	Meelin	Fr Con Buckley Park
	K Barry 0-9, O Fitzgerald 0-5, E Condon 0-2, B Mulcahy 0-2, S Cotter 0-2, G O'Brien 0-2, E Davis 0-1.	Report	N Linehan 1-3, J Curtin 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, J Forrest 0-1, J McAuliffe 0-1.

16 August 2025Round 2	St Finbarr's	1-18 - 2-15	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chonaire
	C O’Connor 1-7, C McCarthy 0-3.	Report	S Busteed 2-2, E Murphy 0-6, M Dooley 0-4.

5 September 2025Round 3	Glen Rovers	1-25 - 0-18	Meelin	O'Connell Park
	C Healy 0-7, E Murphy 0-7, N Goulding 0-5, G Kennefick 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-3, S Busteed 0-1, G Mulcahy 0-1.	Report	N Lenihan 0-8, J Forrest 0-6, J Curtin 0-2, Cormac Curtin 0-1, Cian Curtin 0-1.

5 September 2025Round 3	St Catherine's	0-19 - 0-15	St Finbarr's	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	R Galvin 0-6, K Barry 0-4, O Fitzgerald 0-2, S O’Donoghue 0-2.	Report	K O’Flynn 0-5, C O’Connor 0-3, D Murray 0-3.

Group B

Group B table

Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilbrittain	3	3	0	0	73	51	22	6
Cloughduv	3	2	0	1	77	52	25	4
Nemo Rangers	3	1	0	2	48	61	-23	2
Barryroe	3	0	0	3	44	68	-24	0

Group B results

1 August 2025Round 1	Barryroe	1-15 - 0-22	Kilbrittain	Ahamilla Grounds
	O O'Donovan 1-6, R O'Donovan 0-3, T Ó Buachalla 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Whelton 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1, C Dineen 0-1.	Report	M Hickey 0-6, B Butler 0-4, J O’Donovan 0-4, L Griffin 0-2, C Hogan 0-2, R Crowley 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, P Wall 0-1.

3 August 2025Round 1	Cloughduv	3-20 - 0-17	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Dhónaill Uí Cheallacháin
	S O'Leary 1-6.	Report

16 August 2025Round 2	Nemo Rangers	0-18 - 0-14	Barryroe	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	S Horgan 0-9, A Petrov 0-3, B Cripps 0-2, R Dalton 0-2, J Coogan 0-1, E Kelly 0-1.	Report	O O'Donovan 0-5, R O'Donovan 0-4, M Whelton 0-1, D Ó Buachalla 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1, T Ó Buachalla 0-1, A McSweeney 0-1.

17 August 2025Round 2	Kilbrittain	2-17 - 1-17	Cloughduv	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	M Hickey 0-6, B Butler 1-2, L Griffin 1-2, J O'Donovan 0-4, R Crowley 0-1, C Hogan 0-1, P Wall 0-1.	Report	A Twomey for 1-2, M Verling 0-4, M Walsh 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, A Elliott 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, E McNabola 0-1, E Clifford 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1.

5 September 2025Round 3	Cloughduv	1-25 - 1-09	Barryroe	Páirc Uí Rinn
	B Verling 0-8 (0-4 f), M Verling 0-6 (0-4 f), A O’Leary 1-1, M Walsh, C O’Leary, A Twomey 0-2 each, O O’Driscoll, E McNabola, M O’Leary, A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	O O’Donovan 1-2 (0-1 f), D Ó Buachalla 0-3, R O’Donovan, B O’Donovan, S O’Riordan (65), A McSweeney 0-1 each.

5 September 2025Round 3	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 3-19	Kilbrittain	Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
	S Horgan 0-5, J Kearney 1-0, C Hogan 0-3, J Cogan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.	Report	C Hogan 2-2, P Wall 1-2, M Hickey 0-5, J O'Donovan 0-4, L Griffin 0-2, R Crowley 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, C Ustianoski 0-1.

Group C

Group C table

Quarter-finalist Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygarvan	3	2	0	1	69	61	8	4
Argideen Rangers	3	2	0	1	64	63	1	4
Milford	3	1	0	2	63	72	-9	2
Tracton	3	1	0	2	57	57	0	2

Group C results

2 August 2025Round 1	Ballygarvan	1-23 - 0-20	Milford	Mill Field
	C O'Regan 0-6, M Cussen 1-2, P O'Halloran 0-3, K Lyons 0-3, M Kennefick 0-2, S Fenton 0-2, S White 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D Mackey 0-1.	Report	E Dillon 0-6, C O'Gorman 0-4, S O'Connell 0-4, E Buckley 0-2, H O'Gorman 0-2, M O'Flynn 0-1, A Watson 0-1.

2 August 2025Round 1	Argideen Rangers	0-18 - 1-13	Tracton	Charlie Hurley Park
	JM O'Callaghan 0-6, C Twomey 0-5, C O'Donovan 0-3, F Butler 0-2, F Walsh 0-1, D Holland 0-1.	Report	R Walsh 1-5, D O'Riordan 0-2, A Kiely 0-2, D O'Flaherty 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, C Quinn 0-1.

16 August 2025Round 2	Milford	2-15 - 1-23	Argideen Rangers	Ovens Grounds
	H O'Gorman 0-6, S O'Connell 1-1, T Curran 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, E Dillon 0-3, T O'Flynn 0-1, E Buckley 0-1.	Report	C Twomey 0-9, P Butler 1-1, JM O’Callaghan 0-4, F Walsh 0-2, James Crowley 0-2, M Lawton 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, S Henchion 0-1, S Maxwell 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.

17 August 2025Round 2	Tracton	1-18 - 1-14	Ballygarvan	Ballymartle Grounds
	R Walsh 0-12 (9F), C Quinn 1-2,J Kingston 0-2, A Kiely, M Byrne (0-1 each).	Report	D Mackey 1-1 (1P), D O’Connor 0-4, K Lyons 0-3 M Cussen 0-2 (2F), M Kennifick, C O’Regan, S White, P O’ Halloran (0-1 each).

5 September 2025Round 3	Ballygarvan	0-26 - 2-14	Argideen Rangers	Castle Grounds
	D O’Connor 0-10 (0-5 f), N Dowd 0-7, C O’Regan 0-3, R O’Halloran, M Kennefick, K Lyons 0-2 each.	Report	JM O’Callaghan 2-7 (1-0 pen, 0-3 f), C Twomey 0-4 (0-3 f), G Crowley, F Butler, P Butler 0-1 each.

5 September 2025Round 3	Milford	2-16 - 0-20	Tracton	Mourneabbey Grounds
	H O'Gorman 0-8, B Murphy 1-1, E Dillon 0-4, T Curran 1-0, S O'Connell 0-2, A Watson 0-1.		R Walsh 0-13, D O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Flaherty 0-2, M Byrne 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, A Kiely 0-1.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

21 September 2025Playoff	Barryroe	1-21 - 0-11	Meelin	Blarney Grounds
	S Holland 1-3; O O’Donovan 0-5 (2f); B O’Donovan 0-4; R O’Donovan and T O’Buachalla 0-2 each; D O’Sullivan, C Dineen, J Murphy, C Madden and D O’Buachalla 0-1 each.	Report	J O’Callaghan 0-3; J Curtin (1f) and N Linehan (1f) 0-2 each; J Forrest, C Curtin, M O’Keeffe, and M Collins 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

20 September 2025Quarter-final	Ballygarvan	1-18 - 1-17	St Catherine's	Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
	K Lyons 1-2, D O'Connor 0-4 (0-3 f), M Cussen (f), P O'Halloran 0-3 each, R O'Halloran, N Dowd 0-2 each, M Kennifick, C O'Regan 0-1 each.	Report	R Galvin 0-8 (0-5 f), O Fitzgerald 0-5, D Mangan 1-0, S O'Donoghue 0-2, J Neville, R O'Connell, 0-1 each.

21 September 2025Quarter-final	Cloughduv	3-18 - 1-14	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	B Verling 3-2, M Verling 0-7 (0-5 f), S O’Leary 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, A Elliot, A O’Leary, A Twomey, M O’Leary (0-1 each).	Report	D Walsh 1-3, C Twomey 0-5 (0-3 f), J M O’Callaghan 0-4 (0-3f), M Lawton, J Crowley (0-1 each).

Semi-finals

3 October 2025Semi-final

Glen Rovers

v

Cloughduv

Páirc Uí Rinn

4 October 2025Semi-final

Kibrittain

v

Ballygarvan

Tracton Grounds

Final

v

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	1-30	33	3	11.00
2	J. M. O'Callaghan	Argideen Rangers	2-21	27	4	6.74
3	Olan O'Donovan	Barryroe	2-18	24	4	6.00
4	Charlie Twomey	Argideen Rangers	0-23	23	4	5.75
5	Evan Murphy	Glen Rovers	0-21	21	3	7.00

References

↑ "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
↑ "IAHC roundup: Erin's Own respond well to see off Mayfield". Echo Live. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
↑ "Kieran Kingston's Tracton bounce back to claim Cork Junior A hurling title over Killavullen". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
↑ 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.
↑ Coleman, John (22 September 2024). "Cork lower grades round-up: St Catherine's pip Milford to return to Cork PJHC semis". Echo Live. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

Cork GAA website

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[1] "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

[2] "IAHC roundup: Erin's Own respond well to see off Mayfield". Echo Live. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[3] "Kieran Kingston's Tracton bounce back to claim Cork Junior A hurling title over Killavullen". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] Coleman, John (22 September 2024). "Cork lower grades round-up: St Catherine's pip Milford to return to Cork PJHC semis". Echo Live. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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