2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship

Dates	1 August - 17 October 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Kilbrittain (1st title) Philip Wall (captain) Joe Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Darragh Coughlan (captain) Keith McCarthy (manager)
Relegated	Meelin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	45 (1.88 per match)
Points scored	845 (35.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark Hickey (0-38)
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The 2025 Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship was 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 ran from 1 August to 17 October 2025.

The final was played on 17 October 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilbrittain and Glen Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in this grade. ^[2] Kilbrittain won the match by 0-22 to 2-15 to claim their first ever championship title. ^[3]

Kilbrittain's Mark Hickey was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

• Cloughduv ^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Tracton ^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship

• Russell Rovers ^[6]

Relegated to the Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship

• Douglas ^[7]

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	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

Glen Rovers v St Catherine's

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.

Meelin v St Finbarr's

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.

St Catherine's v Meelin

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.

St Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

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.

Glen Rovers v Meelin

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.

St Catherine's v St Finbarr's

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
	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

Barryroe v Kilbrittain

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.

Cloughduv v Nemo Rangers

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

Nemo Rangers v Barryroe

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.

Kilbrittain v Cloughduv

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.

Cloughduv v Barryroe

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.

Nemo Rangers v Kilbrittain

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
	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

Ballygarvan v Milford

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.

Argideen Rangers v Tracton

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.

Milford v Argideen Rangers

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.

Tracton v Ballygarvan

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).

Ballygarvan v Argideen Rangers

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.

Milford v Tracton

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

Barryroe v Meelin

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

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Kilbrittain (Carbery)	1–17
	Ballygarvan (Carrigdhoun)	1–18			Ballygarvan (Avondhu)	0–18
	St Catherine's (Imokilly)	1–17							Kilbrittain (Carbery)	0–22
									Glen Rovers (Seandún)	2–15
					Glen Rovers (Seandún)	1–18
	Cloughduv (Muskerry)	3–18			Cloughduv (Muskerry)	0–19
	Argideen Rangers (Carbery)	1–14

Quarter-finals

Ballygarvan v St Catherine's

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.

Cloughduv v Argideen Rangers

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

Glen Rovers v Cloughduv

3 October 2025Semi-final	Glen Rovers	1-18 - 0-19	Cloughduv	Páirc Uí Rinn
	E Murphy 0-7 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), D Long 1-0, G Mulcahy, G Kennefick, C Healy 0-2 each, F O’Driscoll, S Busteed, D Coughlan, B Heffernan (f), D Tynan 0-1 each.	Report	M Verling 0-6 f, A Twomey, M Walsh, S O’Leary, B Verling 0-2 each, E Clifford, A Elliott, A O’Leary, O O’Driscoll, E McNabola 0-1 each.

Kibrittain v Ballygarvan

4 October 2025Semi-final	Kibrittain	1-17 - 0-18	Ballygarvan	Tracton Grounds
	M Hickey 0-12 (0-9 f), C Ustionowski 1-0, P Wall 0-2, J O'Donovan, R Crowley 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Connor 0-7 (0-3 f), D Mackey 0-3 f, S Fenton, K Lyons, R O'Halloran 0-2 each, N Dowd, C O'Regan 0-1 each.

Final

Glen Rovers v Kibrittain

17 October 2025Final	Glen Rovers	2-15 - 0-22	Kibrittain	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	G Mulcahy, E Murphy (f) 1-3 each, C Dorris 0-4, S Busteed, F O’Driscoll, C Healy, A O’Sullivan, D Tynan 0-1 each.	Report	M Hickey 0-9 (0-6 f), R Crowley 0-4 (0-1 f), P Wall 0-3, L Griffin, J O’Donovan 0-2 each, C Hogan, S Sexton 0-1 each.	Referee: K O'Sullivan (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Hickey	Kilbrittain	0-38	38	5	7.60
2	Evan Murphy	Glen Rovers	1-31	34	5	6.80
3	Ronan Walsh	Tracton	1-30	33	3	11.00

References

1. "2025 Cork Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
2. Hurley, Denis (17 October 2025). "Premier JHC: Glen Rovers and Kilbrittain target great opportunity". Echo Live. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
3. Noonan, Rory (17 October 2025). "Kilbrittain survive late scare against Glen Rovers to win Premier Junior Hurling title". Echo Live. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
4. "IAHC roundup: Erin's Own respond well to see off Mayfield". Echo Live. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
5. "Kieran Kingston's Tracton bounce back to claim Cork Junior A hurling title over Killavullen". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 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.
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External links

• Cork GAA website