2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

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2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Dates3 July - 26 October 2025
Teams12 clubs
3 divisions
1 university
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's (11th title)
Steven Sherlock (captain)
Brian Roche (manager)
Runners-up StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers
Alan O'Donovan (captain)
Robbie O'Dwyer (manager)
Relegated Colours of Offaly.svg Carbery Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored73 (2.43 per match)
Points scored780 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Tipperary.svg Steven Sherlock (6-41)
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The 2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 137th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 10 December 2024. [1] [2] The championship ran from 3 July to 26 October 2025. [3]

Contents

Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Finbarr's in the quarter-finals. [4] [5] [6] One-time champions Carbery Rangers' relegation brought an end to 19 years of top tier football for the club. [7]

The final was played on 26 October 2025 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St Finbarr's and Nemo Rangers, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. St Finbarr's won the match by 1-14 to 1-13 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in four years. [8] [9]

Steven Sherlock was the championship's top scorer with 6-41.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Participating teams

Clubs

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Podsie O'Mahony Luke Fahy
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and goldSéamus HayesPaul Shanahan
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellowMichael Meaney
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and whiteSeánie Cahalane Mark Collins
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and redMartin O'Brien
Douglas Douglas Green, white and black
Mallow Mallow Red and yellowAndrew Cashman Matty Taylor
Nemo Rangers TrabegBlack and greenRobbie O'DwyerAlan O'Donovan
Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellowJim O'Sullivan Luke Meade
St Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellow Brian Roche
St Michael's Blackrock Green and yellowPat Doyle
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and whiteDenis KielyEoin Delaney
Jacob O'Driscoll

Divisions and colleges

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain
Carbery West Cork Purple and yellowColm Aherne
Duhallow Duhallow Orange and blackGer O'SullivanDan Buckley
Muskerry Mid CorkGreen and whiteConor Hurley Chris Óg Jones
University College Cork College RoadRed and black

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown 33005342116
Colours of Cavan.svg Castlehaven 32015439154
Flag of Naples.svg Mallow 3102545312
Colours of Limerick.svg Valley Rovers 30034976-270

Group 1 results

26 July 2025Round 1 Castlehaven 1-13 - 0-12 Mallow Ovens Grounds
M Collins 0-6 (0-3 f, 1 2pt), J Cahalane 1-0, C Maguire 0-3 (1 2pt), S Browne, C Cahalane, M Hurley, M Maguire 0-1 each. Report J Dillon 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), M O’Rourke 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, S McDonnell (f), M Taylor, J Glynn 0-1 each.
26 July 2025Round 1 Newcestown 1-19 - 0-16 Valley Rovers Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
D Buckley 0-12 (3 2ptf, 0-3 f, 1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 1-1, R O’Sullivan, T Twomey, S O’Donovan, E Collins, C Keane, J Meade 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-6 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), R O’Sullivan 0-3 (1 pt), C O’Leary, S McEntee 0-2 (1 pt) each, A Walsh Murphy, W Hurley, D Muckian 0-1 each.
22 August 2025Round 2 Mallow 1-13 - 0-19 Newcestown Castle Grounds
S McDonnell 0-5 (1 2pt, 1 2ptf), K Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), J Loughrey 1-0, M O’Rourke 0-2, E Kelleher, E Stanton, S Merritt (45) 0-1 each. Report D Buckley 0-11 (2 2ptf, 0-3 f), L Meade 0-3 (1 2pt), S O’Sullivan 0-2, T Twomey, C Keane, N Kelly 0-1 each.
23 August 2025Round 2 Valley Rovers 1-12 - 2-22 Castlehaven Ahamilla Complex
F Lynch 0-5 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), J O’Driscoll 1-0, A Walsh-Murphy 0-3, B Curtin 0-2 (1 2pt f), J Cottrell (f), C McCarthy 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-9 (0-8 f), M Collins 0-4, J Cahalane, R Minihane 1-1 each, M Maguire 0-3, C Cahalane 0-2, J O’Driscoll, Damien Cahalane 0-1 each.
14 September 2025Round 3 Castlehaven 0-10 - 0-12 Newcestown Rossmore Grounds
M Hurley 0-4 (0-1 f), J Cahalane 0-2, C Cahalane, R Maguire, R Minihane, B Hurley 0-1 each. Report D Buckley (0-2 f), T Twomey 0-5 each, D McAree, L Meade 0-1 each.
14 September 2025Round 3 Mallow 2-20 - 1-15 Valley Rovers Blarney Grounds
K Sheehan 1-3 (1 2pt f), E Kelleher 0-4, J Loughrey 1-0, S McDonnell (1 2pt), M O’Rourke (1 2pt), J Dillon 0-3 each, T Kiely 0-2, M Taylor, S Copps 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-5 (0-2 f), J Walsh 1-1, B Curtin 0-4 (2 2pt f), D Murphy 0-2, S McEntee, C McCarthy, A Walsh Murphy 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Quarter-finalist  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's 33005836226
Colours of Tipperary.svg Carrigaline 32014961-124
Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty 3102514472
Colours of Offaly.svg Carbery Rangers 30033350-170

Group 2 results

26 July 2025Round 1 Clonakilty 1-12 - 1-13 St Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
C Daly 1-1, D Gough 0-4 (0-1 f), D Ó Sé (1 2pt f), S White 0-2 each, R Mannix, S McEvoy, D Lowney 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), C Dennehy 1-1, W Buckley 0-3, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-2, F Crowley 0-1.
27 July 2025Round 1 Carbery Rangers 1-13 - 2-11 Carrigaline Páirc Naomh Eoin
J O’Rourke 1-3 (0-1 f), P Hodnett 0-5 (2 2pt), T Cullinane 0-3 (0-1 f), James O’Riordan, B Hodnett 0-1 each. Report B Coakley 1-5 (1 2pt f), E Desmond 1-3 (0-2 f), B O’Driscoll, N Coakley (f), E Landers 0-1 each.
24 August 2025Round 2 Carrigaline 3-13 - 1-13 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
N Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f), B O'Driscoll (1 2pt), E Desmond 0-3 each, R Delaney, C Barrett 1-0 each, B Coakley 0-2 (0-1 f), K O’Reilly, J McCarthy, C Kearney 0-1 each. Report C Daly 1-3 (0-2 f), D Gough (0-2 f), D Ó Sé 0-3 each, R Mannix 0-2, S White, B Ridgeway 0-1 each.
24 August 2025Round 2 St Finbarr's 1-10 - 0-11 Carbery Rangers Charlie Hurley Park
S Sherlock 1-4 (0-2 f), E Twomey 0-4, C Myers-Murray, I Maguire 0-1 each. Report J O’Rourke 0-3 (0-1 f), T Cullinane (0-1 f), C Twomey, P O’Rourke 0-2 each, P Shanahan (45), J Kevane 0-1 each.
14 September 2025Round 3 Clonakilty 1-17 - 0-06 Carbery Rangers Ballinacarriga Grounds
D Gough (1f), C Daly (1 2pt, 1f) (0-5 each), M White (0-3, 1 2ptf, 1 45), L O’Donovan (1-0), D Lowney, B Ridgeway, S McEvoy, R Mannix (0-1 each). Report J O’Rourke (0-2, 1f), P Hodnett, B Hodnett, J O’Brien, T Cullinane (0-1 each).
14 September 2025Round 3 St Finbarr's 2-23 - 0-10 Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
S Sherlock (1-14, 3tpf, 1tpsl, 2 frees, 1 45); J Wigginton-Barrett (1-0); W Buckley, E Twomey, R Barrett (0-2 each); I Maguire, E McGreevy (0-1 each). Report N Coakley (0-5, 4 frees, 1 mark); É Desmond (0-3, 2 frees); J McCarthy, K O’Reilly (0-1 each).

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers 33006740276
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig 3111444403
Flag of Torhout.svg Douglas 3102363512
Flag of Naples.svg St Michael's 30123159-281

Group 3 results

25 July 2025Round 1 Ballincollig 1-14 - 1-16 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Rinn
C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f, 1 2pt f), S O’Neill 1-1, S Kiely, B O’Connell, D O’Mahony 0-2 each, L Fahy, P O’Neill 0-1 each. Report M Cronin 0-8 (0-7 f), B Hayes 1-3, M A Martin (45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan 0-1 each.
26 July 2025Round 1 Douglas 1-12 - 0-04 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
C Russell 0-8 (0-4 f), S Powter 1-0, S Coakley 0-3 (1 2pt f), J Cunningham 0-1. Report K Hegarty 0-2, D Meaney, A Hennessy 0-1 each.
22 August 2025Round 2 Nemo Rangers 1-15 - 1-07 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
M Cronin 0-6 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 0-1 f), C Horgan 1-2, R Dalton 0-3 (1 2pt), K O’Donovan 0-2, K Histon, B Hayes 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-5 (0-1 f), S Coakley 1-2 (0-1 f).
24 August 2025Round 2 St Michael's 0-14 - 1-11 Ballincollig Páirc Uí Rinn
L O’Herlihy 0-5 (0-4 f), F Leahy, A Hennessy 0-3 each, E Buckley, E Hickey, L O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report C Dorgan 0-4 (0-3 f), D O’Mahony 1-0, S Kiely (0-1 45) 0-2, P O’Neill 0-2 (1 tpt), B O’Connell, S O’Neill, D Demond 0-1 each.
14 September 2025Round 3 Ballincollig 1-10 - 0-11 Douglas Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
C Dorgan 1-6 (1-0 pen, 1 2pt f, 0-3 f), JP Murphy, L Fahy, B O’Connell, S O’Neill 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-5 (2 2pt), L Dwan-Fogarty (1 2pt), C Russell (45) 0-2 each, S Coakley (f), B Powter 0-1 each.
14 September 2025Round 3 Nemo Rangers 4-18 - 0-13 St Michael's Ted Hanley Memorial Park
M Cronin (1-7, 1-0 pen, 1 2pt, 1 2ptf, 0-2 frees), B Hayes (0-6, 3 2pt), C Horgan (1-2, 0-1 free), B Cripps and C Kiely (1-0 each), K Histon, A O’Donovan, K O’Donovan (0-1 each). Report L O’Herlihy (0-8, 1 2pt, 2 2ptf, 0-2 frees), E Hegarty (0-2, 2pt), R O’Shaughnessy, E Buckley and R Kavanagh (0-1 each).

Division/colleges section

Division/colleges seeded section semi-finals

3 July 2025Semi-final University College Cork 4-12 - 4-18 Duhallow Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony 0-5 (1 2pt f, 1 2pt, 0-1 45), E Daly 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Murphy, F O’Sullivan 1-0 each, F O’Brien 0-2, T Hannifin, S Aherne 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-7 (0-2 f), J Curtin 2-1, D O’Connor 1-2, S Hickey 0-3, S Meehan, C O’Callaghan, D Linehan, C Curtin, L Moynihan 0-1 each.Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)
8 July 2025Semi-final Carbery 1-18 - 7-11 Muskerry Castletown Grounds
O Corcoran 1-5 (1 2pt), D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), R O’Donovan (0-1 f), K O’Driscoll, S Daly, K Casey 1 2pt) 0-2 each. Report C Óg Jones 3-4 (1-0 penalty, 1 2ptf), L O’Connor 1-3, I Jones 1-2, A Quinn 1-1, C O’Donovan 1-0, D Ó Laoire 0-1.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Division/colleges seeded section final

15 July 2025Final Duhallow 4-09 - 0-13 Muskerry Páirc Nóra Ní Iarlaithe
L Murphy 1-6 (0-2 f), D Cashman 1-1, G O’Sullivan, J Curtin 1-0 each, D O’Connor 0-2. Report C Óg Jones 0-4 (0-3 f), L O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 f), D O’Leary 0-3 (tp), A O’Sullivan, C O’Donovan, I Jones 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

27 September 2025Playoff Carbery Rangers 1-09 - 1-09 Valley Rovers St Mary's Park
P Hodnett 1-4, T Cullinane 0-3, J O’Rourke 0-2. Report C McCarthy 0-5 (1 2pt), A Walsh-Murphy 0-3, J O’Driscoll 1-0, F Lynch 0-1.
11 October 2025Playoff replay Carbery Rangers 1-10 - 1-16 Valley Rovers St Mary's Park
C Santry 0-4 (1 2pt), T Cullinane 1-1, J O’Rourke 0-3f, P Hodnett 0-2. Report F Lynch 1-9 (3 2ptf, 0-2 f), E Guinane, C McCarthy 0-2 each, J Walsh, A Walsh-Murphy, S McEntee 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers
(Seandún) 		2–14
Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown
(Carbery) 		0–19
Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown
(Carbery) 		0–18 (p)
Colours of Clare.svg Carrigaline
(Carrighoun) 		0–18
StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers
(Seandún) 		1–13
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's
(Seandún) 		1–14
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's
(Seandún) 		6–11
Colours of Laois.svg Castlehaven
(Carbery) 		0–19
Colours of Tipperary.svg St Finbarr's
(Seandún) 		2–13
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
(Muskerry) 		1–10
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
(Muskerry) 		1–15
Duhallow.png Duhallow 2–11

Quarter-finals

28 September 2025Quarter-final St Finbarr's 6-11 - 0-19 Castlehaven Clonakilty GAA Complex
S Sherlock 3-3 (2-0 pen, 1 2pt f, 0-1 45), I Maguire 1-1, W Buckley, C Dennehy 1-0 each, B Hayes, R Barrett 0-2 each, J Burns, E McGreevy, J Wigginton-Barrett 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-9 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 0-2 f), M Hurley 0-4, C Cahalane, J Cahalane 0-2 each, M Collins, A Whelton 0-1 each.
28 September 2025Quarter-final Newcestown 0-18 - 0-18
Penalties:
4-3		 Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
D Buckley (0-9, 0-4 2pt free, 0-4 frees), S O’Sullivan R O’Sullivan and L Meade (0-2 each), J Meade, N Kelly and D McAree (0-1 each) Report K O’Reilly (0-6, 0-1 free), N Coakley (0-5, 0-2 2pt) E Desmond (0-2 frees) and B Coakley (0-1 ’45) (0-3 each), B O’Driscoll (0-1).
28 September 2025Quarter-final Ballincollig 1-15 - 2-11 Duhallow Páirc Uí Rinn
D O’Mahony 1-2 (1-0 penalty), D O’Leary 0-3, P O’Neill, L O’Connell 0-2 each, L Fahy, S Kiely, B O’Connell, T O’Connell, D Dorgan, S O’Neill 0-1 each. Report L Murphy 1-3 (0-1 f), Donncha O’Connor 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-2 f), A Carroll 1-0, David O’Connor 0-2, J Curtin, C O’Callaghan 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

12 October 2025Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-14 - 0-19 Newcestown SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cronin 0-9 (0-4 f, 1 2pt), K Fulignati 1-1, K Histon 1-0, C Horgan 0-2, B Cripps, L Horgan 0-1 each. Report D Buckley 0-9 (2 2pt, 0-3 f, 1 2ptf), C Dinneen (1 2pt), L Meade 0-3 each, S O’Donovan, T Twomey, J Meade, C Keane 0-1 each.
12 October 2025Semi-final St Finbarr's 2-13 - 1-10 Ballincollig SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
S Sherlock 1-9 (2 2pt, 0-4 f), B Hayes 1-1 (0-1 m), W Buckley, L Hannigan, C Dennehy 0-1 each. Report D O’Leary 1-0, B O’Connell, S Kiely, L Fahy 0-2 each, D Dorgan (f), T O’Connell, S O’Neill, P O’Neill 0-1 each.

Final

26 October 2025Final Nemo Rangers 1-13 - 1-14 St Finbarr's SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cronin 0-5 (0-2 f), K O’Donovan 1-1, B Hayes 0-3 (1 2pt), C Horgan 0-2 (1 2pt), M Hill, S Cronin 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-5 (1 2pt f, 0-1 f), B Hayes 1-2 (1 2pt), E Twomey, W Buckley 0-2 each, C Dennehy, C Myers-Murray, R Barrett 0-1 each.Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 6-415969.83
2 David Buckley Newcestown 0-464659.20
3 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-353857.60
4 Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 1-262955.80
5 Luke Murphy Duhallow 3-162538.33
6Bryan Hayes Nemo Rangers 2-142054.00
7 Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-191936.66
8 Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-151844.50
9 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-071628.00
John O'Rourke Carbery Rangers 1-131655.20
Niall Coakley Carrigaline 1-131644.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-1417 Carrigaline
2 Chris Óg Jones Muskerry 3-0312 Carbery
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 3-0312 Castlehaven
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-0912 Ballincollig
Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 1-0912 Carbery Rangers
David Buckley Newcestown 0-1212 Valley Rovers
7 David Buckley Newcestown 0-1111 Mallow
8 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-0710 St Michael's
Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-0710 UCC
10 Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-069 Douglas
Luke Murphy Duhallow 1-069 Muskerry
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-099 Valley Rovers
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 0-099 St Finbarr's
David Buckley Newcestown 0-099 Carrigaline
Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 0-099 Newcestown
David Buckley Newcestown 0-099 Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

References

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  5. ↑ O'Mahony, Barry (27 October 2024). "Jack Cahalane and Michael Hurley star as Castlehaven see off Nemo to retain county title". Echo Live. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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